The Commercial - and now general space travel - Thread (No Politics Allowed)

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Relativity Space set to attempt another launch on Mar 22 with a window from 2300-0100. Their rocket, Terran-1, is 85% 3D printed by mass. If it launches and does well, this will be a huge step forward in affordable reusable rockets.
 
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Still awaiting SpaceX "Polaris Dawn" press meeting to reveal their new spacesuit, EVA-capable space suit which has to be worn by all crew members as the complete capsule will have to be depressurized...
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Jeremy Hansen will be the first non-American to go beyond earth's orbit...
 
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Heck yea Tonto!!! Well done to Reid Wiseman and the rest of the Artemis II crew selection.

I've had the pleasure of knowing Tonto and I'm thrilled he was select to command the next crewed mission to the Moon. I knew once he came off being Chief of the Astronaut office he was destined for the Moon.

So thankful to have this piece in my collection from a future Moon voyager. Hope he rocks the X-33 again to the Moon.



Also, here is a great video from the NAS Oceana O-Club at Tonto's Soyuz launch party.

 
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In honor of the first Artemis crew and the first people to be named astronauts.

 
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Interesting to see the start of Manned Spaceflight to the Moon...
Artemis II crew members named...
Exciting mission but... Mission to " Deep Space " was the wrong term here
The edge of our Solar System isn't even Deep Space!
The nearest Star at 4.2 light years isn't even Deep Space!
 
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Interesting to see the start of Manned Spaceflight to the Moon...
Artemis II crew members named...
Exciting mission but... Mission to " Deep Space " was the wrong term here
The edge of our Solar System isn't even Deep Space!
The nearest Star at 4.2 light years isn't even Deep Space!

Translunar and Cislunar space would be correct? In fairness it is still a bloody long way :0)

“Space [...] is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly hugely mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space.”
 
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Interesting to see the start of Manned Spaceflight to the Moon...
Artemis II crew members named...
Exciting mission but... Mission to " Deep Space " was the wrong term here
The edge of our Solar System isn't even Deep Space!
The nearest Star at 4.2 light years isn't even Deep Space!

The Artemis II crew will fly within 6,479 miles of the lunar surface and travel more than 6,000 miles beyond the far side of the moon. This will mark the farthest any human has traveled in space.
So, the deepest of space for human flight so far!
 
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Interesting to see the start of Manned Spaceflight to the Moon...
Artemis II crew members named...
Exciting mission but... Mission to " Deep Space " was the wrong term here
The edge of our Solar System isn't even Deep Space!
The nearest Star at 4.2 light years isn't even Deep Space!



Technically…..If they aren’t landing on the moon, they are not really going to the moon….
Heading that way but not actually going to 😗
 
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Technically…..If they aren’t landing on the moon, they are not really going to the moon….
Heading that way but not actually going to 😗
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  1. In a direction toward so as to reach.
  2. Towards.
  3. Reaching as far as.
It is not their destination, but then (to date) everyone else has returned as well.
 
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For astronomers "Deep Space" is a term used to refer to interstellar space. 😗
For amateur-astronomers "Deep Space observing" is looking at interstellar distances at other galaxies !