SpaceX Super Heavy and Starship updates

[DocM]

 

This un-throttleable max-thrust Raptor is only for the Super Heavy boostef's outer rings of engines.

 

Use for "The BIG Push"

[DocM]

Look who came to dinner for Mk3 - window openings.

 

 

 

[ks8877]

Those handwritten notes near window openings... What does it mean ? 

[BetaguyGZT]

Likely the witty humor of one or more working there. I think it's a funny, at least.

[DocM]

 

 

 

[devn00b]

This man is dedicated that's for sure. Running and caring for 1 company is a full time and life consuming affair. For him to be dealing with TWO (Tesla/SpaceX) and doing well at both is amazing to me. I have enough trouble just running my own company.

 

All of this on-top of doing interviews, tweeting, and dealing with lawsuits.

 

That man is a machine.

[IsItPluggedIn]

16 minutes ago, devn00b said:

This man is dedicated that's for sure. Running and caring for 1 company is a full time and life consuming affair. For him to be dealing with TWO (Tesla/SpaceX) and doing well at both is amazing to me. I have enough trouble just running my own company.

 

All of this on-top of doing interviews, tweeting, and dealing with lawsuits.

 

That man is a machine.

 

There is also Boring, SolarCity (Which is now Tesla), OpenAI, Neuralink and he has 5 sons to help look after.

 

[DocM]

And it's not just engineering; it's applied physics and materials. Some of the rumored stuff pegs the weird poo-o-meter.

 

They patented yet another battery chemistry last summer, with more in the works...

 

https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2019241869&tab=PCTBIBLIO

[DocM]

 

[Beittil]

This dude needs to stop changing nomenclatures on the fly 😂

[DocM]

Here's the game plan

 

[DocM]

The SM01 test tank was built using new tools etc. so it tested to failure. Results,

 

 

[DocM]

 

[BetaguyGZT]

One of the flame diverter assemblies for the trench. Sweet.  

[DocM]

Header tanks store landing propellants

 

 

 

[flyingskippy]

Supporting the mass of header tanks at the top of each main tank seems like a really challenging task. Is there any advantage to this than adding another common bulkhead in each tank? Or does it have to be done this way to help with boiloff?

[BetaguyGZT]

Everyone's playing "wait and see" ...

[DocM]

The lower-most dome should be  supported by the thrust structure, so parking them there seems a natural fit.

 

Still, this is SpaceX so wait and see. They may well throw us a hard slider.

[DocM]

+1 hour for Eastern time

 

 

 

 

[Beittil]

Time to see what Starpopper v2 can do pressure wise... 

[DocM]

Bulkhead test tank 2 moving to the pad area

https://youtu.be/2jfF4novyR8

 

Report;

 

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Everyday Asteonaut @Erdayastronaut
Awesome! Congrats! Feeling confident enough in the welds and manufacturing to go ahead with SN1?
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Elon Musk @elonmusk
Yes

[DocM]

 

 

 

 

 

[DocM]

 

30X is their custom high strength/high temperature  alloy, also for use in Tesla's Cybertruck and other rumored Cyber... vehicles.

Edited February 10, 2020 by DocM

[DocM]

She rises...

 

 

 

 

[DocM]

Starship SN-1