Jeremyxxx
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I have also thought of another hypothetical scenario regarding the launch of the Single Launch Space Station.
That's epic! When u release this new starship&booster with mechazilla add-on files?Hi,
lots of interesting ideas and info here
However, I can't even keep up with what's happening at Boca Chica in real life! I watch the video feeds from there with increasing incredulity - it's quite epic. So I'm plodding on with what I can do. As ever, if anyone else wants to use/modify my stuff for their own ideas, go ahead (just try not to overwrite my OH add-on files with new/modified files).
Anyhow, I've done a little cosmetic work on the Starship (heatshield needs more work and canards are going to change, I know):
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And the booster now has 29 engines and no reentry burn for RTLS:
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And I have a working "proof of concept" Mechazila ;-)
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Lots more work needs to be done even to get this working well (still have trouble with the "catch" if Orbiter wind effects enabled, booster engine shutdown bug needs fixing, mechazilla arm catch sequence needs tweaking, etc.etc.etc.)
Hope I can put at least a "clunky" operational version on OH soon.
Cheers,
Brian
P.S. Does anyone know of an example of Orbiter's oapiGetWaveDrag function I can look at? Is it even applicable where aerofoils have been defined already? (I still worry that the booster drag is way off - it hits the atmosphere hard at 20km!)
P.P.S I still haven't made much progress with the Starship reentry autopilot. If anyone has any good ideas how to do that, let me know!
I'll try and put something on OH this weekend.That's epic! When u release this new starship&booster with mechazilla add-on files?
I believe last we heard (Tim Dodd's tour with Elon I think), if the plan hasn't changed already, they're just going to vent hot gas from the tank(s) for rotation. Thinking seems to be since they're going to have to vent anyway (boil-off from the cryo propellants), this way they save on some complexity. So even if it's not a proper thruster, it'll still act as RCS, just weaker.What are SpaceX doing about booster RCS?
Thanks! I'm not sure about the position of the vents though, either. Would make more sense to me to have them at either top or bottom for max torque - but we'll see eventuallyI believe last we heard (Tim Dodd's tour with Elon I think), if the plan hasn't changed already, they're just going to vent hot gas from the tank(s) for rotation. Thinking seems to be since they're going to have to vent anyway (boil-off from the cryo propellants), this way they save on some complexity. So even if it's not a proper thruster, it'll still act as RCS, just weaker.
Based on this pic by Nic Ansuini, I highlighted what might be those vents, not sure if their positioning adds up though:
Cool! Is that still part of the SpaceX plan?
At the moment, according to the information I have, Starship project on the LC-39A has been mothballed, but information has recently been received about a possible expansion of the SLC-40 site. Maybe they'll move Starship there.
Unfortunately, the LC-39A lease to SpaceX is going to end in 2034 (according to my calculation), and after that, their only Starship launch site in the US will beStarship LC-39A is 100% going to happen. Elon confirmed that recently.
Unfortunately, the LC-39A lease to SpaceX is going to end in 2034 (according to my calculation), and after that, their only Starship launch site in the US will be Boca Chica, Texas. Even if the "Starship Earth to Earth" concept ever get fruition, then most airport authorities all around the world will protest on using their airports as orbital launch sites for Starship.