<div dir="auto">The top spot to chat about space stuff is Reddit, probably followed by the NASASpaceFlight Forums, fwiw. </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 1:49 PM David Lang <<a href="mailto:david@lang.hm">david@lang.hm</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)">On Sat, 12 Feb 2022, Dave Taht wrote:<br>
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> (is there a good email list for spacex, rather than starlink stuff?<br>
> I'm really not into twitter, reddit, etc)<br>
><br>
> After watching elon musk's presentation thursday night I was struck by<br>
> the symbolism of ship 20 behind him and wondering why the planned<br>
> flight was to attempt a splashdown at the end.<br>
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they need to test reentry and the heat shield.<br>
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> <a href="https://starshipcampaign.com/starship/ship-20/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://starshipcampaign.com/starship/ship-20/</a><br>
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> I could think of a more leapfrog-like approach where they left it in<br>
> orbit, to analyze the effects of a longer term stay there, testing<br>
> restarts, or vacuum welding problems on the engines, using as a<br>
> agena-like target for rendezvous maneuvers, trying out repairing or<br>
> replacing various parts...<br>
><br>
> Do they not have enough thrust, even with an empty payload bay, to<br>
> stay up there?<br>
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'space junk', the powers that be frown on putting stuff in orbit. many shuttle <br>
flights had the delta-v to take the external tanks to orbit, but they <br>
deliberatly had them burn up instead.<br>
<br>
hopefully, once commercial stations become a thing, they will be interested in <br>
accumulating 2nd stages and other things that we currently are deliberatly <br>
deorbiting.<br>
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> Is there a dummy payload planned? I was thinking of one of bigalow's<br>
> demo inflatable habs, and along that rathole was, why not just cut a<br>
> hole in the side and spray in insulation...<br>
><br>
> Not even sure if there is a working door...<br>
<br>
No door at all on ship 20-24. there is a barrel section that has a door cut in <br>
it, but that's it so far.<br>
<br>
David Lang<br>
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