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Originally Posted by freebeard
The story is that the fin had been redesigned prior to the launch; the change will been incorporated into #32, so nos. #30 and #31 may never fly.
Their parting shot is hoping SpaceX has a Dragon capsule standing by in case the Helium problem is out of scope.
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I don't think I've been more exhilarated by a space launch ever, and feel like it didn't get much attention. For the first time, I feel confident that the moon will be visited by humans in my lifetime.
Not sure if I heard the commentary correctly, but an end-goal of $5M per launch might have been mentioned. If that could take 100 people up, that's $50k per seat. Then there's accommodation which is an additional cost... if I can spend a couple days in space for ~$500k when I'm 90, I'm doing it. Only 1 fall risk to mitigate up there.
Appreciate Bill's subtle jabs at dysfunctional systems, and nod to the cost of functional ones.
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Originally Posted by freebeard
More than you probably want to know about Helium leaks
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Nothing is ever more than I want to know, with the exception of certain details of how women deliver babies (I've been there, but not looking both times). The most annoying thing is an obituary that doesn't include the cause of death. When I come to my demise, the least someone could do is tell the story, even if it's surprisingly basic.
My engineering mind can't let go of stories that end in mystery. On Starship 3 launch, I was frustrated to not know why stage 1 went out of control and crashed, and then stage 2 tumbled about and burned up. Some people can just say to themselves "well that's the end of that", and go to sleep, which is most people fortunately.