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MartG said:
There seemed to be some sort of problem around the 3 minute mark. The exhaust pattern looked very irregular for a few seconds and then it all went very dim.MartG said:
It's ok but also symptomatic of ESA's lack of direction and joined up thinking. ESA should be developing a reusable upper stage with a view to producing a mini Starship.This tests should be a very basic airframe with no service module and all avionics running off a battery. It should ride on SpaceX ride share for ~$5 million.
Eric Mc said:
There seemed to be some sort of problem around the 3 minute mark. The exhaust pattern looked very irregular for a few seconds and then it all went very dim.
She was trying to get some sort of response from the fella, speculation as to what it may be, but he was having none of it.MartG said:
...with a 2024 suggested timeline from Beati Dogu.www.politico.eu: EU turns to Elon Musk to replace stalled French rocket
It would seem that the European Commission also sees considerable risk in Ariane 6 being operational in 2024 - and with a half-decent launch cadence: quelle surprise.
They think the first launch will be in June / July 2024 now.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-675...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-675...
The final Vega flight might have an issue.
Apparently 2 of its fuel tanks went missing during a refurbishment of the Italian manufacturers site. They were found at a landfill after being crushed.
https://europeanspaceflight.com/the-case-of-the-mi...
Apparently 2 of its fuel tanks went missing during a refurbishment of the Italian manufacturers site. They were found at a landfill after being crushed.
https://europeanspaceflight.com/the-case-of-the-mi...
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