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rainier wrote: Fri Mar 07, 2025 10:22 am Call me a pessimist but I don't think this is quite ready for Mars yet :shock:
Yeah. Not sure what the hold-up on Raptor 3 is. This is supposed to address many of the reliability issues with the Raptor 2s. And containment issues in event of an 'energetic event'. n+1 redundancy does not help if one going boom destroys 3 others.
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GrahamW wrote: Fri Mar 07, 2025 9:05 am
jimdavis wrote: Fri Mar 07, 2025 9:01 am R.U.D. ??? Another TLA?

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RUD (acronym): In some technical contexts, RUD stands for "Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly," a humorous engineering term for an explosion or failure (e.g., used by SpaceX).
Thanks Graham. So it is just another TLA.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2g88y52y8o

SpaceX aims for Mars next year...
SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said his Starship rocket will head to Mars by the end of next year, as the company investigates several recent explosions in flight tests.

Human landings could begin as early as 2029 if initial missions go well, though "2031 was more likely", he added in a post on his social media platform X.
The pesky Starship exploding raises eyebrows, but that is how SpaceX does development, try, improve and do it again... Knowing SpaceX ambitious timelines, maybe not next year but still, they are definitely not standing still. And there is Artemis as well.

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-and SpaceX Dragon arrives reliably at the ISS.

I bet Butch and Suni are thrilled, and very grateful to Trump and Musk for finally seeing their return vessel arrive.
They should get home in a few days.
Godspeed!

(Suni literally bopping and jiving away at their arrival! :lol:)

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Why grateful to Trump? This return mission was planned in August 2024 already.
How come every time my ship comes in I'm at the airport?

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Deanw wrote: Sun Mar 16, 2025 10:52 am Why grateful to Trump? This return mission was planned in August 2024 already.
Yes, but Biden et al stalled it for politrickial gains.

Trump got it going-simple as that.
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Patrick AL wrote: Sun Mar 16, 2025 11:30 am
Deanw wrote: Sun Mar 16, 2025 10:52 am Why grateful to Trump? This return mission was planned in August 2024 already.
Yes, but Biden et al stalled it for politrickial gains.

Trump got it going-simple as that.
Wrong, the return in late Feb/early March 2025 was planned in August 2024 already. Stop beating the (incorrect) political drum and stick to the topic.

24 Aug 2024: https://www.scientificamerican.com/arti ... xs-dragon/

25 August 2024: https://theprint.in/world/astronauts-bu ... a/2237520/

18 Dec 2024: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c30nze6e4geo
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Whatever! :roll:

We all do know :wink: , though, who Butch and Suni WILL be thanking! :lol:


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Deanw wrote: Sun Mar 16, 2025 2:55 pm Wrong, the return in late Feb/early March 2025 was planned in August 2024 already. Stop beating the (incorrect) political drum and stick to the topic.
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Is that a personal rebuke, or are you doing it in your official policeman/mod capacity?

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Patrick AL wrote: Sun Mar 16, 2025 4:15 pm Whatever! :roll:

We all do know :wink: , though, who Butch and Suni WILL be thanking! :lol:
Axiom for delaying their mission. Or Butch and Suni would be waiting another 2 months because their scheduled Dragon ride is delayed again (already one month after the planned return due to SpaceX delays).
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I see Booster 14 is back on the launch mount for static fires in preparation for its second flight.

Ship 35 having its Raptors fitted, so expect it to roll out for static fire testing within a few days.

Could point to another launch attempt before the end of the month.
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Booster 14 static fire:

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Fram 2 and crew splashed down safely.
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