Recent content by TheCoolBrit

Isaacman really got SpaceX to push the limits, I believe it was Isaacman that insisted on getting Crew Dragon to go beyond the safety of the Van Allen belt thus expanding the envelop of Crew Dragon, including modifications required for a possible lunar mission, This could even lead to Lunar...

Musk's Timelines yes, Yet normally scores the goal. Not sure why so many are against SpaceX and all their amazingly talented engineers, that do what time and time others say is impossible. No other private company has come close to what SpaceX has achieved towards all the great Sci-Fi books...

Maybe it is the US Military that are paying SpaceX to looking into developing point to point, but I know Space Force is involved to have a starship ready in a few hours to fly military equipment and maybe personnel to anywhere in the world.

The US Space Force is very keen to use a version of Starship for point to point transport.

With rocket tech available Mars for most of its orbit requires to much fuel to make the trip to Mars worthwhile, currently without nuclear power trips to and from Mars only has a 3-4 month Launch window just over every 2 Earth years. So it is important to grow food on Mars.

So the viewpoint is not about the 1000s of amazing talented SpaceX engineers and all their incredible achievements towards a brighter future, often with far les US government financial support than many other space companies, SpaceX have saved the American tax payers $billions just on ISS...

Starship will have many test flights, yet I expect SpaceX to be launching Starlink Satellites next year, then after many more successful flights will be done before any human will ever fly on one, Let alone to land on the Moon for NASA. It appears from your comments you want SpaceX to fail, Why?

You do not need to be impressed, the money does the talking. Also NASA now prefer to use a flight proven falcon 9 booster to launch its astronauts to the ISS. SpaceX have achieved what most thought impossible. Boeing got paid around twice as much to launch to the ISS that if the current...

No vapor cone is required for a sonic boom, I will try a link to a youtube video that will help View: https://youtu.be/uO4FckCAZtU

The boosters are going supersonic as they fall down back through the atmosphere. They do slow down quite a bit before the final burn but not that much. So the sonic boom from when they come back through the speed barrier is not that much faster then the boosters themselves and arrives not long...

Hi again, The moderator pointed out I can post links just not to mine. So here is the same from another source of the sonic booms View: https://youtu.be/VBlIvghQTlI

Lol, yes TY :)

Yes the second one has the landings. I also suggest you watch some YouTube videos on how Sonic booms work. I am not sure how you were able to post links, as it wont let me post any. No vapor cone is required for a sonic boom, I will try a link to a youtube video that will help View...

Not sure of your point? When the Falcon boosters just before they land they are still flying at a supersonic speed not that high before landing. why did you not search for my video?

Agreed, depending on the distance you are can make a difference to the number of shockwaves you hear, most hear just 2 normally from the leading and trailing edges pressure changes of the aircraft or rocket. but there can be more depending on the aerodynamic shape, over distances these can...