SpaceChampion Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 7 Raptor engines static fire: SpaceX has a wet dress rehearsal next, and then a static fire of the full complement of 33 engines, some time in the next few weeks. Launch in the next 2 months maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted September 24, 2022 Author Share Posted September 24, 2022 Wade1865 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade1865 Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 6 hours ago, SpaceChampion said: Space Champion -- don't fret, it's not bad at all. And the flag and service patch insignias are growing on me. Thank God they used an old-fashioned sounding tune instead of incorporating modern rap music or slam poetry. *** If I had a second chance at youth, I'd still have joined the USA (hahaha), but the USSF would have been a tempting alternative given how it will become the most decisive supporting department during US future wars. And once the US and allies dominate this domain, no unaligned country on Earth will be able to compete (unless permitted). Who needs a dozen or so USN carrier battle groups to project national power when a handful of near-earth orbital weapons platforms will be able to (in the near future) strike more efficiently and effectively. If there's any doubt, allow me to remind everyone, the future is American. [EARTH] "Who rules Eastern Europe commands the Heartland; Who rules the Heartland commands the World Island; Who rules the World Island commands the world" -- Sir Halford John Mackinder [SEA] “For whosoever commands the sea commands the trade; whosoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world, and consequently the world itself.” -- Sir Walter Raleigh [SPACE] “Who controls Low-Earth Orbit controls Near-Earth Space. Who controls Near-Earth Space dominates Terra. Who dominates Terra determines the destiny of humankind.” -- Everett Dolman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Which Tyler Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 What could possibly go wrong? Wade1865, SpaceChampion and Prince of the North 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maarsen Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 4 hours ago, Which Tyler said: What could possibly go wrong? Remember the band Klaatu? they had a song Anus of Uranus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 On 9/24/2022 at 1:27 PM, SpaceChampion said: Thought they already had one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Alright people, the big moment approaches. What are the chances that just as DART is about to hit, we get an audio signal from the asteroid that says DON'T YOU FUCKING TOUCH ME! and then the craft "misses" the asteroid. Rhom and SpaceChampion 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Boom, successful impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywin et al. Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 13 minutes ago, Corvinus85 said: Boom, successful impact. I still think this is misguided. We'd be better off taking a crew off an oil rig and teaching them to be astronauts so they can drill a hole into the asteroid and nuke it in space... Ser Scot A Ellison, Corvinus85, Rhom and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 (edited) I just want to point out that this https://www.space.com/international-space-station-acid-lake-mount-doom is not Mount Doom. This is Mount Doom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Ngauruhoe. Cool photo nonetheless. Edited September 27, 2022 by The Anti-Targ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted September 29, 2022 Author Share Posted September 29, 2022 (edited) Blue Origin's BE4 methane engine actually exists! This is a firing for the full duration needed for the Vulcan Rocket, so perhaps it will be delivered soon. Edited September 29, 2022 by SpaceChampion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted October 1, 2022 Author Share Posted October 1, 2022 Firefly Aerospace joins to the orbital launch club! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted October 3, 2022 Author Share Posted October 3, 2022 Guy spend 7 years trying to land his model rocket: Ser Scot A Ellison 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted October 3, 2022 Author Share Posted October 3, 2022 NASA launches get trailers now: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 (edited) Crew 5 launched (rewind to see crew boarding rituals etc.) Edited October 5, 2022 by SpaceChampion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SpaceChampion Posted October 29, 2022 Author Share Posted October 29, 2022 (edited) NASA now saying Artemis IV mission will notionally include a crewed landing on the Moon with Starship HLS. https://twitter.com/SpcPlcyOnline/status/1586126683471593474?s=20&t=auxcclAuiMX0lDMg2CVD_A On Tuesday SpaceX is aiming to launch Falcon Heavy after a 40 month gap. Angry Astronaut gives a run down of why FH hasn't been used all that much, and why that is about to change with the version 2 variant of Starlink. Edited November 1, 2022 by SpaceChampion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A wilding Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 The first SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch since 2019 is due to happen in about 30 minutes time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY628jRd6gM Ser Scot A Ellison and SpaceChampion 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 On 10/29/2022 at 12:35 PM, SpaceChampion said: NASA now saying Artemis IV mission will notionally include a crewed landing on the with Starship HLS. https://twitter.com/SpcPlcyOnline/status/1586126683471593474?s=20&t=auxcclAuiMX0lDMg2CVD_A On Tuesday SpaceX is aiming to launch Falcon Heavy after a 40 month gap. Angry Astronaut gives a run down of why FH hasn't been used all that much, and why that is about to change with the version 2 variant of Starlink. Thank you for these updates. I never get tired of watching this. Rhom and SpaceChampion 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 Fantastic view from the booster cam of the other booster landing. horangi and Ser Scot A Ellison 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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