Rocket Nerd

Spaceflight enthusiast, Ariane 4 and Titan IV are best boys-🏳️‍🌈-#Teamspace-Main @RocketNerd1 (this is my space/personal alt)

[Rocket Nerd @RocketNerd22]

@alesstar Although it is possible that the German astronaut gets a seat on Artemis III instead, in which case I’m not sure who would likely be the first European on the moon. I do hope Cristoforetti gets to go at some point, she’s really cool!

[Rocket Nerd @RocketNerd22]

@alesstar Also, from what I’ve heard the ESA astronaut to land first will likely be German, so not Cristoforetti in that case, but probably rather either Alexander Gerst or Matthias Maurer

[Rocket Nerd @RocketNerd22]

I still kind of can’t believe we’re actually launching astronauts on SLS in a couple of minutes. This has been the one I’ve been waiting for as long as I’ve been a space fan, hasn’t fully sunk in yet!

Go SLS, go Orion, and go Artemis II!!! Back to the moon!!!

#ArtemisII

[Rocket Nerd @RocketNerd22]

@Space_Time3 Well I sure hope they found it! /s

[Rocket Nerd @RocketNerd22]

@EvanWillie @975Hans both Chicago teams, both New York teams, Kansas City, etc. etc. Salt Lakes closest counterpart climate wise, Denver, has an open air ballpark.

[Rocket Nerd @RocketNerd22]

@EvanWillie @975Hans Are all mostly in place due to high heat and/or humidity. Seattle has one due to rain. The only two outliers are Toronto, which is an old ballpark, built in the 80s I believe? And Milwaukee. Other cold weather cities mostly have non-roofed stadiums, including Detroit, Minnesota…

[Rocket Nerd @RocketNerd22]

@livecoug @Swampslax13 @StevenStarks @jakehatch @PowerDistrictUT Detroit and Minnesota too!

[Rocket Nerd @RocketNerd22]

@SpeedShot7 As much as there are many valid points about issues with gateway as a component of Artemis and its usefulness, it will always be way too cool for me to care. A brand new space station in orbit around the moon!?!? That’s cool as hell!!!

[📸Trevor Mahlmann🚀 @TrevorMahlmann]

🔥Two @blueorigin BE-4 engines and two @northropgrumman GEM-63XL powering @ulalaunch Vulcan rocket off the pad early this morning🔥

[Matt Haskell @mhaskellphoto]

Vulcan makes its maiden flight. And what a show it was! Congrats to @torybruno and everyone at @ulalaunch on such an incredible success!

[Rocket Nerd @RocketNerd22]

So excited that Vulcan is finally flying! Can’t wait to watch its next mission!!!

[ULA @ulalaunch]

LIFTOFF of the first United Launch Alliance #VulcanRocket!

[Rocket Nerd @RocketNerd22]

@johnkrausphotos This is incredible, absolutely phenomenal John!!!

[John Kraus @johnkrausphotos]

WOW: Another view of Starship hot staging, right at Starship upper stage ignition!

[Rocket Nerd @RocketNerd22]

@pedromira848 God, the pictures are going to be absolutely phenomenal

[Rocket Nerd @RocketNerd22]

Not to say any of this is impossible… just that I think it’ll take longer than some people think it will. They have to far surpass the reuse capabilities of F9 in order to meet even a portion of their stated goals.

[Rocket Nerd @RocketNerd22]

Seriously concerned about hot staging long term. They don’t just have to get the booster to survive it, it has to sustain almost no damage at all. I think this is one of the largest sticking points that will push de elopement yo take much longer than some people think…

[Rocket Nerd @RocketNerd22]

The booster doesn’t just have to survive hot staging once… it has to do it many times in a row without significant (or almost any at all) damage, and with no maintenance between flights. Same goes for the ship and it’s heat shield.