DDE Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 19 hours ago, insert_name said: Kosmos 2551 underwent destructive reentry over Michigan https://www.space.com/russian-spy-satellite-kosmos-2551-fireball-video 11 hours ago, kerbiloid said: Highlighted the land below to let another sat take a photo, while they think it's night. Given that it's EMKA 2, it's not a great loss, so expending it as a PhOTAB isn't as silly as it sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Erratum: "show a mock-up of" Also, in news that surprise no-one: HOW DID WE MISS THIS!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 (edited) https://www-interfax-ru.translate.goog/russia/799901?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=ru&_x_tr_pto=nui Rogozin said that the movie crew has tested the surgery preparations and equipment in zero-g, which was never done before, and this is valuable for further space flights. They tried the surgeon, the tools, and the patient fixation, the "blood" gathering in zero-g, and so on. So, the real space medicine has begun from the MS-19 flight. *** Originally a surgery was planned on Voskhod 5 or 6, The famous traveller and TV host Yuri Senkevich, a former companion of Thor Heyerdahl in sea travels, a professional military doctor, was trained to operate a rabbit in zero-g. But due to cancellation of the Voskhod program, this didn't happen. So, Yulia Peresild is the first actress, the first professional actor, and the first tester surgeon in space. Edited October 27, 2021 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tater Posted October 27, 2021 Author Share Posted October 27, 2021 Launch is top of the hour, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Spoiler Disclaimer: I'm not the first to make that joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Fancy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 This is mostly rhetorical but… will that ball even fit in a Soyuz fairing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 3 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: This is mostly rhetorical but… will that ball even fit in a Soyuz fairing? https://www.laspace.ru/company/products/launch-vehicles/fairings/ Max fairing diameter for Soyuz = 3715 mm, while the ball is 3.3 m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 It just begs to have giant googly eyes attached to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunlitZelkova Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Question- what was the state of Soviet space planning between Sputnik and Kennedy's announcement of the crewed lunar landing goal? Were things like the triple launch R-7 lunar landing, TMK-1, Kosmoplan, etc. just internal design bureau studies or were they actually intended to be proposed to the government for funding at some point? I want to write an alternate history where the US puts the first man in space and space development ends up being more methodical and boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 (edited) https://youtu.be/lihq94ugNuU?t=137 And it's not April yet. Edited November 4, 2021 by DDE Adjusted timestamp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, DDE said: https://youtu.be/lihq94ugNuU?t=137 And it's not April yet. Yeeting a TaHk into orbit? Now you're talking my language! Edited November 5, 2021 by JoeSchmuckatelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOXBLOX Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 1 hour ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: Yeeting a TaHk into orbit? Now you're talking my language! *Tesla roadster dives for cover* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 6 hours ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: Yeeting a TaHk into orbit? Why not. Lunokhod was originally tracked, and it was designed by the tank designers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 8 hours ago, SOXBLOX said: *Tesla roadster dives for cover* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Unexpectedly... So, a tank can defeat even an off-road car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 3 hours ago, kerbiloid said: Unexpectedly... So, a tank can defeat even an off-road car? Sure. Remember, tank carries its own road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 4 hours ago, kerbiloid said: Unexpectedly... So, a tank can defeat even an off-road car? An off road capable wheeled vehicle can be faster on non-paved roads.. But for true no-road situations, a tank can go full speed over terrain that would shake the wheeled vehicle apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack White Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 4 hours ago, DDE said: What a clowny video. But to be honest I've enjoyed it. An interesting and unusual episode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wumpus Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 2 hours ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: An off road capable wheeled vehicle can be faster on non-paved roads.. But for true no-road situations, a tank can go full speed over terrain that would shake the wheeled vehicle apart. It should be trivial to build a suspension capable of driving on non-road situations without having to deal with the armor and gun. But that isn't what a SUV is (even a classic Range Rover). They are designed for roads first, trails second, and I'd only suspect the original Range Rover even considering non-road situations, and then only "reasonable" ones. Tanks pretty much have to go first wherever the brass wants the infantry to hold. I'd assume that a Polaris RZR (https://rzr.polaris.com/en-us/) could excel at such a thing. You might still have to "soup it up" to beat a tank with a turbine engine. But they aren't street legal and certainly aren't designed around road use. You'd also have to avoid trees (instead of simply knocking them down and rolling over them) and find a path that is wide enough for your vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 57 minutes ago, wumpus said: Polaris RZR If you want to see some really impressive wheeled vehicles - you are in the right thread. The Russians build some crazy stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 The best. Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunlitZelkova Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 So Soyuz MS-20 will be launching on December 8th with Maezawa Yusaku (dearMoon guy, owns a textile company), his production assistant Hirano Yozo, and spacecraft commander Alexander Misurkin. A fun fact related to this- the first launch of *a* Japanese person in space was not an astronaut, but TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) reporter Akiyama Toyohiro. He flew on Soyuz TM-11 to Mir in 1990. Now, the first launch of two Japanese people on a single spacecraft will occur aboard Soyuz as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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