Another view of that "landing" from the barge:
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CRS6, Dragon arrives at the station:
Finally looks like spaceX will do pad abort test on 5th of may
4hr window starting at 9:30am EDT
And back up window on 6th of may.
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/release-20150421.html
4hr window starting at 9:30am EDT
And back up window on 6th of may.
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/release-20150421.html
The Russian Progress 57 (Progress M-25M) cargo craft undocks from the Pirs docking module yesterday:
Progress M-27M is due to launch on Tuesday from Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Progress M-27M is due to launch on Tuesday from Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Just heads up Ariane 5 - Thor 7 & Sicral 2 today, launch window 2037-2231 BST
Live stream will be on here http://www.arianespace.tv/index.htm
Live stream will be on here http://www.arianespace.tv/index.htm
The Ariane 5 launch:
Rollout of Progress M-27M:
No fresh fruit for the ISS astronauts then.
Progress is currently spinning out of control in orbit.
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2015/20150428-russian-progress-spinning.html
Progress is currently spinning out of control in orbit.
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2015/20150428-russian-progress-spinning.html
Isn't the bigger problem the one for no new fuel to raise the orbit of IIS?
I doubt it.
As these issues are planned in, it's something like 4 resupply failures in a row before they have real issues.
Edit - bit of googling suggests they have a ~90day window after a failed planned burn to raise it back up.
They've failed to contact it yet again. They've got 7-10 days now before it deorbits.
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It's good to see Russian TV camera technology has almost caught up with the 60s.
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This comment makes me laugh about the wests view of Russian tech.
By far and away Russia destroy the western space programs for cost/benefit, research and reliability value, sure this cargo ship failed, but its not to often it happens compared to the amount of launches.
Also soyuz has ran for decades, they built Mir, before that a serious of orbiting labs (salut), they know what they are doing and they get it done well.
Sure the USA went to the moon with an unlimited budget, but since then the cost of how they did stuff .....sky rocketed excuse the pun.
Most of that is down to politics. Nasa gets told what it has to build. Rather than telling them what it needs to do.
So for SLS congress has told them they have to reuse the solid booster rockets and the shuttle main engines. Meaning they'll have an impressive rocket which is to expensive to launch. Sad state of affairs when these companies have so much influence over congress.
Which is why the privatisation contracts are working so well, they can't dictate to spaceX and others what they have to build.
So for SLS congress has told them they have to reuse the solid booster rockets and the shuttle main engines. Meaning they'll have an impressive rocket which is to expensive to launch. Sad state of affairs when these companies have so much influence over congress.
Which is why the privatisation contracts are working so well, they can't dictate to spaceX and others what they have to build.
Don
Modern cameras would easily pay for themselves via the weight saving.
Soldato
Amazon founder's 'New Shepard' vehicle successfully tested and reaches 58 miles (307,000') whilst carrying it's new crew capsule
https://www.blueorigin.com/news/blog/first-developmental-test-flight-of-new-shepard
https://www.blueorigin.com/news/blog/first-developmental-test-flight-of-new-shepard