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Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin

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In sci.physics Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> wrote:
> jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> 
>>In sci.physics Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>>> 
>>>>In sci.physics Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hpe.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>>In sci.space.policy Jeff Findley <jfindley@cinci.nospam.rr.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> They're reasonable if they work.  SpaceX is trying to avoid adding
>>>>>>> other engines to the Falcon 9 first stage.  The stage could hover
>>>>>>> and land, for example, if it added Super Draco engines to the first
>>>>>>> stage.  But, they require different fuel and oxidizer than the first
>>>>>>> stage carries.  This would mean adding completely different tanks,
>>>>>>> plumbing, and etc.  for those engines.  Also, if Super Dracos were
>>>>>>> used, it would be advantageous to deplete the kerosene and then vent
>>>>>>> any remaining LOX in the tanks before landing.  So, any "leftover"
>>>>>>> fuel and oxidizer would be "wasted".  In my book, this would not be
>>>>>>> a good trade to make.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>If one wanted to give the Falcon 9 first stage the ability to hover,
>>>>>>wouldn't the most straightforward way to do that be create a
>>>>>>deeply-throttled Merlin?
>>>>>>
>>>>> 
>>>>> Straightforward, perhaps, but it's a very big design change so you
>>>>> start with having to requalify as if it's a whole new engine.
>>>> 
>>>>Yet you were just saying in another thread space stuff doesn't have
>>>>bureaucrat bullshit.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Cite?
>>>
>> 
>>Sure, it was by someone called Fred J. McCall talking about nuclear
>>reactors on Mars being cheap for lack of bureaucrat bullshit.
>> 
> 
> Wow, you REALLY don't comprehend English, do you?  Either that or
> you're just so intellectually dishonest everything sounds different to
> you.  Note that even if you interpret that one instance the way you do
> (which is twisted) it doesn't say what you claim I've said.
> 
> Stop making up lies, Chimp.
 
Stop taking mind altering drugs, space cadet.


-- 
Jim Pennino

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Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin "Robert Clark" <rgregoryclark@gmSPAMBLOACKail.com> - 2016-04-05 21:49 -0400
  Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2016-04-06 21:30 +0000
    Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin Jeff Findley <jfindley@cinci.nospam.rr.com> - 2016-04-07 06:07 -0400
      Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> - 2016-04-07 12:45 -0700
        Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin Thomas Womack <twomack@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2016-04-08 16:41 +0100
        Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin Jeff Findley <jfindley@cinci.nospam.rr.com> - 2016-04-08 18:27 -0400
      Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hpe.com> - 2016-04-07 17:43 +0000
        Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> - 2016-04-08 12:56 -0700
          Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin Jeff Findley <jfindley@cinci.nospam.rr.com> - 2016-04-08 18:26 -0400
            Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin "Robert Clark" <rgregoryclark@gmSPAMBLOACKail.com> - 2016-04-10 08:40 -0400
              Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin Jeff Findley <jfindley@cinci.nospam.rr.com> - 2016-04-11 06:11 -0400
                Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin "Greg \(Strider\) Moore" <mooregr@deletethisgreenms.com> - 2016-04-11 06:37 -0400
          Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-04-08 23:13 +0000
            Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> - 2016-04-08 22:01 -0700
              Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-04-09 06:27 +0000
                Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> - 2016-04-09 08:08 -0700
                Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-04-09 19:03 +0000
                Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> - 2016-04-09 13:20 -0700
                Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-04-09 21:17 +0000
                Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> - 2016-04-09 20:22 -0700
                Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-04-10 06:11 +0000
                Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> - 2016-04-10 06:43 -0700
                Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-04-10 17:09 +0000
                Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> - 2016-04-10 17:39 -0700
                Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-04-11 19:13 +0000
                Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> - 2016-04-11 19:59 -0700
                Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-04-12 06:10 +0000
                Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> - 2016-04-12 07:12 -0700
                Re: Successful flight by Blue Origin jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-04-12 18:25 +0000

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