Do you think Starship will ever be reliable enough to fly over populated areas? Maybe not over big cities but like airplanes maybe?

Absolutely phenomenal

That’s tough. I hope they can figure this out.

Relax bro, it’s a meme

Seems pretty optimistic overall

Flight’s not finished until Scott Manley drops a video about it! :)

Such a good-looking vehicle imo. I hope it works well!

I have a feeling it’s only a matter of time before someone escalates, but I really hope that isn’t the case.

Imma have to defer to CSI Starbase for this one 😅

And the spiciest answer:

Last year The Wall Street Journal reported, credibly, that SpaceX asked companies seeking launch services, including OneWeb and Kepler Communications, to share spectrum rights as a condition of flying on Falcon 9.

Probably the most striking thing about the new directive is that it seems to favor Vast over NASA’s original contractors…

“All the current players are going to have to do some kind of pivot, at least revisit their current configuration,” McAlister said. “Certain players are going to have to do a harder pivot.”

One industry official, speaking anonymously, put it more bluntly: “Only Haven-1 can succeed in this environment. That is our read.”

Do you guys think there’s been foul play or just a coincidence?

map the lunar surface for concentrations of water ice “that are large enough and with a high enough confidence to justify the expense and energy required to retrieve it,”

Wow, sounds like they’re pretty serious about this.

https://youtu.be/2YbvNdcmG1M

That thing really leaps off the pad!

Drone footage released by Isar Aerospace

Video of the fall-back to earth

Oh my idk how I made that mistake. Fixed!

I believe that’s from the ship’s recent really long static fire which lasted almost a minute!

I think you’re right. It’s definitely new rhetoric for them.

When fixed to Stage 1 during ascent, Andromeda’s thrusters are positioned outboard of the Stage 1 outer diameter. This allows Andromeda to ignite while still attached to the first stage without causing damage to the base of Stage 2, and without the need for a heavy one-time-use interstage shield to protect Stage 1.

Would you look at that, another hot-stage design!

Doubt it happens this spring, but I like their talk about potential future Mars missions. Exciting!