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Orion in-flight launch abort system test tomorrow. The launch window starts July 2, 7 am EST, 11 am UTC, in 18 hours, the launch window is 4 hours long.
But you are aware of the report about the Ares booster I presume:mfb said:I don't know, but this test will have neither the SLS solid rocket boosters nor parachutes.
From the same article, it appears that there are differing opinions on the matter:hutchphd said:But you are aware of the report about the Ares booster I presume:
https://phys.org/news/2009-07-air-ares-crew-couldnt-survive.html
~Same boosters (x2)
Jeff Hanley got fired (*oops I mean promoted) for being too gung-ho on Ares after being told told to stand down. Maybe not the best source! Have you seen pictures of Titan 4 blowing up...seems unlikely to me...but point well taken.OmCheeto said:From the same article, it appears that there are differing opinions on the matter:
But Jeff Hanley, who manages NASA's Constellation program that includes the Ares I, questioned the validity of the Air Force study because it relied on only one example. He said NASA had done its own study, using supercomputers to replicate the behavior of Ares I, that predicted a safe outcome.
Successful launch but the docking lead to problems. According to Roscosmos the problems are on the ISS side. Now they plan to go into a Soyuz capsule that is already docked, undock, fly to another port, dock there, and then have the waiting Soyuz dock at the now free place on August 27. Sounds complicated? It is.mfb said:The first flight of Soyuz-2.1a will launch 22 August 03:38 UTC. It will replace the Soyuz capsules used for crewed flights.
Split to become its own threadtrurle said:The SpaceX Starship Mk1 prototype has been damaged beyond repair 20 November 2019 during a cryogenic pressure test. Entire top been torn off.
https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-prototype-anomaly-pressure-test.html
Wow, that's much cheaper than even Pegasus, the one that launches from the wing of a B52 or other aircraft. Wikipedia puts a Pegasus launch at $40 million.mfb said:Astra Space plans the maiden flight of its rocket Astra on February 21. At $2.5 million per launch (up to 100 kg) they have the cheapest option for a dedicated launch - but rideshare launches are much cheaper.