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Nzoner's Game Room>Space Exploration megathread
DaFace 09:40 AM 06-01-2014
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

Spoiler!


How to Watch a Live Launch
Spoiler!


Where to Learn More
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Glossary
Spoiler!

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DaFace 10:06 AM 03-05-2018
Heads up that Hispasat should be flying late tonight. Recovery attempt has apparently been called off due to poor conditions at the landing site, so that'll be interesting to see how they handle it.
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DaFace 10:24 PM 03-05-2018
T-1h
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GloryDayz 11:46 PM 03-05-2018
Still cool. And it's Davie Jones' locker for the first stage.

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aturnis 03:46 PM 03-06-2018
A city bus to geostationary orbit? Nice.
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DaFace 08:58 PM 03-09-2018
I hadn't noticed this on the horizon until today. April could be a fun month.

https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-thr...aunches-month/

SpaceX aims for 3 rocket launches in a single week, 6 launches in 1 month
By Eric Ralph
Posted on March 8, 2018

Tailing an intense February that saw SpaceX successfully complete inaugural launches of both Falcon Heavy and two Starlink prototype satellites, the next three weeks of March are likely to be relatively quiet. However, by all appearances, SpaceX is preparing for a frenetic end-of-month that could include three Falcon 9 launches from three separate SpaceX launch pads, all in a single week, and as many as six launches total between March 29 and April 30.

(more at the link)
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DaFace 06:14 PM 03-10-2018
Falcon Heavy highlight video. Center core splashdown footage is at 1:11, so that's fun(ish).

Why Falcon Heavy & Starman?

Life cannot just be about solving one sad problem after another. There need to be things that inspire you, that make you glad to wake up in the morning and be part of humanity. That is why we did it. We did for you. https://t.co/5STO7q4wro

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 11, 2018


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eDave 08:41 PM 03-10-2018


When the cores are coming down they aim for a location next to the barge and only divert to on the barge at the last minute if everything is ok. This was going too fast, so no diversion.

- Reddit
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GloryDayz 09:10 PM 03-10-2018
Originally Posted by eDave:


When the cores are coming down they aim for a location next to the barge and only divert to on the barge at the last minute if everything is ok. This was going too fast, so no diversion.

- Reddit
Makes a lot of sense actually.
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DaFace 05:54 PM 03-23-2018
In case anyone uses Facebook to keep track of SpaceX stuff...

Elon Musk has removed Tesla and SpaceX’s Facebook pages after Twitter challenge
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Molitoth 06:16 PM 03-23-2018
Originally Posted by DaFace:
In case anyone uses Facebook to keep track of SpaceX stuff...

Elon Musk has removed Tesla and SpaceX’s Facebook pages after Twitter challenge

Who needs facebook when you have Daface?


No really, Musk is the man.... but the facebook feed was nice.
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NJChiefsFan 09:14 PM 03-23-2018
Originally Posted by GloryDayz:
Makes a lot of sense actually.
I'm always fascinated by subtle, yet incredibly smart lines of thinking.
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DaFace 02:20 PM 03-27-2018
Iridium's slipping, for once not due to a SpaceX issue.

We are having an issue with 1 of the 10 satellites in prep for #Iridium5. Our supplier and launch team is resetting for NET 3/31, with potential to shift into next week, if not resolved quickly. Launch success is priority #1! Will provide more info as available. pic.twitter.com/WBIWczrBvD

— Matt Desch (@IridiumBoss) March 27, 2018



Should be an exciting weekend with CRS-14 on deck for next Monday.

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EDIT: Looks like they figured it out, so date has been moved back UP.

Positive update to our satellite and launch delay. Just been apprised there has been a technical resolution; satellites and F9 are in great shape and ready to go! Was ground harness test cable issue - now fixed. Launch now pulled back to Friday, 3/30 at 7:14am pdt! #GoTeam!

— Matt Desch (@IridiumBoss) March 28, 2018


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DaFace 02:01 PM 03-29-2018
(Less than) 24-hour bump for Iridium Next 5. I may have to come in to work a little early tomorrow to catch it.

No landing for either this or CRS-14, though. I understand why they're burning through their stockpile, but it doesn't make for very exciting webcasts.
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DaFace 09:18 PM 03-29-2018
SpaceX won approval from the FCC for their satellite internet constellation.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/29/fcc-...-services.html

If they do it, it'd be a minimum of 45 launches and up to 250 to get it going. Guess they're counting on this reusability thing to actually work because that's a fuck ton of launches.
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DaFace 06:54 AM 03-30-2018
Bump.
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