Space Voyages into space

[Penny]

Successful routine flight and landing of Starship SN15

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[Euroamerican]

^^____Thanks for that, Mate!

 

[colin traveller]

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[ENGINEER]

When I went to the Cosmonaut Museum in Moscow, my impression of Soviet space hardware was that it could be built in a garage. That's not knocking it in any way because it works, and worked astoundingly well. I felt the best tool they had was a pop riveter. Just a matter of good basic engineering put together in an uncomplicated way.

 

[BCNTM]

When I went to the Cosmonaut Museum in Moscow, my impression of Soviet space hardware was that it could be built in a garage. That's not knocking it in any way because it works, and worked astoundingly well. I felt the best tool they had was a pop riveter. Just a matter of good basic engineering put together in an uncomplicated way.

Went to the UK Space centre in Leicester a few years ago, and I was also struck by just how primitive some of the Russian and US hardware was
They did have a V2 gyroscope which was tucked away in a cabinet

The National Space Centre: Exploring Space

Discover the wonders of space at the National Space Centre, a hub for space enthusiasts and educational opportunities.

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[morris]

SpaceX outlines first orbital Starship test flight

SpaceX has disclosed details for the first orbital test flight of its next-generation Starship launch system, but the company is still far short of the regulatory approvals needed for the mission.

spacenews.com

SpaceX filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission May 13 for special temporary authority for communications required to support a Starship test launch from the company’s Boca Chica, Texas, test site. The license would cover communications for what the company called an “experimental orbital demo and recovery test of the Starship test vehicle” launching from Boca Chica.

In an attachment to the application, SpaceX provided the first details about what it calls “Starship Orbital – First Flight.” The mission would involve a launch of the overall Starship vehicle, including the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage, from Boca Chica.

 

[morris]

Nuclear “Zeus” will cover whole of Russia

Space nuclear tug “Zeus” with an energy-mounted installation of a megawatt class can be used in the Russian air defense system (air defense), RIA

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According to the data presented, the towing can be used to track aircraft of the enemy, in particular, determining their location.

Similar features will allow “Zeus” to cover zones by a radius of 2,200 kilometers (if the power of the radar equipment is 50 kilowatt) or 4300 kilometers (200 kilowatt). “In the second case, all the airspace of Russia and part of the space of neighboring states will enter the zone of its actions,” the agency notes.

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[BCNTM]

Europe plans sat-nav and telecoms network at the Moon

A satellite constellation would tell astronauts and robots their exact position on the lunar surface.

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S.I.D

 

[BCNTM]

Virgin Galactic rocket plane flies to edge of space

Sir Richard Branson's spaceplane completes the first of three key test flights above New Mexico.

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[BCNTM]

Out of this world! Milky Way Photographer of the Year winners revealed

Released by travel photography blog Capture The Atlas, the 25 images show the stars as a backdrop to trees, lakes and cliffs in 12 countries across the world including Spain, Brazil and the US.

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[morris]

Final Frontier: Space control will be 'realm of cyber warfare'

Australia's role in space is emerging as one of information and support.

www.canberratimes.com.au

Australia's catch-up in the space arms race will focus on information and cyber warfare, including helping other countries protect their orbital assets from dangers.
Space Agency chair Megan Clark says nations were responding to the increasingly militarised and weaponised space capability of the United States, Russia and India, which have the capability to destroy or disarm space assets.

 

[colin traveller]

 

[morris]

ISS astronauts make second spacewalk to fit new solar panels - News Nation USA

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA"s Shane Kimbrough made their second spacewalk in less than a week to install new solar panels on the

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[morris]

Computer problem takes Hubble offline

Spacecraft controllers are continuing to work on a faulty computer memory system on NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope that has stopped telescope operations for nearly a week.

spacenews.com

 

[morris]

Virgin Orbit plane launches four US military satellites into space

The LauncherOne rocket was lifted into the sky by a modified 747 before igniting midair over the Pacific Ocean.

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[morris]

 

[morris]

Elon Musk shared a short video that demonstrates the operation of the new autonomous floating platform Shortfall of Gravitas, which will operate on the East Coast of the United States. It is intended for the landing of Falcon rockets launches.

Unfortunately, no comments were given on the specifics of the new platform. It is known that launch vehicles should land on this site after the Dragon V2 spacecraft was launched to the International Space Station. And it looks like the video was filmed to showcase the size of the Shortfall of Gravitas, which is truly huge.

Once the launch vehicle is landed on it, the company will be able to reuse the Falcon 9 several more times. This reduces the cost to the enterprise of sending objects into outer space.

 

[BCNTM]

Virgin Galactic: Sir Richard Branson rockets to the edge of space

The UK businessman realises a lifetime's ambition by riding a rocket plane high into the sky.

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[colin traveller]

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[BravoZulu]

This week is the 50th anniversary of Apollo 15, which launched in 1971 from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center carrying astronauts David Scott, Alfred Worden, and James Irwin. The mission objectives were to explore the Hadley-Apennine region of the Moon, set up and activate lunar surface scientific experiments, make engineering evaluations of new Apollo equipment, conduct lunar orbital experiments, and photographic tasks. This was the first of three missions to employ use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle – which designed and developed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center – to enhance exploration and geological investigations on the Moon.