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Gotta at least give the French credit for production value—they always put together good profile clips. Decent update there on A6 for those who scrub past the launch, complete with a oneweb stack in the orbital animation. 
I haven’t watched a broadcast in forever so don’t know when they made the change but it looks like they’re bringing in more and younger folks from Ariane (which is actually a really small company) to sit in front of the camera, a-la SpaceX. For a famous-adjacent connection, I’ve worked with both Armandine and (I think) Matthieu on past launches!
I haven’t watched a broadcast in forever so don’t know when they made the change but it looks like they’re bringing in more and younger folks from Ariane (which is actually a really small company) to sit in front of the camera, a-la SpaceX. For a famous-adjacent connection, I’ve worked with both Armandine and (I think) Matthieu on past launches!
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Boeing Starliner Commercial Crew Vehicle on the OFT-2 Mission to the International Space Station (Launch scheduled at 1:20 p.m. EDT)
And Astra finally launched. Their rocket went out of control at stage separation. It looked like there was a jam up at sep. They finally separated but control was lost.
Scott Manley discusses what probably went wrong on the Astra launch. There was some good video evidence.
ULA using one of their last RD-180 engines.
Here is an article about the last six engines being delivered.
www.parabolicarc.com
Here is an article about the last six engines being delivered.
Last Delivery of Russian RD-180 Engines Under Current Contract for ULA's Atlas V Launch Vehicle
MOSCOW (Roscosmos PR) — On Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at the Academician V.P. Glushko (part of the Roscosmos State Corporation), six RD-180 engines were handed over to American customers. Representatives of the companies Pratt & Whitney, United Launch Alliance, EP AMROSS signed the forms for the...
www.parabolicarc.com
In light of the situation in Ukraine I can't believe they'd even light themULA using one of their last RD-180 engines.
Here is an article about the last six engines being delivered.
Last Delivery of Russian RD-180 Engines Under Current Contract for ULA's Atlas V Launch Vehicle
MOSCOW (Roscosmos PR) — On Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at the Academician V.P. Glushko (part of the Roscosmos State Corporation), six RD-180 engines were handed over to American customers. Representatives of the companies Pratt & Whitney, United Launch Alliance, EP AMROSS signed the forms for the...
