Space Voyages into space
- Thread starter colin traveller
- Start date
-
- Tags
- space
- Joined
- May 2, 2019
- Messages
- 2,568
- Points
- 278
I can't wait to see it all fly...
I want to believe, and at the same time I have difficulties seeing a present starship with the booster make it through maxQ. I feel like someone seeing the Spruce Goose coming out of its hangar 80 years ago.
That project is the most daring, revolutionary and promising one of the last 30 years.
I want to believe, and at the same time I have difficulties seeing a present starship with the booster make it through maxQ. I feel like someone seeing the Spruce Goose coming out of its hangar 80 years ago.
That project is the most daring, revolutionary and promising one of the last 30 years.
- Joined
- Apr 15, 2019
- Messages
- 12,156
- Points
- 338
- Joined
- Apr 15, 2019
- Messages
- 12,156
- Points
- 338
- Joined
- Mar 8, 2018
- Messages
- 8,680
- Points
- 348
- Joined
- Feb 20, 2020
- Messages
- 6,142
- Points
- 309
Firefly Aerospace's first Alpha rocket explodes during launch debut after major anomaly
The DREAM mission ended in an anomaly before it reached space.
- Joined
- Feb 20, 2020
- Messages
- 6,142
- Points
- 309
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak announces private space venture 'unlike the others'
Privateer to 'keep space safe and accessible to all humankind'
- Joined
- May 2, 2019
- Messages
- 2,568
- Points
- 278
- Joined
- May 5, 2019
- Messages
- 1,522
- Points
- 259
Thanks Telmar, for that reminder and the link for SpaceX
- Joined
- Apr 16, 2019
- Messages
- 412
- Points
- 168
Looking forward to it.Inspiration 4 launch planned for midnight UTC
Private SpaceX flight to orbit with no professional astronauts aboard. They´ ll stay in orbit for 3 days flying a little above the ISS.
The guy funding and commanding the capsule actually seems like an apex nerd who earned his ticket to space thru the hard work to fund it as well as his personal efforts and interest to prepare himself over many years, and isn't a d!ck.
Good luck to them.
- Joined
- Apr 16, 2019
- Messages
- 412
- Points
- 168
This thing so reminds me of the Soviet N1 rocket effort.
Back on the old MP.net we argued endlessly about the Apollo / N1 competition.
The N1 seriously lacked the computational/digital management horsepower to harmonize so many rockets to sing the same song and scream in perfect tune.
Hopefully the SpaceX team have solved that complex set of problems to properly conduct a large rocket orchestra.
- Joined
- May 5, 2019
- Messages
- 1,522
- Points
- 259
The rate of acceleration for tonight‘s launch was very impressive. I am not comparing to others boosters, just noting how the KPH numbers ramped up after max whatever!
- Joined
- Feb 20, 2020
- Messages
- 6,142
- Points
- 309
Today is a record in orbit. Simultaneously 14 people. 7 on the ISS, three Chinese on Tiangong and four on the tourist Dragon.
And Dragon sets another record. Its orbital altitude is over 500 km. After the lunar expeditions, no one has moved so far from the Earth.
And Dragon sets another record. Its orbital altitude is over 500 km. After the lunar expeditions, no one has moved so far from the Earth.
- Joined
- May 2, 2019
- Messages
- 2,568
- Points
- 278
Not exactly. 55 years ago, Gemini 11 flew at 740 miles above the Earth.
Sept. 14, 1966 - View From Gemini XI, 850 Miles Above the Earth - NASA
The western half of Australia, looking west, as seen from the Gemini XI spacecraft, 850 miles above the Earth on Sept. 14, 1966. Reaching this record-shattering altitude was a highlight of a demanding, three-day mission for Gemini XI command pilot Charles "Pete" Conrad and pilot Dick Gordon.
www.nasa.gov
Last edited by a moderator:
Similar threads
