Space In General

unit-one · Feb 12, 2022

First pictures from the Webb telescope. =)

Picture of a mirror taken by a selfie camera.

star HD 84406

EDIT: The "wings" on the second picture are mirrors located on the foldable "wings" of the telescope.

CodeRedR51 · Feb 13, 2022

ProjectWHaT
After 7 years, a spent Falcon 9 rocket stage is on course to hit the Moon

The impact could offer scientists a peek at the selenology of the Moon.

arstechnica.com

https://www.projectpluto.com/temp/dscovr.htm

A Falcon 9 rocket from 2015 has been in orbit around the Earth will soon crash into the moon in a few weeks.

Notably:

Update - It's not a SpaceX Falcon 9 2nd stage apparently:

Astronomers now say the rocket about to strike the Moon is not a Falcon 9

It's probable that the impact object comes from a Chinese rocket launched in 2014.

arstechnica.com

CodeRedR51 · Feb 14, 2022

CodeRedR51 · Feb 14, 2022

Also, Starship 20 is being removed from the stack.

CodeRedR51 · Feb 17, 2022

I like it.

EngieDiesel · Feb 18, 2022

CodeRedR51 · Feb 18, 2022

Booster 4 is currently undergoing a cryo test this morning. Starship 20 did the same yesterday.

CodeRedR51 · Feb 19, 2022

CodeRedR51 · Feb 19, 2022

Starship 22 was assembled this week and is currently outside of the high bay getting it's flaps installed.

CodeRedR51 · Feb 20, 2022

And now Starship 22 has joined 15 and 16 in the storage area aka rocket garden.

CodeRedR51 · Feb 21, 2022

A Starship prototype is headed to Brownsville for display. Someone asked if they could, Brownsville Airport agreed, Elon confirmed. Love this. I'm thinking it will be SN16.

Sprite · Feb 23, 2022

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EngieDiesel · Feb 26, 2022

New map of the night sky reveals 4.4 million galaxies and other space objects | CNN

Some 4.4 million space objects billions of light-years away have been mapped by astronomers, including 1 million space objects that hadn't been spotted before.

www.cnn.com

The weather on this exoplanet includes metal clouds and rain made of precious gems | CNN

It's so hot on exoplanet WASP-121b that the weather forecast includes metal clouds with a chance of rain made from liquid gems like rubies and sapphires. Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope to study the atmosphere and weather patterns on the planet, located 855 light-years away.

www.cnn.com

'Weird' space triangle captured by Hubble Space Telescope | CNN

The head-on collision between the two galaxies fueled a star-forming frenzy, creating "the oddball triangle of newly minted stars," according to NASA.

www.cnn.com

Just a few reminders that outer space is full of incredibly cool stuff we should continue to study.

CodeRedR51 · Feb 28, 2022

Starship Superheavy tower segments are arriving at KSC.

CodeRedR51 · Mar 1, 2022

EngieDiesel · Mar 1, 2022

Meanwhile, in Scotland...

Shetland spaceport gains planning approval

Rocket launches in the far north of the UK come a step nearer after planning permission is granted.

www.bbc.com

Looks like there's a lot of demand to get this site up and running by year's end. Companies from the UK, Poland, Germany and US want to send stuff up from there in varying capacities.

And the Baikonur Cosmodrome might be seeing a lot less business in the near future, for obvious reasons.

OneWeb pressured to call off Russian rocket launch

The part-government-owned firm OneWeb is due to send up satellites via Kazakhstan this week.

www.bbc.com

CodeRedR51 · Mar 3, 2022

unit-one · Mar 7, 2022

Roscosmos are covering the flags of foreign partners on their rockets.
The Roscosmos director Dmitry Rogozin said:- "Launchers at Baikonur decided, that without some flags out rocket will look better."

Scott Kelly roasted him in russian by telling:- "Dimon, without those flags and money that they give, your space program doesn't worth an egg. Maybe find a job at McDonald's, if McDonald's still exists in Russia."

covering the USA flag with USA-made 3M tape.

Rogozin answered: (he deleted the message, but screenshots were saved)

EDIT:

Rogozin: -"The Ukrainian president added that he also discussed cosmic (comic?) projects with Musk. He stressed that it would be possible to talk more about them after the war.

Yes, meet, roll a joint and talk about space.
It might make it easier."

Kelly: -"Dimon, I thought Russia blocked Twitter. Do you have a VPN or are you special?"

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CodeRedR51 · Mar 14, 2022

That landing accuracy though... 😙

sirjim73 · Mar 14, 2022

R1600Turbo
That landing accuracy though... 😙

Rocket: Those people down there look like ants.

CodeRedR51 · Mar 14, 2022

EngieDiesel · Mar 15, 2022

Nasa prepare to launch mega Moon rocket

Nasa is getting ready to launch its Artemis I lunar mission to the Moon. Here's what you need to know.

www.bbc.co.uk

NASA is preparing to test its SLS rocket ahead of a planned uncrewed mission to the Moon this summer. Barring any major snafus, this puts everything on track for a crewed mission planned for 2024. Maybe then the moon rover rally missions from GT6 can finally become reality, eh? :dopey: