SpaceX (general discussion)

Probably a mistake. Cities are made of citizen of equal rights (at least in the United States). This is not what best define a private enterprise.
The risks for aggravated social meddling on SpaceX core activities could then rise higher.

Curiously, this is reciprocal with the late tendency in the SIlicon Valley.
 
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TomcatViP said:
Probably a mistake. Cities are made of citizen of equal rights (at least in the United States). This is not what best define a private enterprise.
The risks for aggravated social meddling on SpaceX core activities could then rise higher.
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How many residents do you think Starbase, TX will have?

I suspect the number will be one.
 
TomcatViP said:
Probably a mistake. Cities are made of citizen of equal rights (at least in the United States). This is not what best define a private enterprise.
The risks for aggravated social meddling on SpaceX core activities could then rise higher.

Curiously, this is reciprocal with the late tendency in the SIlicon Valley.
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There are downsides, obviously. An incorporated township, however, can make its own statutes and have its own services (police, fire, water). It can fund infrastructure projects directly, and also plan them directly without relying on the county or state to share its priorities. It can levy taxes and sell municipal bonds to pay for things it needs.
It's not all bad. I suppose if thousands of people moved in suddenly who were directly hostile to SpaceX, it would sour. I think moat people moving to within earshot of Starbase are going to be employees (SpaceX or city) or hyper-fans of Musk.
 
Seems the plan (according to Berger) is to ditch SLS and transfer Orion either to Vulcan or New Glenn. Why not Falcon Heavy ?
 
 
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www.defensenews.com

SpaceX launches rapid response GPS mission

The effort, dubbed Rapid Response Trailblazer, was meant to demonstrate the ability to quickly plan and launch a mission in around six months.
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SpaceX on Monday night launched a secretive rapid response mission for the Space Force, flying a GPS III satellite aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.

“The mission successfully demonstrated a complex integration effort across multiple Space Force organizations to pull an existing GPS III satellite from storage, accelerate integration and launch vehicle readiness, and rapidly process for launch,” the Space Force said in a statement.
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It sounds like they had to integrate the vehicles from scratch, including new hardware. I'd suspect that if they have to do it again, cycle time would be much faster, with little or no NRE/qual effort.
 
aim9xray said:
It sounds like they had to integrate the vehicles from scratch, including new hardware. I'd suspect that if they have to do it again, cycle time would be much faster, with little or no NRE/qual effort.
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No, this was a GPS III to a GPS orbit. Still have to do the analyses for the specific plane and launch dates and time.

Pulling a spacecraft storage entails having a test area, the "un-crating and unbagging" followed by system tests, then configuring for shipment and bagging and placing in a shipping container. Then shipping to launch site and reconfiguring the spacecraft for testing. Then propellant loading followed by close outs, adapter mate and encapsulation.
 
Forest Green said:
You should not take drugs and participate in a space program.

jalopnik.com

Elon Musk Isn't Allowed To Know About SpaceX's Spy Satellites

Musk doesn't have the security clearance because SpaceX attorneys don't want him to.
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Well that issue is very complicated and due to his nature, very political. It is something best not discussed here.

To be frank, I have left all my other boards for being political. This is my last one. Let us not politicize this thread, for my sake, and also for the mods, blessed be they.
 
siegecrossbow said:
Ridiculous we don’t have rotating space stations or SSTO spaceplanes even a quarter of century after predicted date.
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SSTO space planes are impossible with chemical propulsion. The Orion spaceplane used an undefined nuclear propulsion.

no need for rotating stations at this time.
 
While booster 14 roll out to launch site
Let look back to year 2024

SpaceX made 140 launches
134 Falcon 9
2 Falcon heavy
4 Starships

In total SpaceX launch 1710 tons of payload into orbit in 2024

What bring 2025 ?
More Launches of Falcon 9
Up to 25 launches of Starship
Completion of Launch Pad B at Starbase and Pad 39A
Move of SpaceX HQ to Starbase
Construction of first Gigabay at Starbase.
 
SpaceX makes changes in 2025
At KSC and Space force complex, the landing zone will be replace
LC-39A and LC-40 get new landing pad similar to vandenberg, near launch platform.

One of Crew Dragon recovery Ships is on way to west coast to operate there.
To give alternative landing site in case the weather in east coast is to bad.

SpaceX will take over the Delta Heavy Launch Pad's in east and west coast
But for moment is unclear for what Falcon 9 or starship ?
 
I heard Francisco Cabada was still in a coma following a Raptor 2 accident. Is his wife still needing a go-fund-me to help pay for medical expenses? I know a lawsuit was filed a year ago.
 
Byeman said:
SSTO space planes are impossible with chemical propulsion. The Orion spaceplane used an undefined nuclear propulsion.

no need for rotating stations at this time.
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Impossible is such a *very* harsh mistress term to use - if you could get a bored multibillionaire that's not already distracted by any number of other quixotic fool's errands interested in such a glittery thing, they just *might* pull it off as a pure one night launch record stunt. The real point is whether it would make any more sense than any other alternative ETO solution(s), which it *most* likely wouldn't.
 

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