SpaceX Successfully Tests Nine-Engine Cluster 182
the_other_chewey writes "At their test facility in Texas, SpaceX, the privately funded space-flight company, have successfully tested their nine-engine cluster which is planned to provide the heavy lifting capability for their Falcon 9 and Falcon 9 Heavy rockets.
The firing lasted three minutes (a full 'mission duty cycle,' i.e. a simulated launch) under full power, delivering 3.8MN (or 855,000 lbs.) of thrust. SpaceX have made a video of the test available. The Waco Tribune has a short report about it, with comments by locals."
I must be tired... (Score:5, Funny)
I read, "The Waco Tribune has short report about it, with comments by lolcats."
I need either more sleep or less internet.
Re:I must be tired... (Score:5, Funny)
"Im in ur spaceship... freein' ur spidrs"
Mighty Putty (Score:4, Funny)
Re:How long before the tree huggers complain (Score:5, Funny)
"What kind of toxins are we being exposed too!!!11!"
Yeah
"By Jermiah November 23, 2008 12:24 AM | Link to this I quite enjoyed it. Nothing like a glass a scotch a lawn chair a cigar and 1.5 million foot pounds of pressure to make someone feel alive."
Originally it had ten engines. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:FP (Score:5, Funny)
As you can see, it's bolted to the launchpad, which is in return bolted to earth.
They actually tried to move earth into a higher orbit to cure global warming, to it makes sense the rocket didn't seem to be moving relative to earth, but earth did together with the rocket.
Why you ask? To avoid planet Nibiru ofcourse.
Nine engine cluster? (Score:5, Funny)
I'm surprised they didn't name the rocket the Beowulf 9.
Re:Originally it had ten engines. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:How long before the tree huggers complain (Score:4, Funny)
I quite enjoyed it. Nothing like a glass a scotch a lawn chair a cigar and 1.5 million foot pounds of pressure to make someone feel alive.
Man, gotta love the smell of burning proppelant in the morning. I love this one:
Wow..Just observing the numerous misspelled words in your posts makes me realize why you idiots thought that the aliens were coming!
Re:Mighty Putty (Score:3, Funny)
and cleaned up after with ShamWOW!
Saved on gas (Score:3, Funny)
Re:How long before the tree huggers complain (Score:5, Funny)
I am so angry at SpaceX! My children and I were very scared. How dare them conduct this test without letting us know! We live across from the McGregor Airport and our entire house shook and trembled. The sky was on fire. My 11-year-old son said he âoethought the sun was exploding.â I grabbed a jug of apple juice and made my kids go into my closet fearing the worse.
So, when you fear for the worse, you go into your closet with a jug of apple juice? "One apple a day keeps the doomsday away."
And... (Score:5, Funny)
Biped Puppets Successfully Complete Engine Test. The Grand Plan Still On Schedule.
Re:FP (Score:4, Funny)
Glad to see they passed the test, or at least didn't blow up.
"No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There's always a boom tomorrow. What? Look, somebody's got to have some damn perspective around here. Boom, sooner or later. BOOM!"
O.o (Score:5, Funny)
the privately funded space-flight company, have successfully tested their nine-engine cluster
But can you imagine a Beowulf cluster of these? If only global _cooling_ was our problem..
Re:I must be tired... (Score:5, Funny)
I can has orbital trajectory?
Re:I must be tired... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:How long before the tree huggers complain (Score:5, Funny)
What? Your closets aren't built to withstand the force of an exploding sun? Sheesh. Such shoddy construction work on houses these days.
Re:How long before the tree huggers complain (Score:5, Funny)
The best comment from TFA (Score:5, Funny)
Re:FP (Score:5, Funny)
Re:FP (Score:2, Funny)
For those of us who don't live in backward countries like Myanmar and Liberia...
I work for the TX facility. The concrete tripod is 36.6m tall and the legs are 3m in diameter. The stage is 26m tall and 3.6m in diameter. You can see it 45km away when you are driving to work. It is pretty awesome (-;