RCgothic Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 NASA and Boeing are proceeding with the Green Run static fire: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/proceeding-with-green-run-hot-fire.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooNamedGames Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 No photos yet but there's now 2 sets of SRB segments on the launchpad. Regardless of opinion- countdown to launch has begun with the stacking of these segments requiring them to launch within a ~year before they exceed their limits & need to be unstacked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 This is big: https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/533382-nasas-europa-clipper-has-been-liberated-from-the-space-launch-system Europa Clipper is no longer mandated to launch on SLS - it will now only launch on one if it is available. This opens the door for commercial launch vehicles - maybe a Falcon Heavy with a kickstage, or even distributed launch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.50calBMG Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, ZooNamedGames said: No photos yet but there's now 2 sets of SRB segments on the launchpad. Regardless of opinion- countdown to launch has begun with the stacking of these segments requiring them to launch within a ~year before they exceed their limits & need to be unstacked. SLS was required by law to launch in 2016. If there is a deadline, it will find a way to push it back. Edited January 11, 2021 by .50calBMG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wumpus Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 3 hours ago, .50calBMG said: SLS was required by law to launch in 2016. If there is a deadline, it will find a way to push it back. Those laws are written by more or less the same crew that keep shoveling money into SLS (well, the Senate is the main source, thus Senate Launch System, but it can't keep going without the House along for the ride). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Love SLS or hate SLS, that would be a heckuva show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamp-o-Tron Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 New NASA animations of Artemis-1, which I assume is source for PR materials: Artemis I – SLS Launch and Mission Animation – Jan 2021 | NASA Image and Video Library Won't embed, but it's worth a click. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamp-o-Tron Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 GR-8 stream is scheduled! Set your reminders, because it’s still a while away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 17 hours ago, StrandedonEarth said: Love SLS or hate SLS, that would be a heckuva show! This was only one engine I think... still... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 I'm not an SLS fan but I'm pretty pumped for the Green Run: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 A nice rendering of the Artemis 1 launch: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamp-o-Tron Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silavite Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Terminal count is going (at about T-8 right now) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperFastJellyfish Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 ~5 minutes until hotfire! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 T minus 1 minute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Ignition! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 And shutdown at 60 seconds. Not sure if norminal or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Not for long though Just now, RealKerbal3x said: And shutdown at 60 seconds. Not sure if norminal or not. Maybe nominal shutdown, but the plan was for at least 250 seconds, and hopefully the full 8 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silavite Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Apparently MCF meant "Major Component Failure". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Oof, that doesn't sound good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying dutchman Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 since this is a nasa rocket this will delay the scedule by 2 years.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamp-o-Tron Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 The callout for MCF was just as the TVC tests were meant to start. I think it's a gimbal failure. Glad that it was a smooth shutdown and the engines are intact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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