Ah, I think we are using term “disengagement” slightly differently. A disengagement generally refers to a human driver disengaging FSD as a manual override, not a human driver being disengaged with the task of driving.

I almost wonder why it was still there if it wasn’t really used.

That does seem to run counter to SpaceX/Elon’s ethos. Maybe it was just a case of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”? (Until it did break, of course…)

Also, I’d be interested to see how this changes the Loss of Crew probability. Presumably it’s less risky to do trunk separation prior to the deorbit burn, because if the separation process encounters any problems, there is much more of an opportunity for troubleshooting.

Yeah, it’s interesting that they are modifying this sequence. There have been two Soyuz missions (Soyuz 5 and Soyuz TMA-11) in which the service module failed to separate from the descent module prior to reentry. The crew survived in both cases, with moderate injuries from the rough landings.

It would be interesting to know if SpaceX/NASA have run any simulations on whether the Dragon trunk would burn away before the hatch burned through.

Is she… reading a sheet of aluminium foil?

Yay! I’ve been experiencing some “launch withdrawal” symptoms :)

That’s 27 hours from now.

I suppose I’d better get a launch thread up soon!

Interesting failure and fix:

the liquid oxygen leak on the upper stage led to the excessive cooling of engine components, most importantly those associated with delivery of ignition fluid to the engine. As a result, the engine experienced a hard start rather than a controlled burn, which damaged the engine hardware and caused the upper stage to subsequently lose attitude control.

For near term Falcon launches, the failed sense line and sensor on the second stage engine will be removed. The sensor is not used by the flight safety system and can be covered by alternate sensors already present on the engine.

Seems like another case of Elon’s favourite, “try very hard to delete the part or process”.

Starbase activities (2024-07-25):

• Jul 24th cryo delivery tally, ViX)
• Pad B: Tower segment #4 is stacked on Tower B. (LabPadre, ViX, Starship Gazer, NSF, Golden, cnunez 1, cnunez 2, cnunez 3, clwphoto1 1, clwphoto1 2, clwphoto1 3)
• Pad A: The LR11000 crane removes one of a recondensers and loads it onto a truck for transport. (ViX)
• S30 still at Massey’s, pending static fire.
• Road delay for transportation operations is posted for Jul 25th 23:00 to Jul 26th 01:00.

Other:

• RGV Aerial post a recent photo of S33 in the Highbay, prior to its move to Megabay 2.

Thanks for sharing. I had not seen that.

The Edmund Fitzgerald has entered the chat.

Wow, that’s quite the ordeal. He blew across nearly the entire Pacific!

Is that what frogs say in Finnish? I always find it interesting what onomatopoeia different languages use for animal sounds…

Really? Well, so it is…

https://tentaclegrape.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekker_Dreyer#Visual,_Experimental,_and_Performance_Art

meh. Godwin’s Law.

welcome to 1990.

Perhaps, but I feel like a second level comment was too early to invoke it. Also, there’s also the common corollary that whoever invokes Goodwin’s law definitionally loses the debate…

solution: more meat.

Username checks out.

How about more veggies and legumes?

If I were homeless, I’d take beans over Coca Cola any day…

I presume they had to tare the bear in order to weigh the baby.

We’re on track to have the smartest, healthiest, elderly mice this century! Here’s to hoping some of these treatments are applicable to humans as well.

Electric cars are only viable if people can use them on the same infastructure, in roughly the same way as gasoline cars.

Eh, I think there is should be a difference in behaviour between ICE refueling and EV charging.

The only people who should be charging their vehicles “roughly the same way as gasoline cars” are those who can’t charge where they park. If you own a driveway or a garage, you should install a charger there, charge overnight while you sleep, and leave with a “full tank” every morning.

It doesnt need to be “gas stations” anymore, but they need to be as convenient, at least in their own way.

Definitely this. We don’t need as many charging stations as we did gas stations, and “home” should be the most convenient place to charge.

delaying its robotaxi reveal, explaining it was because he requested an “important design change to the front.”

This front better be good. I hope it’s a functional change, like camera placement or something, rather than cosmetic.

Are you sure about that?

Thanks for the recommendation! I’ll add it to my list of places to visit in Ottawa.