darthgently Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 (edited) Presumably any preexisting propellant leak would have been caught before fairing encapsulation, and I would guess there are propellant detectors inside the fairing to catch leaks after encapsulation (to avoid surprise fireworks prior to launch), which would leave vibrational or g forces during launch, space debris damage after fairing deploy, or, possibly, the middle ground where a rogue 10mm socket inside the fairing during launch causes the overlap/corner case of debris/payload collision during launch Edited January 9 by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Minmus Taster Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 2 hours ago, tater said: Silly question but I didn't follow the launch very closely; by 'translunar' do they mean an immediate transfer or the gradual approach that takes months? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 5 minutes ago, Minmus Taster said: Silly question but I didn't follow the launch very closely; by 'translunar' do they mean an immediate transfer or the gradual approach that takes months? Vulcan did a TLI burn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Russian comet hunters (led by the other Borisov) report Peregrine's Centaur is tumbling. https://t.me/kiam_ison_network/184 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 1 hour ago, DDE said: Russian comet hunters (led by the other Borisov) report Peregrine's Centaur is tumbling. https://t.me/kiam_ison_network/184 Well, there is still the silver lining of lessons learned, hopefully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 On 1/10/2024 at 5:59 PM, darthgently said: Well, there is still the silver lining of lessons learned, hopefully Apparently it's better than the earlier suspicion of complete upper stage RUD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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darthgently Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 1 hour ago, tater said: Major props for transparency. It cannot be easy to send out these press releases at this point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SunlitZelkova Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 https://www.columbia.com/omni-heat-infinity/moon-mission/ Thermal protection technology from Columbia Sportswear is being used on IM-1. My Mom's condo is near their HQ here in Beaverton (Portland), and my sister worked part time at the employee store across the street from the HQ for awhile Pretty cool to have another local company involved in space in some form. The other is a small electronics manufacturer in Hillsboro (I forget the name) that are on the current National Team. They also supplied components for Mars Odyssey and MRO. They are located down the street from the PetSmart I used to buy hay for my guinea pigs from. My own fascination with having a space company near me makes me wonder if being near something space related has ever been a factor for older folks considering where to retire. Is it really just the sun in Florida that draws all them down there, or is it proximity to Kennedy too? (sort of kidding ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Minmus Taster Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 On 2/19/2024 at 11:33 PM, tater said: Already? Are they even entering orbit first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AckSed Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Fascinating article from 2022 on the IM-1 comms: https://blog.jatan.space/p/moon-monday-issue-93 Long story short, they're not using NASA's Deep Space Network, but renting time on other commercial ground stations around the world. They tested it (with NASA's help) by connecting to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 1 hour ago, Minmus Taster said: Already? Are they even entering orbit first? Supposedly should have done LOI burn around now I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minmus Taster Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 https://twitter.com/Int_Machines/status/1760182646833893449 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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darthgently Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 1 hour ago, tater said: 2ms burn error, noice! The kOS scripter in me wants to know how close they got the lunar orbit eccentricity to 0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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darthgently Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 (edited) Berger thinks the pressure on IM to stick a commercial lunar landing is very high and could have a big impact on the future of CLPS. If IM goes awry, I'm thinking it would be interesting if SpaceX demonstrated an automated lunar landing using a small test lander just to puncture this perceived barrier. They have to tackle the lunar landing eventually anyway https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/02/as-companies-shoot-at-the-moon-nasas-tolerance-of-failure-is-tested/ Edited February 22 by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 From the article @darthgently linked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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