SpaceX Tuesday...
Discussion
We all know that there has been major retrenchment in the aerospace industry which, as you say, was really connected with the end of the Cold War rather than a contractor losing out on a specific booster programme.
What is interesting is that, apart from the new kids on the block such as SpaceX, many of the boosters in use today can trace their origins to programmes established in the 1950s.
What is interesting is that, apart from the new kids on the block such as SpaceX, many of the boosters in use today can trace their origins to programmes established in the 1950s.
Scuffers said:
Toaster said:
As with all suppliers they will sweat an asset as long as they can but whenever there is a step change in technology when a new technology comes along others will soon catch up there maybe some casualties along the way but not all competitors will collapse its not in the interest of the customer as the customer would only have one supplier and that is never good.
no kidding...http://spacenews.com/spacex-u-s-air-force-to-enter...
http://spacenews.com/spacex-air-force-reach-agreem...
that's not the sign of healthy competition is it?
Scuffers said:
Toaster said:
Are you sure it was 3 at a time 3 in to 11 doesn't go.................(I know I will get my coat)
Why is 11 quite a lot who says? Planet Labs Cubesats Deployed 28 from ISS with Many More To Follow - See more at: http://spacenews.com/39459planet-labs-cubesats-dep...
surely it depends on the nature of the array and experiment or use they are being put to
was not all 3 at a time, but they had to release them as pairs or 3 (one was dummy) to balance the ejection.Why is 11 quite a lot who says? Planet Labs Cubesats Deployed 28 from ISS with Many More To Follow - See more at: http://spacenews.com/39459planet-labs-cubesats-dep...
surely it depends on the nature of the array and experiment or use they are being put to
as for cubesats, they are tiny:
wiki said:
A CubeSat (U-class spacecraft) is a type of miniaturized satellite for space research that is made up of multiples of 10×10×11.35 cm cubic units, has a mass of no more than 1.33 kilograms per unit, and often sees the use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components for its electronics and structure.
the orbicon ones were some 176Kg's each.and a You tube video of oblong ones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQy9EwMrILI
and an ISS of the ones you mentioned https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEfw3cyKmTI
hidetheelephants said:
Think we all need to sign up for that one 
thank you for sharingSpaceX tests the parachute system for the Dragon capsule:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PG438XSarg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PG438XSarg
SpaceX are planning to launch again on the 24th Feb from Florida.
The Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket will carry the SES-9 communications satellite, which was built by Boeing.
They hope to land the rocket on a barge soon after.
http://www.ses.com/ses-9
The Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket will carry the SES-9 communications satellite, which was built by Boeing.
They hope to land the rocket on a barge soon after.
http://www.ses.com/ses-9
Beati Dogu said:
They've got the go ahead to launch on the 24th Feb now, so if all goes to plan it'll be at 23.46 GMT or soon after.
Interesting - by happy coincidence I am off on the 25th/26th so will be able to watch live. Given the sentiment and the 'nearly' of the last barge landing I would be surprised and disappointed in equal measure if SpaceX didn't nail it....
Well the barge will be located in the Bermuda Triangle, so even if the rocket lands OK, it may mysteriously vanish. 
https://www.google.com/maps/place/28%C2%B016'20.0%...
https://www.google.com/maps/place/28%C2%B016'20.0%...
Beati Dogu said:
Well the barge will be located in the Bermuda Triangle, so even if the rocket lands OK, it may mysteriously vanish.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/28%C2%B016'20.0%...
blimey, that's some 450+ miles awayhttps://www.google.com/maps/place/28%C2%B016'20.0%...
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