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moomin Send message Joined: 21 Oct 17 Posts: 6204 Credit: 38,420 RAC: 0 |
SpaceX Starlink satellites flying last night as viewed from Earth. https://youtu.be/fzc3VQFh9zs |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
GPS, Glonass, Beidu, Galileo, now Spacelink. Aren't we puttimg too many satellites in the same orbits? Think of the danger of collisions and debris. There are 2000 objects in orbit, now Elon Musk wants to launch another 2000. Tullio |
moomin Send message Joined: 21 Oct 17 Posts: 6204 Credit: 38,420 RAC: 0 |
The US Federal Communications Commission has given SpaceX permission to launch nearly 12,000 Starlink satellites. “The space junk thing — we don’t want to trivialize it or not take it seriously, because we certainly do take it seriously — but it’s not crowded up there,†says Musk. “It’s extremely sparse.†https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/15/18624630/spacex-elon-musk-starlink-internet-satellites-falcon-9-rocket-launch-live Well, crowded enough to make it a problem. https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/28/17906158/nasa-spacex-oneweb-satellite-large-constellations-orbital-debris Beyond the need for de-orbiting spacecraft, the NASA study listed a couple of other recommendations for satellite operators. For instance, these probes will need to be extra hardened to withstand any collisions with debris in space, notably micrometeoroids. That way, if a small rock does hit one of these satellites, the vehicle doesn’t get damaged so badly that it can’t de-orbit in time. Additionally, these satellites cannot explode easily. Ever since humans started sending spacecraft into orbit, there have been nearly 200 accidental explosions in space, according to Liou, which can create debris that endangers other spacecraft. Liou recommends that satellites in this mega constellations will need to be built in such a way that the probability they might explode is less than one in 1,000. |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
How to watch SpaceX Falcon Heavy's first night launch Monday https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-watch-spacex-falcon-heavy-first-night-launch-monday/#ftag=CAD0610abe0f SpaceX's most powerful rocket is once again set to take to the skies and beyond. Falcon Heavy is scheduled for its first nighttime launch on Monday, June 24. This will be the rocket system's third flight, and it will be a challenging one. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30676 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
How to watch SpaceX Falcon Heavy's first night launch Monday Yes, it will also be carrying the Planetary Society's [my team] LightSail2 mission. Hope Elon gets us into a good orbit. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30676 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
center core missed the ship and is in the drink |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
CRS-18 was launched on July 25 from Cape Canaveral NASA. It is on its way to the ISS. Tullio |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
The Amos-17 mission has launched from Cape Canaveral on a Falcon9. The main stage which has already flown two times was not recovered, as planned. The satellite was built for Spacecom. Tullio |
Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
There is another launch from KSC set for early morning Thursday local time. I think it is an Atlas rocket and it is taking up a communications satellite. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
The Starhopper module has reached a height of 150 meters at Boca Chica, Texas, then landed back. I have seen a video. Tullio |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30676 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Splashdown from another ISS run as well. |
Pierre A Renaud Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 998 Credit: 9,101,544 RAC: 65 |
Starship Takes Shape. Are We Months Away From A Fully Reusable Rocket System? - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FE_vGq3d7k Can SpaceX Get Starship to Mars? Featuring Fraser Cain - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOZ03_gsvDM Apr 3, 1999 - May 3, 2020 |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
Starship has exploded at Boca Chica after pressurization of its fuel container . Tullio |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34854 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
SpaceX Starship prototype blows its top during test at Texas launch site. The SpaceX prototype upper stage built as a pathfinder for SpaceX's planned human-rated Starship rocket literally blew its top Wednesday during a pressurization test. The explosion blasted what appeared to be an upper bulkhead high into the air above the company's seaside Boca Chica, Texas launch complex. Cheers. |
Byron Leigh Hatch @ team Carl Sagan Send message Joined: 5 Jul 99 Posts: 4548 Credit: 35,667,570 RAC: 4 |
SpaceX Dragon Heads to Space Station With NASA Science. 5 - December - 2019 https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7554&utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nasajpl&utm_content=daily-20191105-2 |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
A Falcon9 rocket has orbited 60 more Starlink satellites for a global Internet. Astronomers are worried that these satellites, reflecting light, are damaging astronomical observations. Who will stop Elon Musk? Tullio |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
The inflight abort test of SpaceX crew Dragon was successful. Tullio |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34854 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Here's a link for the SpaceX abort test. SpaceX aces Crew Dragon launch abort test, destroys rocket on purpose. Cheers. |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
A Falcon9 rocket on its third mission launches 60 more Starlink satellite for a global Internet devised by Elon Musk. Astronomers are worried. Tullio |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34854 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
A Falcon9 rocket on its third mission launches 60 more Starlink satellite for a global Internet devised by Elon Musk. Astronomers are worried.It's now 2 day old news Tullio, but is it that hard to place a link with your post for a little bit of credibility? ;-) SpaceX launches 60 new Starlink satellites, sticks rocket landing at sea. Cheers. |
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