SpaceX Tuesday...
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Well there you go. SpaceX are indeed getting a second fairing capture ship.
Currently called "Capt Elliott McCall" she will be renamed "GO Ms Chief" and is on the way to Port Canaveral now.
Not sure if she's a sistership of Go Ms Tree, but very likely. Same basic design, size and displacement.
Built as supply ships to the oil rigs & big ships in the Gulf, these are fast ships with 4 powerful diesel engines driving 4 steerable water jets.
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=...
Currently called "Capt Elliott McCall" she will be renamed "GO Ms Chief" and is on the way to Port Canaveral now.
Not sure if she's a sistership of Go Ms Tree, but very likely. Same basic design, size and displacement.
Built as supply ships to the oil rigs & big ships in the Gulf, these are fast ships with 4 powerful diesel engines driving 4 steerable water jets.
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=...
Flooble said:
Interesting that they need such fast powerful ships just for supply runs (the original purpose). I always pictured freighter vessels as being built as slow and cheap as possible. whereas these are real hot-ships.
It’s more about being able to hold a steady position in heavy seas. Pretty important if you’re trying to crane stuff off them, or they’re attached via umbilicals. loudlashadjuster said:
Flooble said:
Interesting that they need such fast powerful ships just for supply runs (the original purpose). I always pictured freighter vessels as being built as slow and cheap as possible. whereas these are real hot-ships.
It’s more about being able to hold a steady position in heavy seas. Pretty important if you’re trying to crane stuff off them, or they’re attached via umbilicals. leglessAlex said:
loudlashadjuster said:
Flooble said:
Interesting that they need such fast powerful ships just for supply runs (the original purpose). I always pictured freighter vessels as being built as slow and cheap as possible. whereas these are real hot-ships.
It’s more about being able to hold a steady position in heavy seas. Pretty important if you’re trying to crane stuff off them, or they’re attached via umbilicals. Flooble said:
Thanks guys - the things you don't really think of when you aren't in a given industry! I guess it helps to have plenty of money sloshing around too so you can afford the gucci solution!
The boats SpaceX is using would generally be classed as Fast Supply Vessels, and would be used for crew transfer and light supply duties. A 'proper' Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) is much bigger, slower, but has a larger deck area for cargo, in addition to tanks below deck for water, fuel, drill mud, barite, cement, and other liquid or bulk cargoes needed. Most modern ones tend to be diesel-electric, with azimuthing propulsion pods which, in conjunction with bow thrusters and dynamic positioning systems, allow them excellent station keeping abilities to allow them to conduct cargo ops beside rigs even in fairly rough weather. As you can see, they're a bit bigger than the boats SpaceX is using:
Starhopper next flight delayed pending FAA approval
https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1166466/Spa...
https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1166466/Spa...
The two NASA astronauts destined to fly the Crew Dragon first have been practicing with a capsule out on recovery ship GO Searcher in Florida. This includes being dragged out backwards on stretchers by the looks of it.
Pic from NASA.
More here:
https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-nasa-crew-dragon-...
Meanwhile the former Pacific landing ship is making its way through the Panama Canal. Normally, it's 52 meters wide, so they've had to temporarily remove the side wings to make it under the 33.5 meter canal limit.You can see the wings stowed on deck:
Pic from SpaceXFleet Updates
Pic from NASA.
More here:
https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-nasa-crew-dragon-...
Meanwhile the former Pacific landing ship is making its way through the Panama Canal. Normally, it's 52 meters wide, so they've had to temporarily remove the side wings to make it under the 33.5 meter canal limit.You can see the wings stowed on deck:
Pic from SpaceXFleet Updates
Beati Dogu said:
Sounds like they've finally got FAA approval for the 200m Starhopper flight. This could happen as early as Monday.
Yes , So they say ,live feed now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8CSgRpPT0oTim should be live from around 18.30 uk time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fblo3vzsOo4
Approx 5 minutes to go
Space x have a stream
https://youtu.be/Jhjyz183poo
Space x have a stream
https://youtu.be/Jhjyz183poo
Edited by Stussy on Tuesday 27th August 00:00
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