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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 06-25-2019, 12:52 AM   #2281
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Old 06-25-2019, 12:57 AM   #2282
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Old 06-25-2019, 01:00 AM   #2283
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That thing threw itself overboard at the last seconds. Gotta see that video again.
Yeah, if you look at it carefully, it fully-on tilts horizontal at the last second and pushes itself away from the drone ship. Wonder if that was a planned abort sequence to save the ship or if something went wrong with the landing sequence itself.
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Old 06-25-2019, 01:23 AM   #2284
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OK, time to go back to bed.
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Old 06-25-2019, 01:48 AM   #2285
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Whoa, they finally caught a fairing half!


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Old 06-25-2019, 07:18 AM   #2286
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Damnit, couldn't stay up to watch this. Video is cool as hell.
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Old 06-25-2019, 09:38 AM   #2287
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The 2 boosters landing is pretty crazy footage
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Old 06-25-2019, 02:39 PM   #2288
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Old 06-25-2019, 08:50 PM   #2289
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Regarding the failed landing of the center core:




In a follow-up, he says that the booster most likely aborted at the last second to save the ship. So we may have found the edge of what is really possible for the FH center core recovery.
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Old 06-26-2019, 08:46 PM   #2290
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Hey, I actually have some non-SpaceX news to report in this thread! Boeing is gonna test their abort system in a week.




It'll be broadcast starting at 7am EST next Tuesday (7/2) if anyone is interested. Hopefully all goes well - I'd love to see a manned launch this year regardless of whether Boeing or SpaceX gets there first.
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Old 07-01-2019, 01:39 PM   #2291
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Four asteroids on COLLISION course with Earth

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https://www.rt.com/news/463071-aster...rse-earth/amp/
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Old 07-01-2019, 03:49 PM   #2292
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"The United Nations fears that the possibility of an asteroid smashing into a densely populated area isn’t being taken seriously enough, so it designated June 30 as International Asteroid Day to raise awareness about the potentially catastrophic occurrence."

Yet I don't read about it until after the fact. Hope they didn't spend much on the campaign.
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Old 07-04-2019, 09:29 AM   #2293
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Old 07-04-2019, 09:38 AM   #2294
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Pretty cool. It's amazing that things like this were nothing more than science fiction not too long ago.
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Old 07-08-2019, 01:03 PM   #2295
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PBS is airing a Summer of Space lineup that includes several different programs tied into Apollo 11. The one I'm looking forward to the most is a 6 hour documentary/movie called Chasing the Moon starting July 8th. It's made by the American Experience folks.

https://www.pbs.org/about/blogs/news...-space-lineup/

I was 9 at the time and everyone was glued to their tv sets.
Bump. This starts tonight on PBS 8pm CT. Three part series. New footage, etc.
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