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SpaceX's Rising Tide - Discussion of non-SpaceX launch companies
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Rocket Lab wins multi-launch deal for IoT constellation
Rocket Lab wins multi-launch deal for IoT constellation
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Astra is buying Reavers
Let the speculation begin!
Marginally related, rather than accept what is kind of an odd origin story for a rocket motor name, I like to think of the selection of "Reaver" as something closer to how the good people at "Bolex" settled on their branding strategy.
Let the speculation begin!
Marginally related, rather than accept what is kind of an odd origin story for a rocket motor name, I like to think of the selection of "Reaver" as something closer to how the good people at "Bolex" settled on their branding strategy.
Well, it looks like Proton is back, baby!
FTR its just a PR splash an honestly, the most compelling reason to read is because of the beautifully written by a Russian, in Russian element <kisses fingers>.
TLDR:
--The 40 year old Proton is AWESOME
--We haven't had a failure in like...I dunno...but it really doesn't matter, right?
--If your rocket doesn't have four stages, <Scottish accent> its crap.
--We've compiled tens of missions's worth of data to marginally improve our service by cutting back on our decade's old conservative margins. (You know, like any sensible technology company would)
--If your bean counters love the idea of our enabling you to extend your 15 year GEO to 23 years, they're going to love the might possibly have cost parity to falcon element to our launch service! WHOA WHO WHOA!! HEY!!! LOOK OVER HERE...don't pay attention to that technology obsolescence over there.
--Our fairing is bigger now!!! (Nevermind that nobody is going to build a sat that size because nobody else but Mitsubishi has a fairing that wide)
--We have TWO pads that we can launch from!!! (Pay no attention to the other two literally right next to them that we've let go to *sugar* over the decades)
Don't get me wrong I think its great to have a bunch of launcher options and I have some good history with Proton (***could be Stockholm syndrome)...my major takeaway here is actually "This might not bode well for Angara".
FTR its just a PR splash an honestly, the most compelling reason to read is because of the beautifully written by a Russian, in Russian element <kisses fingers>.
TLDR:
--The 40 year old Proton is AWESOME
--We haven't had a failure in like...I dunno...but it really doesn't matter, right?
--If your rocket doesn't have four stages, <Scottish accent> its crap.
--We've compiled tens of missions's worth of data to marginally improve our service by cutting back on our decade's old conservative margins. (You know, like any sensible technology company would)
--If your bean counters love the idea of our enabling you to extend your 15 year GEO to 23 years, they're going to love the might possibly have cost parity to falcon element to our launch service! WHOA WHO WHOA!! HEY!!! LOOK OVER HERE...don't pay attention to that technology obsolescence over there.
--Our fairing is bigger now!!! (Nevermind that nobody is going to build a sat that size because nobody else but Mitsubishi has a fairing that wide)
--We have TWO pads that we can launch from!!! (Pay no attention to the other two literally right next to them that we've let go to *sugar* over the decades)
Don't get me wrong I think its great to have a bunch of launcher options and I have some good history with Proton (***could be Stockholm syndrome)...my major takeaway here is actually "This might not bode well for Angara".
It sort of fits here:
arstechnica.com
Putin slashes Russia’s space budget and says he expects better results
This cannot be a comfortable position for a certain Dmitry Olegovich Rogozin.
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A contract for Rocketlab.
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Rocket Lab to launch NASA smallsat using SBIR award
Rocket Lab will launch a NASA tech demo satellite under an unconventional arrangement as the agency works on a new approach for launching smallsats.
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Astra explains previous failure, sets October date for next launch attempt
"The issue we encountered was something we hadn’t seen before."
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Video seems to end pretty quickly after touchdown. I can't imagine they would cut out any bad news...
Congrats to Arianespace on last night's launch. On to James Webb!
Ariane 6 undergoing preparations for its 2022 debut - NASASpaceFlight.com
ArianeGroup and the European Space Agency are carrying out preparations for the maiden launch of…
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Yeah...I guess that's a way to get to orbit?
Includes requisite dramatic soundtrack and pensive/joyus (pre vs post launch) shots of founder and engineers. And definitely no startup ever has made black t-shirts with the logo on the front.
Includes requisite dramatic soundtrack and pensive/joyus (pre vs post launch) shots of founder and engineers. And definitely no startup ever has made black t-shirts with the logo on the front.
Lol. I was literally just reading this article: Space Launch Start-Up Just Used A Giant Centrifuge To Fling A Projectile Into The Upper Atmosphere
Came here to post it and am completely unsurprised to be ninja'd by you
.Haven't done the math to figure out how many gees the projectile is subjected to, but that would be an interesting number.
Edit: Good ol' Scott Manley says around 10,000g at peak loading. Not exactly human-rated. Also a 90-minute spin-up time. I was right, that's an interesting number.
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Pete Beck keeps spending that sweet sweet SPAC money!
Rocket Lab to Acquire Space Hardware Company Planetary Systems Corporation | Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab to Acquire Space Hardware Company Planetary Systems Corporation | Rocket Lab
Astra ready for commercial operations after first successful launch
After reaching orbit for the first time, Astra Space executives said they are ready to begin commercial operations of their small launch vehicle.
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