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Flying A Turbofan For Various Worlds...
insert_name replied to Spacescifi's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Maybe on a gas giant or other H2 atmosphere you could bring along oxidizer and source your fuel from the atmosphere, like the inverse of what is done on earth -
JAXA (& other Japanese) Launch and Discussion Thread
insert_name replied to tater's topic in Science & Spaceflight
SLIM woke up again https://phys.org/news/2024-03-japan-moon-probe-survives-lunar.html | Https canonical: https://phys.org/news/2024-03-japan-moon-probe-survives-lunar.html -
There's this which claims to be a fusion augmented electric plasma thruster https://interestingengineering.com/space/nuclear-fusion-powered-electric-propulsion-drive
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JAXA (& other Japanese) Launch and Discussion Thread
insert_name replied to tater's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Here's a link, they got a signal but since it's lunar noon it's too hot to consistently operate so they told it to wait until it cools down https://www.iflscience.com/its-alive-japans-moon-lander-has-survived-its-first-lunar-night-73121 -
sounds like they got a return signal, maybe it isnt as bad as it looked
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Sounds like they dont know where or if it landed, doesnt sound good
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JAXA (& other Japanese) Launch and Discussion Thread
insert_name replied to tater's topic in Science & Spaceflight
ITS ALIVE -
JAXA (& other Japanese) Launch and Discussion Thread
insert_name replied to tater's topic in Science & Spaceflight
The telemetry from the stream made it seem like all the thrusters were in a ring on the bottom facing down so it would be hard to tip it with those -
Latest update shows a picture from the spacecraft, distortion to the MLI is visible
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Huh, wonder if this will be the irl version of the mun lander that gets stuck as an orbiter due to using too much delta V