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-Short Attention Span Theater-

A high school kid gets the scoop of the decade on SpaceX

2019-03-18

[twitter]

Do y’all think #SpaceX will attempt some sort of test, With only one raptor or wait for the other two to arrive. It’s honestly been boggling my mind.
— Austin Barnard🚀 (@austinbarnard45) March 16, 2019

[..]

We decided to skip building a new nosecone for Hopper. Don’t need it. What you see being built is the orbital Starship vehicle.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 17, 2019

Further down in the thread you see: Working on regulatory approval for both Boca Chica, Texas, and Cape Kennedy, Florida. Will also be building Starship & Super Heavy simultaneously in both locations. Also, testing starts this week or next on the Spaceship Hopper

Saw this on Reddit, so the first hops are happening next week? pic.twitter.com/Qt5wSrw2Ih
— Viv 🍜 (@flcnhvy) March 17, 2019

Posted by:3dc

#7 NASAspaceflight.com article on the ship's status

Posted by: 3dc 2019-03-18 16:26

#6 Anything going on with that hyperloop thingy?

It will be in the news again when there is a need to distract from SEC activity...

Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-03-18 11:45

#5 8 A.M. today:

Posted by: 3dc 2019-03-18 11:28

#4 Woodrow - one engine is already installed. Tests will begin with one. Check the various drone videos at Boca-Chica. The other building going on there is the actual Starship. It and it's booster the "Starship Heavy" are really need right away to launch most of the StarLink communications satellites as 12,000 sats would take forever to launch with F9, F9-H, or any ULA rockets. Just too many.

Posted by: 3dc 2019-03-18 11:20

#3 Anything going on with that hyperloop thingy?

Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-03-18 10:42

#2 Scoop? Not really. The Raptor engines will arrive later.

Posted by: Woodrow 2019-03-18 08:19

#1 If I was a ULA executive, I'd regularly say "Yes, yes, please ~~waste~~ spend money on this, Elon..."

Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-03-18 08:10

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