sh1pman Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) Reminds me of SLS. Overpriced non-reusable rocket that’s no better than its predecessor, delayed by many years, outdated and obsolete by the time of its first launch. The thing I hate the most about it is that good engineers are wasting their lives on a bad project. Edited December 24, 2020 by sh1pman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Does anyone know what the ball on top of the N-1M was supposed to be? http://www.astronautix.com/graphics/n/n1n1m.jpg http://www.astronautix.com/graphics/n/n1m1974.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, DDE said: Does anyone know what the ball on top of the N-1M was supposed to be? Maybe a misheard lyrics / scaled model of this one? http://www.astronaut.ru/bookcase/article/article04.htm?reload_coolmenus Spoiler Quote Б - третья ступень (блок В) ракеты-носителя Н-1 3л с полезным группы без хвостовой юбки и головного обтекателя; 1 - спускаемый аппарат беспилотного корабля 7К-Л1С, 2 - переходник, 3 - разгонный блок "Г". I.e., the upper stage with 7K-L1S Edited December 25, 2020 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 14 hours ago, DDE said: Does anyone know what the ball on top of the N-1M was supposed to be? http://www.astronautix.com/graphics/n/n1n1m.jpg http://www.astronautix.com/graphics/n/n1m1974.jpg The first module of the orbital expansion of St. Basil’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=ru&sl=ru&tl=en&u=https://www.rbc.ru/technology_and_media/28/12/2020/5fe9191f9a7947290955d0c9 The ISS crew had isolated the leaking transfer chamber of Zvezda/Star module for 18 hours, and the pressure inside it has decreased by 100 mm of mercury (13% of atmospheric pressure), from 730 down to 620. The ISS is close to loose the safety reserve of breathable gases. The ground crew asked them to find abother leakage place in the chamber, which they can't understand where. There are probably two leaking cracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 If the camber is isolated anyway, maybe spraying some white powder inside might help? Talc or something similar? At least it should show where air currents are going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 A hot kettle inside and infrared goggles outside will show hot steam geysers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) (Not a new news, but an old news, from Jan 2019.) I've just read the thing which has gone unnoticed here. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=ru&sl=ru&tl=en&u=https://ria.ru/20190124/1549825120.html The PTKNP/Federation/Oryol/Eagle has been equipped with a full-featured dining table, and it has been successfully tested. The experiment has been performed by the head of the space flight department Mark Serov, the leading test engineer Yuri Limansky, and the junior research(er/ fellow) Stephanie Fedyai. During the on-ground simulated spaceflight they performed the food taking, laying it on the table, and further ingestion, like the crew in a real flight would do this. Also they've performed other ergonomics experiments, including the restroom visit during the autonomous flight, and spacesuits drying and folding. Edited December 29, 2020 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 https://www.interfax.ru/russia/743530 Rogozin admits that the air is actually leaking through the instruments in the American part of ISS. "When the American part was isolated, all instruments in it were disabled. It's likely possible that the air leaks outside through these instruments when they are enabled. So, the work has actually just started and is running as planned." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 1 hour ago, kerbiloid said: Rogozin admits that the air is actually leaking through the instruments in the American part of ISS. I think Trampoline Man went off the reservation this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sh1pman Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Methane/LOX engine RD-169 for Amur-SPG rocket is designed to support up to 300 ignitions, 3 per flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Alright, I know Burlak (upper right), and we'll ignore the Akerikanets in the bottom right... what the heck is that on the bottom left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) 59 minutes ago, DDE said: Akerikanets Akela + Amerikanets? 59 minutes ago, DDE said: what the heck is that on the bottom left? It's not a heck, it's LLC Marengo/Маренго. At the middle of the page. https://www.aviaport.ru/conferences/43042/2.html And... It's really an ekranoplane. (Wouldn't you post this picture in the "Real life Kerbalisms" thread, too?) Edited January 9, 2021 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 5 hours ago, kerbiloid said: It's not a heck, it's LLC Marengo/Маренго. At the middle of the page. https://www.aviaport.ru/conferences/43042/2.html And... It's really an ekranoplane. (Wouldn't you post this picture in the "Real life Kerbalisms" thread, too?) Not just yet. Astronautix via the British Interplanetary Society reports of an Albatross hydrofoil-boosted spaceplane system... this could be its distant descendant, since the Alexeyev guys were probably involved in both. But it seems like there's exactly two lines about it on the whole of Runet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 7 hours ago, DDE said: Alright, I know Burlak (upper right), and we'll ignore the Akerikanets in the bottom right... what the heck is that on the bottom left? An Ekranoplan shuttle transport/launcher?? Hah, I love it! And looks like they had plans to vertically launch a missile from a cargo plane, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 (edited) https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=ru&sl=ru&tl=en&u=https://ria.ru/20210125/otstranenie-1594410088.html Rumors say that Roscosmos is excluded by NASA from the lunar program, stopped receiving the mailing and so on, and lost the access to docs. *** Upd. The rumors prove true. https://www.interfax.ru/russia/746682 https://www.interfax.ru/russia/746690 Rogozin stated that Russia is not interested in the American lunar program participation. "How could we be expelled from a group, the members of which we had never been? Yes, NASA sent to us a couple of times some documents, ran a briefing (not a discussion, but a briefing). But we had already stated not once that we are ready to participate in a project where all members are equal." The Roscosmos PR stated that Russia decided to exit the Gateway lunar project, but still is ready to continue a dialog with colleagues from US. Edited January 25, 2021 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Well, there's another nation that's trying to do it as well. Maybe partnering with them could help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 (edited) 43 minutes ago, YNM said: Well, there's another nation that's trying to do it as well. Maybe partnering with them could help... They've already included one. But still need five moar. Including a goaltender. Edited January 25, 2021 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 (edited) (Was never counting or thinking about that, but suddenly opened wiki and followed the links) The Mir station (Mir, not ISS) was visited by 104 humans. Including 71 foreigners, including 53 US ones. So, of 104 humans on board, 50% were Muricans, 32% Soviets, 18% others. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=ru&sl=ru&tl=en&u=https://www.energia.ru/ru/history/flights/mir.html Spoiler INTERNATIONAL EXPEDITIONS AT THE STATION "MIR" Flight year 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Austria 1 cosmonaut 8 days Afghanistan 1 cosmonaut 9 days Bulgaria 1 cosmonaut 10 days Great Britain 1 cosmonaut 8 days Germany 2 cosmonauts 28 days ESA 2 cosmonauts 209 days Kazakhstan 2 cosmonauts 340 days Syria 1 cosmonaut 8 days Slovakia 1 cosmonaut 8 days USA Canada 53 astronauts, incl. 1 - Canada 1127 days France 5 cosmonauts 264 days Japan 1 cosmonaut 9 days (Correct me, if I get something wrong.) Spoiler Quote USA Canada 53 astronauts,incl. 1 - Canada1127 days "USA, incl. Canadians..." Canadians, do you hear it? Mwahahah! Edited January 29, 2021 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Never know when a sticky-fingered space shuttle might start creeping on you, Ivan... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tater Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 Great launch, cloudy so full time rocket cam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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