** The Official Space Flight Thread - The Space Station and Beyond **

[Cosimo]

A look at Virgin Galactic:

 

[Glaucus]

Elon has tweeted the new landing barge, ready for the next flight in December

 

[Cosimo]

Navcam view from 30km:



Four image NAVCAM montage comprising images of Comet 67P/C-G taken on 20 November. Credits: ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM – CC BY-SA IGO 3.0

 

[Cosimo]

More views of the ???-15? launch:

 

[Cosimo]

In March 2015 the Magnetospheric Multiscale, or MMS, mission launches. It will use 4 spacecraft:

 

[Cosimo]

Previously unpublished images of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko taken by Rosetta at 10 km. These are superb:

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Highlights/Top_10_at_10_km

 

[Cosimo]

Rollout of a Proton-M/Briz-M with the Astra 2G satellite:

Launch on 27th of November.

 

[Cosimo]

A look at those Orion parachutes:

Exploration Flight Test-1 is on schedule for 4th of December.

The Press Kit.

 

[Glaucus]

What a great end to the year, first Rosetta then in December

NASA Orion EFT-1 4th Dec

NASA New Horizons 6th December is woken up from it's slumber for it's flight passed Pluto in June I belive, observations of KBO in Jan at 75million km then Pluto observations starting in Feb, closest approach 14th July at ~13,000 km

And SpaceX CRS-5 16th December which will be the first proper test for reusability

Autonomous spaceport drone ship. Thrusters repurposed from deep sea oil rigs hold position within 3m even in a storm. Base is 300 ft by 100 ft, with wings that extend width to 170 ft. Will allow refuel & rocket flyback in future.

Testing operation of hypersonic grid fins (x-wing config) going on next flight. Grid fins are stowed on ascent and then deploy on reentry for "x-wing" style control. Each fin moves independently for pitch/yaw/roll.

Can't wait for this, launch is 16th Dec.

 

[Guerrilla]

Not sure if anyone will be interested, there is a film out/due out (they were talking about it on local radio last night) so just a heads up...

The Last Man on the Moon

When Apollo astronaut Eugene Cernan stepped off the moon in 1972 he left his footprints and his daughter's initials in the lunar dust. Only now, forty years later, is he ready to share his epic but deeply personal story.

 

[Glaucus]

Cool, any idea how we see it, for sale/cinema?

 

[Guerrilla]

Cool, any idea how we see it, for sale/cinema?

Not sure I'm afraid, they were talking about it as there was a preview screening at the local cinema, so maybe will be doing more cinemas before a more general release in cinemas or release for sale.

 

[Cosimo]

The trailer:

http://thelastmanonthemoon.com/

It was just a preview:

http://www.cineworld.co.uk/whatson/...al&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

On Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/thelastmanonthemoon/timeline?ref=page_internal

We'll just have to wait for this one.

 

[Cosimo]

Rosetta and Philae Q&A on reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2nhhd8/we_are_comet_scientists_and_engineers_working_on/

 

[Cosimo]

Another stunning image:



Four image NAVCAM mosaic comprising images taken on 20 November. Credits: ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM – CC BY-SA IGO 3.0

 

[FloppyPoppy]

Question, If you some how WON 70million ie euromillions and was offered for 68 million a opportunity to go and spend two weeks in the space station, including the obvious hard months / years training for it ect.

You will also have the opportunity to participate on a six hour EVA

Would you go ?

 

[Cosimo]

Question, If you some how WON 70million ie euromillions and was offered for 68 million a opportunity to go and spend two weeks in the space station, including the obvious hard months / years training for it ect.

You will also have the opportunity to participate on a six hour EVA

Would you go ?

I'd do it for half that and get approval as she'd know that the training would probably kill me.

 

[Glaucus]

No, for the simple fact Bigelow/spaceX/Boeing will do it far cheaper in a decade probably sooner. Just waiting for the falcon heavy or another heavy lift vehicle capable of lifting the Bigelow stations into space.

 

[Cosimo]

Another view of Orion rollout:

One week to go!

 

[koolpc]

No, i def would not spend all that for nowt!