Posted on 07/13/2023 12:23:09 PM PDT by Red Badger
The big ‘un didn’t make it into orbit, but wow, that was the best live stream I’ve watched in a long time, since the Falcon Heavy sent the funny payload into deep space and the two side boosters landed basically simultaneously.
The next try of the Superheavy may be as soon as next month, I’d guess that it’ll be in November though. :^)
Bezos’ New Shepherd has been going up and coming back down for a number of years, but the BE-4 engine just blew up in test, which means (given their way of doing things) two years before the next test.
The Japanese are also thought to ‘borrow’ technology. I was in Osaka once, having dinner with a Chinese man and Japanese woman. I was trying to make conversation (after a 13 hour flight and a long bus ride from the airport) and asked what the similarities were between Chinese and Japanese characters. The Chinese man said that the Japanese characters were based upon Chinese characters. The Japanese woman said, ‘yes, we incorporate things and make them better’. It’s a different mindset than we are used to.
also COVID-19
The Chinese will eat anything with four legs, except tables;
The Chinese will eat anything that flies, except airplanes;
The Chinese will eat anything that swims, except boats.
Elon’s StarShip configuration is quite different than China’s first methane rocket test launch. SpaceX will beat China when it comes to the SIZE of the payload SpaceX intends to ultimately send to Mars via the StarShip section.
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