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flown-the-coop
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2:51p, 11/21/25
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Are the boosters recyclable?
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In reply to PJYoung • 3:00p, 11/21/25
PJYoung said:


"We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution."

- Abraham Lincoln
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In reply to aezmvp • 3:04p, 11/21/25
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aezmvp said:
That's a big ole' hole. Lucky they didn't get a RUD that damaged the facilities.


Probably testing with inert gas like nitrogen. No risk of explosion. It just popped like a balloon.
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3:07p, 11/21/25
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Bondo, a can of expanding foam and some old license plates and it will look better'n new
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In reply to flown-the-coop • 3:15p, 11/21/25
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flown-the-coop said:
Are the boosters recyclable?

They scrap hardware all the time.
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3:27p, 11/21/25
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They mentioned no propellant. Probably inert gasses being tested just for this reason.
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3:39p, 11/21/25
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That looks like someone shot a beer can with a .22.

A very very big beer can. And a .22 the size of a 120mm sabot from an Abrams main gun.
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In reply to normaleagle05 • 3:49p, 11/21/25
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I would assume. But didn't know if they were like lib windmills that can only buried when they done.
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In reply to flown-the-coop • 8:35p, 11/21/25
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It's stainless steel. Very recyclable.
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11:51p, 11/21/25
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In reply to Jock 07 • 9:00a, 11/22/25
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Jock 07 said:


What are the heat resistance / dissipation properties of Flex Seal? Need more info before starring the post. Thanks!
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In reply to Demosthenes81 • 11:56a, 11/22/25
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In reply to flown-the-coop • 12:17p, 11/22/25
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flown-the-coop said:
What are the heat resistance / dissipation properties of Flex Seal? Need more info before starring the post. Thanks!
It's ablative so it will do pretty good job taking heat with for the 3 seconds it takes it to burn away.
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6:11p, 11/22/25
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Good look of the MK1 lander going to the Moon next year.

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7:12p, 11/23/25
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What a view.
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In reply to normaleagle05 • 9:08a, 11/25/25
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99% of what RGV posts is great, but I think it crosses the line when showing proprietary stuff like this.

No, I don't care what CNN or Miss NOW said this time
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In reply to TexAgs91 • 9:10a, 11/25/25
You know China, Russia and Blue Origin had drones up looking at this right away.
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In reply to TexAgs91 • 9:25a, 11/25/25
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TexAgs91 said:
99% of what RGV posts is great, but I think it crosses the line when showing proprietary stuff like this.



Trying to reverse engineer a rocket from a picture of a failed test seems like a huge waste of time.

Most all you can see is plumbing. Not sure how consequential that would be
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In reply to Fightin_Aggie • 10:17a, 11/25/25
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Ah ok. So SpaceX is scrapping their next booster, booster 19, since it's a completely failed design?
No, I don't care what CNN or Miss NOW said this time
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11:11a, 11/25/25
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China didn't waste much time getting a replacement vehicle in place to replace the one with the busted window.
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In reply to TexAgs91 • 7:01p, 11/25/25
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I understand this perspective and don't totally disagree with it, but I'll point out 2 things, 1) if it was THAT sensitive it'd be an ITAR issue and there would've immediately been a TFR over Massey's with some serious enforcement, and 2) SpaceX is pretty open that they bother to file patents, so if you think you can get off the ground by copying them their attitude is "Go for it."
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10:42p, 11/25/25
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I saw a job posting to work IT in McGregor. Pay cut and demotion... But also space... I'm so tempted
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7:08p, 11/27/25
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7:21p, 11/27/25
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I'm guessing Russia wont be launching any astronauts to space in the next year or two.
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In reply to PJYoung • 7:33p, 11/27/25
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Space X would have the pad rebuilt by Tuesday.
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In reply to PJYoung • 7:44p, 11/27/25
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All of Russia's ISS missions launch from there, manned and unmanned. Russian vehicles provide the primary thruster capability to ISS for reboost and gyroscope desaturation. Cygnus and SpaceX can do the former, but not the latter. Could be a big deal to ISS.
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9:32p, 11/27/25
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Anybody know on what kind of timeline this becomes impactful for the ISS?
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In reply to normaleagle05 • 10:11p, 11/27/25
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Progress 93 docked in September, and the most recent Soyuz just docked. Would be 6 months until the next crewed Soyuz launch is scheduled. Progress launches with cargo and prop every 3-6 months. Progress 94 was scheduled mid December. Would depend on how much prop is onboard and how much is needed over the next 3-6 months before an impact is seen.
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In reply to lb3 • 5:10a, 11/28/25
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That's a real black eye for the russkie space program
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4:31p, 11/29/25
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5:44p, 11/29/25
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Saw this this morning at Home Depot.
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In reply to Jock 07 • 7:51p, 11/29/25
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If SpaceX is going to sell Starlink through retail outlets, they really need to spend $0.75 to update their retail packaging.
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8:27p, 11/29/25
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Why? Who is competing with them in that market?
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In reply to Bondag • 8:29p, 11/29/25
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Not everyone knows what Starlink is and fewer understand how easy it is to set up. That sign and those brown boxes have a lot of room to educate retail buyers.
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8:33p, 11/29/25
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Word of mouth for Starlink works pretty damn good!
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