They might be prepping for another fire.Well, that was... brief.
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SpaceX and other space stuff
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I had that thought, but didn't hang around to find out.
Saw both firings.
The first test fired a single vacuum adapted Raptor engine. The second one was 1 vacuum and 1 sea-level adapted Raptor together. That second firing was more impressive.
The first test fired a single vacuum adapted Raptor engine. The second one was 1 vacuum and 1 sea-level adapted Raptor together. That second firing was more impressive.
Elon Musk tweeted today, "If all goes well, Starship will be ready for it's first orbital launch attempt next month, pending regulatory approval.".
Hope so.
According to this article, the first orbital launch will have the booster soft land off the coast of Texas, the Starship will soft land far off Hawaii. Neither will be recovered.
He hopes to catch a booster on the second flight.
https://spaceexplored.com/2021/09/0...ects-more-elon-tweets/#h-starbase-development
Hope so.
According to this article, the first orbital launch will have the booster soft land off the coast of Texas, the Starship will soft land far off Hawaii. Neither will be recovered.
He hopes to catch a booster on the second flight.
https://spaceexplored.com/2021/09/0...ects-more-elon-tweets/#h-starbase-development
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Very cool. Especially considering it wasn't supposed to last more than 4 or 5 missions.
Every mission it gets in now is gravy - Martian winter is coming, the little guy isn't expected to survive it.
But yeah, it got some real science contributions done, scouting for Perseverance.
"Roscosmos says @spacex has acquired enough flight experience for agency to fly cosmonauts on Crew Dragon and expects to discuss with
@nasa tomorrow about timeline for crew assignments @DRogozin says at #IAC2021 press conference."
Well, that and Putin just went off about Roscosmos progress being too slow and expensive and cutting their funding... ...another sure sign of inability to deal with the Spacex disruption.
It's crazy to think Shatner was 60,.......30 yrs ago
Mars helo completed a short 14th flight. Nice.
NASA: Mars helicopter Ingenuity successfully completes 14th flight - UPI.com
NASA: Mars helicopter Ingenuity successfully completes 14th flight - UPI.com
Buckaroo Banzai in a different context: "Wherever you 'go'... there you are."
A very interesting article on the SpaceX starship launch system.
Very cool article.
Major elements of Starship Orbital Launch Pad in place as launch readiness draws nearer - NASASpaceFlight.com
Very cool article.
Major elements of Starship Orbital Launch Pad in place as launch readiness draws nearer - NASASpaceFlight.com
Some interesting, and harrowing, stuff about the James Webb telescope.
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While she was at Long Beach Airport, prior to flying up to Mojave, to have the vehicle attached, for a test launch.
The Virgin Orbit crew were the nicest folks, around.
