Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab
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They constantly have had their budgets cut, and then have to build stuff they didn't want. The space shuttle was supposed to be a space truck and be super reusuable. They had to build it much larger and complex than they wanted to accomodate spy satellites from the military, for example.
...and give it wings so that it is 'flown'. Carting airframes up to space and back ... isn't very efficient.
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@kiwiwomble said in SpaceX:
@kirwan yeah, was a bit tongue in cheek
They also just seemed to have a different focus, "science in space" rather than much development on how to get to space cheaper or more regularly
They have the same goals as SpaceX really, you get more science in space when you have payload of Starship and Falcon Heavy.
They constantly have had their budgets cut, and then have to build stuff they didn't want. The space shuttle was supposed to be a space truck and be super reusuable. They had to build it much larger and complex than they wanted to accomodate spy satellites from the military, for example.
i think we're essentially saying the same thing, nasa was force to do a wide variety of stuff rather than spaceX's seemly more linear focus
once nasa had the space shuttle they used it for over 30 years to do all kinds of other stuff
spacex, and maybe because theyre still new, seemed to be focused on making this "new" idea work, im sure once it works we'll see a change
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did i read the Rocketlap were going to start working on manned rockets? thats will be interesting to watch too
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@kiwiwomble said in SpaceX:
did i read the Rocketlap were going to start working on manned rockets? thats will be interesting to watch too
Yes. First step is the Neutron, a new rocket in development
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Live Stream | Rocket Lab
A live webcast of the launch will begin on this page approximately 20 minutes prior to the target T-0 time.
really interesting video, apparently rocketlab are sending a satellite to a Luna orbit to assist NASA return to the moon, thats cool
not this launch but later in the year
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@kiwiwomble said in Rocket Lab:
Live Stream | Rocket Lab
A live webcast of the launch will begin on this page approximately 20 minutes prior to the target T-0 time.
really interesting video, apparently rocketlab are sending a satellite to a Luna orbit to assist NASA return to the moon, thats cool
not this launch but later in the year
Bought a few shares. Hopefully they take them to the moon as well
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@kirwan i think i have watched that video 3 times today
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@mariner4life said in NASA:
@kirwan i think i have watched that video 3 times today
It's pretty amazing all right. Nice to a "first" after decades of what feels like nothing. The fact we could see humans on the moon in the next five years is fantastic.
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whats the atmosphere on Mars like? i wonder how different the chopper had to be to fly, or is more similar in density than i think? just the breakability that's an issue?
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@kiwiwomble said in NASA:
whats the atmosphere on Mars like? i wonder how different the chopper had to be to fly, or is more similar in density than i think? just the breakability that's an issue?
just waiting for us to melt a big hunk of ice. all good
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@kiwiwomble gravity about 40 percent of earth, atmosphere about 1% of sea level. Remarkable
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@kiwiwomble gravity about 40 percent of earth, atmosphere about 1% of sea level. Remarkable
oh yea, John Carter showed that
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@mariner4life said in NASA:
@kiwiwomble gravity about 40 percent of earth, atmosphere about 1% of sea level. Remarkable
oh yea, John Carter showed that
Great documentary
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@kiwiwomble said in NASA:
whats the atmosphere on Mars like? i wonder how different the chopper had to be to fly, or is more similar in density than i think? just the breakability that's an issue?
Thin. I'm staggered that they can do that.
The highest atmospheric density on Mars is equal to the density found 35 km above the Earth's surface.
A Lama helicopter made it to about 41,000ft, 12, 500m (and that was quite an exceptional achievement) so using the earth's atmosphere as a comparison this wee beast probably won't get too high. Olympus Mons is the highest peak on Mars - it's 72,000 feet (21KM) high. Hillary would have fun with that one, Everest is under 9km. I would guess basically zero atmosphere up there, and effectively in space.
Still, wizzing around the surface is still very cool.
