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The Challenges of SpaceX’s Reusable Rockets
19:11 - 24:37 (05:26)
Elon Musk's SpaceX faced many challenges in developing reusable rockets, including teaching people programming languages and dealing with rocket landings.
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In this podcast episode, the speakers discuss the common occurrence of "scrubs" (postponed launches) in the spaceflight industry, and the expertise required to land spacecraft.
19:11 - 19:56 (00:45)
Summary
In this podcast episode, the speakers discuss the common occurrence of "scrubs" (postponed launches) in the spaceflight industry, and the expertise required to land spacecraft.
ChapterThe Challenges of SpaceX’s Reusable Rockets
Episode#356 – Tim Dodd: SpaceX, Starship, Rocket Engines, and Future of Space Travel
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
SpaceX founder Elon Musk aimed to use common language for coding to simplify operations while traditional space missions may require proprietary languages for privacy and security reasons.
19:56 - 21:27 (01:30)
Summary
SpaceX founder Elon Musk aimed to use common language for coding to simplify operations while traditional space missions may require proprietary languages for privacy and security reasons. High stakes demand precision that involves numerous calculations, and mastering the code to achieve success.
ChapterThe Challenges of SpaceX’s Reusable Rockets
Episode#356 – Tim Dodd: SpaceX, Starship, Rocket Engines, and Future of Space Travel
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Even with only one engine working, rocket landings can be controlled with remarkable precision, though the margin of error is extremely small.
21:27 - 23:18 (01:51)
Summary
Even with only one engine working, rocket landings can be controlled with remarkable precision, though the margin of error is extremely small.
ChapterThe Challenges of SpaceX’s Reusable Rockets
Episode#356 – Tim Dodd: SpaceX, Starship, Rocket Engines, and Future of Space Travel
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
SpaceX is close to achieving 100 consecutive successful rocket booster landings, which is becoming more reliable and a long-term investment for the company.
23:18 - 24:37 (01:19)
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SpaceX is close to achieving 100 consecutive successful rocket booster landings, which is becoming more reliable and a long-term investment for the company. This feat took only 10 years of development from commercial space flight and is making space flight almost mundane.