tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post4318108452735204780..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: After Successful Static Test, Elon Says SN15 to Launch “Later This Week”SiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-82530832627643377822021-04-28T22:34:48.289-04:002021-04-28T22:34:48.289-04:00I really, really do hope that they get this one ri...I really, really do hope that they get this one right. It would be a HUGE step forward.The Neon Madmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09471284462048509853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-42436948527670757962021-04-28T07:24:07.070-04:002021-04-28T07:24:07.070-04:00It's hard to say on the weather because I just...It's hard to say on the weather because I just don't know what their limits are. Chances are they don't have really hard numbers, either.<br /><br />That said, there's a widespread thought that they really want to get this one right land SN15 and have it survive, so they're going to be more cautious than before. <br /><br />Launching in the heavy fog like they did last time was tough on the folks watching it, but we have to figure they have telemetry that helped explain it. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-74090720237086203712021-04-28T05:40:25.828-04:002021-04-28T05:40:25.828-04:00This underscores the difficulty of making things w...This underscores the difficulty of making things work in the way they were intended with not only the mechanical/chemical components firing in sequence but in coping with the weather (which is usually accepted to require a lot of money to buy off the gods).LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.com