Space Exploration

[CagleMtnVol]

 

[OrangeTsar]

650 km pop fly right into the glove

 

[CagleMtnVol]

It looks like SpaceX is targeting Saturday January 11th for Launch of Flight 7.

 

[twoffo]

 

[LouderVol]

my one issue with this is the space debris is going to be nasty

 

[Orangeburst]

my one issue with this is the space debris is going to be nasty

we need a space Roomba..

 

[CagleMtnVol]

my one issue with this is the space debris is going to be nasty

Starlink satellites are designed to deorbit on their own within five years of deployment. They are engineered to burn up entirely in Earth's atmosphere, minimizing the risk of debris falling to Earth

 

[CagleMtnVol]

Fantastic pick!

 

[twoffo]

With this pick I suspect they will attempt to accelerate Artemis. Prioritize the Moon landing for 2026 to help celebrate USA 250th anniversary and work to clear the way for SpaceX to send Starships to Mars at the same time.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

NASA today announced a delay in Artemis II from this coming year to April 2026.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

Just cancel the whole thing at this point by mid 2026 Starship will probably be ready with a full year of test flights without the FAA delaying flights with incorrect paperwork etc.. that we have seen the last 4 years.

 

[twoffo]

Speaking of the FAA:

 

[CagleMtnVol]

Speaking of the FAA:

Just a quick reminder that Blue Origin was founded before SpaceX

 

[Grand Vol]

Just a quick reminder that Blue Origin was founded before SpaceX

Two way different methods of designs going on there though.

One of design, test, build.

One of design, build, test.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

Over night SpaceX rolled out booster 14 and lifted it onto the Orbital Launch Mount in preparation for Flight 7 in early January.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

 

[OrangeTsar]

NASA today announced a delay in Artemis II from this coming year to April 2026.

Senator Shelby’s Folly continues to plague our space efforts

 

[OrangeTsar]

Just cancel the whole thing at this point by mid 2026 Starship will probably be ready with a full year of test flights without the FAA delaying flights with incorrect paperwork etc.. that we have seen the last 4 years.

As Long as we have a way to get Orion into orbit and have it dock with a centaur in LOE. Either Vulcan or Falcon Heavy could do the job with the proper adapter. But would have to be rated for human flight first

 

[CagleMtnVol]

As Long as we have a way to get Orion into orbit and have it dock with a centaur in LOE. Either Vulcan or Falcon Heavy could do the job with the proper adapter. But would have to be rated for human flight first

Cancel it and use crew Dragon. Like I said if they move Artemis II to mid 2026 by the end of 2026 two years from now where is Starship in testing? I'd say by this coming July they’ll be having 2 or 3 flight tests every month.

 

[OrangeTsar]

Cancel it and use crew Dragon. Like I said if they move Artemis II to mid 2026 by the end of 2026 two years from now where is Starship in testing? I'd say by this coming July they’ll be having 2 or 3 flight tests every month.

I would agree except that Dragon’s heat shield isn’t rated for reentry at the 25,000 mph.? Every other human vehicle is only designed for 17,500 orbital reentry

 

[CagleMtnVol]

 

[CagleMtnVol]

 

[twoffo]

 

[CagleMtnVol]

So apparently this is a thing and it's close to home.

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The Space Store, the largest space merch store in the world, has officially opened its first brick and mortar location in Chattanooga.

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[twoffo]

The tents seem so long ago now