Space Exploration

[Orangeburst]

Still anxiously awaiting Starship Flight 12. Hopefully this month. First Version 3!

is that the Monster that dwarfs the existing?

 

[twoffo]

 

[OrangeTsar]

is that the Monster that dwarfs the existing?

Doesn’t exactly dwarf Version 2 but it is slightly taller and boasts greatly increased thrust due to the new Raptor 3 engines

 

[CagleMtnVol]

NASA currently waiting on winds at KSC to lessen to begin rollout of Artemis II back to LC-39B.

It was scheduled to begin movement earlier tonight but high winds has prevented them from starting.

 

[LouderVol]

NASA currently waiting on winds at KSC to lessen to begin rollout of Artemis II back to LC-39B.

It was scheduled to begin movement earlier tonight but high winds has prevented them from starting.

I predict there will be another delay.

 

[hog88]

I predict there will be another delay.

Really going out on a limb there aren't ya?

This thing won't get off the ground until fall at the earliest.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

 

[twoffo]

New Space Force acquisition portfolios to cover space control, orbital warfare - Breaking Defense

The Space Force is "serious" about integrating cislunar capabilities, with plans to work closely with NASA and the Air Force Research Laboratory on new tech, Tom Ainsworth, Air Force space acquisition officer, said today.

breakingdefense.com

 

[twoffo]

 

[twoffo]

An explanation for the reasoning behind Terafab. You’ll need to read the tweet in full, it only shows the top portion below. tldr; Kardashev scale.

 

[twoffo]

 

[OrangeTsar]

Just PLEASE don’t let them call it moon base Alpha

 

[marcusluvsvols]

Wonder who chose "doo doo brown" for the color scheme on that thing? Build a brazillion dollar rocket but cant spring for a decent color?

 

[marcusluvsvols]

Really hope we can colonize the moon in my lifetime. If we dont, China will. That episode of Space Force where the Chinese and US troops have a little skirmish and destroy eachothers gear may be reality if we dont get our stuff together and get it done. We have to win Space Race 2.

 

[OrangeTsar]

Wonder who chose "doo doo brown" for the color scheme on that thing? Build a brazillion dollar rocket but cant spring for a decent color?

It is the color of the insulating foam applied to the exterior of the tank. It is required because of the slow fill rate of the tanks and the fact that NASA has it sitting on the pad fully fueled for several hours leading up to the launch.
The SpaceX approach with Starship however is to rapidly fuel the rocket starting just over 30 minutes prior to launch which means it doesn’t need extra insulation to avoid boil off.
The insulation used on SLS is the same type used on space shuttle launches. If you look at videos of early shuttle launches, you will see that the external tank was pained white. After a few launches they stopped painting it to save weight and you wound up with the orange/brown that we see today.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

 

[CagleMtnVol]

 

[CagleMtnVol]

 

[CagleMtnVol]

Wonder who chose "doo doo brown" for the color scheme on that thing? Build a brazillion dollar rocket but cant spring for a decent color?

You talking about the orange insulation on the fuel tank that's been around since the Shuttle program.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

 

[StarRaider]

Spudnik-1

See it: NASA astronaut shares photo of egg-shaped object with tentacles growing on International Space Station

The internet went into a frenzy when a NASA astronaut shared a weird alien-looking photo on social media. The photo showed an object that was floating in the air and appeared to be purple, egg-shaped with tentacles spouting out of it.

www.foxweather.com

 

[OrangeTsar]

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See it: NASA astronaut shares photo of egg-shaped object with tentacles growing on International Space Station

The internet went into a frenzy when a NASA astronaut shared a weird alien-looking photo on social media. The photo showed an object that was floating in the air and appeared to be purple, egg-shaped with tentacles spouting out of it.

www.foxweather.com

My bet is that the Russian cosmonauts were setting up a clandestine vodka distillery.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

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See it: NASA astronaut shares photo of egg-shaped object with tentacles growing on International Space Station

The internet went into a frenzy when a NASA astronaut shared a weird alien-looking photo on social media. The photo showed an object that was floating in the air and appeared to be purple, egg-shaped with tentacles spouting out of it.

www.foxweather.com

People didn't know that was a potato?

 

[OrangeTsar]

People didn't know that was a potato?

Dem dar City folk don’t know nuthin

 

[OrangeTsar]

People didn't know that was a potato?

They should have asked Sam