TimeTravelingChris
TimeTravelingChris t1_j7svcdm wrote
Reply to comment by fattybunter in SpaceX president/COO Gwynne Shotwell says they're attempting Starship's 33-engine static fire test tomorrow, Feb 9. by spsheridan
I am so tired of Elon Stan's. Yeah Elon was calling for the first launch back in August to occur in "1 to 2 months" so he was off a bit. And my point is it IS the most powerful rocket of all time, we should probably expect issues and delays.
I would love for this thing to fly without issue.
TimeTravelingChris t1_j7s6rf1 wrote
Reply to SpaceX president/COO Gwynne Shotwell says they're attempting Starship's 33-engine static fire test tomorrow, Feb 9. by spsheridan
I am in a weird spot with Starship. I hope it works and recognize the revolution it will bring.
On the other side, I really think this is going to be a lot harder than Elon let on and even small but likely issues are going to significantly set it back. I truly hope I am wrong but it's pretty crazy what they are doing.
In other news Elon probably needs to stop communicating unrealistic time lines.
TimeTravelingChris t1_itd5ehh wrote
Reply to comment by TrippedBreaker in NASA orders 3 more Orion crew capsules for Artemis moon missions by Apart_Shock
Why would he? Nasa didn't pursue it. Stop making excuses for SLS.
TimeTravelingChris t1_itcu0cb wrote
Reply to comment by TrippedBreaker in NASA orders 3 more Orion crew capsules for Artemis moon missions by Apart_Shock
Falcon Heavy flew and landed over 4 years ago. Nasa chose to save shuttle contractors.
TimeTravelingChris t1_itcc2lh wrote
Reply to comment by TrippedBreaker in NASA orders 3 more Orion crew capsules for Artemis moon missions by Apart_Shock
Do you work for the SLS contractors or something? Holy shit stop.
TimeTravelingChris t1_itbztk9 wrote
Reply to comment by TrippedBreaker in NASA orders 3 more Orion crew capsules for Artemis moon missions by Apart_Shock
Falcon Heavy can lift 80% the payload at something like 1/8 the cost. Is it crew rated? No. But it could be. Falcon Heavy first flew and landed over 4 years ago.
TimeTravelingChris t1_j7szc2d wrote
Reply to comment by fattybunter in SpaceX president/COO Gwynne Shotwell says they're attempting Starship's 33-engine static fire test tomorrow, Feb 9. by spsheridan
I feel like this is different because of the scale. I really do hope it works. It's incredible. I am just tempering my expectations due to the complexity and it's weird that seems to be a hot take.