The latest episode of TMRO.tv is now available: The future of SpaceX – Orbit 10.40 – TMRO Chris Prophet, author of “SpaceX From The Ground Up” joins us to talk about the present and future plans of SpaceX. Includes BFR, BFS, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Videos: An Apollo tribute + Fidget spinners in micro-g + Igniting rockets + Virtually roving Mars
Oct19
Some videos of interest: ** Via The Chiles Files comes this beautifully made tribute by Christian Stangl to the Apollo program combining thousands of photos with animations along with a nice soundtrack: ** Fun with fidget spinners in weightlessness on the ISS: […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As mentioned here in an earlier posting, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 10 Iridium NEXT satellites last week from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. This video shows the satellites passing over Japan neatly in a row: ====
Project Karman is an undergraduate student led initiative at UC Berkeley to design, build, and launch a rocket that exceeds 100 kilomters in altitude. They currently have a crowdfunding campaign underway, which has raised $13,725 so far towards a goal […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched ten Iridium NEXT satellites on Monday from Vandenberg AFB on the California coast. The first stage booster landed on a floating platform at sea, becoming the 17th successful landing either at sea or on […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The latest episode of TMRO.tv focused on the recent presentation by Elon Musk on SpaceX‘s next-generation space transportation system (see post here) : Tim Dodd the Everyday Astronaut joins Jared and Mike to talk about the SpaceX IAC 2017 presentation. What […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Elon Musk gave a talk today at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2017) in Adelaide, Australia in which he described the design of a new SpaceX rocket system, informally called the BFR (e.g. “Big Freaking Rocket”). The company will soon start building the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Early Sunday morning, United Launch Alliance sent the US spysat NROL-42 into orbit with an Atlas V rocket blasting off from Vandenberg AFB in California. Here is a nice photo taken during the launch by Anthony Galván III: Here is a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The latest TMRO.tv live program is now available on line: The History of SpaceX – Orbit 10.33 – TMRO Stewart Money author of, “Here be Dragons: The Rise of SpaceX & the Journey to Mars” joins us to talk about the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Check out the latest TMRO.tv online show, which featured an interview with Masten Space Systems founder and CEO Dave Masten: 3D printed rockets with Dave Masten – Orbit 10.32 – TMRO This week we bring on guest Dave Masten to get an update […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched today and put a Dragon cargo spacecraft on track to berth with the International Space Station on Wednesday morning. The first stage booster of the Falcon 9 came down for a successful landing back […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The latest TMRO.tv live program is in the archive: Our first look at CubeCab – Orbit 10.26 – TMRO CubeCab CEO Adrian Tymes joins us to talk about their plans to create a small sat launcher and the new deal struck […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Jordin Kare – laser propulsion expert, physicist, rocket designer & filksinger – dies at age 60
Jul25
Physicist, rocket designer, laser propulsion proponent, co-founder of LaserMotive, and music composer Jordin Kare passed away last week: Remembering Jordin Kare (1956-2017) – Centauri-Dreams) We’ve just lost a fine interstellar thinker. Jordin Kare has died of aortic valve failure at age 60. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Spaceport America Cup college student rocket competition took place last week at the New Mexico spaceport. (See earlier preview posting here.) Over 90 colleges were represented from around the world. The results are in: University of Michigan wins first Spaceport America […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
College students and high school educators participate next week in rocket programs hosted by NASA’s Wallops Island Space Flight Facility: Students and Educators Become Rocket Scientists for a Week at Wallops Have you wondered what it would be like to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
SpaceX launched a Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center on Saturday afternoon. The Dragon is now headed for a rendezvous and berthing on Monday with the International Space Station. It is delivering about 2700 kilograms of cargo, primarily consisting of instruments and materials […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Early on the morning of May 31st, people living along the Mid-Atlantic region of the US coast may see a big light show in the sky: NASA Sounding Rocket will Release Early Morning Artificial Clouds Light | NASA The early morning […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Copenhagen Suborbitals is a Danish non-profit volunteer group that aims eventually to send a person up to suborbital space and back safely. Since 2011 they have been launching a series of rockets, each more sophisticated and capable than the last. They […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yesterday a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a spysat for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from Kennedy Space Center. The first stage returned for a successful landing at the Cape. Here are some photos and videos of the launch and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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The Everyday Astronaut explains why last week’s re-flight of a SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage booster that flew last year was a major advance towards affordable access to space: Loren Grush gives her take on the event: SpaceX makes aerospace history with […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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