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Old 06-01-2014, 09:40 AM  
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Space Exploration megathread
Since a number of cool things are happening in space exploration these days, we'll widen the scope of this thread a smidge. Conversation about all things space exploration are welcome, whether it be from NASA, SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin, or anyone else. Chances are most of the discussion will still be about SpaceX since they love to make things public and fun, but nothing's off limits. I'll eventually get around to modifying the OP to include resources for other companies too, but in the meantime, feel free to post any cool stuff you run across.

Lists of Upcoming Missions



How to Watch a Live Launch


Where to Learn More
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Glossary
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Old 01-29-2020, 08:20 AM   #2506
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Landing videos have been so much better the last couple times. Wonder if they've started using Starlink?
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Old 01-29-2020, 08:48 AM   #2507
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Nice catch!!!!


Wish we could have gotten video of that!
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The catching of the fairings, unless they can do something like add fins, drag (other than what it does naturally), chutes, or some kind of controlling thrust, seems like it's always going to be, at best, a game of chance
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Old 01-29-2020, 09:40 AM   #2510
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The catching of the fairings, unless they can do something like add fins, drag (other than what it does naturally), chutes, or some kind of controlling thrust, seems like it's always going to be, at best, a game of chance
My understanding, and I haven't looked recently, is that the fairings have both thrusters and a steerable parafoil.
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Old 01-29-2020, 10:38 AM   #2511
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My understanding, and I haven't looked recently, is that the fairings have both thrusters and a steerable parafoil.
Ah, didn't realize that.
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Old 01-29-2020, 10:57 AM   #2512
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Space s a waste of money. Spend it on helping people on earth. So stupid.
I don't want to be too thin skinned, but I banned this guy from the thread. All he ever does in here is post snide comments about the stupidity of it all.
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My understanding, and I haven't looked recently, is that the fairings have both thrusters and a steerable parafoil.
Definitely steerable. Not sure on thrusters. Still, they've definitely got a ways to go before calling it reliable.
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Do we know if the fairing they caught was the instrumented half or not?
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Doesn't answer the question, but interesting nonetheless..
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Definitely steerable. Not sure on thrusters. Still, they've definitely got a ways to go before calling it reliable.
I'm guessing RCS thrusters for reentry maneuvering, and parafoil for "landing" control.
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Do we know if the fairing they caught was the instrumented half or not?
I'm not sure how much instrumentation is in them. Never thought about it.

I do remember that Starlink 1 (or 0.1?) flew with reused fairings from one of the FH flights. One was caught by Ms. Tree and the other hit the water but was still recovered and refurbished. The webcast said the missed fairing hit the water softly so I'm guessing both halves will be reused.
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A manned mission is officially on the calendar!
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Old 02-10-2020, 03:40 PM   #2519
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On a related note, Boeing isn't going to be flying humans any time soon.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020...an-we-thought/
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Old 02-10-2020, 03:46 PM   #2520
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Yeah, Boeing is ****ed. If they're lucky they'll get to refly their OFT and perform an IFA this year. The only reason they got to skip doing an IFA was because of they're "certified processes" and simulations. Add the last OFT failure and the parachute anomoly during launch pad abort (also a failure to adhere to processes) and I'm betting the upcoming NASA culture/process audit at Boeing recommends no human flight for a while.
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