{"id":18225,"date":"2019-03-14T14:44:54","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T18:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18225"},"modified":"2019-03-15T10:54:05","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T14:54:05","slug":"space-transport-roundup-mar-14-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18225","title":{"rendered":"Space transport roundup &#8211; Mar.14.2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of recent items related to traveling to and through space:<\/p>\n<p>[ <strong>Update<\/strong>: The Soyuz launch and docking with the ISS were successful:<\/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\/tt8_vTduQbw?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><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\/baXzI91HqBY?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>]<\/p>\n<p>** <strong>A Russian Soyuz is set to launch today <\/strong>with three new crew members to the ISS. Astronaut Christina Koch, on her first mission to space, joins cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin and NASA flight engineer Tyler \u201cNick\u201d Hague, who were both on the Soyuz MS-10 that suffered an in-flight abort last October. The Soyuz with the threesome will reach the station after a quick 6 hour flight.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2019\/03\/russian-americans-soyuz-ms-12-station\/\">Russian and Americans prepare for Soyuz MS-12 launch to Station \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2019\/03\/14\/soyuz-ms-12-mission-status-center\/\">Live coverage: Two Americans, one Russian set for launch to space station \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lift off is set for 3:14 pm EDT:<\/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\/21X5lGlDOfg?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>United Launch Alliance (ULA) is set to launch a Delta IV rocket<\/strong> on Friday from Cape Canaveral with the 10th Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft (Wideband Gapfiller Satellite), built by Boeing for the U.S. military. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulalaunch.com\/missions\/delta-iv-wgs-10\">Delta IV WGS-10 &#8211; United Launch Alliance (ULA) Rocket Launch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The webcast starts at 6:56 p.m. EDT and the launch window extends to 9:05 p.m. EDT:<\/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\/kNU46m8Hi6Q?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>China launched a Long March 3B<\/strong> on March 9th from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The rocket carried the Zhongxing-6C (ChinaSat-6C) communication satellite.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2019-03\/10\/c_137882113.htm\">China launches new communication satellite &#8211; Xinhua | English.news.cn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2019\/03\/china-returns-spring-break-zhongxing-6c-launch\/\">China returns from Spring break with Zhongxing-6C launch \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\/oRqqQx_Uowc?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>The Chinese company <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onespacechina.com\/en\/\">OneSpace<\/a> plans to launch<\/strong> the solid-fueled <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onespacechina.com\/en\/os-m\/\">OS-M1 rocket<\/a> this month on its first test flight to orbit. The rocket will carry a Lingque 1B remote sensing CubeSat for China&#8217;s ZeroG Lab, which aims to create its <a href=\"http:\/\/en.chinabeidou.gov.cn\/c\/1069.html\">Magpie constellation<\/a> consisting of over 375 earth observation CubeSats: <a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/chinas-onespace-completes-rocket-assembly-ahead-of-first-orbital-launch\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">China\u2019s OneSpace completes rocket assembly ahead of first orbital launch &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I am very pleased to say that the OS-M launch vehicle has completed assembly rehearsal and is currently in the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center for final preparations. Thanks to all who\u2019ve worked so hard on it!&#x1f44f;&#x1f44f;<br \/>\nCheck out &#8220;OS-M assembly rehearsal\u201d video!!&#x1f60d; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AvE6uUGpaz\">pic.twitter.com\/AvE6uUGpaz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OneSpace (@OneSpace01) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OneSpace01\/status\/1105498802566258688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>China&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/linkspace.com.cn\/\">LinkSpace<\/a> tests vertical takeoff and landing rocket<\/strong>, similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masten.aero\/terrestrial-vehicles\">the type<\/a> flown by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masten.aero\/\">Masten Space<\/a> for many years. The LinkSpace goal is a reusable first stage for a rocket that will launch small satellites to low earth orbit:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Granted, LinkSpace&#8217;s first planned orbital rocket New Line 1 is only expected to lift about 200kg into SSO (vs Falcon 9&#8217;s 10,000 kg to Polar). But they&#8217;re getting there: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a0ROK2RTtM\">pic.twitter.com\/a0ROK2RTtM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Sheetz (@thesheetztweetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thesheetztweetz\/status\/1106146297420095489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>** <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketlabusa.com\/\">Rocket Lab<\/a> plans to launch an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketlabusa.com\/vehicle\/electron\/\">Electron<\/a> rocket<\/strong> in the latter half of this month with a DARPA satellite aboard: <a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/rocket-lab-launch-of-darpa-satellite-slips\/\">Rocket Lab launch of DARPA satellite slips &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Another stage test done. Getting ready for the next flight after DARPA R3D2. The team are really streamlining things now. Build, test, launch &#8211; repeat! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r0NZO0f1Tp\">pic.twitter.com\/r0NZO0f1Tp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Peter Beck (@Peter_J_Beck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Peter_J_Beck\/status\/1105280598531223552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Following a delay to payload arrival, the R3D2 spacecraft is now at LC-1 &amp; integration is underway! The launch window has been adjusted to the second half of March to provide the prime contractor with additional time to complete payload and spacecraft validation &amp; verification. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WeFJWk8hA3\">https:\/\/t.co\/WeFJWk8hA3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RocketLab\/status\/1103367553659748352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arianespace.com\/vehicle\/vega\/\">Vega rocket<\/a> is set to launch<\/strong> from French Guiana on March 21st with Italy&#8217;s PRISMA Earth observation satellite.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arianespace.com\/mission\/vega-flight-vv14\/\">Vega Flight VV14 \u2013 Arianespace<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arianespace.com\/mission-update\/vv14-vs14-launch-preparations\/\">Arianespace reaches key preparation milestones for the next two flights on its 2019 manifest \u2013 Arianespace<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>** <strong>European small rockets for smallsat launch<\/strong> are now a focus of ESA: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/Our_Activities\/Space_Transportation\/Microlaunchers_to_grow_Europe_s_economy\">Microlaunchers to grow Europe\u2019s economy &#8211; ESA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vega_(rocket)#Future_developments\">Vega-C<\/a> upgrade, however, is behind schedule: <a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/vega-c-debut-slips-to-2020\/\">Vega C debut slips to 2020 &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reactionengines.co.uk\/\"><strong>Reaction Engines<\/strong><\/a><strong> will start building a prototype <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reactionengines.co.uk\/sabre\">Sabre<\/a> rocket engine<\/strong> after an ESA review gives the design a thumbs-up. While powering a vehicle in the atmosphere, the Sabre&#8217;s pre-cooler would gather air, cool it, and feed it into the combustion chamber of the rocket along with hydrogen fuel. Once outside the atmosphere, oxygen from on-board tanks would feed the Sabre (Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/Our_Activities\/Space_Engineering_Technology\/ESA_greenlight_for_UK_s_air-breathing_rocket_engine\">ESA greenlight for UK&#8217;s air-breathing rocket engine &#8211; ESA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reactionengines.co.uk\/news\/esa-completes-further-design-validation-reaction-engines-revolutionary-air-breathing-sabretm-rocket-engine\">ESA completes further design validation of Reaction Engine&#8217;s revolutionary air breathing SABRE&#x2122; rocket engine &#8211; Reaction Engines<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18229\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18229\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/spaceinimages\/Images\/2017\/05\/Engine_airflow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18229\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=18229\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Engine_airflow_node_full_image_21-e1552581327659.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"700,183\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SABRE engine airflow\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The Synergistic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine is uniquely designed to scoop up atmospheric air during the early part of its flight to orbit. This slashes the need for the vehicle to carry bulky onboard oxygen for this part of the ascent, before switching to rocket mode drawing on internal propellants for its final climb to space. To allow SABRE to use the superfast onrushing airstream as oxidiser, the air must be cooled from 1000\u00b0C to \u2013150\u00b0C within just a hundredth of second, at the same time avoiding the formation of dangerous ice.&amp;#8221;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Engine_airflow_node_full_image_21-e1552581327659.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18229\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Engine_airflow_node_full_image_21-e1552581327659.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Engine_airflow_node_full_image_21-e1552581327659.jpg 700w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Engine_airflow_node_full_image_21-e1552581327659-300x78.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18229\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>&#8220;The Synergistic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine is uniquely designed to scoop up atmospheric air during the early part of its flight to orbit. This slashes the need for the vehicle to carry bulky onboard oxygen for this part of the ascent, before switching to rocket mode drawing on internal propellants for its final climb to space. To allow SABRE to use the superfast onrushing airstream as oxidiser, the air must be cooled from 1000\u00b0C to \u2013150\u00b0C within just a hundredth of second, at the same time avoiding the formation of dangerous ice.&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/spaceinimages\/Images\/2017\/05\/Engine_airflow\">Engine Airflow\/ESA<\/a> <br \/><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The air-cooler technology has been proven in a standalone test. The demo engine will include only the rocket<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Reaction Engines launched a significant new element of its development programme in October 2016 to design, build and demonstrate a SABRE engine core. The test item consists of an engine core, which is a major module of the complete SABRE engine, but without the pre-cooler and rocket nozzle in place. This core design and development activity is a major undertaking and upon completion of the tests, major elements of the world\u2019s first air-breathing engine capable of accelerating from zero to Mach 5 will have been demonstrated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The SABRE engine core tests are part of a range of development activities currently underway at Reaction Engines. The company will shortly begin its HTX \u2018hot\u2019 heat exchanger testing in a unique test facility it has constructed in Colorado, United States. The HTX test programme is a manufacturing and performance ground-level demonstration of the SABRE engine \u2018Pre-Cooler\u2019 heat exchanger in a high temperature environment, similar to that expected to be seen by the SABRE engine during its air-breathing flight regime \u2013 up to 1000\u00b0C air inlet temperature.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The goal is an propulsion system efficient enough to power a single-stage-to-orbit vehicle like the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Skylon_(spacecraft)\">Skylon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>** <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hypersciences.com\/\">HyperSciences&#8217;<\/a> hypersonic projectiles<\/strong> can shoot downward for drilling and upward for reaching space: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/hypersciences-geothermal-energy-space\/\">For HyperSciences, geothermal energy builds a path to space &#8211; Teslarati<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>[HyperSciences founder and CEO Mark] Russell and his team have developed a low-cost, multi-purpose projectile called the HyperDrone that can accelerate to velocities over five times the speed of sound and pulverize hard rock <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/hypersciences-drilling-tech-elon-musk-tunneling-revolution\/\">via their HyperDrill<\/a>. This will enable tunneling speeds that are 5-10 times quicker than conventional methods, and more importantly, it opens up significant market viability in other industries that could benefit, namely when that acceleration is pointed skyward. NASA has already recognized this potential and is a current investor and major partner of HyperSciences.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Nuclear propulsion for in-space transportation<\/strong> would open up the solar system to exploration and settlement: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2019\/03\/11\/nuclear-rockets-space-travel-exploration-settlement-bezos-nasa-column\/3123864002\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nuclear rocket innovation is the future of space travel, exploration &#8211; USA Today<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>With a nuclear rocket like the ones researched in project NERVA, a trip to Mars could be done in\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lanl.gov\/science\/NSS\/issue1_2011\/story4full.shtml\" data-track-label=\"inline|intext|n\/a\">four months<\/a>. (Interestingly, the astronauts would actually be exposed to less radiation with a nuclear ship, because shortening the trip reduces their exposure to cosmic rays in space.) And with higher thrust and higher efficiency, nuclear rockets would open up much of the solar system. They could even be designed to rendezvous with comets and use cometary ice as fuel for the return trip.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Now NASA is getting interested in nuclear rockets again. \u00a0In 2017, it awarded a nearly\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/marshall\/news\/news\/releases\/2017\/nasa-contracts-with-bwxt-nuclear-energy-to-advance-nuclear-thermal-propulsion-technology.html\" data-track-label=\"inline|intext|n\/a\">$19\u00a0million contract<\/a>\u00a0for development.\u00a0And this year\u2019s NASA budget contains <a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/final-fiscal-year-2019-budget-bill-secures-21-5-billion-for-nasa\/\" data-track-label=\"inline|intext|n\/a\">$100 million<\/a>\u00a0for nuclear thermal research, leading to a demonstration in 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>** <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\">SpaceX<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>[ <strong>Update<\/strong>: The StarHopper will begin static firing tests and tethered hops soon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownsvilleherald.com\/news\/local\/county-approves-authority-for-road-closures-for-rocket-testing\/article_ef6a2fd4-466b-11e9-aa6e-1b3a1be10f5a.html#.XIqQtxSSuE8.twitter\">County approves authority for road closures for rocket testing &#8211; Brownsville Herald: Local News<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Last Friday, SpaceX Spokesman James Gleeson said in an email that the Starship prototype was moved in preparation for non-public testing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u201cSpaceX will conduct checkouts of the newly installed ground systems and perform a short static fire test in the days ahead,\u201d Gleeson said. \u201cAlthough the prototype is designed to perform sub-orbital flights, or hops, powered by the SpaceX Raptor engine, the vehicle will be tethered during initial testing and hops will not be visible from offsite. SpaceX will establish a safety zone perimeter in coordination with local enforcement and signage will be in place to alert the community prior to the testing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>**** <\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raptor_(rocket_engine_family)\">A Raptor engine<\/a> arrived at Boca Chica Beach<\/em> this week to be attached to the StarHopper: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/starship-prototype-raptor-engine-install\/\">SpaceX&#8217;s Elon Musk says Raptor will be installed on Starship prototype this week &#8211; Teslarati<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>**** <\/strong><em>The latest view of the StarHopper<\/em> from a drone flying above the SpaceX facilities:<\/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\/ROT_NL7UQAM?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>****<\/strong> <em>Scott Manley gives his review<\/em> of the Crew Dragon mission to the ISS:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Yesterday SpaceX&#8217;s crew capable Dragon 2 spacecraft completed its visit to the ISS, demonstrating the technology was sound and clearing one more hurdle on its way to becoming a commercial crew transportation provider.<\/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\/Q8LUbag1bS0?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>**** Videos of the Crew Dragon and the Falcon 9 booster following the mission (via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.USLaunchReport.com\">www.USLaunchReport.com<\/a>):<\/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\/rvKa9yMxKY8?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><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\/qZHP_at-DW4?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;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1944648453\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1944648453&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=58e1458b47a9ea2c9a71199c1a657964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Space 2.0: How Private Spaceflight, a Resurgent NASA, and International Partners are Creating a New Space Age<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1944648453\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=1944648453&amp;asins=1944648453&amp;linkId=4d5a69f3ddec04646e1ac0c549848ed6&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of recent items related to traveling to and through space: [ Update: The Soyuz launch and docking with the ISS were successful: ] ** A Russian Soyuz is set to launch today with three new crew members to the ISS. 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