Space Exploration

[CagleMtnVol]

Launch timeline update

 

[LouderVol]

surely they aren't going to fuel it 6 days before? and then let it sit there.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

surely they aren't going to fuel it 6 days before? and then let it sit there.

That's the earliest for the wet dress rehearsal.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

 

[lawgator1]

surely they aren't going to fuel it 6 days before? and then let it sit there.

I was in Journalism school at UF when the Challenger went up. We had those old-time clangy teletypes tied into UPI and AP, and were milling around the lobby area when the bells went off for both and started spitting out copy. Went outside the building and, as close as we are in Gainesville, could see the trail of the ship for launch and then the trails of the boosters that went every which way when it blew up.

The temperature, as we know now, was a main culprit for the O-ring degradation.

 

[Orangeburst]

Looks like July for SpaceEx IPO

 

[CagleMtnVol]

I wonder if the new NASA administrator has pushed this? I know President Trump would like to see the next moon landing happen in his administration and coupled with China's push to get someone to the moon are we now seeing a significant push in getting American's/North American's to the moon before them.

 

[twoffo]

SpaceX Eyes 1 Million Satellites For Orbital Data Center Push

Not just thousands. In an FCC filing, the company mentions deploying up to a staggering 'one million satellites' in orbits ranging from 500 kilometers to 2,000km.

www.pcmag.com