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RRob77 replied to the thread Watch SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts move Crew Dragon spacecraft to new ISS parking spot on Nov. 3.Four astronauts to move Dragon a few metres seems excessive, however understandable if they were doing a test run & fit for the new...
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RRob77 replied to the thread Will China return Mars samples to Earth before the US does?.Competition is good, its a wake up call to NASA to get off their butts, so to speak. I sense another space race coming, but now it will...
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RRob77 reacted to 24launch's post in the thread NASA's Perseverance rover gets stunning view of big Mars crater from slippery slope (video, photos) with
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@Rob77, the color charts are for white balance / color calibration for the images. I love seeing these photos too! Living in Arizona... -
RRob77 replied to the thread NASA's Perseverance rover gets stunning view of big Mars crater from slippery slope (video, photos).Love seeing these images from the red planet, especially the intricacies of the Rover design. The colour chart on the body is...
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RRob77 replied to the thread Get a sneak peek inside the Artemis 2 spacecraft that will fly astronauts to the moon for the 1st time in 50 years (photos).Under JFK it was a space race - the goal was to beat the Russians to it, so basically a military operation with no expense spared...
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RRob77 replied to the thread Blowing up: Inflatable space habitats could be key to exploring the solar system.My imagination is running wild here, I always would have thought Starship could be re-purposed as a base - rather than land vertically...
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RRob77 reacted to skynr13's post in the thread SpaceX plans to catch Starship upper stage with 'chopsticks' in early 2025, Elon Musk says with Like.
I'd like to see Elon get on with those landing legs for the Starship and then make a vertical landing in the Southern Launch Koonibba...
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RRob77 replied to the thread SpaceX plans to catch Starship upper stage with 'chopsticks' in early 2025, Elon Musk says.I understand why they want to use the chopsticks for Starship, but curious to know if anymore tests are in the works for the landing...
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RRob77 replied to the thread NASA wants to send humans to Mars in the 2030s − a crewed mission could unlock some of the red planet’s geologic mysteries.Costs aside - the big benefit in my opinion of sending humans is to get them prepared for interplanetary travel and the technologies...
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RRob77 reacted to fj.torres's post in the thread SpaceX catches giant Starship booster during historic Flight 5 rocket launch and landing (video) with Like.
Power source? Ignore the luddite nuclear phobia. Small modular fission reactors will do the trick for larger systems and if you haven't...
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RRob77 reacted to Meteoric Marmot's post in the thread Pollution from rocket launches and burning satellites could cause the next environmental emergency with Like.
The soot issue can be solved simply by requiring that all rockets use liquid hydrogen and oxygen for their propulsion. That then leaves...
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RRob77 replied to the thread Blue Origin to debut 2nd human-rated New Shepard rocket on Oct. 7 launch (photo).From the article.... "Those eight crewed flights have all used the same New Shepard vehicle — the Booster 4/RSS First Step combo. This...
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RRob77 reacted to DrRaviSharma's post in the thread SpaceX catches giant Starship booster during historic Flight 5 rocket launch and landing (video) with Like.
Quoting "Unless you grew up in JFK's Space Race and Apollo, You just cannot Appreciate HOW Difficult All this is to accomplish" from...
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RRob77 replied to the thread SpaceX catches giant Starship booster during historic Flight 5 rocket launch and landing (video).Well done SpaceX! I watched this live on you tube and looked as if the booster was going to hit the tower as it tilted over, amazing how...
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RRob77 replied to the thread SpaceX eyes Oct. 13 for next Starship launch, pending FAA approval.Yep - the whole SpaceX vs FAA is a big mess alright. Curious if Starship has the capabilities to launch its own moon missions without...
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