"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
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 33ยฐ 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.
๐ท L: @NASA | R: @SpaceX
@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
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.
A very special visitor came to Ames โ the designer of the Artemis II Moon mascot, โRise.โ
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!
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.
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