rocor Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 Scott Manley has already posted his analysis of the the SN10 launch, interesting. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2021 I do like this from the video . . 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2021 Burned Uncontained Residual Propellant. They need to add that to the acronym list. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DIW Posted March 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 19, 2021 It seems that even NASA are reaching for the moon - latest firing of the RS-25 engines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Late night local news was all a tizzy tonight. Many people sent in video of a spacecraft breaking up and streaking across the sky at about 9:00pm this evening. Apparently it was visible across much of the Pacific Northwest and unusually, the weather cooperated. (I was inside and missed it.) Footage, which is both eerie and spectacular, reminded me of the Shuttle Columbia reentry disaster in 2003. Most observers did not comprehend what it was. According to the National Weather Service in Seattle it was a Space-X Falcon 9 second stage from a March 4 Starlink launch falling out of orbit after a de-orbit burn failed. I saw one report saying it was supposed to disintegrate over the Southern Ocean south of Australia. (Missed it, by *that* much!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocor Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 Fourth time, unfortunately still unlucky. https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-sn11-rocket-launch-2nd-attempt Did not even get to attempt a landing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Flying Pig Posted March 31, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2021 Scott Manley on SN11. Apparently even he can't see through fog. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocor Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 It appears that SpaceX have identified the problem that led to Starship SN11s demise. A methane leak, causing a small fire that fried some of the craft's avionics. https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-sn11-crash-cause 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 1 hour ago, rocor said: It appears that SpaceX have identified the problem that led to Starship SN11s demise. A methane leak, causing a small fire that fried some of the craft's avionics. I need to take note and be more careful not be break wind in the bed and trap any gas that could later combust if a spark is presented. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted April 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2021 The Ingenuity helicopter has successfully flown on Mars! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56799755 5 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Flying Pig Posted April 20, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 20, 2021 20 hours ago, Reorte said: The Ingenuity helicopter has successfully flown on Mars! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56799755 Veritasium video about Ingenuity from 2019 (title changed to reflect the news!). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted April 30, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 30, 2021 This is very nice - after being built purely as a demonstrator for a few flights NASA says they're going to carry on using Ingenuity rather than leave it sitting around, using it to scout ahead for the rover. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56951752 If this was never originally on the cards (it might've been an unofficial hopeful goal for all I know) the Ingenuity team must be thrilled. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocor Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 The astronauts of SpaceX's crew-1 mission have returned safely back to Earth in the first nighttime splashdown since the Apollo 8 mission. https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-1-astronaut-dragon-capsule-splashdown 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Breaking! SpaceX SN15 Mars Starship does not explode on landing! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 6 hours ago, Ozexpatriate said: Breaking! SpaceX SN15 Mars Starship does not explode on landing! Well, it's not rocket science Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocor Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 12 hours ago, Ozexpatriate said: Breaking! SpaceX SN15 Mars Starship does not explode on landing! It still receives a gentle roasting around its bottom end upon landing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 57xx Posted May 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 6, 2021 9 hours ago, rocor said: It still receives a gentle roasting around its bottom end upon landing though. That was quite a tense moment wondering whether it would go bang any second as they tried to put it out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 57xx Posted May 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 6, 2021 22 hours ago, Ozexpatriate said: Breaking! SpaceX SN15 Mars Starship does not explode on landing! Or in this case, not breaking... into a million pieces. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted May 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 7, 2021 Fair play to the team (s ) at NASA with their current projects. To balance this, however, you will need to notice the lack of speed cameras, traffic wardens, one-way gyratory systems, Deliveroo cyclists, Inconsiderate drivers where skills don't match the power of the vehicle, traffic lights with poor timing intervals, and people rushing out to wash your windscreens when you stop. How long before the 'copter crashes in to the Soup Dragon, and who will be responsible? Best call out the RAC!* * Royal Astronomical soCiety. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted May 7, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 7, 2021 Just now, tomparryharry said: Fair play to the team (s ) at NASA with their current projects. To balance this, however, you will need to notice the lack of speed cameras, traffic wardens, one-way gyratory systems, Deliveroo cyclists, Inconsiderate drivers where skills don't match the power of the vehicle, traffic lights with poor timing intervals, and people rushing out to wash your windscreens when you stop. NASA are just a bunch of offroaders 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted May 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 7, 2021 18 hours ago, 57xx said: Or in this case, not breaking... into a million pieces. Nah it’s SpaceX do it didn’t RUD or CAB instead it ALUIOP (actually landed upright in one piece ) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Any takers on a pool to see where bits of the Chinese Long March 5B launch vehicle will "land", perhaps this weekend? At 45°N I'm happily out of the line of fire - not that I would be particularly worried. Somewhat "locally" we did have some debris from an uncontrolled SpaceX Falcon9 descent appear in a field a few weeks ago. More recently, (on Tuesday) people saw a parade of SpaceX Starlink satellites overhead. Wish I had known and gone outside for a look. Video looked both eerie and impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 On 07/05/2021 at 13:26, Ozexpatriate said: Any takers on a pool to see where bits of the Chinese Long March 5B launch vehicle will "land", perhaps this weekend? At 45°N I'm happily out of the line of fire - not that I would be particularly worried. Somewhat "locally" we did have some debris from an uncontrolled SpaceX Falcon9 descent appear in a field a few weeks ago. More recently, (on Tuesday) people saw a parade of SpaceX Starlink satellites overhead. Wish I had known and gone outside for a look. Video looked both eerie and impressive. Mar-a-Lago? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocor Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 Where the Chinese Long March 5B booster finally landed. https://www.google.com/maps/place/2°39'00.0"N+72°28'12.0"E/@2.6140357,72.2950619,9.22z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d2.65!4d72.47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Awfully close to the Maldives, all that water and it could have ended up on a island. I can understand the US being concerned about space farers being responsible for their junk, though I expect they made most of the noise because it was a Chinese craft and not one of theirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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