Recent content by Cisventure Astronot

I don't know what industry you work in, but 2 years isn't really enough time to judge a massive and diverse country. Imagine if someone said this about the EU. If they standardized this, would it change how the USA was (figuratively) built? I assume @vadertime was talking about important...

Isn't that the plan? p.s. Welcome to the Space.com forums.

Spacesuits have different capabilities. IIRC, The ACES is much more capable than SpaceX's suit, Which is more reliant on the capsule. So using the same connector would likely limit the spacesuit's and capsule's architectures. If we did that, then people would probably be complaining about a...

I don't have any sources or numbers, but I think most of a rocket's environmental impact comes from it's construction. But, in my opinion, that's not relevant to this thread unless it significantly effects the commercialization of space. Science is defined by skepticism, so there are plenty.

To clarify, the podcast episode was about the colonization of space, but I started this thread to talk about the monetization of space.

Roscosmos claims that 80% of their systems on the ISS are past their expiry date. And Leaks have become more common. The ISS is simply too old to continue operating. Moving it would strain it more, and make it harder to service. Not to mention global politics.

Twenty-Second⁉ Last I hear, the record was still 10. I need to pay more attention.

Wouldn't using the vacuum as an insulator between the pad and the ground only make the pad get hotter?

You make a good point. Space tourists will want longer, and more comfortable tenures in space. Artificial gravity would eliminate atrophy without exercise, allow a greater variety of foods (which they could taste better), and (IIRC) make sleeping more comfortable. Artificial gravity can be...

I was listening to TWIS episode 122 "No City on Mars?", and they talked about the value of operating in space. That made me want to start a discussion on the possible ways we could monetize space, what's being worked on right now, and what the near future might look like. Here are the...

The USSF probably does a lot behind the scenes. Owning a Space Launch complex is a lot of work. And even if they weren't, imagine the world's first sailor sailing on a commercial ship from a commercial port. That's still historic.

They chose to come down over the ocean for safety reasons, and I doubt Starship was designed to float. This wasn't a Mars landing analogue mission. It was an orbital reentry analogue mission, so it was a success. Also, the Titanic was a fully operational watercraft, not a developing...

I'm pretty sure flight 4 was a success, considering that it accomplished all its goals and pushed Starship's development along. Also, there are many things which can't be mathematically predicted, but still happen.

SpaceX's Cut The Everyday Astronaut's steam Also, Musk doesn't "trust his hardware" because it's still in development. Your statement is a straw man argument. No one argued that Starship is fully functional, or trustworthy. Our argument (at least mine) is that Starship is performing nominally...

Helium is used to pressurize the propellant.[^1] {^1]: https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/boeing-is-troubleshooting-a-small-helium-leak-on-the-starliner-spacecraft/