bearnard1244 18 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 The most advanced space craft of the recent time What was the most advanced space craft of the recent time that surprised you the most? As you can see technology nowadays is a fast developing thing and a lot of stuff have been invented for the recent time that can make a scientific breakthrough. What was the most special for you? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flying dutchman 357 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 so, what is the challenge? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KC3QJA 5 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 3 hours ago, bearnard1244 said: The most advanced space craft of the recent time What was the most advanced space craft of the recent time that surprised you the most? As you can see technology nowadays is a fast developing thing and a lot of stuff have been invented for the recent time that can make a scientific breakthrough. What was the most special for you? The Chinese lunar lander. Do we have to build it in KSP, or something like that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
camacju 281 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Not sure this belongs in this section. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vanamonde 13,541 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Seems like you're asking about real space flight? So the thread has been moved to the Spaceflight subforum. I think the craft which returned bits of comets and asteroids are pretty amazing. We are the first generation to know what these things even look like up-close, and now we've got bits of them to examine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scotius 3,021 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 10 hours ago, Vanamonde said: Seems like you're asking about real space flight? So the thread has been moved to the Spaceflight subforum. I think the craft which returned bits of comets and asteroids are pretty amazing. We are the first generation to know what these things even look like up-close, and now we've got bits of them to examine. I wanted to mention Crew Dragon, X-37 and SpaceShip Two. But your point is superior Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kerbiloid 11,168 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Tesla spacecar. It can both fly in space and run on ground. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hannu2 291 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 (edited) I think the most important and interesting space technology are Flagship science missions. I can not say one over the others. But like Voyagers, Galileo, Cassini, Mars rovers, Hubble, sample return missions (manned and unmanned), New Horizons etc. Next very big thing for me is probably not Starship or Artemis but LISA, gravity wave detector in space. Of course other coming planet probes are too, for example that flying drone to Titan or Europa Clipper, if they will be realized. Manned operations seem to be more propaganda tricks than real scientific work. Yeah, it is nice to be able to visit Moon, Mars or investigate tardigrades at space station but science return to invested money ratio of manned operations is ridiculously low and I am nerd who like more science than heros. Edited January 7 by Hannu2 small correction Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scotius 3,021 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Frankly, in current society (and frankly, always) heroes do sell a lot better than dry science. You want money for your robotic missions? You need to convince Joe Public to send part of his taxes your way. It will go much smoother if you can show him photos of proud explorers staking a flag in regolith. Bleeding edge spectrometer in orbit will not do nearly as well. Also, have you noticed the trend of personifying space probes? Like Rosetta cartoons or Curiosity selfies? Again, public reacts much better to them than to dry scientific papers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hannu2 291 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 1 hour ago, Scotius said: Frankly, in current society (and frankly, always) heroes do sell a lot better than dry science. You want money for your robotic missions? You need to convince Joe Public to send part of his taxes your way. It will go much smoother if you can show him photos of proud explorers staking a flag in regolith. Bleeding edge spectrometer in orbit will not do nearly as well. Also, have you noticed the trend of personifying space probes? Like Rosetta cartoons or Curiosity selfies? Again, public reacts much better to them than to dry scientific papers. I know that everything must be entertaining. I just do not like it but I know that I am exceptional in that sense. I am very happy that my job is not to sell anything to anyone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Codraroll 766 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 In terms of manned spacecraft, I guess Crew Dragon takes the prize. Depending on what you mean by "recent", it doesn't have that many competitors. Going back more than a decade, I guess the Space Shuttle has it. That thing was definitely advanced, at least in the sense of complexity. That doesn't exclude certain huge drawbacks, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JoeSchmuckatelli 547 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Sorry guys - Voyager(s) still win for continuing mission and things discovered. Hubble is legendary. New Dawn also gets a nod. Then SpaceX being able to land a booster and reuse the rocket. SNs will surpass this when operating. But the one I'm waiting for anxiously? Webb. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YNM 2,518 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 (edited) All the sample return missions. Robotic means you were really smart, manned means you were smart and have all the resources. And samples means that you can still make new discoveries on samples collected decades ago. Edited January 8 by YNM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kerbiloid 11,168 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 On 1/7/2021 at 4:21 PM, Scotius said: Also, have you noticed the trend of personifying space probes? The Philae had a split personality. It's a plural. On 1/7/2021 at 4:21 PM, Scotius said: Like Rosetta cartoons or Curiosity selfies? And proverbs. "Curiosity killed the cat at the first Opportunity," On 1/7/2021 at 4:21 PM, Scotius said: heroes do sell a lot better than dry science. You want money for your robotic missions? You need to convince Joe Public to send part of his taxes your way. It will go much smoother if you can show him photos of proud explorers staking a flag in regolith The brave Joe. Mostly. Spoiler *** Do the maneuvering orbital inspecting subsatellites count? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
razark 5,919 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Sputnik. Everything since has just been minor variations on the theme. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VoidSquid 1,448 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 As much as I love Sputnik (hey, see my avatar!), for me the whole Rosetta mission was the most advanced space endeavor ever so far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YNM 2,518 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 On 1/7/2021 at 8:21 PM, Scotius said: You want money for your robotic missions? You need to convince Joe Public to send part of his taxes your way. It will go much smoother if you can show him photos of proud explorers staking a flag in regolith. Spoiler On 1/7/2021 at 8:21 PM, Scotius said: Also, have you noticed the trend of personifying space probes? Spoiler And that was for a GPS satellite ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kerbiloid 11,168 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 (edited) Quote In Greek mythology, the Oceanids or Oceanides (/oʊˈsiːənɪdz, ˈoʊʃənɪdz/; Ancient Greek: Ὠκεανίδες, Ōkeanides, pl. of Ὠκεανίς, Ōkeanis) are the nymphs who were the three thousand (a number interpreted as meaning "innumerable") daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.[1] Quote On 15 October 2019, the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) submitted filings to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on SpaceX's behalf to arrange spectrum for 30,000 additional Starlink satellites to supplement the 12,000 Starlink satellites already approved by the FCC.[16] So, let's begin...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Oceanids Edited January 8 by kerbiloid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
QvestionAnswerNeeded 21 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Personally that NASA plane that they got to go hypersonic was pretty cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kerbiloid 11,168 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 (edited) For me, the most advanced one was Almaz, OPS & TKS. 50 years passed, still flying and is going to fly again. As orbital station modules and not only. *** Gemini extended project (MOL, both Big Gemini, both Gemini Lunar Landers, the Skylab-like triple docking Big Gemini station) was great and very original. It's a pity they failed with the Rogallo wing, the key feature of it. *** And the former was in some degree a descendant of the latter. It's a great shame that the spacecrafting followed the way of Soyuz/Apollo/Shuttle rather than Gemini/Almaz/DynaSoar/LKS... Edited January 8 by kerbiloid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bearnard1244 18 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 On 1/7/2021 at 2:11 PM, Hannu2 said: I think the most important and interesting space technology are Flagship science missions. I can not say one over the others. But like Voyagers, Galileo, Cassini, Mars rovers, Hubble, sample return missions (manned and unmanned), New Horizons etc. Next very big thing for me is probably not Starship or Artemis but LISA, gravity wave detector in space. Of course other coming planet probes are too, for example that flying drone to Titan or Europa Clipper, if they will be realized. Manned operations seem to be more propaganda tricks than real scientific work. Yeah, it is nice to be able to visit Moon, Mars or investigate tardigrades at space station but science return to invested money ratio of manned operations is ridiculously low and I am nerd who like more science than heros. I would mention the Parker Solar Probe. Simply for getting closer to the sun than any other spacecraft so far and considering how hard it is to get that close. The space craft which is capable to take samples from the outer corona of the Sun really makes you amazed by it, because of the high temperature it can endure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bearnard1244 18 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 On 1/7/2021 at 4:36 PM, Hannu2 said: I know that everything must be entertaining. I just do not like it but I know that I am exceptional in that sense. I am very happy that my job is not to sell anything to anyone. Actually, I do support more uncrewed missions too. They are more safe and some of them are much more cheaper to be made. As we can see such an idea is going more and more popular and a lot of uncrewed project are about to be made. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bearnard1244 18 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 (edited) The last spacecraft that impressed me was Skylark L rocket This a space craft from the private space company from Scotland. Yeah, it`s not so capable as modern space vehicle by prominent space companies but, still it accomplishes with its missions well. Edited January 18 by bearnard1244 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vanamonde 13,541 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Overlapping threads have been merged. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nuke 1,172 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 On 1/7/2021 at 1:52 AM, Scotius said: I wanted to mention Crew Dragon, X-37 and SpaceShip Two. But your point is superior russian components, american components all made in taiwan china. On 1/7/2021 at 7:36 PM, JoeSchmuckatelli said: Sorry guys - Voyager(s) still win for continuing mission and things discovered. best tape decks in the known universe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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