Urses Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Codraroll said: I'm not sure if the grainy cameras are silly and outdated, or a testament to an impressive policy of making do with what you've got and not squander money upgrading things that still work perfectly. That footage from the control room looks like it was shot by cameras produced in the seventies, and they may very well roll for several more years because they still do the job they were designed to do. Also absolutely fitting for KSP. Found by the side of the road and launched in space again. I personaly feel it like a statement. We do not need something fancy. We use all things we have add best human capabilities and shoot this chunk into the space to do some work and not to please medias with some "shiny poo". Go for it India. You are one of the best in computers, now you have opened a new workfield. Funny Kabooms Urses Edited June 11, 2017 by Urses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinkAllKerb'' Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 (edited) i just gonna that say: socio story telling psycho linguistic belief sparse context is complicated <= blablabla ruleZZzzzz well well rulesZZzzzz and me ... and HYPE ISRO ^^ 101% happy their share more & more content Edited June 16, 2017 by WinkAllKerb'' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kartoffelkuchen Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 17 hours ago, WinkAllKerb'' said: i just gonna that say: socio story telling psycho linguistic belief sparse context is complicated <= blablabla ruleZZzzzz well well rulesZZzzzz and me ... and HYPE ISRO ^^ 101% happy their share more & more content I am confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinkAllKerb'' Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 (edited) On 16/06/2017 at 3:43 AM, WinkAllKerb'' said: i just gonna that say: "local time stamp evolve www.weather.com" context is complicated but hype hype hype and 101.314% %% supporter of ISRO here Edited June 24, 2017 by WinkAllKerb'' notice that for now i'm a bit busy with bandaïnamco so i keep it short here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Speaking of ISRO they recently launched another mapping satilite and some nanosats https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/06/23/40th-flight-of-indias-pslv-declared-a-success/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 (edited) ISRO's GSAT 17 is launching on an Ariane 5 Edited June 30, 2017 by insert_name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwind Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/isro-searches-for-new-makers-of-rocket-parts/article19286433.ece Apparently, India's space industry is on such a roll that they literally can't build rockets fast enough. They're now looking for additional suppliers to make it happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwind Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) ISRO just lost a PSLV during ascent, carrying the IRNSS-1H navigation satellite. Cause is still being investigated. Edited August 31, 2017 by Streetwind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEpicSquared Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 The fairing didn't deploy, so now the satellite is bouncing around separated from the craft but trapped inside the fairing. And unlike in KSP, they can't timewarp their way around the issue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwind Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Welp. That's a very frustrating issue to have. All the complex rocketry worked, only to have a few explosive bolts not fire and ruin things for everyone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Any chance they could force the separation using RCS to create a high pressure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwind Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 No, because fairings are not airtight. They have little vents through which the atmosphere can escape during ascent of the rocket, so you don't have a big decrompression explosion when you stage the fairings away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Wow. Fairing failures ? That's unheard of AFAIK ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwind Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Brief clip of the satellite drifting inside the fairing. Welp...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringkeeper Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 (edited) god thats sad Even my Kerbals cry......and they are for sure used to such misshapes. Edited September 1, 2017 by Ringkeeper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibb31 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 16 hours ago, YNM said: Wow. Fairing failures ? That's unheard of AFAIK ! It was quite common in the early days of spaceflight, but you're right that it's a rare occurrence nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Nibb31 said: It was quite common in the early days of spaceflight, but you're right that it's a rare occurrence nowadays. Hmm. Is there any list online ? Might be hilarious to read ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Given that the fairing is there, this thing could possibly survive reentry quite intact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaarst Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 (edited) 22 minutes ago, tater said: Given that the fairing is there, this thing could possibly survive reentry quite intact. No. A fairing is a fancy piece of plastic, it vaporises like everything else when reentring. Edited September 1, 2017 by Gaarst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Gaarst said: No. A fairing is a fancy piece of plastic, it vaporises like everything else when reentring. This is not correct on multiple levels. Aside from the fact that the fairing is made of Al, all fairings are also heat shields of a kind. In addition, many spacecraft have survived reentry without vaporizing. Fancier plastic (likely a plastic/carbon fiber composite these days) would actually make reentry survival more, not less likely. The upper stage includes the 4th stage rocket within the fairing. If the payload shifts forward (it's loose), then the US could well orient in a stable, nose-forward position. The longer the 1425kg IRNSS-1H spacecraft remains intact, the higher the chances of it surviving to the surface. Edited September 1, 2017 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEpicSquared Posted September 1, 2017 Author Share Posted September 1, 2017 (edited) Do they still have contact with the satellite and the upper stage? Could some reentry data be gained from this? Edited September 1, 2017 by TheEpicSquared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 It's got a tracking number, but I haven't seen it on the usual sites yet. It'll be up for weeks to months, the perigee is 166-167km or so, but it's not super draggy because of the fairing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten Key Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 7 hours ago, YNM said: Hmm. Is there any list online ? Might be hilarious to read ! I can think of one off the top of my head. . . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbiting_Carbon_Observatory#Original_launch There were a lot of people on the ground that morning who didn't think that was hilarious. Not even a little bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibb31 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 (edited) I don't really get what's hilarious about it, but well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payload_fairing#Mission_failures_caused_by_payload_fairings Turns out I was wrong. Most fairing failures have occured after 1999. I was mostly thinking of the "Angry Alligator" incident on Gemini 9. Edited September 2, 2017 by Nibb31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 19 hours ago, Ten Key said: I can think of one off the top of my head. . . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbiting_Carbon_Observatory#Original_launch There were a lot of people on the ground that morning who didn't think that was hilarious. Not even a little bit. 6 hours ago, Nibb31 said: I don't really get what's hilarious about it, but well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payload_fairing#Mission_failures_caused_by_payload_fairings Turns out I was wrong. Most fairing failures have occured after 1999. I was mostly thinking of the "Angry Alligator" incident on Gemini 9. Yeah, I know failures are never fun .-. Also surprised there are less occurence earlier on ! Does it have something to do with launch rate ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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