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@Starman064 Plus the lower mass reduces long term stress on the aft support structures, which helps with long term preservation!
The RS-25 on display next to the orbiter is a complete real engine, though admittedly I am not familiar with its specific history for the one at KSCVC.
What’s funny is if you take a close look at the original Titan II at KSCVC, you can tell it’s actually made of two Titan I first stages bolted together for a display piece.
@Starman064 The RSMEs on the orbiters are actually really cool bits of kit!
They’re older nozzles that had been decommissioned, and as the powerheads in the orbiters wouldn’t be visible, NASA elected to keep them for use on SLS, and mounted the old nozzles using a lighter adapter.
@Erdayastronaut It was replaced in 2010 with an original Titan II missile, so nowadays it is a proper stack, but for many years it was a fun little factoid!
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A bit unexpected given past attempts to hire Tory had not bore fruit, however with Vulcan now fully on its feet and certified for NSSL it makes sense that he’d be more comfortable leaving the role behind.
We’re pleased to announce that @torybruno is joining Blue Origin as president, National Security, reporting to CEO Dave Limp. Tory will spearhead our newly formed National Security Group.
@hammen I really think people are massively ignorant of the investments made into ULA the past 4-5 years, especially from Amazon.
I have seen claim after claim of death knell for ULA, but with their manifest booked solid for Vulcan they’re in an incredibly healthy position right now.
@Cosmic_Penguin@JAXA_jp@planet4589@nvslive@clearusui@MHI_LS@Amazonleo It sucks that they lost the satellite, but I am unbelievably excited to learn more about this.
This is a failure mode I had mused about a little bit earlier this year as more likely now that rockets are flying so often, gonna be fascinating to see if H3 is fully cleared of fault
Hearing reports of an unidentified red object flying over Cape Canaveral tonight at incredible speed. Anyone have any eyes in the sky on this merry evening? 🎄
Some interesting developments on yesterday’s H3 failure.
S2 began to lose pressure right at Payload Fairing Sep, alongside a sudden acceleration spike.
It’s possible that something went wrong with either the PLF or the Payload itself that impacted the upper stage LH2 tank.
About 5 minutes until the first launch attempt of HANBIT-Nano.
This is the first orbital launch attempt for Innospace, as well as the first orbital launch attempt from Alcantara since VLS-1 V02 in 1999
https://t.co/ugDLblOnlL
About 5 minutes until the first launch attempt of HANBIT-Nano.
This is the first orbital launch attempt for Innospace, as well as the first orbital launch attempt from Alcantara since VLS-1 V02 in 1999
https://t.co/ugDLblOnlL