kerbiloid Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, DDE said: So many questions... Is that a Earth orbital rendezvous lunar flyby ship from L-1, and a very scaled-up Sputnik 3? No, tovariщ, that's how Soyuz was being depicted in late 1960s. https://1kommunist.ru/2022/10/30/30-oktyabrya-1967-goda-vpervye-v-kosmose-byla-proizvedena-avtomaticheskaya-stykovka-sputnikov-kosmos-186-i-kosmos-188-yavlyavshiesya-prototipami-kosmicheskogo-korablya-soyuz-unikalnoe-dostiz/ Even Dead Morose Ded Moroz wasn't aware of its real look. Edited December 30, 2023 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 (edited) From General Kamanin's diary, January 5, 1969. US USSR Total number of flights 18 10 Combined cosmonaut flight time, hours 3 215 629 Number of EVAs 9 1 Number of manned orbital rendezvous 12 2 Number of manned dockings 7 0 Number of flown maneuverable manned ships 12 1 "I've got a bad feeling about this Moon race" (quip mine) Edited January 8 by DDE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 13 hours ago, DDE said: "I've got a bad feeling about this Moon race" (quip mine) https://warspot-ru.translate.goog/15321-na-lunu-k-50-letiyu-oktyabrya?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=ru&_x_tr_pto=wapp&_x_tr_hist=true Quote The military was not delighted with the designer’s initiatives. At a meeting on N-I, held on September 23 at the Tyura-Tam training ground (the future Baikonur Cosmodrome), First Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of Missile Weapons, Lieutenant General Alexander Grigorievich Mrykin, demanded a direct explanation of how OKB-1 projects will contribute to achieving military goals. On January 9, 1961, the Defense Council decided to review the funds allocated for space exploration for scientific purposes in order to “concentrate the efforts of industrial design organizations, first of all, on solving the most important problems in the interests of the country’s defense . ” moon-schmoon, who needs it? P.S. Interesting fact: in Russian the line about would be a rhyme: "луна-муна, кому она нужна?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DDE Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 RKK Energia employee patents an external helmet faceguard (suspiciously resembling that of an American football helmet) intended to protect the glass in case of falls during Mars EVAs. Or facepalms, I guess. https://t.me/roscosmos_press/1784 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Angara launch from Vostochnyi has slid further to March https://t.me/roscosmos_gk/11932 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DDE Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Progress MS-25 boostercam (vertigo warning) https://t.me/roscosmos_gk/12125 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunlitZelkova Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 1 hour ago, DDE said: Progress MS-25 boostercam (vertigo warning) https://t.me/roscosmos_gk/12125 I guess Roscosmos is trying to make up for the lack of new, working projects with cool shots of existing stuff? I did really like the pictures they took of Soyuz MS-20's launch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Meanwhile at the Korolev readings, marginal LVs and ships abound. Energomash is still working on a plug nozzle engine for Korona https://t.me/dobriy_ovchinnikov/2870 Meanwhile at Energia, somebody's brewed up a Dreamchaser https://t.me/dobriy_ovchinnikov/2865 Edit: whoa, a godawfully ugly Energomash SSTO! https://t.me/dobriy_ovchinnikov/2874 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 13 minutes ago, DDE said: Meanwhile at Energia, somebody's brewed up a Dreamchaser https://t.me/dobriy_ovchinnikov/2865 Reminds me of this Hazegrayart rendering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 20 hours ago, DDE said: Meanwhile at the Korolev readings, marginal LVs and ships abound. Energomash is still working on a plug nozzle engine for Korona https://t.me/dobriy_ovchinnikov/2870 Meanwhile at Energia, somebody's brewed up a Dreamchaser https://t.me/dobriy_ovchinnikov/2865 Edit: whoa, a godawfully ugly Energomash SSTO! https://t.me/dobriy_ovchinnikov/2874 @shotinfobar makes a "brave proposition": a Museum of Roscosmos Slides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kerbiloid Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 (edited) On 1/23/2024 at 1:18 PM, DDE said: Meanwhile at Energia, somebody's brewed up a Dreamchaser https://t.me/dobriy_ovchinnikov/2865 If replace the docking port on top with a twin-gun turret, they can add a gunner-radiooperator to the crew, or operate it by pilots. Spoiler (I like the civil "Aeroflot" onboard together with the top gun.) Edited January 25 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 On 1/24/2024 at 10:05 AM, DDE said: @shotinfobar makes a "brave proposition": a Museum of Roscosmos Slides. "I have seen things you wouldn't believe..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 4 hours ago, DDE said: "I have seen things you wouldn't believe..." I like the EOC iconography style bashed with Soviet Roscosmos PR styles. Noice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 5 hours ago, darthgently said: I like the EOC iconography style bashed with Soviet Roscosmos PR styles. Noice The author refers to the background as "grotesque architecture of a world now alien to the returning starfarer". I was just itching to post some of his work here. "Byzantine futurism" is Anton Frolov's shtick. So enjoy Einstein Cross. Spoiler Soundtrack as recommended by the painter: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Gemini 7 after passing through the wormhole? Spoiler Two weeks became two years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Don't think I've ever seen this angle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 By the time I wake up tomorrow, Kononenko will have beaten Padalaka's lifetime flight record of 878 days 11 hours 30 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Plesetsk, Soyuz-2.1v https://t.me/roscosmos_gk/12296 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Baikonur, Soyuz-2.1a, Progress MS-26 https://t.me/space78125/2364 -But what about the Russian space nu... -Happy Valentine's day! -But Mr. President... -Happy Valentine's day! Spoiler Let's hope the end of this skit isn't prophetic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DDE Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 15 hours ago, DDE said: -But what about the Russian space nu... Judging by the noises being made, this could be about our old friend 14F350 Equipage, not a bomb. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/national-security-warning-reportedly-involves-russian-space-weapon https://thespacereview.com/article/3809/1 You know, Putin's Address to the Federal ssembly isn't far off. New cartoon time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 From Tank Biathlon to Orbital Nukathlon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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