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Firefly Aerospace Discussion Thread
insert_name replied to Ultimate Steve's topic in Science & Spaceflight
https://spaceflightnow.com/2024/07/02/watch-firefly-to-launch-8-cubesats-for-nasa-on-5th-alpha-rocket/ -
Firefly Aerospace Discussion Thread
insert_name replied to Ultimate Steve's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Looks like a last second abort, did anyone hear if they still have more time on the launch window? -
Launch number two for PREFIRE, just had nominal transfer orbit insertion and kick stage separation. Update: payload deployment confimed
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totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
insert_name replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Looks like DearMoon isnt happening anymore https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/topstocks/japanese-billionaire-maezawa-dearmoon-mission-cancels-moon-flyby/ar-BB1nqRRm?ocid=BingNews -
If we are going with previous people that were the first Americans to do something space related that this vehicle is doing then wouldn't the proper name be New Musk?
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geoengineering with sterling engines
insert_name replied to farmerben's topic in Science & Spaceflight
He said he wanted to heat the atmosphere and use that to cool the ground, going off the spacecraft analogy, this would be like putting the radiator inside of the spacecraft. -
geoengineering with sterling engines
insert_name replied to farmerben's topic in Science & Spaceflight
This is thermodynamically equivalent to running a freezer with the door open, due to the second law of thermodynamics it will just generate more heat than doing nothing would -
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
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KARI/Korean satellite launch vehicle 2 thread
insert_name replied to insert_name's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Looks like we missed this one, there was an all solid stage launch from jeju. Not many details available that I can find. https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Defense/South-Korea-test-fires-solid-fuel-rocket-and-puts-satellite-into-orbit -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
insert_name replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
SpaceX got another X-37b launch, this time on falcon heavy, wonder why they are using it instead of regular falcon https://spacenews.com/u-s-air-force-x-37b-spaceplane-to-launch-on-a-spacex-falcon-heavy-rocket/