On April 28 2015 07:29 Millitron wrote:
Are they gonna try to soft-land this one?
Are they gonna try to soft-land this one?
no.
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Yrr
Germany796 Posts
April 27 2015 22:39 GMT
#1181
On April 28 2015 07:29 Millitron wrote: Are they gonna try to soft-land this one? no. | ||
Gofarman
Canada645 Posts
April 27 2015 23:13 GMT
#1182
(ended up being a 49minute delay because of weather.) | ||
{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
April 28 2015 05:44 GMT
#1183
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
April 28 2015 18:51 GMT
#1184
Docking has been called off and the solar panels on the Progress keeps going in and out of sunlight meaning power is not reliable. Apparently they will try a last ditch effort tomorrow otherwise Atmospheric drag will send it back down to earth and burn it up. Meaning... SpaceX will become the only reliable resupply operation and the Dragon just got even more spotlight. | ||
{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
April 29 2015 20:59 GMT
#1185
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iHirO
United Kingdom1381 Posts
April 30 2015 09:31 GMT
#1186
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
April 30 2015 13:36 GMT
#1187
Sucks: Of course one of our goals is reusability, and unfortunately we didn’t get to recover the propulsion module because we lost pressure in our hydraulic system on descent. Fortunately, we’ve already been in work for some time on an improved hydraulic system. Also, assembly of propulsion module serial numbers 2 and 3 is already underway – we’ll be ready to fly again soon. Source | ||
iHirO
United Kingdom1381 Posts
May 01 2015 17:27 GMT
#1188
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
May 01 2015 18:14 GMT
#1189
http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/1/8525309/tesla-energy-elon-musk-battery-announcement | ||
{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
May 02 2015 01:29 GMT
#1190
Lockheed Martin will build two communications satellites for Saudi Arabia’s Arabsat, and Arianespace and SpaceX will launch the commercial relay platforms under contracts valued at $650 million announced Wednesday. Riyadh-based Arabsat said in a press release that it had signed deals with Lockheed Martin to manufacture the two spacecraft — named HellasSat 4/SaudiGeoSat 1 and Arabsat 6A. In a separate statement, Arianespace said the HellasSat 4/SaudiGeoSat 1 satellite would launch in 2018 aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana. The craft has launch mass of around 6,000 kilograms, or about 13,227 pounds, and will ride in the upper berth of the Ariane 5’s dual-payload adapter structure. Arabsat said it will sign a contract with SpaceX to launch the Arabsat 6A satellite. Arabsat 6A is sized to launch on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket, according to industry officials. Source | ||
iHirO
United Kingdom1381 Posts
May 05 2015 00:15 GMT
#1191
http://www.spacex.com/news/2015/05/04/5-things-know-about-spacexs-pad-abort-test | ||
oBlade
Korea (South)4630 Posts
May 05 2015 00:40 GMT
#1192
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Simberto
Germany11043 Posts
May 05 2015 05:43 GMT
#1193
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Yurie
11546 Posts
May 05 2015 06:38 GMT
#1194
On May 05 2015 14:43 Simberto wrote: Hm, why does the trunk fall that much shorter than the capsule, despite the fact that the capsule uses chutes? I would guess that it is because of the jettison. Pushes capsule forward and trunk backwards. | ||
puerk
Germany855 Posts
May 05 2015 13:08 GMT
#1195
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_vk_
219 Posts
May 05 2015 13:28 GMT
#1196
On May 05 2015 09:40 oBlade wrote: Interesting that it aborts with the trunk attached. You can see the reason here: The big fins on the trunk provide aerodynamic stability. If you've played KSP (esp. w/ FAR or the 1.0 aero), you know how important that is. | ||
iHirO
United Kingdom1381 Posts
May 05 2015 20:03 GMT
#1197
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Millitron
United States2611 Posts
May 05 2015 21:31 GMT
#1198
On May 05 2015 15:38 Yurie wrote: Show nested quote + On May 05 2015 14:43 Simberto wrote: Hm, why does the trunk fall that much shorter than the capsule, despite the fact that the capsule uses chutes? I would guess that it is because of the jettison. Pushes capsule forward and trunk backwards. Also the capsule is probably more dense, meaning air resistance will slow it down less. Edit: Ninja'd | ||
{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
May 05 2015 23:18 GMT
#1199
PHOENIX — Nearly one year after changing the fuel used on its SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle, a Virgin Galactic executive said April 30 the company was open to switching back depending on its performance. Will Pomerantz, vice president of special projects for Virgin Galactic, said in a presentation at the Space Access ’15 conference here that the company has an “internal horse race” between a rubber-based fuel, formally known as hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB), originally selected for SpaceShipTwo’s hybrid rocket motor and a nylon-based one the company switched to last year. Source | ||
iHirO
United Kingdom1381 Posts
May 06 2015 14:13 GMT
#1200
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