{"id":17634,"date":"2019-01-25T12:54:55","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T17:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17634"},"modified":"2019-01-25T12:54:55","modified_gmt":"2019-01-25T17:54:55","slug":"space-access-indias-pslv-launches-scott-manley-update-new-blue-vids-latest-spacex-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17634","title":{"rendered":"Space access: India&#8217;s PSLV launches, Scott Manley update, New Blue vids, &#038; latest SpaceX activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A selection of recent items related to space access:<\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isro.gov.in\/\"><strong>ISRO<\/strong><\/a> flew the latest version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polar_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle\">PSLV<\/a> (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) launched on Thursday and put a military spysat (Microsat-R) and a student developed technology demo spacecraft (Kalamsat-V2) successfully into orbit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"PSLV-C44 successfully launched Microsat-R and Kalamsat-V2 - ISRO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isro.gov.in\/update\/25-jan-2019\/pslv-c44-successfully-launched-microsat-r-and-kalamsat-v2\">PSLV-C44 successfully launched Microsat-R and Kalamsat-V2 &#8211; ISRO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"India debuts new version of workhorse PSLV \u2013 Spaceflight Now\" href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2019\/01\/24\/pslv-c44-launch\/\">India debuts new version of workhorse PSLV \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"PSLV launches debut orbital platform use of the fourth stage \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2019\/01\/pslv-launch-debut-orbital-platform-fourth-stage\/\">PSLV launches debut orbital platform use of the fourth stage \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0E4qKMrXzns?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Scott Manley<\/strong> gives a<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>round up of big space news stories, with Blue Origin flying its first commercial mission while Elon Musk Starship Hopper falls over in high winds. We also got the details on why building the Super Heavy Booster from stainless steel was &#8216;counter intuitive. <\/em><em>Stratolaunch&#8217;s Roc looks like it&#8217;s becoming the modern equivalent of the Spruce Goose and Vector Space Systems gears up for a test launch.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GfWarGb_hds?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blueorigin.com\">Blue Origin<\/a><\/strong> released these videos following this week&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17615\">successful New Shepard flight<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>We have a lean and mighty team in mission control on launch day \u2013 about 30 people who operate New Shepard. Meet our teammate Laura who, like all of us at Blue, is focused on lowering the cost of access to space.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LFAUnQjQxBU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>New Shepard\u2019s reusability is lowering launch costs and creating routine access to space. Lowering the cost of microgravity research increases the opportunities for universities, government researchers and entrepreneurs to test payloads and technologies in space.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bfF6cMNuX5M?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>When we delivered New Shepard PM 4 to our West Texas launch site in December, it was the first time we had two rockets in the barn in Texas. We\u2019re building our fleet of versatile reusable launch vehicles step-by-step as we move towards operations.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tEjwXjcVqng?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Blue Origin demonstrated the versatility of the New Shepard system by taking 8 NASA-sponsored research and technology payloads into space today.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g6XMFQguZFU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\"><strong>SpaceX<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>*** <strong>A pad test firing<\/strong> was carried out at Cape Kennedy on Jan.24th of the Falcon 9 that is to send the first <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dragon_2\">Dragon-2 vehicle<\/a> to dock with the ISS. The demo mission, which will have no astronauts on board, is currently expected to happen sometime in the second half of February.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Falcon 9 rocket fires engines in key test ahead of Crew Dragon demo flight \u2013 Spaceflight Now\" href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2019\/01\/25\/falcon-9-rocket-fires-engines-in-key-test-ahead-of-crew-dragon-demo-flight\/\">Falcon 9 rocket fires engines in key test ahead of Crew Dragon demo flight \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"SpaceX conducts static fire test on Falcon 9 ahead of Crew Dragon debut \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2019\/01\/spacex-falcon-9-static-fire-crew-dragon-debut\/\">SpaceX conducts static fire test on Falcon 9 ahead of Crew Dragon debut \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The firing starts at around 3:22 into this <a href=\"https:\/\/livestream.com\/accounts\/20522137\/events\/8537606\">video from Florida Today<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"ls_embed_1548436265\" src=\"https:\/\/livestream.com\/accounts\/20522137\/events\/8537606\/videos\/186274975\/player?width=500&amp;height=282&amp;enableInfo=true&amp;defaultDrawer=&amp;autoPlay=false&amp;mute=false\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>*** <strong>Elon Musk explains<\/strong> why the structure of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BFR_(rocket)\">SuperHeavy\/Starship<\/a> reusable space transport system has been changed from carbon composite to stainless steel:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Elon Musk Interview: Why the Starship Is Built of Stainless Steel\" href=\"https:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/space\/rockets\/a25953663\/elon-musk-spacex-bfr-stainless-steel\/\">Elon Musk Interview: Why the Starship Is Built of Stainless Steel &#8211; Popular Mechanics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"SpaceX CEO Elon Musk teases white-hot Starship heat shield testing in video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/spacex-ceo-elon-musk-early-starship-heat-shield-testing-video\/\">SpaceX CEO Elon Musk teases white-hot Starship heat shield testing in video<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Testing metallic heat shield at 1100C (2000F) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpaceX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/frP5eZ5a0z\">pic.twitter.com\/frP5eZ5a0z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1088680182540464128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>*** <strong>A drone view<\/strong> on Thursday of the Boca Chica Beach facility shows the collapsed nose-cone section of the StarHopper, which was blown over earlier this week (see Scott Manley&#8217;s report above), under the roof of the open shelter:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TAtuvxBcKhA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Find latest images and videos of the facility and StarHopper at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"SpaceX BFS - Phase 1 Big Falcon Hopper (BFH) - Photos and Updates\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.nasaspaceflight.com\/index.php?topic=47120\">SpaceX BFS &#8211; Phase 1 Big Falcon Hopper (BFH) &#8211; Photos and Updates<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Austin Barnard (@austinbarnard45) | Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/austinbarnard45\">Austin Barnard (@austinbarnard45) | Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CowboyDanPaasch\" target=\"_d\">Cowboy Dan (@CowboyDanPaasch) | Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*** <strong>Top of a propellant tank<\/strong> was added to the lower section:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StarHopper?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StarHopper<\/a> build: Busy day at the office. Multiple fuel tanks and one nosecone issue. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpaceX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SpaceX<\/a> (&#x1f4f7; credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/austinbarnard45?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@austinbarnard45<\/a> &amp; NSF\/BocaChicaGal <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kpDqViM6N5\">pic.twitter.com\/kpDqViM6N5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cowboy Dan (@CowboyDanPaasch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CowboyDanPaasch\/status\/1088592371774828546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>*** <strong>Fairing catching practice<\/strong> continues in California:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"SpaceX isn\u2019t giving up on catching rocket fairings, boat spotted with new net\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/spacex-mr-steven-dual-falcon-fairing-recovery-port-testing\/\">SpaceX isn\u2019t giving up on catching rocket fairings, boat spotted with new net &#8211; Teslarati<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceXFleet\" target=\"_d\">SpaceXFleet Updates (@SpaceXFleet) | Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Helicopter Drop Test Coming Up! Mr Steven has departed LA to make a catch attempt later today. Tug Sir Richard is already at Santa Catalina Island towing the test fairing. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mlwk4d2anu\">pic.twitter.com\/Mlwk4d2anu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SpaceXFleet Updates (@SpaceXFleet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceXFleet\/status\/1088839645054582784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Mueller\"><strong>Tom Mueller<\/strong><\/a>, head of SpaceX propulsion since the founding of the company, reviews the history of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Merlin_(rocket_engine_family)\">Merlin engine<\/a>, which powers both stages of the Falcon 9 rocket. He was accepting an award from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nss.org\">National Space Society<\/a> at the NSS&#8217;s annual <a href=\"https:\/\/space.nss.org\/international-space-development-conference\/\">ISDC meeting<\/a> last May. (Mueller&#8217;s comments start at 5:25):<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0xWRhKB3JTM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=325&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BgHcf33RMW8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=9ad77237101a529e858b08c724b1d0e6&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;node=499320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telescopes and Binoculars at Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A selection of recent items related to space access: ** ISRO flew the latest version of the PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) launched on Thursday and put a military spysat (Microsat-R) and a student developed technology demo spacecraft (Kalamsat-V2) successfully into orbit: PSLV-C44 successfully launched Microsat-R and Kalamsat-V2 &#8211; ISRO India debuts new version of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17634\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space access: India&#8217;s PSLV launches, Scott Manley update, New Blue vids, &#038; latest SpaceX activities<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rockets"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4Aq","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17169,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17169","url_meta":{"origin":17634,"position":0},"title":"Videos: Successful Indian and South Korean rocket launches","author":"TopSpacer","date":"November 29, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"India's launch of the country's HysIS Earth observation satellite and 30 secondary small satellites on a PSLV rocket was a success on Wednesday: https:\/\/youtu.be\/OIGcIYRhj1A See also: Live coverage: Indian rocket launches with 31 satellites \u2013 Spaceflight Now PSLV set for HySIS launch with numerous co-passengers \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com Isro's PSLV C43\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Rockets&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Rockets","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=5"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&l=ur2&o=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":16742,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16742","url_meta":{"origin":17634,"position":1},"title":"Videos: Delta II launches NASA ICESat-2 + Indian PSLV launches two earth observation satellites","author":"TopSpacer","date":"September 16, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"This weekend, three earth observation spacecraft were sent into orbit by two different rockets. 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