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  1. General Space Discussion (Thread 1) 1 2 3 4 18

    by Unobscured Vision

    Since we enjoy discussing general Space-related matters (politics, business, conjecture, etc), I thought it would be appropriate to create a dedicated thread for that very purpose. Now we can express all the hyperbole we want without fear of "getting off-topic", because it is the topic! Let's spin the turbopump, shall we?

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  3. Solar System News (miscellaneous articles) 1 2 3 4 18

    by Draggendrop

    I thought that this would be a good area to place interesting articles related to the solar system... To start this thread, I found a good editorial which encompasses the future plans for a lunar colony and entities with an interest...and a plan. Op-ed | Getting Serious About the Moon Village “A Moon Village,” said ESA director-general Johann-Dietrich Woerner, “shouldn’t just mean some houses, a church and a town hall.” It could be beacon of international and even commercial cooperation. Credit: ESA artist's concept of a lunar outpost http://spacenews.com/op-ed-getting-serious-about-the-moon-village/ This summary pretty much shows the intent for a lunar …

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  4. General Science topics 1 2 3

    by Draggendrop

    Just a place for neat stuff that will get lost too fast with a thread. --------------------------------------- Two designers just won $1.5 million for creating a device that can pull clean drinking water out of thin air A rendering of Skysource/Skywater Alliance's shipping container design for making drinking water out of air. The Skysource / Skywater Alliance How the system works... https://www.businessinsider.com/device-that-harvests-water-from-air-wins-xprize-2018-10?r=UK&IR=T -------------------------------------------- Inventor that harvested fre…

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  5. Universe News (miscellaneous articles) 1 2 3 4 14

    by Draggendrop

    A place to put news articles concerning "bodies,events, theory" which are beyond the Solar System...... First placement...... UA researchers capture first photo of planet in making Image shows a composite where blue represents the MagAO data taken at H-alpha, and green and red show the LBT data taken at Ks and L' bands. The greyscale is a previously published millimeter image of the disk. Image courtesy Stephanie Sallum. http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/UA_researchers_capture_first_photo_of_planet_in_making_999.html This is the first time to see a planet form......and hopefully there will be other times in the future......

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  6. Miscellaneous Launches and Payloads (updates) 1 2 3 4 34

    by Draggendrop
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    I thought that it might be an idea to cover the miscellaneous launches and/or payloads that either do not occur to often or are generally not covered much. DocM has threads for our usual cast of characters, and this one can be a "cookie jar" for interesting launch occurrences.....Cheers... Indian space program buoyed by back-to-back GSLV successes The GSLV lifted off at 1122 GMT (7:22 a.m. EDT) Thursday from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on India’s east coast about 50 miles north of Chennai. Credit: ISRO/Spaceflight Now The GSAT 6 satellite is pictured during a solar array deployment test. Credit: ISRO http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/08/27/indian-space-prog…

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  7. Guidelines on posting from other sites

    by Nick H.
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    If you plan on posting news that is from other sources or news sites, please keep the following in mind: 1) Please do not post entire articles from other sources. Most news organizations prohibit copy & pasting of their entire article. It is against the "fair usage" policy set by most news outlets. They expect a paragraph posted, at most, with a link to their article's web page. 2) Make sure that you link to the original article. Not quoting a copied article is against the copyright laws of most countries. 3) When linking to external sources, keep thread and article titles the same. If you have questions, please PM any staff member. Thank you fo…

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  8. Atlas V: Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2)

    by DocM

    Here we go again... Even if this flight is successful Boeing will redesign the propulsion system. Too many flaws in design and material choices. Date: May 19, 2022 Time: 1854 Eastern Pad: LC-41 Booster: Atlas V N22 Spacecraft recovery: White Sands, NM

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  9. SpaceX StarLink launches (update thread)

    by DocM

    Wit!h StarLink communication satellites going up like popcorn, let's try putting them all in one thread for now. ≈========≠========= StarLink 4-8 Date; February 20, 2022 Time: 1113 Eastern (1613 UT) Pad: LC-40 Booster: B1058.11 Recovery: ASDS A Shortfall of Gravitas Payload: 46 Starlink sats w/laser links Orbit: 53.2° inclination, SE trajectory

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  10. SpaceX: Project Polaris

    by DocM

    Apparently SpaceX's EVA (spacewalk) suit is almost done. The first mission is Polaris Dawn, which will try to orbit higher than Gemini 11 (1,368 km), do the first civilian spacewalk, and test Starlink laser communications to a crewed spacecraft. The first and second flights would be a board Crew Dragon, the third aboard Starship. (hint: open in an incognito tab) https://t.co/9fowUWJqoS Program page, https://polarisprogram.com/

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  11. SpaceX Super Heavy and Starship updates 1 2 3 4 59

    by DocM

    New thread for the BFR booster and the BFS spaceship now renamed - Super Heavy and Starship Thread 1.... (Interplanetary Transport System) Updated CGI pending. FAA application for test flights pending. FCC application for test flights... Description of tests (duration: 24 months)

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  12. SpaceX Updates  (Thread 9) 1 2 3 4 25

    by DocM

    Time for a new SpaceX Updates Thread 9. New info, and a too long thread 8 Thread 8: Musk at ISS R&D In line with the earlier comments before Congress that pushed for a cis-lunar COTS program. Translation: a high risk of failure on the first flight. No duh! Subscale BFR/BFS confirmed to better make the business case (but still very large), and sooner so it can be used in LEO and cis-lunar space. Red Dragon & Dragon 2 propulsive landings Early Mars missions will use using the subscale BFR/BFS system, so Red Dragon is cancelled. Capsules landing with side thrusters…

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  13. Falcon 9: Crew Dragon Crew-4

    by DocM

    Crew rotation to the International Space Station Date: April 27, 2022 Time: 0352 Eastern (0752 GMT) Pad: LC-339A, Kennedy Space Center Recovery: ASDS Booster: B1067.4 Vehicle: C212.1 Freedom (maiden flight) Crew Dragon Freedom watching a Starlink launch rise from LC-40

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  14. SpaceX StarLink satellite internet [UPDATES] 1 2 3 4 9

    by DocM

    Following up on the announcement of a SpaceX developed and launched, partially Google and Fidelity Investments funded ($1 Billion worth) 4,025 satellite internet constellation. The satellites and ground receivers are said to use electronically steerable phased array antennas, a technology usually associated with military radars. These multi-element antennae have now been shrunk to the size of a silicon chip. This about pending spectrum "discussions" is a good place to start. http://www.fiercewireless.com/tech/story/5g-proceeding-spacex-urges-fcc-protect-future-satellite-ventures/2015-02-22

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  15. Falcon 9: NROL-85 spysat(s?)

    by DocM

    One for the spooks at the National Reconnaissance Office. Rumor is this is a pair of Naval Ocean Surveillance System (NOSS) INTRUDER signals intelligence (SIGINT) satellites. Usually with these the coverage ends shortly after upper stage separation for security reasons. Date: April 17 Time: 0913 Eastern, 0613 Pacific, 1313 UT Pad: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base Booster: B1071.2 Recovery: Landing Zone-4, Vandenberg Space Force Base https://youtu.be/mMcmf1g4qSA

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  16. NASA Commercial Crew (CCtCap) test milestones 1 2 3 4 21

    by DocM

    Dragon V2 Parachute/Propulsive Landing Test: September 2015 (parachutes to ~10 meters, SuperDraco propulsive touchdown. One of 4 possible landing modes) Dragon V2 Demo Mission 1: 30 day ISS un-crewed mission, NET December 2016 Dragon V2 Demo Mission 2: 14 day ISS crewed mission, NET April 2017 SpaceX Dragon V2 CCtCap milestones (PDF).... The Boeing CST-100 milestones have not been released yet.

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  17. Falcon 9: Crew Dragon - Axiom Space AX-1

    by DocM

    First Axiom Space crew mission to ISS, leading up to the assembly of their commercial space station at ISS. Construction is targeting to begin in 2024, with completion about 2028. Date: April 3, 2020 Time: 1313 Eastern (1713 UT) Vehicle: C206 Endeavour Pad: LC-39A KSC Booster: 1062.5 Recovery: ASDS Duration: 10 days Axiom Station

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  18. NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) 1 2 3

    by DocM

    COTS for the Moon, it apprears the balloon has gone up. Bridenstine didn't waste any time. Contract value between $25.000 and $2.5 billion (!!) There are several small lunar landers getting ready to fly, but Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander is said to be good for 4 metric tons of cargo and SpaceX's BFS spaceship will be a monster. Presolicitation, https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=46b23a8f2c06da6ac08e1d1d2ae97d35&tab=documents&tabmode=list

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  19. Vulva Spaceship aims to counter prevalence of phallic spacecraft

    by NFT_QUEEN

    Vulva Spaceship aims to counter prevalence of phallic spacecraft A German feminist art group has revealed a vulva-shaped spaceship concept, which it is encouraging the European Space Agency to help realise in order to better represent humanity in space and "restore gender equality to the cosmos." The group Wer Braucht Feminismus? (WBF?), which translates to "Who Needs Feminism?", created the Vulva Spaceship concept to challenge the convention of phallic spacecraft design. The yonic craft was designed to signal inclusivity and the group has started a petition on change.org calling on the European Space Agency to consider the project. …

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  20. What Happens if the Moon Crashes into Earth?

    by NFT_QUEEN
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    What Happens if the Moon Crashes into Earth? Really enjoyed watching this one.

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  21. Blooper reels (how not to rocket) 1 2

    by Steven P.

    Can we have a thread with bloopers and fails? I'll start

    Last reply by Jim K,

  22. F9: NROL-87 reconnaissance satellite

    by DocM

    NROL-87, for the National Reconnaissance Office spooks Date: February 2, 2022 Time: 1518 Eastern (1218 Pacific, 2018 UT) Range: Vandenberg Space Force Base Pad: SLC-4E Booster B.1071.1 Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO).

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  23. F9: Starlink Group 4-7

    by DocM

    Starlink Group 4-7 Filling out the constellation for higher latitudes with laser linked satellites. Date: February 3, 2022 Time: 1313 Eastern (1813 UT) Pad: KSC LC-39A Booster: 1061-6 Recovery: ASDS Payload: 49 Starlink satellites Orbit: 53.2l° inclination, SE trajectory

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  24. Neuralink: Neural Lace startup

    by DocM
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    • 3.6k views

    A low resolution, needle injectable, Neural Lace has been injected into living mice, Gizmodo.... But Musk's Neuralink venture is for human - AI interfacing. Resistance is futile Ars Technica....

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  25. Axiom Space - commercial space station

    by DocM
    • 24 replies
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    Fact: eventually, the International Space Station will be retired and NASA wants to use commercial space stations in low Earth orbit instead. These would be commercial entities, privately operated. Want to use it? Reserve the time and book your space launch. Result: NASA has selected Axiom Space to lead the way. Axiom Space is a private space company headquartered in Houston, Texas. Fouded and run by NASA veterans, https://www.axiomspace.com/ Axiom Space CEO: Michael Suffredini, former Program Manager ISS Program (2005-2015) Axiom Space VP: Michael Lopez-Alegria, former NASA Astronaut among others... th…

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  26. F9: Transporter 3 (mass satellite launch)

    by DocM

    The latest SpaceX mass deployment of small satellites for both commercial and government customers. Launch date: January 13, 2022 Time: 1025 Eastern (1525 UT) Booster: B1058.10 Orbit: SSO (Sun synchronous orbit) Pad: SLC-40 Landing: LZ-1 (KSC, no droneship) Fairing recovery at sea 100+ satellites

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