by krunck on 1/16/25, 8:54 PM
I'm curious to see how the Raptors fare. In previous flights the outer engine bells show major deformation from the heat and forces they experience during re-entry.
Also: This link was submitted 12 days ago and there is no way to re-post it. So this major event happening very soon just gets driven down to the bottom of the lists.
by allenrb on 1/3/25, 11:57 PM
It’s interesting that they’re doing so many tile tests. Clearly some combination of not being satisfied with what they’ve got, and wanting to find something even better. This is the kind of experimentation that’s been missing from spaceflight for way too long.
by fastball on 1/5/25, 2:10 AM
Interesting that the catch-abort on the last flight was caused by a damaged sensor on the tower. Just shows the complexities over trying to launch and immediately catch a rocket from the same structure.
by grecy on 1/3/25, 11:56 PM
Really cool they’re using starlink mass simulators this time and will deploy them.
by Always42 on 1/3/25, 11:50 PM
Neat they are re using a raptor engine from the fifth booster!