SpaceX And/Or Rocketry In General

Bill592
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Last night I was listening to

Last night I was listening to George Noory (who I don't care much for ) on the radio. He played the entire audio
of NASA Mission Control during the countdown and liftoff sequence of Challenger.
It was really really eerie.

30 years ago and, it seems like it was yesterday : (

Bill

David S
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RE: For aeroplanes at least

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For aeroplanes at least I subscribe to : if it is not Boeing then I'm not going !

Cheers, Mike.


From TRATEOTU, chapter 22: (Arthur and Ford have just materialized in the Golgafrinchan B ark)

(just a snippet because I don't feel like typing the whole thing)
Take me apart, take me apart,
What a way to roam
And if you have to take me apart to get me there
I'd rather stay at home

And the shorter one:

I teleported home one night
With Ron and Sid and Meg.
Ron stole Meggie's heart away
And I got Sidney's leg.

David

Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.

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Bill592
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Howdy AgentB, Here's another

Howdy AgentB,
Here's another article.

Elon Musk Ready To Announce Mars Plans This Fall.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a19189/elon-musk-ready-to-announce-mars-plans-this-fall/

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Revealed: Russia's Manned

Mike Hewson
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This page @ SpaceX stats site

This page @ SpaceX stats site indicates the SES-9 mission has been bumped to later this month. They've been quite accurate with their knowledge to date. I wonder where they get the info from ?

Cheers, Mike.

I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...

... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal

archae86
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Mike, thanks for the future

Mike, thanks for the future missions link at the SpaceX Stats sites.

Falcon Heavy first flight in "mid 2016".

One can only hope.

Mike Hewson
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RE: Mike, thanks for the

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Mike, thanks for the future missions link at the SpaceX Stats sites.


No worries. I fell over it while googling one day, as you do. Even though they are explicitly un-affiliated, short of SpaceX they seem to know what is what.

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Falcon Heavy first flight in "mid 2016".


Only a few weeks ago that was listed as "early May".

Just thinkin : with these commercial payloads a delay can be due to troubles with payload production itself ie. not down to SpaceX at all. I wonder how they would manage their contracts etc in what appears to be a queue situation ( different clients ) when there is a client side hiccup, which would have to happen some of the time.

Cheers, Mike.

I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...

... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal

mikey
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RE: Just thinkin : with

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Just thinkin : with these commercial payloads a delay can be due to troubles with payload production itself ie. not down to SpaceX at all. I wonder how they would manage their contracts etc in what appears to be a queue situation ( different clients ) when there is a client side hiccup, which would have to happen some of the time.

Cheers, Mike.

Guessing insurance policies to cover any lost income, just like those for hardware losses. Beyond that each client would have a window they could use, if they don't make it they must reschedule and Musk files the paperwork and gets paid anyway.

Mike Hewson
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SpaceX Stats have put Feb

SpaceX Stats have put Feb 24th for SES-9 launch.

Cheers, Mike.

I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...

... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal

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