ULA Vulcan Centaur, the new replacement for the Atlas V, first launch scheduled for Jan 8th.
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SpaceX and other space stuff
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Here's the ULA website for the Vulcan/Centaur launch Jan. 8, 2024 at 2:18 a.m. ET
While the Vulcan/Centaur launch went well, the Peregrine lunar lander is in trouble.
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The weather was right again yesterday for us hearing test burns at McGregor.
The Peregrine Lunar Lander? It wasn’t going to land until 23 Feb. The landing has been scrubbed based on what I just read. It is losing propellant.
"United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket has two reusable BE-4 engines built by Blue Origin. Future launches could jettison these engines and safely land them to be reused, though this wasn't tested during Monday's flight."
So, bah, humbug, ULA. The booster isn't even planned to be reusable, just the engines themselves, though that wasn't even attempted. What a load of
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So, bah, humbug, ULA. The booster isn't even planned to be reusable, just the engines themselves, though that wasn't even attempted. What a load of
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For that matter, neither is NASA pushing anything forward.
What a monumental failure that organization is compared to the 60s.
What a monumental disaster SLS and Starliner are.
Thank God for the Commercial programs.
If I became President, I'd shut down SLS and Starliner on day 1, and I would route all that money to commercial.
I'd get SpaceX to launch Falcon Prime, Dragon Prime, and Space Station Module projects with that money, and as part of the contract, SpaceX would hire some of the people who lost their jobs from the end of SLS and Starliner.
Vote for SBassman in 2024.
What a monumental failure that organization is compared to the 60s.
What a monumental disaster SLS and Starliner are.
Thank God for the Commercial programs.
If I became President, I'd shut down SLS and Starliner on day 1, and I would route all that money to commercial.
I'd get SpaceX to launch Falcon Prime, Dragon Prime, and Space Station Module projects with that money, and as part of the contract, SpaceX would hire some of the people who lost their jobs from the end of SLS and Starliner.
Vote for SBassman in 2024.
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Yeah it's sad that NASA just can't seem to get their together lately, especially on the big stuff. But you're right, not a good investment the way they're trying to do things now.
together lately, especially on the big stuff. But you're right, not a good investment the way they're trying to do things now.
I just watched this morning where they presented that. Pretty cool looking it at that way.
They are not done with the length, by the way. Musk said in that video it will get longer after the next iterations.
