I've just watched SpaceX team successfully catch their launch booster on giant 'chopsticks' live.

First time.

Wow. Just wow!

Quote from: emjaybee on October 13, 2024, 01:44:07 PMI've just watched SpaceX team successfully catch their launch booster on giant 'chopsticks' live.

First time.

Wow. Just wow!

That and the controlled splashdown of the main ship, on target, was properly impressive.

I thought it was pretty darned amazing when they did a Falcon Heavy test four years ago and brought the two boosters down side by side, almost simultaneously - but this latest achievement tops even that.

I don't like Elon Musk at all, but I have to admit throwing money at Space X has turned space flight around.....remarkable stuff from them over recent months and years. Better than Boeing too, although that's not hard at the moment.

Dave

i wonder if any of these will be produced in n gauge ?

Quote from: Bigmac on October 13, 2024, 05:00:27 PMi wonder if any of these will be produced in n gauge ?

Just shy of 20cm tall in N gauge

Quote from: zwilnik on October 13, 2024, 06:21:11 PM

Quote from: Bigmac on October 13, 2024, 05:00:27 PMi wonder if any of these will be produced in n gauge ?

Just shy of 20cm tall in N gauge

What scale is your version of N gauge?

By my calculations (using 2mm/ft) the Super Heavy launcher comes out at 466mm high and the Starship second stage at 330mm high, so a gnat's whisker under 80cm in total.

Quote from: chrism on October 13, 2024, 06:34:21 PM

Quote from: zwilnik on October 13, 2024, 06:21:11 PM

Quote from: Bigmac on October 13, 2024, 05:00:27 PMi wonder if any of these will be produced in n gauge ?

Just shy of 20cm tall in N gauge

What scale is your version of N gauge?

By my calculations (using 2mm/ft) the Super Heavy launcher comes out at 466mm high and the Starship second stage at 330mm high, so a gnat's whisker under 80cm in total.

According to Wikipedia the full stack is 398ft (233ft for the booster and 165ft for the spacecraft)

Quote from: zwilnik on October 13, 2024, 07:16:31 PM

Quote from: chrism on October 13, 2024, 06:34:21 PM

Quote from: zwilnik on October 13, 2024, 06:21:11 PM

Quote from: Bigmac on October 13, 2024, 05:00:27 PMi wonder if any of these will be produced in n gauge ?

Just shy of 20cm tall in N gauge

What scale is your version of N gauge?

By my calculations (using 2mm/ft) the Super Heavy launcher comes out at 466mm high and the Starship second stage at 330mm high, so a gnat's whisker under 80cm in total.

According to Wikipedia the full stack is 398ft (233ft for the booster and 165ft for the spacecraft)

Those are the figures I used for my calculations 

Your 20cm, at 2mm/ft would equate to only 100 feet tall.

Quote from: chrism on October 13, 2024, 07:37:18 PM

Quote from: zwilnik on October 13, 2024, 07:16:31 PM

Quote from: chrism on October 13, 2024, 06:34:21 PM

Quote from: zwilnik on October 13, 2024, 06:21:11 PM

Quote from: Bigmac on October 13, 2024, 05:00:27 PMi wonder if any of these will be produced in n gauge ?

Just shy of 20cm tall in N gauge

What scale is your version of N gauge?

By my calculations (using 2mm/ft) the Super Heavy launcher comes out at 466mm high and the Starship second stage at 330mm high, so a gnat's whisker under 80cm in total.

According to Wikipedia the full stack is 398ft (233ft for the booster and 165ft for the spacecraft)

Those are the figures I used for my calculations 

Your 20cm, at 2mm/ft would equate to only 100 feet tall.

doh, long day. I divided instead of multiplied

In my defence, it *is* rocket science after all

its ok guys--i was only extracting the michael

Quote from: zwilnik on October 13, 2024, 08:15:30 PM

Quote from: chrism on October 13, 2024, 07:37:18 PM

Quote from: zwilnik on October 13, 2024, 07:16:31 PM

Quote from: chrism on October 13, 2024, 06:34:21 PM

Quote from: zwilnik on October 13, 2024, 06:21:11 PM

Quote from: Bigmac on October 13, 2024, 05:00:27 PMi wonder if any of these will be produced in n gauge ?

Just shy of 20cm tall in N gauge

What scale is your version of N gauge?

By my calculations (using 2mm/ft) the Super Heavy launcher comes out at 466mm high and the Starship second stage at 330mm high, so a gnat's whisker under 80cm in total.

According to Wikipedia the full stack is 398ft (233ft for the booster and 165ft for the spacecraft)

Those are the figures I used for my calculations 

Your 20cm, at 2mm/ft would equate to only 100 feet tall.

doh, long day. I divided instead of multiplied

In my defence, it *is* rocket science after all

Perhaps it might be wise to get an accountant to do your tax return...

For an old space freak who can remember Sputnik at the age of 5, this is bloody great amazing stuff.

I would be charged £27.50 to drive into central London due to my emissions (ok so it's actually my car's emissions rather than my own) for the day. With all the emissions I saw when that thing was chopsticked I wonder if Elon Musk has to pay something similar? Aren't we all supposed to be going green? What do we all gain out of these missions?

Apologies if this is too controversial I'll make up for it with a video on my thread soon which will have absolutely no emissions, not even from my blue diesels

Quote from: Trainfish on October 14, 2024, 12:05:44 AMI would be charged £27.50 to drive into central London due to my emissions (ok so it's actually my car's emissions rather than my own) for the day. With all the emissions I saw when that thing was chopsticked I wonder if Elon Musk has to pay something similar? Aren't we all supposed to be going green? What do we all gain out of these missions?

Apologies if this is too controversial I'll make up for it with a video on my thread soon which will have absolutely no emissions, not even from my blue diesels

The argument would be incremental improvement through testing things to the limit and accepting failures as opposed to years/decades of theoretical design concepts with no practical trials. From an environmental standpoint the emissions from each launch are huge so I am not saying I agree or disagree but the approach shortens the design/development process substantially.