{"id":19135,"date":"2019-06-28T13:30:14","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T17:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19135"},"modified":"2019-06-28T14:42:58","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T18:42:58","slug":"space-transport-roundup-june-28-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19135","title":{"rendered":"Space transport roundup &#8211; June.28.2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images dealing with space transport:<\/p>\n<p>[ <strong>Update<\/strong>: SpaceX accelerates Super Heavy\/Starship development : <a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/spacex-targets-2021-commercial-starship-launch\/\">SpaceX targets 2021 commercial Starship launch &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More <a href=\"#SpaceX\">SpaceX items<\/a> below.<\/p>\n<p>]<\/p>\n<p>**<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketlabusa.com\/\">Rocket Lab<\/a> aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketlabusa.com\/missions\/next-mission\/\">launch an Electron rocket<\/a><\/strong> on June 29th following two postponements.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The team is taking today to finalize ground system checkouts. The next available launch opportunity is no earlier than 04:30 [12:30 am EDT], 29 June UTC. As always, the priority is on mission success. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MakeItRain?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MakeItRain<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RocketLab\/status\/1144327947798454272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocketlabusa.com\/live-stream\">Live streaming webcast<\/a> will begin 20 minutes before the targeted lift-off time. Here is some background on the &#8220;<em>Make it Rain<\/em>&#8221; mission:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The Make It Rain mission will launch multiple spacecraft as part of a rideshare flight procured by <a href=\"http:\/\/spaceflight.com\/\">Spaceflight<\/a>. The launch will take place from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand\u2019s M\u0101hia Peninsula.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The mission is named \u2018Make it Rain\u2019 in a nod to the high volume of rainfall in Seattle, where Spaceflight is headquartered, as well in New Zealand where Launch Complex 1 is located. Among the payloads on the mission for Spaceflight are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blacksky.com\/\">BlackSky<\/a>\u2019s Global-3 satellite and <a href=\"https:\/\/melbournespace.com.au\/\">Melbourne Space Program<\/a>\u2019s ACRUX-1 CubeSat.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The largest satellite on today&#8217;s mission is the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlackSky_Inc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BlackSky_Inc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Global3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Global3<\/a> Earth observation microsat, seen here during integration onto Electron&#8217;s Kick Stage at LC-1. Thanks to the Kick Stage, we can place all satellites on today&#8217;s mission into precise and individual orbits. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NVqG0sMzXA\">pic.twitter.com\/NVqG0sMzXA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RocketLab\/status\/1144011078705152000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>More about the mission:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketlabusa.com\/assets\/Uploads\/Rocket-Lab-MAKE-IT-RAIN-press-kit.pdf\">Press Kit (pdf)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketlabusa.com\/\">Rocket Lab to launch rideshare mission for Spaceflight | Rocket Lab<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2019\/06\/26\/rocket-lab-make-it-rain-mission-status-center\/\">Live coverage: Rocket Lab launch rescheduled for Saturday \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rocketlab\">Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) | Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>** <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/magazine\/2019\/07\/\">Space is the theme of the July\/August 2019 issue of MIT Technology Review<\/a><\/strong> magazine and several of the articles deal with space transport related topics, e.g.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/s\/613757\/dave-masten-rocket-company-reinvent-nasa\/\">The world\u2019s smallest big rocket company<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0 A profile of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masten.aero\/\">Masten Space Systems<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/s\/613743\/relativity-space-3d-printed-rocket\/\">Does the world need a 3D-printed rocket?<\/a> &#8211; A look at the impact of 3D printing in rocket design and a focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.relativityspace.com\/\">Relativity Space<\/a>, which is pushing the hardest on making rockets with 3D printing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/s\/613742\/five-cheap-space-launch-technologies-failures\/\">Five schemes for cheaper space launches\u2014and five cautionary tales<\/a> &#8211; Brief descriptions of five on-going efforts to lower launch costs vs five failed attempts.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/s\/613744\/spacex-blue-origin-russian-rd180-rocket-engine-design\/\">Can SpaceX and Blue Origin best a decades-old Russian rocket engine design?<\/a> &#8211; SpaceX&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raptor_(rocket_engine_family)\">Raptor<\/a> and Blue Origin&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueorigin.com\/engines\/be-4\">BE-4<\/a> aim to dethrone Russia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RD-170\">RD-170<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RD-180\">RD-180<\/a> as the King of staged combustion rocket engines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>** <strong>An interesting interview with Tom Markusic, founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/firefly.com\/\">Firefly Aerospace<\/a><\/strong>, who talks about his experiences in working at NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasmonthly.com\/articles\/leader-next-generation-rocketry-companies\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Talking With a Leader of the Next Generation of Rocketry Companies \u2013 Texas Monthly<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><b>TM:<\/b> I recently saw a stat that said SpaceX built its Falcon 9 rocket with almost $400\u00a0million, whereas there was a NASA estimate that it would cost $1.6 billion to build a similar kind of vehicle. Why is it so much cheaper for a private company to do that?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><b>MARKUSIC:<\/b> When you\u2019re doing something in that heritage space way, you\u2019re inheriting a lot of requirements that can drive cost up. It\u2019s a very risk-averse framework. Many things in the government are like, \u201cYou just add money and a person. Here are the instructions\u2014do this thing.\u201d That type of approach is usually pretty reliable in getting the result you want, but it\u2019s really expensive. And it\u2019s usually undergirded by contractors who are disincentivized to make things at the lowest cost. With New Space, you\u2019re spending people\u2019s money; you\u2019re not spending this amorphous blob of taxpayer money. That just pervades the whole culture.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>China&#8217;s Kyushu Yunjian rocket company fires up the gas generator for the \u201cLongyun\u201d Liquid Methane\/Liquid Oxygen engine<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/translate?hl=&amp;sl=zh-CN&amp;tl=en&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmp.weixin.qq.com%2Fs%2F8M-cwC-X3eObNVZ_8oGanA\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Longyun&#8221; 80t high thrust engine gas generator passed the assessment &#8211; Google Translate<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s\/8M-cwC-X3eObNVZ_8oGanA\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19138\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=19138\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Methane-LOX-RocketEngine-2019.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"271,365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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=\"Methane-LOX-RocketEngine-2019\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Methane-LOX-RocketEngine-2019.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19138\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Methane-LOX-RocketEngine-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Methane-LOX-RocketEngine-2019.jpg 271w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Methane-LOX-RocketEngine-2019-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/a><em>In the second half of the year, Kyushu Yunjian [&#8230;] will conduct a test of the whole machine test for the \u201cLingyun\u201d engine. After the whole machine is tested, the \u201cLingyun\u201d engine will enter the reliability test and assessment stage. The 80-ton &#8220;Longyun&#8221; liquid oxygen methane engine with greater thrust will also be tested and tested by other components in the second half of the year.\u00a0Reusable and recycling technology verification rocket platform &#8220;Ling Wei&#8221; has completed the program demonstration, and is currently undergoing detailed engineering design and optimization.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>EU backed project pursues development of vertical landing reusable rockets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.retalt.eu\/\">RETALT (RETro propulsion Assisted Landing Technologies)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.retalt.eu\/2019\/06\/14\/press-release\/\">European Industry and Research are Joining Forces to Develop the Key Technologies of Reusable Upright-Landing Rockets \u2013 RETALT<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Five European Companies and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have teamed up to tackle the shortcoming of<\/em><br \/>\n<em>know-how in reusable rockets in Europe, which start upright and land upright after a successful mission. For that,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>they commonly decided to investigate and develop key technologies to land rockets backwards. What is state-of-the-<\/em><br \/>\n<em>art in the USA is only in its beginnings in Europe, and the consortium is determined to accept the challenge and<\/em><br \/>\n<em>to become important players in this game changing technology.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.retalt.eu\/2019\/06\/14\/press-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19137\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=19137\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RETALT1_Artwork_1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"526,650\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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=\"RETALT1 Artwork\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RETALT1_Artwork_1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19137\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RETALT1_Artwork_1.jpg\" alt=\"RETALT1 Artwork \" width=\"405\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RETALT1_Artwork_1.jpg 526w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RETALT1_Artwork_1-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>RETALT (RETro propulsion Assisted Landing Technologies) is a European project which got funded with 3 Mio. \u20ac<\/em><br \/>\n<em>by the European Commission in the frame of Horizon 2020. The partnering organizations are the DLR (Germany),<\/em><br \/>\n<em>CFS Engineering (Switzerland), Elecnor Deimos (Spain), MT Aerospace (Germany), Almatech (Switzerland) and<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Amorim Cork Composites (Portugal).<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>During the three years of the project lifetime the consortium will investigate the areas of aerodynamics, aerothermodynamics (i.e. the temperatures that evolve at the surface of the vehicle during flight), flight dynamics, guidance, navigation and control, and advanced structural parts, materials and mechanisms. For this purpose, two types of rocket launchers will be investigated which both start and land in an upright position. One of them will have two stages and will be similar to conventional rockets like the Falcon 9 or the Ariane 5 launcher. For this launcher only the first stage will be landed again. The second launcher has only a single stage. It will be designed for the use of smaller payloads and when returning it will break not only with retro propulsion but also with the aid of a large aerodynamic base surface at the bottom.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>See also <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2019\/06\/europe-says-spacex-dominating-launch-vows-to-develop-falcon-9-like-rocket\/\">Europe says SpaceX \u201cdominating\u201d launch, vows to develop Falcon 9-like rocket | Ars Technica<\/a><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Boeing&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boeing.com\/space\/starliner\/\">Starliner crew spacecraft<\/a> passes major milestone<\/strong> with the qualification of the parachute system: <a href=\"https:\/\/boeing.mediaroom.com\/2019-06-25-Starliner-Space-Capsule-Completes-Parachute-Testing\">Starliner Space Capsule Completes Parachute Testing &#8211; Boeing<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Starliner&#8217;s landing system passed its final qualification test ahead of flying <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASA_Astronauts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NASA_Astronauts<\/a>. This time we intentionally introduced two parachute failures, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Starliner?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Starliner<\/a> performed as expected. With crew safety as our top priority, keep watching the skies this week. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gOBIEDNvfL\">pic.twitter.com\/gOBIEDNvfL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Boeing Space (@BoeingSpace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoeingSpace\/status\/1143602350126522368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>The 3rd Annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spaceportamericacup.com\/\">Spaceport America Cup<\/a> attracted 120 teams<\/strong> and the UW team was the overall winner: <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/spaceportamerica\/university-of-washington-wins-third-annual-spaceport-america-cup?e=73c948a234\">University of Washington Wins Third Annual Spaceport America Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spaceportamerica.com\/\">Spaceport America<\/a>, the world\u2019s first purpose-built commercial spaceport and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundingrocket.org\/\">Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA)<\/a>, congratulate the University of Washington Society for Advanced Rocket Propulsion as the Champion of the Third Annual Spaceport America Cup. Champions were selected in each category, and the University of Washington team was chosen by judges from the group of category champions as the overall winner. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>From June 18\u201322, thousands of students and spectators flocked to southern New Mexico from all over the globe, creating an economic and tourism boost for surrounding communities as part of their attendance at the 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spaceportamericacup.com\/\">Spaceport America Cup<\/a>. This year\u2019s competition was the largest to date, with over 120 teams registered including a large international presence from 14 different countries.<\/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\/0vu2A-WdCRE?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 name=\"SpaceX\"><\/a> <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.SpaceX.com\">SpaceX<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>**** <strong>SpaceX raises more funding<\/strong> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.starlink.com\/\">Starlink<\/a> and Starship development:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/06\/27\/spacex-raising-300-million-more-in-third-funding-round-this-year.html?__source=sharebar|twitter&amp;par=sharebar\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SpaceX raising $300 million more in third funding round this year &#8211; CNBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/06\/27\/spacex-raising-300-million-more-in-third-funding-round-this-year.html?__source=sharebar|twitter&amp;par=sharebar\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SpaceX raising $300 million with Ontario Teachers tech fund investment &#8211; CNBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otpp.com\/news\/article\/-\/article\/859306\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ontario Teachers\u2019 Invests in SpaceX &#8211; Ontario Teachers&#8217; Pension Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>&#8220;SpaceX is the world\u2019s leading private space launch provider, and we are excited to work with the company in the next phase of its growth as it rolls out its Starlink satellite network,&#8221; said\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.otpp.com\/biographies\/olivia-steedman\">Olivia Steedman<\/a>, Senior Managing Director, TIP.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>SpaceX was identified as a compelling investment opportunity for TIP due to its proven track record of technology disruption in the launch space and significant future growth potential in the satellite broadband market. TIP focuses on late-stage venture capital and growth equity investments in companies that use technology to disrupt incumbents and create new sectors.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>&#8220;Our investment in SpaceX fits well within the TIP investment strategy of capitalizing on significant global opportunities in new businesses and sectors that are emerging as a result of unprecedented technological change,&#8221; added Ms. Steedman.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>**** <strong>Next Dragon Cargo mission to the ISS<\/strong> set for July 21: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacex\/2019\/06\/26\/spacex-targeting-sunday-july-21-at-735-p-m-for-crs-18-launch\/\">SpaceX Targeting Sunday, July 21, at 7:35 p.m. for CRS-18 Launch \u2013 SpaceX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>**** T<strong>he 24 satellites launched on the latest Falcon Heavy mission<\/strong> are operating:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The US Air Force has confirmed all satellites launched this morning by SpaceX\u2019s Falcon Heavy rocket have established contact with ground controllers after arriving in orbit. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yVEQBPXBcD\">https:\/\/t.co\/yVEQBPXBcD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceflightNow\/status\/1143598130656686082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>**** <strong>Center-core landing failure due to heat<\/strong> from the high re-entry velocity: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/spacex-ceo-elon-musk-explains-falcon-heavy-missed-landing\/\">SpaceX CEO Elon Musk explains why Falcon Heavy&#8217;s center core missed the drone ship &#8211; Teslarati<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">High entry force &amp; heat breached engine bay &amp; center engine TVC failed<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1143690145255841797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>**** <strong>The first successful fairing catch<\/strong> took place in the dark in the Atlantic ocean:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">And GO Ms. Tree is now docked at Port Canaveral with a caught Falcon fairing. Congrats to the entire <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpaceX<\/a> team for making history once again! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpaceXFleet?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SpaceXFleet<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/STP2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#STP2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FhksGkp6FK\">pic.twitter.com\/FhksGkp6FK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tyler Gray (@TylerG1998) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TylerG1998\/status\/1144250152850481152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>**** <strong>Satellite image shows post landing activities of the two side boosters<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/satellite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#satellite<\/a> image from June 26th, you can see Falcon Heavy&#8217;s two side boosters at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpaceX<\/a>&#8216;s Landing Zones 1 &amp; 2 at Cape Canaveral from the June 25th STP-2 mission. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z0k6rsoKit\">https:\/\/t.co\/Z0k6rsoKit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M4W5q3NScZ\">pic.twitter.com\/M4W5q3NScZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maxar Technologies (@Maxar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maxar\/status\/1144331933788364801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>**** <strong>Watching the construction of the Starhopper and StarShip demonstrators<\/strong> is a popular on-line and on-site spectator pastime.<\/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\/QqgSVV36wNI?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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A little stacking and polishing going on at Boca Chica Starship Assembly area today. &#x1f920;&#x1f680;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASASpaceflight?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NASASpaceflight<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ExWPfckJh4\">https:\/\/t.co\/ExWPfckJh4<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t5hAIl32sN\">https:\/\/t.co\/t5hAIl32sN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IGZ9AnpCw8\">pic.twitter.com\/IGZ9AnpCw8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mary (@BocaChicaGal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BocaChicaGal\/status\/1144017772709601282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StarHopper?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StarHopper<\/a> just waiting for a raptor, to unleash the heat.&#x1f525; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZcPF9vDm5N\">pic.twitter.com\/ZcPF9vDm5N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Austin Barnard&#x1f680; (@austinbarnard45) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/austinbarnard45\/status\/1144025642612211718?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpaceX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SpaceX<\/a> crews were hard at work today, adding the next cylindrical section to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StarShip?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StarShip<\/a>. It appeared that SpaceX Boca Chica crews, have kicked it into overdrive in shining and polishing the nose cone. To catch up with the Florida team, starship is going to be tall &amp; powerful.&#x1f60e;&#x1f680; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XMz6N7H9kN\">pic.twitter.com\/XMz6N7H9kN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Austin Barnard&#x1f680; (@austinbarnard45) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/austinbarnard45\/status\/1144024992134422528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 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\">Pretty cool rocket you&#8217;ve got there, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpaceX<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ixjbHmmOsm\">pic.twitter.com\/ixjbHmmOsm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thomas Burghardt (@TGMetsFan98) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TGMetsFan98\/status\/1143970155636174848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>**** <strong>Elon visits the Starship orbital demonstrator<\/strong> under construction in Florida: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/spacex-elon-musk-raptor-surprise-florida-starship-visit\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SpaceX CEO Elon Musk &amp; Raptor engine make surprise visit to Florida Starship &#8211; Teslarati<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>In what seems to be a coincidence, Musk\u2019s message \u2013 either recorded or streamed \u2013 was filmed on SpaceX\u2019s Florida Starship development campus, a surprisingly large facility uncovered less than two months ago. The CEO was standing in the sun directly in front of two large segments of the second orbital-class Starship prototype, part of a parallel development process featuring a second Starship prototype (and separate Starhopper) in Texas. Musk\u2019s appearance at Starship Florida is not particularly surprising; if he flew all the way to Florida for Falcon Heavy, might as well tour SpaceX\u2019s newest Florida facilities on the same trip.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>**** <strong>The Super Heavy Booster\/StarShip combo will be quite a sight to see<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here\u2019s a visual representation of how <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StarShip?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StarShip<\/a> would look standing, next to other rockets.(&amp; Statue of Liberty) source: u\/wxpuck on Reddit. &#x1f680; (note: the StarHopper height is what it would\u2019ve been, if the nose cone never came down.) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RjkixqIvSf\">pic.twitter.com\/RjkixqIvSf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Austin Barnard&#x1f680; (@austinbarnard45) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/austinbarnard45\/status\/1144278603749892096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0989135519\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0989135519&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=5203723e716aff942564e0553e7de329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Safe Is Not an Option<\/strong><\/em><\/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=0989135519\" 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=0989135519&amp;asins=0989135519&amp;linkId=77da9ee9c40bd2d5bdefcfdd25afd5da&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: [ Update: SpaceX accelerates Super Heavy\/Starship development : SpaceX targets 2021 commercial Starship launch &#8211; SpaceNews.com. 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The team is taking today to finalize &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19135\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space transport roundup &#8211; June.28.2019<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_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":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rockets"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4YD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22048,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=22048","url_meta":{"origin":19135,"position":0},"title":"Space transport roundup &#8211; June.24.2020","author":"TopSpacer","date":"June 24, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images dealing with space transport (find previous roundups here): ** SpaceX SN5 prototype Starship was moved to the launchpad from the assembly area this morning at Boca Chica Beach. 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