<Mat2ch>
oh, wow, it took ESA 7 years to figure out that Ariane 6 is not competetive.
<Althego>
sunken cost falalcy
<Althego>
they cant stop now
<Mat2ch>
At this speed we will see a reusable cheap vehicle in, uhm, 2050 or so.
<Mat2ch>
I wonder if Scott Manley will make a video about it. :D
<Althego>
heh there was a video yesterday
<Althego>
and i didnt say it
<Mat2ch>
Althego: how do you know that the hop is not today?
<Althego>
because it moved on the sites to wednesday?
<Althego>
or rather on nextrocket
<Althego>
rocketlaunch doesnt show it
<Althego>
at least not for any specific day
<Mat2ch>
and where does nextrocket get that information from?
<Althego>
i dont know. "not always right"
<Mat2ch>
the road closure is still scheduled, the tfr still active and apparently some workers attached cameras to the top of SN11
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<Althego>
just a brief closure
<Althego>
maybe moving a crane
<Mat2ch>
hm, ok, yes, that is odd.
<Mat2ch>
but why should they move the crane before the flight?!
<Althego>
unless they want to move something out of the launch site
<Althego>
i think tankzilla is not there at the moment
<Althego>
so we can only wait and see
<Althego>
or they trick everybody and prepare and launch and recover it in one hour :)
<Althego>
another thunderf00t video. i actually like jixuan and sebastian. but even i noticed that there were problems with the hyperloop. and i still dont believe it to be a useful idea at all
<Mat2ch>
Prepare and launch in under one hour would make some ESA engineers shiver in fear of their job.
<Althego>
and i think it is impossible
<Althego>
just because you cant fuel the cryogenic liquids that fast
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<Mat2ch>
yeah, then it's probably only the crane
<Mat2ch>
maybe they move it to the landing site to be able to recover SN11
<Althego>
maybe they move the booster there just to test the movement process
<Althego>
eh dst coming up this sunday
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<Mat2ch>
do you think BN1 is already ready?
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<Althego>
it doesnt need to be ready, since it is not for flying
<Mat2ch>
By ready I meant welded together.
<Izaya>
hyperloop but for launching payloads to space with a very long mass driver
<Mat2ch>
and 20km high up :D
<darsie>
.topic
<Althego>
hehe, ms wants to buy discord. say goodbye while you can
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<Mat2ch>
Althego: yeah...
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<raptop>
It's fine. Lasers are already used for measuring topography
<Althego>
ah yes true
<raptop>
And of course, in an anti-material role by a certain pair of nuclear powered autonomous robots
<umaxtu>
lol
<sandbox>
Anti-Materiel Rifle
<kubi>
why would you measure topography?
<kubi>
it is flat
<Althego>
lol
<raptop>
You'd be surprsied at what lurks beyond the ice wall
<Althego>
no even flat earthers say the earth is completely flat, even they know there are things on the surface
<Mat2ch>
Aaaahhh, the road closure was for GSE pressure testing!
<Althego>
nice
<Althego>
i didnt know they are that far ahead with those
<Mat2ch>
well, the first one looked pretty much done to me.
<Mat2ch>
and yes, it's crazy that the same tank style will go to orbit.
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<packbart>
"On 18 March 2021, the 18th Space Control Squadron of the U.S. Space Force confirmed that NOAA-17 disintegrated in orbit on 10 March 2021, and that 16 associated pieces of space debris were being tracked." - Rest in pieces
<Althego>
wjat
<Althego>
satellites dont just disintegrate
<Althego>
is that an attack? or just the beginning of the kessel syndrome?