TheX's Space Thread

[TheX]

He should land a Roadster on the Moon

That would be truly epic.

 

[TheX]

We may see Artemis fly in 5 days...maybe...

NASA to Provide Media Update on Demonstration Test, Artemis I Missions

NASA will hold a media teleconference at 12:30 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 23, to discuss the cryogenic demonstration test conducted Wednesday, Sept. 21, ahead of the next Artemis I launch attempt.

www.nasa.gov

 

[CB91710]

We may see Artemis fly in 5 days...maybe...

NASA to Provide Media Update on Demonstration Test, Artemis I Missions

NASA will hold a media teleconference at 12:30 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 23, to discuss the cryogenic demonstration test conducted Wednesday, Sept. 21, ahead of the next Artemis I launch attempt.

www.nasa.gov

Not holding my breath.....

 

[TheX]

DART just smacked the shit out of a asteroid.

NASA crashes DART spacecraft into asteroid in world's 1st planetary defense test

The DART spacecraft is no more.

www.space.com

 

[rcole_sooner]

Shit. Just. Got. Real.

 

[electric head]

I happened across this about 10 minutes before it hit..Pretty cool

I thought it was going to hit the rock in front but it went right by that and hit the asteroid dead center..

 

[CB91710]

I happened across this about 10 minutes before it hit..Pretty cool

i thought it was going to hit the rock in front but it went right by that and hit the asteroid dead center..

They didn't want to impact the rotation, which could result from an off-center hit.
They want to impart the greatest delta-V to the mass.

 

[Mike I]

Well they’ve rolled Artimus 1 back into the VAB, so the next viable launch window is in November.

Maybe.

 

[CB91710]

Well they’ve rolled Artimus 1 back into the VAB, so the next viable launch window is in November.

Maybe.

They'll probably have to replace the pyros on the abort/destruct system.

There goes another few million.

 

[Mike I]

Yep!

 

[TheX]

 

[Crotch]

 

[TheX]

 

[TheX]

Wow, this is crazy. They relight a Raptor engine in 8.21 seconds.

 

[CB91710]

 

[MikeyTheCat]

In 20 months the Gemini program did 10 missions. That’s a pretty crazy schedule for 1965.

 

[TheX]

In 20 months the Gemini program did 10 missions. That’s a pretty crazy schedule for 1965.

Mercury to Apollo was scary fast. Luck was on our side.

 

[MikeyTheCat]

Mercury to Apollo was scary fast. Luck was on our side.

I'll pick engineers with slide rules over luck.

 

[TheX]

I'll pick engineers with slide rules over luck.

We had those, but luck was a huge factor.

 

[CB91710]

In 20 months the Gemini program did 10 missions. That’s a pretty crazy schedule for 1965.

*AND* the Gemini crews were training on the Apollo hardware while flying the Gemini missions.