The Official Space Flight Thread - The Space Station and Beyond

Cosimo · 31 May 2012 at 16:47

Splashdown has been confirmed at 16:42.

Cosimo · 31 May 2012 at 16:54

Cosimo · 2 Jun 2012 at 08:25

Dragon coming home:

Cosimo · 2 Jun 2012 at 08:27

http://robonaut.jsc.nasa.gov/default.asp

Cosimo · 2 Jun 2012 at 08:42

Cosimo · 4 Jun 2012 at 10:28

Dragon before and after:

Dragon Datasheet

Cosimo · 7 Jun 2012 at 16:19

SlyReaper said:
Isn't that thing supposed to be reusable? Can they really clean that up and repair it for less cost than building a new one? It looks thoroughly scorched.

The first and second stages of the launcher (Falcon 9 rocket) are planned to be reusable. This will lead to an entirely reusable rocket system. The Dragon capsule is planned to be re-usable as a whole or in parts at some point in time. There isn't much info on this.

Cosimo · 7 Jun 2012 at 16:20

Enterprise being towed on the Hudson River past the Statue of Liberty on its way to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.

Cosimo · 7 Jun 2012 at 17:59

SlyReaper said:
I'm not sure that has anything to do with spaceflight though. Enterprise was a test vehicle which never went into space.

So was a very important part of the shuttle program.

She didn’t go into space but did take part in many tests. This one from 1977:

More here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Enterprise

Cosimo · 9 Jun 2012 at 08:30

Cosimo · 9 Jun 2012 at 08:32

Cosimo · 10 Jun 2012 at 12:19

NuSTAR mission:

http://www.nustar.caltech.edu/

NuSTAR launches at 16:30-20:30 BST (11:30-15:30 EDT) June 13.

Cosimo · 13 Jun 2012 at 07:54

Cosimo · 13 Jun 2012 at 14:35

NuSTAR launch is on for today. The release of the Pegasus XL rocket is targeted for 16:30 BST.

Cosimo · 13 Jun 2012 at 15:36

Weather is fine. Pegasus attached to L-1011 aircraft. Launch is set for 17:00 BST (12:00 EDT).

Watch live here:

http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv

Cosimo · 13 Jun 2012 at 15:51

Taxing to the runway:

Take-off at 16:00.

Cosimo · 13 Jun 2012 at 16:12

Glaucus said:
I don't know why but I love air launches.

It's a 04:00 local time launch so we won't see much.

Cosimo · 13 Jun 2012 at 16:18

Westyfield2 said:
Currently showing the space station :/

Live on here:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/nustar/multimedia/index.html

Cosimo · 13 Jun 2012 at 16:20

Here is the better one:

http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2

Cosimo · 13 Jun 2012 at 16:55

Range is GO for launch.

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