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According to the linked article, the ingress of water into the system has been ruled highly unlikely.
This is another unforgivable flaw in the Starliner system.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S1qKpCK5Vg
Overlook the annoying computer voice--this is about the new side by side refueling idea.
Musk commented in segment 2 that they are looking into a water deluge system for sound suppression.
In Elon's interview with Tim Dodd, he mentioned that the tail to tail configuration was no longer being considered as the primary fuel transfer arrangement, and that the two vessels would be in a parallel system.
I believe that I have commented elsewhere about my general approach, but here's a bit of amplification; I envision the original 17 person crew as the skeleton crew, in order to get a base up and running with safe habitation available for all members and sufficiently protected from Solar Flare events that there will be no log term health issues arising. Each of the groups I have described will burgeon into the industrial basis for long term habitation. A second Starship landing site could be congruent with the first, thereby doubling the hands available to build Marsbase 1. A I indicated there will be at least 2 to 4 supply vessels already landed or accompanying the first crewed lander. If we bring in a second crewed vessel in the same Hohmann transfer window, additional supplies will be needed for support. This means at least another 2-3 cargo ships with additional food and building supplies/heavy equipment. Musk has indicated that many of these cargo vessels would be making one-way flights to Mars and could be disassembled for building materials.
I believe that poster is sourced to BO? I know Bezos thinks that the National Team High Ladder Approach is better than the SX lunar lander concept.
Elon briefly touched on the possibility of a massive water deluge system being needed for noise attenuation, and didn't rule out that it's already "in the works."
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I am slowly getting better after a relapse with a viral pneumonia. I commented elsewhere to kbd512 what was involved in my approach.
Article titled "Starliner Investigation Continues."
This was posted earlier by me in the Starship is Go! thread
They already de-stacked the upper stage. Probably for a short static fire at reduced power settings on the vacuum Raptors? Elon said that there's a huge maze of internal work remaining.
If he can get an FAA license to fly the vehicle by 1 September, he'll be very lucky.
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I agree with you and based strictly on the numbers you present. I somehow don't envision a 1 million population city in MY foreseeable future. There would need for a multitude of steps be taken before that many people could be housed, supplied with water and breathing air--much less food and any level of luxury /necessity items.
I Am a pyramidal organizer and thus thinker. That's why I chose my first Mars 1 Mission as a 17 person crew. Gotta start somewhere and working down through the system rather than a massive effort all at once to build everything was essentially deselected by pragmatic realities. It's really a reverse engineered plan. Select what is essential from square one and accomplish those items first before getting too grandiose.
Elon's presentation to Tim Dodd was pretty revealing about the goals for Starship Booster 4 and Starship 20; "Don't blow up and get off the ground; if the second stage doesn't make it to orbit--that's still progress."
The SpaceX dictum of design it--build it--fly it--break it--fix it and repeat the process until "it don't break no more."
Here is the link to part 2 of the Elon Musk tour of Starbase"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA8ZBJWo73E
This is truly incredible for the lovers of Raptor engines!
Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut, scored an exclusive tour of Starbase hosted by Elon Musk. It's a 3 part presentation, but here's the link to the first episode:
Here's a Space News note on the progress (or lack thereof?) on the BE-4 engine:
An update on the Starliner launch delays:
"Delayed indefinitely."
This doesn't sound good: https://www.space.com/boeing-starliner- … definitely
The entire ULA Vulcan project depends upon the BO BE-4 engine becoming flight worthy.
BO is awfully secretive about their plans. Have no idea about the BE-4 engine and when it will become available for flight testing.
In a press release earlier today, it was announced that the Starliner has suffered an another hardware/software issue regarding valve positions in the propulsion system.
Link:https://www.space.com/boeing-starliner-oft2-nasa-launch-delayed
Musk has 2 degrees; one is in Physics, the other in Business.
The difference between Musk and Bezos is level of commitment and being there on site.
I'm sure that this GAO decision will spur Musk to even stronger efforts and accelerate his Dear Moon project for the Japanese Billionaire even further.
All that's needed now is completion of his offshore oil rig launch facility.