Rocket launches LIVE.

[Ramjet]

Rocket Science Nerd Alert. Really interesting tour of the Firefly Aerospace factory in Texas. Tim Dodd, The Everyday Astronaut, talks with Firefly CEO, Tom Markusic. Tom has worked at both SpaceX and Blue Origin.

[video=480,360]https://youtu.be/ac-V8mO0lWo[/video]

 

[Ramjet]

China launched 3 taikonauts to their new space station for a 6 month stay. They will be testing systems, building onto the station as well as science experiments.

LUCY will launch this evening, about 8 pm NSW time I believe. I'll post links to live streams later.

 

[Ramjet]

Lucy launch at 8.24 pm NSW time.

 

[Ramjet]

[video=480,360]https://youtu.be/Oq5UNqtN1a8[/video]

 

[Jaros]

Thanks mate.

 

[Ramjet]

Starship SN20 has passed it's cryo and pressure tests. Had several static fires and Elon said it'll be ready to fly next month if they get FAA approval.

The launch tower is nearly finished with Mechachopsticks installed a couple of days ago.

Orbital Launch no. 105 of 2021 ??????
MHI Launch Services - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
and JAXA will be launching the H-IIA Rocket from Tanegashima, carrying a Japanese Navigation Satellite (QZSS - Quasi Zenith Satellite System): QZS-1R, that replaces QZS-1 (MICHIBIKI) in Geo Synchronous Orbit.

 

[Ramjet]

A Current Affair story on Australia and the space race.

https://fb.watch/8Qmmmsoz_3/

 

[Ramjet]

[video=480,360]https://youtu.be/X2NVXXuPjBk[/video]

 

[Ramjet]

Orbital Launch no. 105 of 2021 ???????
plans to launch the Resupply mission to International Space Station on its Soyuz 2.1a/ Progress MS-18 cargo spacecraft, carrying essential supplies to Expedition 66 crew.
This mission is dedicated to the 800th anniversary of Nizhny Novgorod, the decal of Launcher's Interstage marked with the art of Khokhloma painting.

 

[Jaros]

Try rolling your rrr's in that post-I wonder how many here can do it-my wife can't. I've tried to teach her but it just isn't in the vocal genetical family history.

 

[Ramjet]

Do much happening as usual. Big news ar SpaceX is that Raptor is not the engine that will make us multi planetary.

12 million pounds of thrust at liftoff
source: Elon

A very interesting tour of Astra's rocket factory.

[video=480,360]https://youtu.be/dmACuTqFkPY[/video]

 

[OzzieAu]

How would you find a leaking pipe in there!!

 

[Manpa]

Soap and water! layful:

 

[Ramjet]

How would you find a leaking pipe in there!!
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...7938_ac1a486b-f41c-4f2b-9dc5-cdfa05b80497.jpg

It's mind boggling isn't it.
More crazy details. These rocket engines need super chilled gas pushed through them to chill down so they don't get a thermal shock when fuel starts flowing. Normally all this gas, plumbing and systems are in the rocket. To reduce more weight they are having all 20 outer engines fed gas etc from the launch mount. That means an extra 20 quick disconnect attachments, one for each engine. The starting system and other systems are also on the launch mount.
Crazy.

 

[Ramjet]

Rocketlab live launch. Will be chasing the first stage in a chopper in preparation for catching them out of the air in future.

[video=480,360]https://youtu.be/0Hli4dy4FBY[/video]

 

[Jaros]

He's a bit annoying cutting across the live feed vocals. Tolerable...

 

[Ramjet]

He's a bit annoying cutting across the live feed vocals. Tolerable...

I enjoy his knowledge and answering questions. Next time I'll post the streams from the company direct.

 

[Jaros]

I was mentioning that some of the comments cut in and i lost some of the official commentary--no probs RJ just keep up the post it's great.

 

[Ramjet]

I was mentioning that some of the comments cut in and i lost some of the official commentary--no probs RJ just keep up the post it's great.

Yes I understand. It can be annoying but that's how I watch it. Get much more info from Tim.

 

[Ramjet]

DART. An interesting mission. Launch window opens 24th November.

[video=480,360]https://youtu.be/U0nZvOm3bNs[/video]