{"id":18434,"date":"2019-04-09T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T14:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18434"},"modified":"2019-04-09T00:54:25","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T04:54:25","slug":"space-transport-roundup-april-9-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18434","title":{"rendered":"Space transport roundup &#8211; April.9.2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images dealing with space transport:<\/p>\n<p>** <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.SpaceX.com\">SpaceX<\/a><\/strong>;<\/p>\n<p><strong>**** Second Falcon Heavy launch now set for Wednesday<\/strong>, April 11th from Kennedy Space Center:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Now targeting Falcon Heavy launch of Arabsat-6A on Wednesday, April 10 \u2013 weather forecast improves to 80% favorable<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX\/status\/1115347895958560771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>**** A successful static firing of the Falcon Heavy<\/strong> took place last Friday: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2019\/04\/spacex-arabsat-6a-falcon-heavy-static-fire\/\">SpaceX conducts Static Fire on Falcon Heavy ahead of Arabsat 6A launch \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.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\/D-TLTPddtKg?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 view of the Falcon Heavy in the hangar<\/strong> courtesy Elon Musk:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Booster mate inside SpaceX&#8217;s hangar at LC-39A ahead of Falcon Heavy\u2019s static fire yesterday <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G7ZPhOBkyj\">pic.twitter.com\/G7ZPhOBkyj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX\/status\/1114611309180411905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A nice view of the business end of the FH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-cards=\"hidden\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Falcon Heavy\u2019s 27 Merlin engines generate more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, making it the world\u2019s most powerful operational rocket by a factor of two <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0LGaLgdi13\">pic.twitter.com\/0LGaLgdi13<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX\/status\/1114932679688900608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18443\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=18443\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/EngineView-April2019.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1376\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Falcon Heavy Engine s\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/EngineView-April2019-1024x688.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18443\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/EngineView-April2019-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/EngineView-April2019-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/EngineView-April2019-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/EngineView-April2019-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/EngineView-April2019.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The scorched booster over to the side of the FH, is the first stage used on the Crew Dragon mission that flew in early March.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Also in the hangar is the Falcon 9 first stage booster that launched Crew Dragon to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Space_Station?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Space_Station<\/a> last month<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX\/status\/1114932861478395905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the Crew Dragon demo, SpaceX has posted new videos on the company&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/spacexchannel\/videos\">Youtube Channel<\/a> with the complete webcasts for each major event during the mission.<\/p>\n<p><strong>**** A second Starhopper engine firing took place<\/strong> on the evening of the same day as the FH static firing. The vehicle lifted a short distance off the ground: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starhopper-test-hop-end-of-tether.html\">SpaceX&#8217;s Starhopper Prototype for Starship Reaches End of Its Rope In Test Hop | Space.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\/j0RwWWE-aAQ?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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Starhopper just lifted off &amp; hit tether limits! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eByJsq2jiw\">pic.twitter.com\/eByJsq2jiw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1114390314565787648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 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 dramatic view of Starhopper<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1114768707882868737\">via Elon Musk<\/a>:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18437\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18437\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=18437\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Starhopper-April2019.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,1200\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Starhopper-April2019\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Starhopper&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Starhopper-April2019-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18437\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Starhopper-April2019-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Starhopper-April2019-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Starhopper-April2019-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Starhopper-April2019.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Starhopper<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>** <strong>Ariane V launches four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ses.com\/networks\/\">O3b satellites<\/a><\/strong> on April 4th, bringing the total number of spacecraft in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/O3b_Networks\">medium earth orbit constellation<\/a> to twenty. The constellation provides global broadband Internet services.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arianespace.com\/mission-update\/mission-accomplished-arianespaces-latest-soyuz-success-marks-completion-of-the-initial-o3b-satellite-constellation\/\">Mission accomplished: Arianespace\u2019s latest Soyuz success marks completion of the initial O3b satellite constellation \u2013 Arianespace<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arianespace.com\/mission\/ariane-flight-vs22\/\">Soyuz Flight VS22 \u2013 Arianespace<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2019\/04\/soyuz-st-b-lofts-another-set-of-o3b-satellites\/\">Soyuz ST-B lofts another set of O3b satellites \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\/yrndSDCulSY?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=\"https:\/\/www.relativityspace.com\/\">Relativity Space<\/a> will launch satellites for Telesat&#8217;s<\/strong> low earth orbit broadband Internet services constellation. Relativity is developing expendable rockets aimed at the growing market for launching small satellites. The company has not yet launched a rocket but is making progress in developing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.relativityspace.com\/stargate\">large 3D printing systems<\/a> that will print all of the large structures of the company&#8217;s rockets, drastically reducing the number of individual parts and speeding up assembly of the rocket. Their first vehicle, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.relativityspace.com\/terran\">Terran 1 rocket<\/a>, will put 700 kg into a 1200 km altitude sun-synchronous orbit and the debut launch is set for the end of 2020.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apnews.com\/Business%20Wire\/0ba3bc96840841c3aa829e3f386a84e9\">Relativity Contracts with Telesat to Provide Launch Services for Telesat\u2019s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite Constellation &#8211; Relativity Space\/APNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/news\/space-news\/relativity-space-inks-first-cape-canaveral-launch-deal-for-its-3d-printed-rocket\">Relativity Space inks first Cape Canaveral launch deal for its&#8230; &#8211; ClickOrlando.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2019\/04\/05\/relativity-the-3d-printed-rocket-manufacturer-inks-multi-year-contract-with-telesat\/\">Relativity, the 3D printed rocket manufacturer, inks multi-year contract with Telesat | TechCrunch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>** <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reactionengines.co.uk\/\">Reaction Engines<\/a> has a successful test<\/strong> of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reactionengines.co.uk\/sabre\/pre-cooler\">Pre-cooler<\/a> prototype: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/science-environment-47832920\">UK&#8217;s Sabre space plane engine tech in new milestone &#8211; BBC News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The pre-cooler is a key component of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reactionengines.co.uk\/sabre\">Sabre<\/a> rocket engine, which uses oxygen from the air during the initial atmospheric phase of a space launch vehicle&#8217;s flight before switching to on-board oxygen when the vehicle leaves the atmosphere. For combustion with the hydrogen fuel to take place properlyh, the incoming air must be cooled from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SABRE_(rocket_engine)#Precooler\">~1000\u00b0C to -150\u00b0C in 1\/20th of a second<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18438\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=18438\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/SABRE051.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3508,2481\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/SABRE051-1024x724.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18438\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/SABRE051-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/SABRE051-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/SABRE051-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/SABRE051-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>The latest on space elevators<\/strong> from the Int. Space Elevator Consortium: <a href=\"https:\/\/isec.z2systems.com\/np\/clients\/isec\/viewOnlineEmail.jsp?emailId=fd820db05138846963d22d614a635d69fm455802fd8\">ISEC Space Elevator Newsletter April 2019<\/a>.<\/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 articles, videos, and images dealing with space transport: ** SpaceX; **** Second Falcon Heavy launch now set for Wednesday, April 11th from Kennedy Space Center: Now targeting Falcon Heavy launch of Arabsat-6A on Wednesday, April 10 \u2013 weather forecast improves to 80% favorable \u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 8, 2019 **** A &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18434\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space transport roundup &#8211; April.9.2019<\/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-18434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rockets"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4Nk","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18470,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18470","url_meta":{"origin":18434,"position":0},"title":"SpaceX Falcon Heavy successfully launches Arabsat-6A and lands all 3 boosters","author":"TopSpacer","date":"April 11, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"SpaceX this afternoon launched a Falcon Heavy rocket with the Arabsat-6A communications satellite from Cape Kennedy Space Center. This was the second launch of a FH but this time all 3 cores of the FH were the most up-to-date Block 5 versions. And all 3 boosters\u00a0 successfully landed. The 2\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=am2&o=1&a=1610398297","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":19106,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19106","url_meta":{"origin":18434,"position":1},"title":"Space transport roundup &#8211; June.24.2019","author":"TopSpacer","date":"June 24, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The Falcon Heavy mission and the Soyuz return are the focus points of today's roundup: ** SpaceX: *** The countdown is proceeding for the Falcon Heavy liftoff tonight for the complex STP-2 mission. The four hour launch window opens at 11:30 pm EDT (0330 GMT on 25th). 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