The Official Space Flight Thread - The Space Station and Beyond

Cosimo · 15 Sep 2014 at 14:18

The landing site for Rosetta's Philae lander has been chosen:

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/J_marks_the_spot_for_Rosetta_s_lander

Glaucus · 17 Sep 2014 at 03:07

NASA has finally picked the two crew casuals to go forward. SpaceX and Boeing. Not surprised going got it, but disappointed, high G, water landing is just so old tech and rubbish, and they are receiving almost $2billion more than spaceX. Reading between the lines as they have said very little on why they where chosen and why the costs.
They have said that designs and costs were submitted and they accepted them. So sounds like Boeing just showing how old and rubbish they are, develop worse tech at massively increased prices.

Feel sorry for Sierra Nevada

http://blogs.nasa.gov/bolden/2014/0...o-return-astronaut-launches-to-american-soil/

Although initially Dragon V2 will land under parachute with the Dracos softening the landing bit like the Soyuz. While they certify and develop powered landing.

Cosimo · 17 Sep 2014 at 07:36

The choice of Boeing and SpaceX:

Cosimo · 17 Sep 2014 at 07:58

Last night's launch:

Cosimo · 18 Sep 2014 at 09:29

Getting ready for the 26th:

Cosimo · 20 Sep 2014 at 07:27

Next attempt tomorrow at 06:52 BST.

Cosimo · 20 Sep 2014 at 08:02

Cosimo · 21 Sep 2014 at 10:03

Away we go:

Grapple scheduled on Tuesday at 12:04 BST (07:04 EDT).

Cosimo · 21 Sep 2014 at 13:57

Cosimo · 22 Sep 2014 at 07:20

MAVERN is now in orbit around Mars. The orbit insertion burn came at 03:25 BST (22:25 EDT).

Cosimo · 22 Sep 2014 at 16:55

Cosimo · 22 Sep 2014 at 19:19

The Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft being encapsulated into the third stage of its Soyuz booster rocket:

Launch set for 21:25 BST on Thursday.

john_s · 23 Sep 2014 at 09:05

Cosimo said:
Grapple scheduled on Tuesday at 12:04 BST (07:04 EDT).

I saw the ISS pass over this morning while I was out walking the dog. There was a slightly less bright object following the same track, a little way behind, so I'd guessed that there must be a resupply mission up.

:cool:

Cosimo · 23 Sep 2014 at 09:29

So what will they be doing:

Cosimo · 23 Sep 2014 at 15:14

Choosing Philae's landing site:

Glaucus · 23 Sep 2014 at 15:16

Why is there a media black out in the first stage reusability test from CSR4.
We know it relight as there's a video (I'm assuming armature) but that's it. No statement from spaceX. They usually tweet as does elon. But nothing, nothing at all. Even the ones which didn't go to plan were tweeted. So confused why there is seemingly a media black out,

Cosimo · 23 Sep 2014 at 16:25

Dragon (CRS-4) arrives at the station:

Cosimo · 23 Sep 2014 at 19:08

On to the pad:

Cosimo · 24 Sep 2014 at 16:40

India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) planetary probe has arrived at Mars, performed an insertion burn and is now in orbit around the planet:

http://www.isro.org/mars/updates.aspx

About MOM:

http://www.isro.org/mars/pdf/press briefing on MOI.pdf

Glaucus · 24 Sep 2014 at 17:56

Was following it earlier. Massive achievement for them, especially with how little it cost.

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