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[Peekaboo @ColeWZY]

"Two foreign companies and a state government have expressed interest in the project and have submitted feasibility studies.

Previously, the Malaysian Space Agency (MYSA) said that the country aims to become the first Southeast Asian nation with its own rocket launch pad by 2029."
https://t.co/JuyAc4MFzF

[Booster 10 @booster_10]

I think I've asked this before but where do you think the first international Starship launch pad will be?

[Peekaboo @ColeWZY]

@booster_10 Malaysia

[Peekaboo @ColeWZY]

@AutumnStranded Starliner being displayed there for the world to see would be a national embarrassment

[Peekaboo @ColeWZY]

@r3a9an_k_ @rookisaacman @DJSnM @Osinttechnical A LEO mission likely doesn't require the ICPS upper stage

https://t.co/1U0cIOKsVU

[Ryan Caton @dpoddolphinpro]

Artemis III orbit type confirmed, @NASA wants new commercial comms system for Live 4K Video

COMMUNICATIONS
As Orion is designed to fly into deep space, it's designed to rely the Deep Space Network (DSN). That's not available in LEO, and TDRSS is already congested.

@NASA would like "live 4K imagery during rendezvous and docking operations, and downlink of large files in other phases of flight."

A new request for information (RFI) has just been released, looking for a commercial solution with the following objectives:
- Near continuous communication (goal: >75%)
- >12 Mbps Downlink (goal: 20-50Mbps)
- >500 kbps Uplink
- System must provide a broad field of regard or steerable antenna/aperture (Orion has many driving attitude constraints so precise vehicle pointing of a fixed antenna/aperture is not available)

I wonder who has a flight-proven, self-steering, on-orbit system for high-bandwidth communications... cough cough @SpaceX @Starlink

OTHER DETAILS
The RFI says to assume a Summer 2027 launch, and a 460km (250nmi) circular 33° orbit.

@NASA had been deciding between a High Earth Orbit (HEO) and Low Earth Orbit (LEO), and it looks like the latter has been selected. A LEO probably doesn't require the use of an upper stage, saving an ICPS.

📷 L: @NASA | R: @SpaceX

[Peekaboo @ColeWZY]

@rookisaacman @DJSnM @Osinttechnical Hey Jared, when are we gonna hear more concrete plans for Artemis 3? If it's gonna fly without ICPS, an adapter is gonna be needed and that takes time to make

[Peekaboo @ColeWZY]

@rookisaacman @DJSnM @Osinttechnical Is*

[Peekaboo @ColeWZY]

@Wolfpack278 Carbon composites

[Peekaboo @ColeWZY]

Would you take $100 mil if it meant you could only walk (or jog/run) everywhere for the rest of your life? No other form of transport besides your own two legs.

[Peekaboo @ColeWZY]

@kelvin61942434 Why do the limits prohibit a common bulkhead for Jiuquan?

[Peekaboo @ColeWZY]

@LowIQSpaceymen @PlanetaryGao Latter*

[NASA Ames @NASAAmes]

A very special visitor came to Ames — the designer of the Artemis II Moon mascot, “Rise.”

We welcomed Lucas Ye and his family, who joined us as we watched the Artemis II crew return back to Earth after successfully flying around the Moon.

His zero gravity indicator was selected from thousands of submissions from over 50 countries. His design was inspired by the iconic Earthrise moment from the Apollo 8 mission.

Congratulations again to Lucas!

[Dave Limp @davill]

Booster 3 almost done… "No, It's Necessary" Welcome to the fleet.

[Peekaboo @ColeWZY]

@Sweigart_Ian27 you're viral on instagram

[Space Koala @SpaceKoala]

Ah, the bucket crabs

[Peekaboo @ColeWZY]

@SpaceKoala Conservatives can't imagine a better future?

[Peekaboo @ColeWZY]

I have multiple family members who went to top schools in Asia (Singapore) who have been sabotaged by their "friends" academically. Thank God I am an American.

[Peekaboo @ColeWZY]

I like Weir even more now.

[geni @rainylavndr]

that disappointing moment when you find out the author of one of your favorite books uses generative ai, is against real world commentary/politics in fiction, and deeply misunderstands star trek

[Peekaboo @ColeWZY]

@Gateway2Space @projecthailmary @NASA @NASAArtemis @NASAAdmin Downvoted, took yall too many hours to decide the title

[Gateway @Gateway2Space]

Project Hail Artemis

[∿ @somewheresy]

My Dad Took Me to the Beach Which Means You Can’t Go To space There