Bibs Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Live SpaceX launch and landing, right now! Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibs Posted January 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Doh! Well, at least the pieces were bigger this time! Won't be last RUD, but am optimistic about upcoming ship landing. pic.twitter.com/w007TccANJ— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 17, 2016 Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramjet Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Have they launched again after the successful one just recently? As far as the lighthouse one goes, the brickwork foundation of the lighthouse goes into the water. How did they build that? That is possibly more impressive than changing the people. Quote All we know is that when they stop making this, we will be properly, properly sad.Jeremy Clarkson on the Esprit. Opinions are like armpits. Everyone has them, some just stink more than others. For forum issues, please contact one of us Moderators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydclements Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 By success, which do you mean successful launch, deployment and landing on land or launch and deployment on water with a leg malfunction on landing? Both could be considered successful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramjet Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 The broken leg on landing (if that is the latest one) could not really be classified as successful I would think. I was pretty impressed with the other one that they landed. Quote All we know is that when they stop making this, we will be properly, properly sad.Jeremy Clarkson on the Esprit. Opinions are like armpits. Everyone has them, some just stink more than others. For forum issues, please contact one of us Moderators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydclements Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 I was thinking success means it actually got the payload into space without incinerating it, unlike certain other launch vehicles, and their description of just the leg failing hints that they managed to land on the floating platform which in itself is pretty darn impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramjet Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Why are they so obsessed with landing on a floating platform all the time? They have proven a Terra Firma landing. Why not just continue with that? Quote All we know is that when they stop making this, we will be properly, properly sad.Jeremy Clarkson on the Esprit. Opinions are like armpits. Everyone has them, some just stink more than others. For forum issues, please contact one of us Moderators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molemot Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 Not "pilots"....but the Bezos v. Musk space access race has gone another step... https://www.blueorigin.com/news#youtube74tyedGkoUc Quote Scientists investigate that which already is; Engineers create that which has never been." - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmxa Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 While Blue Origin has made some interesting progress in space tourism along the lines of Virgin Galactic, SpaceX is working a different market more akin to what NASA operated in - best summed up here - http://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-vs-jeff-bezos-2015-11 Still, kudos to the Blue Origin team for doing this well and on such a small budget. Quote Paddle Faster, I hear Banjos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramjet Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Amazing stuff. Quote All we know is that when they stop making this, we will be properly, properly sad.Jeremy Clarkson on the Esprit. Opinions are like armpits. Everyone has them, some just stink more than others. For forum issues, please contact one of us Moderators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan Grey Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 my old roommate and very good friend works for Blue Origin! GO Blue Origin! They just flew that same rocket for the 3rd time! Quote Travis Vulcan Grey 89SE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molemot Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 On 17/01/2016 at 23:35, ramjet said: Why are they so obsessed with landing on a floating platform all the time? They have proven a Terra Firma landing. Why not just continue with that? The reason they are obsessed with landing on the floating platform is because to get the maximum performance from their launcher, it uses too much fuel for them to recover to land. All the fuel is used to heft the payload towards orbit...hence the need for a floating platform to recover the first stage. The first part of the recovery is stopping it going up and getting it to go back the other way....this is done by rotating the booster so the engines point in the direction it is travelling in and firing them as a brake. Now they've done a platform landing....albeit with a rocket with greater propellant reserves. Most of the manoeuvering is carried out by the aerodynamic grids that extend from the launcher on the way down, the motors are only used at the very end. To get the maximum performance from the booster, the fuel and oxydiser are supercooled, thus allowing an increase in mass for a given volume...all the fuelling has to be done at the very last possible moment to stop it all warming up again. It really is a feat of engineering prowess... Quote Scientists investigate that which already is; Engineers create that which has never been." - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmxa Posted April 24, 2016 Report Share Posted April 24, 2016 Have to say SpaceX are doing some truly amazing work. Quote Paddle Faster, I hear Banjos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibs Posted September 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM C8RKH Posted September 1, 2016 Gold FFM Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 Oooops! I believe there was a satellite loaded too - I'd hate to be the insurance assessor on that little baby! Strange how the explosion happened under the payload module - wonder if the separators ignited by mistake? Quote Alcohol. Sex. Tobacco. Drugs. Chocolate. Meh! NOTHING in this world is as addictive as an Evora +0. It's not for babies! The first guy to ride a bull for fun, was a true hero. The second man to follow him was truly nuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramjet Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 Ack! Not much left. Explosion did look odd, didn't it? I know there are a lot of working parts and a lot of systems, but you would expect that having done it a few times, this sort of thing would not occur? I suppose with the fuel that these things use, they are essentially a controlled bomb so all bets are off possibly? Wonder what the insurance excess is? Won't be so bad if you get the equivalent of a free windscreen once a year. Quote All we know is that when they stop making this, we will be properly, properly sad.Jeremy Clarkson on the Esprit. Opinions are like armpits. Everyone has them, some just stink more than others. For forum issues, please contact one of us Moderators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramjet Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 Ok. So I just heard our news here which says it was a rocket engine test that went wrong several days before the launch. So my question is, if you are doing a test firing etc days before the launch, why would you have such an expensive piece of cargo on board? Quote All we know is that when they stop making this, we will be properly, properly sad.Jeremy Clarkson on the Esprit. Opinions are like armpits. Everyone has them, some just stink more than others. For forum issues, please contact one of us Moderators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibs Posted August 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 1 Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmxa Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 I was just out at 39B (next door) 1 Quote Paddle Faster, I hear Banjos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramjet Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 Pretty damn impressive that. Quote All we know is that when they stop making this, we will be properly, properly sad.Jeremy Clarkson on the Esprit. Opinions are like armpits. Everyone has them, some just stink more than others. For forum issues, please contact one of us Moderators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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molemot Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Now due to launch at 2045 UTC, supercooled fuelling under way..... Quote Scientists investigate that which already is; Engineers create that which has never been." - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Sparky Posted February 6, 2018 Gold FFM Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Outstanding! Quote British Fart to Florida, Nude to New York, Dunce to Denmark, Numpty to Newfoundland. And Shitfaced Silly Sod to Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arun_D Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Never has a pair of Metro door mirrors ventured so far. Absolutely incredible viewing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kunstenaar Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 With today’s Falcon Heavy rocket launch we now have the fastest Lotus made car ever! Yes, it’s a Tesla Roadster... but very Elise derived and with significant Lotus build and input. It’s now IN SPACE! Will be doing 24,000 mph later today after leaving low Earth orbit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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