@torybruno Sounds like ULA should work to lower the cost of launch. Outside investment means nothing if you can't offer a launch for a competitive price.
@jaiden_floyd @torybruno The image in this tweet is actually from @Harry__Stranger, who follows the space community from space.
Harry shares a wide range of satellite images, covering Chinese, Russian (weather permitting), and US launch and recovery operations.
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After being fitted with larger tanks to support longer Raptor engine firings, the Tripod test stand hosted a 194 second firing- the longest duration yet.
Video from McGregor Live (https://t.co/JuUoZFi2jO) & Justin (@jswartzphoto) for @NASASpaceflight.
➡️https://t.co/UNg0eEf5WF
To Gus, Ed, and Roger. On this day in 1967, you climbed aboard Apollo 1, helping us dare mighty things and ultimately fulfill a centuries-long dream of stepping foot on another world. May we always remember...
@Space_Pete @DutchSpace Sierra has previously stated that they won't have windows on a crewed version of Dream Chaser.
With the addition of what looks like a pusher LAS at the rear of the vehicle as well, I'd put money on this being a crewed Dream Chaser.
For the next week @KerbalSpaceP is a available for free in the Epic game store. It’s only a game, but it’s a game that has helped start a lot of people on a career in aerospace.
A Raptor Vacuum engine explodes while performing a test on the Horizontal test stand. Also a sea-level Raptor's relight capability was tested on the Tripod test stand.
Video and Pictures from Gary Blair and McGregor Live. Edited by Justin (@OGNovuh).
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It appears that Kosmos-2560 has re-entered after not even two months in orbit.
It appears that the three satellites, EO MKA 1-3, intentionally do not make orbit raising burns, potentially testing new technology.
My launch article for @NASASpaceflight. https://t.co/irYQliYowX
The Russian military sat Kosmos-2560, launched in October, reentered on Dec 10 at 0154 UTC over Guam. Like the previous satellite it the series, it performed no orbit raising burns.
In 2000, Beal Aerospace fired up its 2nd stage BA-810 engine only once for 21 secs. It was a massive vacuum thrust hydrogen peroxide/kerosene engine. The same test stand is still used by SpaceX for its Merlin Vac. More info below🧵
Original 📸- Glen Golighty
@NASASpaceflight
Meanwhile, in Alaska: ABL's launch window for the debut of the RS1 rocket opens in less than two hours at 22:00 UTC. The flight aims to place two CubeSats in a polar low Earth orbit.
Article by Justin Mooney (@OGNovuh): https://t.co/FzQm0nB8Oq