[02:50:40] well well saocom went up electron stream is imminent [02:50:47] now i just have to check the hopper [02:54:12] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPIhI5mRDRI [02:54:12] YouTube - Rocket Lab - I Can't Believe It's Not Optical Launch [03:01:35] parachute [03:02:25] so no hop [03:02:35] 1 out of 3 for spacex [08:40:49] https://i.redd.it/m591luvevzj51.jpg [10:37:15] Action: a_flayer splutters all over Althego [10:37:25] eh [10:37:33] i'm trying to talk [10:37:54] like zizek [10:54:44] starlink 11 tomorrow. just when i would go home from work [10:55:05] all those launches are the same [10:55:09] not interesting enough to watch [10:55:26] unless something happens and they fail [11:38:10] 1337 [11:44:50] eh [11:55:35] building fairings has become very laggy for me. did anyone else notice that? might be a mod thing but I didn't notice it before 1.10.1 [11:57:29] I've noticed a bit of lag too [14:02:26] https://mars.nasa.gov/internal_resources/929/ [14:02:31] loook closely [14:03:39] the cameraman's hair is in front of the lens for some pics of the panorama [14:04:19] the poor guy died years ago because of lack of oxygen :) [14:04:46] didn't we all? [14:04:59] we are not on mars [14:05:14] or, are we? [14:06:08] death on mars [14:06:24] hey vsauce michael here [14:06:35] (because og the or are we) [14:47:52] Does anyone know when the next hop window for SN6 might be? [14:50:40] i wonder where people get those road closure documents from [14:50:48] apparently public information [14:50:57] we need to look at that to find out [14:51:40] https://www.cameroncounty.us/spacex/ [14:51:51] no new dates [14:53:41] also listening to the Sherrif's radio chatter, from what I heard in the stream [14:54:23] if somebody installed an internet connected sdr there we could [14:55:59] Looks like the problems they encountered yesterday are more severe [14:56:11] but it was supposed to be the wind [14:57:11] Oh, did Elon say that? [14:57:16] on the other hand it is a quite heavy cylinder, so not much drag but resists movement, and it also has active control [14:57:23] no [14:57:27] no word from elon [14:57:29] or spacex [14:58:39] well, it should be mostly empty for a hop, so much surface area, little mass [15:01:26] hehehe: Adam Savage Cosplays the Outbreak Hazmat Suit! [15:01:33] i have never seen that movie [15:01:48] maybe it is time to watch it [15:06:39] well, at least we seem to be out of "The Machine Stops" territory for now [15:29:07] The Sea Lowne - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zNVEz6nae8 [15:29:08] YouTube - SEA DRAGON: The Biggest Rocket Ever Designed - Stock KSP recreation [15:29:13] Kerbin is so calm and quiet underwater [15:30:04] there really need to be some action under water [15:30:13] ok we dont get wind in air either [15:30:21] but at least give us somescience from there [15:40:05] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o raptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [16:10:53] elon and his elon time. booster hop in october? no way [16:11:23] even if they can do it in december it will be extremely fast [16:28:13] any idea how long it took the to build at least one Apollo rocket? I'd rather they took their time, but I guess, time is money? [16:30:07] actually they already built bodies and tanks from the same material with the same diameter [16:30:25] it can be so that the number of raptors available is the limiting factor [16:30:41] although supposedly two are enough for a hop [16:31:04] in the apollo era they had to develop everything from scratch [16:31:11] for example computers [16:31:17] new materials [16:31:18] etc [16:33:36] well... different era, ya. Still gotta get over a number of hurdles. Apollo hadn't even considered booster returns. Well other than a design that dropped 4 engines off by parachute in a later design idea on paper. [16:34:39] uh, First Saturn I launch was, uh, 2 years after the design was selected? [16:35:33] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_(rocket_family) [16:36:04] Later Saturns were studied longer, but with the final design selected circa 62-63. And first launch in 67 [16:37:02] the booster design is still changing [16:37:31] at least elon tweeted that unlike earlier graphics, there will be only 4 legs but bigger [16:39:10] something about plume impingement? [16:39:48] yesthat [16:40:42] like a kid with his lego set [16:42:11] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o raptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [16:45:19] "Just stick a Communotron 16 antenna on the front of the mk1 cockpit. Will raise the max temp from 1100° to 2000°." - the tiny tricks of KSP [16:45:46] lol... drag much? [16:45:59] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptor' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [16:46:51] I don't fly much in KSP, just came across this forum post. https://i.imgur.com/I8seb0M.png [16:47:11] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o raptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [16:48:04] Packbart uh according to the wiki, Mk1 has 2200, Comm-16 is only 2000. Am I missing something here? [16:50:23] Heh.. maybe I should throw in my Streak.. uses three Weezers, goes like snot. A bit of a pain to land though [16:50:26] max surface temp vs max internal temp I guess [16:50:52] the Mk1 Cockpit has "maxTemp = 1100", the antenna "maxTemp = 2000 // = 3000" [16:51:19] (thread: https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/196489-help-with-mk1-jets/ ) [16:51:57] huh.. wiki makes no mention of internal temp on antenna..? [16:53:10] lol.. ya cuz.. makes total sense :P [16:53:27] maybe it acts as a heat probe or rejector? [16:53:47] probably, it shields the cockpit from the fury of KSP's physics [16:57:06] like how heatshields set edge on, sucks in heat, gives less drag? [16:57:44] was that one video, someone trying to do a landspeed record in KSP, some tricks they came up with, heatshields, multiple fairings.. [17:15:27] what... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBWoIdm_QbM [17:15:28] YouTube - The giant false-leaf katydid (Pseudophyllus titan) [18:02:23] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+v eriophora' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [18:19:40] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [18:37:48] Last message repeated 1 time(s). [18:37:48] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o Deddly' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [21:42:21] Am I right that Pre-cooler > Nacelle for spaceplanes? [21:42:36] The stats aren't really very helpful [21:49:36] For stock hypersonic-ish flight? I'd lean towards the adjustable ramp intake or the shock cone. I want to say that there's some stuff hidden in the part file about high speed performance [21:49:42] *part files [22:12:48] It's a fairly small Whiplash + NERV SSTO (2 of each) [22:13:18] It sort of works, but I have difficulty getting to orbit without enormous gravity losses [22:14:01] I guess shock cones would let the Whiplashes keep working a bit higher, but the extra drag would hurt