Spaceflight ๐Ÿš€
Spaceflight ๐Ÿš€  ยท  last year
โ€ข ๐Ÿ“† 2018, #ISS became the first facility to produce #BECs โš›๏ธ in #space ๐ŸŒŒ
โ€ข In #space, so-called cool flames ๐Ÿ”ฅ can burn for minutes
โ€ข #ISS water ๐Ÿ’ฆ purification system deployed across #India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ, #Mexico ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ, #Pakistan๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ
โ€ข #StemCells regenerative medicine โš•๏ธ could repair/replace failing organs and cells
โ€ข Higher quality protein crystals
โ€ข #Microbes ๐Ÿฆ  can extract metals from #regolith
โ€ข Tissue/organ-on-a-chip effects faster in #microgravity
โ€ข #3Dprinting
โ€ข Organ growth
https://interestingengineering.com/lists/13-science-breakthroughs-experiments-iss

#NASA

Spaceflight ๐Ÿš€
Spaceflight ๐Ÿš€  ยท  last year

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โ€œThe case for sending humans into #space gets weaker and weaker every year as #robots ๐Ÿค– get cleverer and more sophisticated,. They can do the #science โš—๏ธ ๐Ÿ”ฌ and assemble large structures in space and are much, much cheaper ๐Ÿ’ต ๐Ÿ“‰ to operate in space. We donโ€™t need humans ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ to do #research in space.โ€ https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/oct/29/international-space-station-25-years

#SpaceRobot#HumanSpaceflight

Spaceflight ๐Ÿš€
Spaceflight ๐Ÿš€  ยท  last year

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โ€ข ๐Ÿ“† 2018, #ISS became the first facility to produce #BECs โš›๏ธ in #space ๐ŸŒŒ
โ€ข In #space, so-called cool flames ๐Ÿ”ฅ can burn for minutes
โ€ข #ISS water ๐Ÿ’ฆ purification system deployed across #India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ, #Mexico ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ, #Pakistan๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ
โ€ข #StemCells regenerative medicine โš•๏ธ could repair/replace failing organs and cells
โ€ข Higher quality protein crystals
โ€ข #Microbes ๐Ÿฆ  can extract metals from #regolith
โ€ข Tissue/organ-on-a-chip effects faster in #microgravity
โ€ข #3Dprinting
โ€ข Organ growth
https://interestingengineering.com/lists/13-science-breakthroughs-experiments-iss

#NASA

Spaceflight ๐Ÿš€
Spaceflight ๐Ÿš€  ยท  last year
๐Ÿ“† October 18, 2023 Steve Jurvetson, an early investor in #SpaceX and #Planet, claimed that many #investors* in #startups working on small #LaunchVehicles were unaware of the scope of competition, many thinking there were no more than 10 other companies in the field. https://spacenews.com/small-launch-companies-struggle-to-complete-with-spacex-rideshare-missions/

#LaunchVehicle ๐Ÿš€ manufacturers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_private_spaceflight_companies#Launch_vehicle_manufacturers

4๏ธโƒฃ4๏ธโƒฃ #aerospace companies producing #rockets ๐Ÿš€ in #OpenStreetMap ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/tags/aerospace%3Aproduct=rocket

Cargo ๐Ÿ“ฆ Transportation & Landers https://www.factoriesinspace.com/cargo-transportation

* ๐Ÿ“Š 422 investors invested $8 billion ๐Ÿ’ฐ in 123 start-up #SpaceCompanies in ๐Ÿ“† 2022 https://brycetech.com/reports/report-documents/Bryce_Start_Up_Space_2023.pdf

#SpaceCompany#SpaceMarket

Spaceflight ๐Ÿš€
Spaceflight ๐Ÿš€  ยท  last year

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#Space ๐ŸŒŒ is undergoing a revolution* comparable with the growth of the #internet ๐ŸŒ 20 years ago, and like the internet, this will affect all domains of life.

Our society is now utterly dependent on the #satellites ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ that orbit #Earth. The #communications ๐Ÿ“ถ and #navigation ๐Ÿงญ services that they make possible are so interwoven in our everyday lives that in the #UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง, #space is classed as one of 13 critical national #infrastructure sectors. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/nov/26/europe-moon-space-race-esa-india-russia-china-japan

* Report of the High-Level Advisory Group on Human and #Robotic#SpaceExploration for #Europe ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ https://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/corporate/h-lag_brochure.pdf

#ESA#SpaceRace

Spaceflight ๐Ÿš€
Spaceflight ๐Ÿš€  ยท  2 years ago
๐Ÿค” Why isn't the #ISS (partially) recycled (by #SpaceRobot) and parts โš™๏ธ or raw material used for the #LunarGateway (maybe for #RadiationProtection instead of #luggage ๐Ÿ›๏ธ)? The #BBC article doesn't cover this https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/why-is-the-iss-being-retired-and-what-will-happen-to-it

The #LaunchCost ๐Ÿ’ฐ were very high to bring this material to #orbit ๐Ÿš€ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station

Spaceflight ๐Ÿš€
Spaceflight ๐Ÿš€  ยท  2 years ago

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#DW ๐Ÿ“† 07/27/2022 "whoever it is and no matter what they do in the future, everyone in the industry knows how hard it is to transport heavy #materials into #space. It's likely that at least some of these companies are hoping to #salvage parts of the #ISS" https://www.dw.com/en/therell-be-many-more-space-stations-in-future/a-62615228

#SpaceDebris #recycling โ™ป๏ธ

Corey S Powell
Corey S Powell  ยท  3 months ago

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Remembering another notable date in history: 100 years ago this month, Edwin Hubble proved that our galaxy is just one small island in a vast cosmic sea.

Our awareness of galaxies is just one century old! I dig into the full story in my latest Invisible Universe column:

https://invisibleuniverse.substack.com/p/the-100th-birthday-of-the-universe #space #science #astronomy #history

Edwin Hubbleโ€™s glass photographic plate H335H, obtained with the 100-inch Hooker Telescope Oct. 5/6, 1923, shows the galaxy M31. Three โ€œnewโ€ stars are marked in black with the letter N. However, Hubble later noted that the star at the top right was present on earlier plates but fluctuated in brightness. He subsequently crossed out the N and marked it with โ€œVAR!โ€ in red. This is the Cepheid variable M31-V1, which Hubble used to calculate the distance to M31 and solve the mystery of the spiral nebulae.
Edwin Hubbleโ€™s glass photographic plate H335H, obtained with the 100-inch Hooker Telescope Oct. 5/6, 1923, shows the galaxy M31. Three โ€œnewโ€ stars are marked in black with the letter N. However, Hubble later noted that the star at the top right was present on earlier plates but fluctuated in brightness. He subsequently crossed out the N and marked it with โ€œVAR!โ€ in red. This is the Cepheid variable M31-V1, which Hubble used to calculate the distance to M31 and solve the mystery of the spiral nebulae.
Edwin Hubbleโ€™s glass photographic plate H335H, obtained with the 100-inch Hooker Telescope Oct. 5/6, 1923, shows the galaxy M31. Three โ€œnewโ€ stars are marked in black with the letter N. However, Hubble later noted that the star at the top right was present on earlier plates but fluctuated in brightness. He subsequently crossed out the N and marked it with โ€œVAR!โ€ in red. This is the Cepheid variable M31-V1, which Hubble used to calculate the distance to M31 and solve the mystery of the spiral nebulae.
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ  ยท  3 months ago

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"Human Altitude" by XKCD comic (mirror bots @xkcd @xkcdbot ) - After false starts, in the larger scale of history Humans have rapidly increased the maximum altitude achieved since first taking flight in balloons, then airplanes, then spacecraft. Since the 1970s our maximum altitude has remained in Low Earth Orbit. It goes to show the Cold War competition pushed us to the Moon before we were ready to sustain the effort. Let's try again. https://xkcd.com/3039/ #aviation #space #avgeek #spacegeek
XKCD comic #3039 "Human Altitude" https://xkcd.com/3039/ explanation from explainXKCD at https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3039:_Human_Altitude Title text: I wonder what surviving human held the record before balloons (excluding edge cases like jumping gaps on a mountain bridge). Probably it was someone falling from a cliff into snow or water, but maybe it involved something weird like a gunpowder explosion or volcano. transcript and explanation not yet entered at the time of this post
XKCD comic #3039 "Human Altitude" https://xkcd.com/3039/ explanation from explainXKCD at https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3039:_Human_Altitude Title text: I wonder what surviving human held the record before balloons (excluding edge cases like jumping gaps on a mountain bridge). Probably it was someone falling from a cliff into snow or water, but maybe it involved something weird like a gunpowder explosion or volcano. transcript and explanation not yet entered at the time of this post
XKCD comic #3039 "Human Altitude" https://xkcd.com/3039/ explanation from explainXKCD at https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3039:_Human_Altitude Title text: I wonder what surviving human held the record before balloons (excluding edge cases like jumping gaps on a mountain bridge). Probably it was someone falling from a cliff into snow or water, but maybe it involved something weird like a gunpowder explosion or volcano. transcript and explanation not yet entered at the time of this post
orbitalmayo
orbitalmayo  ยท  3 months ago

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[STARSHIP IFT-7 THREAD ๐Ÿงต]

Just under T-4 hours until Starship flies for IFT-7.
According to SpaceX, systems and weather look good!

This is the first of the V2 ships, so I'm personally looking forward to seeing how the new and more leeward front flaps perform during re-entry. Fingers crossed for less burn through!

๐Ÿ“ธ: SpaceX

#space #spacex #starship #ift7#LaunchInformation #bocachica #texas #newspace #launch #rocket

orbitalmayo
orbitalmayo  ยท  3 months ago

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"A block of planned upgrades to the Starship upper stage will debut on this flight test, bringing major improvements to reliability and performance. The vehicleโ€™s forward flaps have been reduced in size and shifted towards the vehicle tip and away from the heat shield, significantly reducing their exposure to reentry heating while simplifying the underlying mechanisms and protective tiling" -SpaceX

#space #spacex #starship #ift7#LaunchInformation #bocachica #texas #newspace #launch #rocket

orbitalmayo
orbitalmayo  ยท  3 months ago
Ship 33: This is the first Block 2/v2 upper stage of Starship, it features various improvements over previous ships. The item to watch is the new forward fins. Many changes are internal and/or software so won't be visible.

Booster 14: A Block 1 booster. Notably, Raptor #314 (Pi engine) from the recovered booster from IFT-5 will be reused on this flight.

#space #spacex #starship #ift7#LaunchInformation #bocachica #texas #newspace #launch #rocket

orbitalmayo
orbitalmayo  ยท  3 months ago

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Ship 33 will also be used to test the deployment of 10 payload dummies. These are similar weights and sizes to the upcoming next generation Starlink sats.

#space #spacex #starship #ift7#LaunchInformation #bocachica #texas #newspace #launch #rocket

orbitalmayo
orbitalmayo  ยท  3 months ago

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Some good coverage that doesn't require using X:

[4K] Everyday Astronaut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Px_b5eSzsA

[1080p] Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yCG1T06jlk

[1080p] NSF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhJRzQsLZGg

[1080p] WAI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NupMFUk0Og

[1080p] LapPadre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8Bn5BrZix8

As usual, be aware that "official" streams from SpaceX on YT are fake. SpaceX no longer broadcast to YT directly. Please report them.

#space #spacex #starship #ift7#LaunchInformation #bocachica #texas #newspace #launch #rocket

orbitalmayo
orbitalmayo  ยท  3 months ago

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"Teams are actively working". Continuing to listen in for any updates. Hosts are saying it could be a comms loss, but this is still pretty major. Losing ALL contact with the ground is not the type of issue you want to be happening.

I'm personally thinking an anomaly or RUD is more likely at this point.

#space #spacex #starship #ift7#LaunchInformation #bocachica #texas #newspace #launch #rocket

orbitalmayo
orbitalmayo  ยท  3 months ago

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SpaceX "currently do not have comms with the ship". No cause or further updates yet. Flight engineers currently checking systems.

#space #spacex #starship #ift7#LaunchInformation #bocachica #texas #newspace #launch #rocket

orbitalmayo
orbitalmayo  ยท  3 months ago

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Booster just chilling. Though seemingly a loss of telemetry (at least temporarily) from the ship. SpaceX hosts awaiting an update...

#space #spacex #starship #ift7#LaunchInformation #bocachica #texas #newspace #launch #rocket

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