Perhaps. What would the holes around the dome be for? And why would there be a pez dispenser? What role would such a slot in the fuel tank serve?
It must be a test article. But what kind of tests?
Happy to volunteer
Should we now be creating thread #47?
A bit late to the discussion here, but I'm all for this sub continuing to exist.
I'm willing to help moderate when it becomes necessary.
I'm happy to see any content that gets cloned from /r/SpaceX and from /r/SpaceXLounge. Anything that saves having to visit Reddit is a plus for me.
Previously I would read /r/SpaceXLounge which has a lot of quality content, and from /r/SpaceX just the Starship Development Thread. Almost everything else on /r/SpaceX is just photos and F9 launch threads which tend to be pretty dull.
A mix of the lounge and the Starship development thread is what I'm hoping for.
This is great work. Much appreciated.
This page contains really good, up-to-date, viewing info: https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html
I viewed from near there on 401 many years ago. I believe parking and viewing from 401 is prohibited now though.
If you look at what happened with the interstage on the Titan II then you get an idea of some of the forces acting. Even after the second stage had moved away a few feet, when the engines throttled up the whole interstage was just blown apart. And that was just one small engine, not six raptors.
Perhaps the interstage will be sacrificial. Perhaps they don't care at the moment because the early test boosters are not recoverable anyway. Maybe they'll go back to the flip when other parts have been proven. So many unknowns.
The Bridge over the Banana River on route A1A. Its about 10 minutes from Cocoa Beach.
I don't think Chuck has written that particular book yet, but it would seem to fit well into his "in the Butt" series. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Tingle there's no indication here that Scott Tingle is related to Chuck.