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vbrad26
·Hmmm my interests are piqued!
The Commercial - and now general space travel - Thread (No Politics Allowed)
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time flies
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photo by others.
have fun
kfw
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vbrad26
·Sounds like all testing today went very well.
As of this moment, I have not heard for sure if they are go for a launch attempt on 9/27 - they say data needs to be reviewed, but the data is encouraging.
As of this moment, I have not heard for sure if they are go for a launch attempt on 9/27 - they say data needs to be reviewed, but the data is encouraging.
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pdxleaf
·Good discussion from Astronaut Terry Virts and author of "Lost Moon."
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vbrad26
·No surprise here, and sort of old news at this point. But the launch has been scrubbed due to the incoming weather.
They are in fact, rolling it off of the pad...
They are in fact, rolling it off of the pad...
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140dave
·Maybe slightly off topic for this thread but DART was pretty cool. Heh, just google "Nasa Dart Mission" and watch the page, even google had fun with this mission...
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Walrus
·https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-spacex-to-study-hubble-telescope-reboost-possibility
SpaceX doing cool things
SpaceX doing cool things
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vbrad26
·Live feed of launch today at noon EDT
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vbrad26
·NASA now aiming for an early AM launch of Artemis 11/14.
"NASA used the time back in the VAB to inspect the rocket and capsule, saying Wednesday that inspections confirmed "minimal work is required to prepare" for the next launch attempt. The agency plans to roll the rocket back out to the Launch Complex 39B pad as soon as Nov. 4."
"NASA used the time back in the VAB to inspect the rocket and capsule, saying Wednesday that inspections confirmed "minimal work is required to prepare" for the next launch attempt. The agency plans to roll the rocket back out to the Launch Complex 39B pad as soon as Nov. 4."
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TLIGuy
·Pretty amazing find after 37 years.
History Channel team finds large piece of space shuttle Challenger.
One the largest pieces of NASA's fallen space shuttle Challenger has been discovered on the ocean floor by a TV documentary team searching for a downed World War II aircraft.
The artifact, which today remains where it was found by the crew filming The History Channel's new series "The Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters," was positively identified by NASA based upon the item's modern construction and presence of 8-inch square thermal protection (heat shield) tiles. The segment of Challenger was found in waters off Florida's Space Coast, well northwest of the area popularly known as the Bermuda Triangle.
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History Channel team finds large piece of space shuttle Challenger.
One the largest pieces of NASA's fallen space shuttle Challenger has been discovered on the ocean floor by a TV documentary team searching for a downed World War II aircraft.
The artifact, which today remains where it was found by the crew filming The History Channel's new series "The Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters," was positively identified by NASA based upon the item's modern construction and presence of 8-inch square thermal protection (heat shield) tiles. The segment of Challenger was found in waters off Florida's Space Coast, well northwest of the area popularly known as the Bermuda Triangle.
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pdxleaf
·Damn. Very sobering.
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vbrad26
·Well, it FINALLY happened...and I slept through it lol.
But Artemis 1 FINALLY blasted off from KSC.
https://www.nasa.gov/content/live-coverage-of-nasas-artemis-i-mission-to-the-moon
But Artemis 1 FINALLY blasted off from KSC.
https://www.nasa.gov/content/live-coverage-of-nasas-artemis-i-mission-to-the-moon
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pdxleaf
·Well, it FINALLY happened...and I slept through it lol.
But Artemis 1 FINALLY blasted off from KSC.
https://www.nasa.gov/content/live-coverage-of-nasas-artemis-i-mission-to-the-moon
That would have been a sight to see.
Congratulations NASA. One small step for a rocket, one giant leap for Artemis.
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TLIGuy
·NASA's Orion crew capsule snapped its first image of Earth as it ventures to the moon. This is the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972 that a human-rated craft has captured a view of our planet.
IMAGE - NASA
IMAGE - NASA
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Walrus
·NASA's Orion crew capsule snapped its first image of Earth as it ventures to the moon. This is the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972 that a human-rated craft has captured a view of our planet.
IMAGE - NASA
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Omegafanman
·Interesting to see the further SpaceX Moon lander investment confirmed. Would be amazing to see this on the moon / significant payload potential.
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/...nd-contract-option-for-artemis-moon-landing-0
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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/...nd-contract-option-for-artemis-moon-landing-0
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Walrus
·On the ride in today I was listening to a smart dude talk about “spider web blockchain communication for satellites.” It got pretty deep I didn’t catch the name of the company the guy being interviewed was from I’m just poking around read more about it.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...ains-applications-for-the-space-industry/amp/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...ains-applications-for-the-space-industry/amp/
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TLIGuy
·It appears that 3 time space flight veteran Dragon 6 Commander Stephen Bowen (STS-126, 132, 133) knew he was suppose to wear a watch on the outside of his suit.😀 The 3 other first time fliers not so much.
Pretty confident he is wearing an X-33 that he rotates to the underside of his wrist shortly before launch.
CREDIT - NASA
CREDIT - NASA
Pretty confident he is wearing an X-33 that he rotates to the underside of his wrist shortly before launch.
CREDIT - NASA
CREDIT - NASA
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