In the end I don’t think internet users in rich powerful countries are the users most likely to benefit and invest their time into in the fediverse. They might be the ones with the most free time, money and privilege around computers which makes being on the leading edge of niche technologies far easier, but I don’t think...
six engines that shut down early in the boostback burn were disabled from attempting the landing burn startup, leaving seven engines commanded to start up with two successfully reaching mainstage ignition. The booster had lower than expected landing burn thrust when contact was lost at approximately 462 meters in altitude
likely root cause for the early boostback burn shutdown was determined to be continued filter blockage where liquid oxygen is supplied to the engines, leading to a loss of inlet pressure in engine oxygen turbopumps. SpaceX implemented hardware changes ahead of Flight 3 to mitigate this issue, which resulted in the booster progressing to its first ever landing burn attempt. Super Heavy boosters for Flight 4 and beyond will get additional hardware inside oxygen tanks to further improve propellant filtration capabilities
Several minutes after Starship began its coast phase, the vehicle began losing the ability to control its attitude
likely root cause of the unplanned roll was determined to be clogging of the valves responsible for roll control. SpaceX has since added additional roll control thrusters on upcoming Starships to improve attitude control redundancy and upgraded hardware for improved resilience to blockage
Also notable: IFT-4 flight test timeline lists “landing burn”. I wonder if this will be a soft-water or a hard-water landing?
Some speculation on whether the hot stage ring detached (unintentionally) during IFT-3, based on shadows observed on booster cameras. Tweets from TheSpaceEngineer (tweet 1, tweet 2, tweet 3, tweet 4, tweet 5, tweet 6) and Ryan Hansen (tweet 1, tweet 2, tweet 3).
I’m not sure how much astronaut training usually costs, so I don’t know if this is a good deal or not. Seems a bit strange that there is no flight plan at this point, though.
I’ve got a couple friends who have never seen Star Wars, but would like to. What is the best order to introduce “Star Wars virgins” to the franchise?...
Trash can sounds like John Coltrane (youtube.com)
Electron launches first NASA PREFIRE Earth science cubesat (spacenews.com)
2024.20 Official Tesla Release Notes - Software Updates (www.notateslaapp.com)
British Columbia invests in $900 million interprovincial hydrogen refuelling network (driveteslacanada.ca)
I’m not convinced that hydrogen vehicles will be practical, especially compared to the ubiquity of electricity....
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Viewing the post in my feed is fine but once I tap to open it, the app crashes.
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Rocket Lab "Ready, Aim, PREFIRE" Launch Thread!
Ready, Aim, PREFIRE...
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NASA finds more issues with Boeing’s Starliner, but crew launch set for June 1 (arstechnica.com)
EU and ESA seek increased competitiveness of European space sector (spacenews.com)
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Tesla FSD v12.4: Autopilot Strikeouts, vision-based monitoring, conditional removal of nags (Release Notes) (www.teslaoracle.com)
Article includes Official Release Notes for FSD (Supervised) v12.4 (2024.9.5)
Tesla Launches “Lunar Silver” Paint Option For Model S And Model X (www.redmondpie.com)
The countries with the most Fediverse servers are rich and former/current colonial powers. One of the best true barometers of the success of the Fediverse is how quickly we can turn that on its head. (sopuli.xyz)
In the end I don’t think internet users in rich powerful countries are the users most likely to benefit and invest their time into in the fediverse. They might be the ones with the most free time, money and privilege around computers which makes being on the leading edge of niche technologies far easier, but I don’t think...
Starship Development Thread #56
SpaceX Starship page...
Lilium (LILM) receives firm order from UrbanLink to put 20 eVTOL jets into service in Florida (electrek.co)
Australia Spent AUD $466,000 on ESA Astronaut Training (europeanspaceflight.com)
I’m not sure how much astronaut training usually costs, so I don’t know if this is a good deal or not. Seems a bit strange that there is no flight plan at this point, though.
Best watch order for first-time viewers?
I’ve got a couple friends who have never seen Star Wars, but would like to. What is the best order to introduce “Star Wars virgins” to the franchise?...