{"id":19555,"date":"2019-08-28T18:43:36","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T22:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19555"},"modified":"2019-08-28T18:43:36","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T22:43:36","slug":"space-transport-roundup-aug-28-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19555","title":{"rendered":"Space transport roundup &#8211; Aug.28.2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images dealing with space transport t (find <a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=5\">previous roundups here<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Uncrewed test of new Soyuz spacecraft successfully docks with ISS<\/strong> on 2nd try:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2019\/08\/27\/second-times-the-charm-for-soyuz-docking\/\">Second time\u2019s the charm for Soyuz docking \u2013 CBS News\/Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/8\/27\/20829703\/roscosmos-soyuz-uncrewed-skybot-robot-dock-international-space-station-russia\">After a botched docking attempt, Russia delivers a humanoid robot to the space station &#8211; The Verge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2019\/08\/soyuz-ms-14-upgrades-ferry-skybot-robot-station\/\">Soyuz MS-14 &#8211; finally delivers Skybot humanoid robot to Station at second attempt &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2019\/08\/26\/soyuz-spaceship-swaps-docking-ports-on-space-station-clearing-path-for-new-arrival\/\">Soyuz capsule swaps docking ports on space station, clearing way for new arrival \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/science\/1075141\">Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft with Fedor robot successfully docks with ISS &#8211; TASS<\/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\/baIDFvXxZk8?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>Overview of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reactionengines.co.uk\/\">Reaction Engines<\/a> and the development of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reactionengines.co.uk\/sabre\">SABRE<\/a><\/strong> propulsion system: <a href=\"http:\/\/fiso.spiritastro.net\/telecon\/Dissel_8-7-19\/\">&#8220;<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/fiso.spiritastro.net\/telecon\/Dissel_8-7-19\/\">Reaction Engines and High-Speed Propulsion&#8221;<\/a>,\u00a0 Adam Dissel, Reaction Engines Inc. &#8211; FISO &#8211; August 7, 2019<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-19555-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/fiso.spiritastro.net\/telecon\/Dissel_8-7-19\/Dissel.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/fiso.spiritastro.net\/telecon\/Dissel_8-7-19\/Dissel.mp3\">http:\/\/fiso.spiritastro.net\/telecon\/Dissel_8-7-19\/Dissel.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Slides from Dissels talk: <a href=\"http:\/\/fiso.spiritastro.net\/telecon\/Dissel_8-7-19\/Dissel_8-7-19.pdf\">Reaction Engines and High-Speed Propulsion &#8211; FISO (pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fiso.spiritastro.net\/telecon\/Dissel_8-7-19\/Dissel_8-7-19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19556\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=19556\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SABRE_Engine_CrossSection.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1150,607\" 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=\"SABRE Engine Cross Section\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;SABRE cross-section&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SABRE_Engine_CrossSection-1024x540.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19556 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SABRE_Engine_CrossSection-500x264.jpg\" alt=\"SABRE Engine Cross Section\" width=\"500\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SABRE_Engine_CrossSection-500x264.jpg 500w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SABRE_Engine_CrossSection-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SABRE_Engine_CrossSection-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SABRE_Engine_CrossSection.jpg 1150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Reusable <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_X-37\">X-37B spaceplane<\/a> exceeds previous record for time in orbi<\/strong>t:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/military\/a28819806\/x-37b-orbit-record\/\">U.S. Air Force&#8217;s Secretive X-37B Spaceplane Breaks Orbit Record &#8211; Popular Mechanics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leonarddavid.com\/air-force-space-plane-winging-to-new-long-duration-milestone\/\">Air Force Space Plane Sets New Long Duration Milestone &#8211; Leonard David<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The classified U.S. Air Force X-37B space plane program winged its way to a new milestone in its hush-hush current mission. The craft set a new long-duration record in circling the Earth \u2013 eclipsing a previous long-duration flight of 717 days, 20 hours and 42 minutes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Also tagged as the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) \u2013 5 mission, this currently orbiting space plane was lofted into low Earth orbit back on September 7, 2017 \u2013 speeding around the planet now for over 1 year and 11 months.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Update on LightSail 2<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/blogs\/jason-davis\/ls2-one-month-sailing.html\">LightSail 2 Marks 1 Month of Solar Sailing | The Planetary Society<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The Planetary Society&#8217;s LightSail 2 spacecraft is celebrating 1 month of solar sailing in Earth orbit. Since deploying its aluminized Mylar sail on 23 July 2019, the spacecraft has spent the majority of its time turning towards the Sun each orbit to get a slight push from solar photons. This has raised LightSail 2&#8217;s apogee, or orbital high point around the Earth, by 7.2 kilometers\u2014all without a drop of conventional fuel.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Some perspective on <a href=\"https:\/\/vector-launch.com\/\">Vector Launch<\/a> going into hibernation<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/3781\/1\">Revectoring the small launch vehicle industry &#8211; The Space Review<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Vector\u2019s apparently sudden turn of fortune raised alarms in the space industry. If a company as well-funded as Vector could run into problems so serious that it had to lay off nearly its entire workforce, what hope was there for the crop of smaller startups much earlier along in both technical development and fundraising? Was the long-awaited shakeout of the industry finally at hand?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Maybe not. What may have caused problems for Vector was not anything specific to the small launch vehicle industry\u2014too many vehicles chasing too few customers\u2014but rather more generic problems that could affect any company in the space industry, or any other field.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Those in the space industry familiar with what was going on at Vector (but who asked to speak anonymously) offered a picture of a company that suffered from poor management. That included heated disputes among the company\u2019s leadership that led to high turnover among executives, those sources claimed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>German satellite builder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohb.de\/en\/\">OHB SE<\/a> is developing a smallsat launcher<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-08-27\/german-space-firm-enters-rocket-business-shaken-up-by-elon-musk\">German Space Firm Enters Rocket Business Shaken Up by Elon Musk &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Maiden flight of the planned rocket is set for late 2021, OHB Chief Executive Officer Marco Fuchs said in an interview. The company has a team of about 35 employees in Augsburg, southern Germany, working on a so-called mini launcher designed to bring small payloads into orbit and with a low-cost approach, the CEO said. Key components of the rocket have already been developed and tested.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u201cTo build our own rocket is a logical step for OHB,\u201d Fuchs said in an interview at the company\u2019s headquarters in Bremen, Germany. \u201cWe will become our own client and launch our own satellites.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Progress towards all-Ukraine-made Tsyklon-4 upper stage with RD-861K<\/strong> engine: <a href=\"http:\/\/russianspaceweb.com\/rd861k.html#2019\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ukraine resumes testing of the RD-861K engine &#8211; RussianSpaceWeb.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The RD-861K engine was originally intended for the ill-fated Tsyklon-4 project developed and funded jointly by Ukraine and Brazil. After the collapse of the venture around 2015, the RD-861K was re-purposed for the commercial <a href=\"http:\/\/russianspaceweb.com\/tsyklon4m.html\">Tsyklon-4M<\/a> rocket, which KB Yuzhnoe hopes to develop in Ukraine and launch from a yet-to-be built <a href=\"http:\/\/russianspaceweb.com\/canso.html\">spaceport in Canada<\/a>. There are also reports that China has eyed the RD-861K for potential applications on one of its own future space launchers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A test of a complete upper stage required considerable bravery by some on the project team:<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyText\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The first live firing of the fully assembled third stage for the Tsyklon-4 rocket (Article 7000 No. 1) took place on August 23, 2019, at the static facility in Dnipro, Ukraine, according to KB Yuzhnoe. On August 25, KB Yuzhnoe announced that the booster had successfully fired a total of five times during the trials and the design bureau promised more details about the tests upon the full completion of the firing program. According to witnesses in the vicinity of the test facility, the roar of the firing was heard in the area as late as the evening of August 24. KB Yuzhnoe dedicated the test to the Ukrainian Independence day celebrated on August 24.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyText\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>An industry source said that in order to meet the deadline, specialists had to perform a risky fix of the fuel leak on the partially loaded stage, because the prior draining of propellant would require to postpone the firing. (The hypergolic fuel used in the Tsyklon-4 rocket can theoretically self-ignite even in contact with rusty metal). Fortunately, all the repairs were completed successfully.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\"><strong>SpaceX<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>*** <strong>Starhopper made its highest and final flight last night<\/strong>. See videos <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19534\">posted here earlier<\/a>. Some additional images and videos starting with a one from Tim Dodd, the <a href=\"https:\/\/everydayastronaut.com\/\">Everyday Astronaut<\/a>, showing multiple camera views.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>SpaceX successfully hopped their StarShip prototype vehicle known as StarHopper with serial number 6 Raptor Engine. The vehicle flew to about 150 meters (492 feet) up and translated over to the landing pad about 100 meters away (328 feet). The object flying off at the end was a COPV [composite overwrapped pressure vessel ] (no that wasn\u2019t supposed to happen).<\/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\/lsoS6C0uzGY?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 review of the test by Scott Manley:<\/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\/T29ybqjv8-U?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\">I still really am in disbelief over what I witnessed last night from my small South Texas hometown.<\/p>\n<p>These photos were taken from OCIRTI<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credits: Matthew Lee @ripcurrentmedia <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GQS9LyxNIV\">pic.twitter.com\/GQS9LyxNIV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SPadre (@SpacePadreIsle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpacePadreIsle\/status\/1166786852889780224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>More articles and commentary on the flight:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/8\/27\/20833213\/spacex-starhopper-test-flight-launch-boca-chica-texas-raptor-engine\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SpaceX\u2019s prototype rocket flies to its highest altitude yet during hover test &#8211; The Verge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2019\/spacexs-starhopper-test-rocket-takes-one-giant-leap-marking-one-step-toward-mars\/\">SpaceX\u2019s Starhopper test rocket takes one giant leap \u2013 GeekWire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/spacex-one-step-closer-to-starship-with-starhoppers-hop\/\">SpaceX One Step Closer to Starship with Starhopper\u2019s Hop \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/essays-and-commentaries\/what-starhopper-achieved\/\">What Starhopper achieved | Behind The Black<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Plus some pre-flight items :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2019\/08\/faa-spacexs-starhopper-hop\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FAA green lights SpaceX&#8217;s Starhopper for 150 meter hop on Monday &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2019\/08\/spacex-may-try-to-hop-its-starship-prototype-higher-on-monday\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One way or another, Starhopper about to make its final flight | Ars Technica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/spacex-starhopper-second-final-flight-test-approved\/\">SpaceX&#8217;s Starhopper cleared by FAA for second and final flight test as locals urged to exit homes &#8211; Teslarati<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/about\/office_org\/headquarters_offices\/ast\/licenses_permits\/media\/150%20m%20hop%20Permit%20%20Order%20Mod_08_23_2019.pdf\">Commercial Space Transportation Experimental Permit &#8211; FAA (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/1694822\/spacex-starhopper-launch-prompts-blast-warnings-from-local-police\/\">SpaceX Starhopper launch prompts blast warnings from local police \u2014 Quartz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*** <strong>If Starship succeeds, access to the Moon and Mars becomes vastly more affordable<\/strong> as seen in a &#8220;map of Starship delivery costs&#8221;:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/spacex\/comments\/cu5xq6\/oc_cislunar_space_mars_shipping_costs_with\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[OC] Cislunar space &amp; Mars shipping costs with Starship : spacex<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*** <strong>SpaceX loses one GEO satellite customer but gains another<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/spacex-loses-falcon-heavy-customer-to-arianespace\/\">SpaceX loses Falcon Heavy customer Ovzon to Arianespace &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/astranis-will-share-a-falcon-9-for-2020-small-geo-launch\/\">Astranis will share a Falcon 9 for 2020 small GEO launch &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*** <strong>A USAF payload slips from December into January<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/spacex-falcon-9-next-major-usaf-launch-2020\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SpaceX Falcon 9&#8217;s next major US Air Force launch slips into early 2020 ahead of busy Q4 &#8211; Teslarati<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>According to an August 20th update from the US Air Force\u2019s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), SpaceX\u2019s next dedicated USAF launch \u2013 the third completed GPS III spacecraft \u2013 has slipped one month and is now scheduled no earlier than (NET) January 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Known as GPS III Space Vehicle 03 (SV03), SpaceX\u2019s next US military launch will follow just a few months after United Launch Alliance (ULA) is set to launch GPS III SV02, scheduled to lift off at 9am EDT, August 22nd. SpaceX kicked off the lengthy GPS III launch campaign in December 2018, successfully placing the ~3900 kg (8600 lb) communications and geolocation spacecraft into a transfer orbit. The mission also marked SpaceX\u2019s first intentionally expendable Falcon 9 Block 5 launch, a trend that may or may not continue with the company\u2019s next GPS launch.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>*** <strong>Cargo Dragon returned on Monday from ISS for a successful splashdown<\/strong> off the coast of California:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2019\/08\/crs-18-iss-pacific-ocean-splashdown\/\">CRS-18 Dragon completes mission with Pacific Ocean Splashdown &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacestation\/2019\/08\/27\/spacex-dragon-released-from-station-for-earth-return\/\">SpaceX Dragon Released from Station for Earth Return \u2013 Space Station\/NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacestation\/2019\/08\/27\/dragon-splashes-down-in-pacific-ocean-packed-with-science-and-cargo\/\">Dragon Splashes Down in Pacific Ocean Packed With Science and Cargo \u2013 Space Station\/NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/news\/SpX18-Dragon-sample-return\">Scientific Samples Return to Earth aboard Space-X&#8217;s Dragon | NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">First Dragon to complete three missions to and from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Space_Station?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@space_station<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U2ckIeNq1B\">pic.twitter.com\/U2ckIeNq1B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX\/status\/1166728381611876352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>*** <strong>An International Docking Adapter (IDA-3) was installed during a spacewalk last week<\/strong>. The CRS-18 Cargo Dragon delivered the adapter, which will allow the new crew vehicles from SpaceX and Boeing to dock to the station. The : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/nasa-installs-spacex-delivered-docking-adapter-for-crew-dragon-boeing-starliner-missions\/\">NASA installs SpaceX-delivered docking adapter for Crew Dragon, Boeing Starliner missions &#8211; Teslarati<\/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\/6H2afUeXb3Q?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;\"><em><strong><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,<br \/>\nand International Partners are Creating a New Space Age<\/a><\/strong><\/em><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 t (find previous roundups here): ** Uncrewed test of new Soyuz spacecraft successfully docks with ISS on 2nd try: Second time\u2019s the charm for Soyuz docking \u2013 CBS News\/Spaceflight Now After a botched docking attempt, Russia delivers a humanoid robot to the space &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19555\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space transport roundup &#8211; Aug.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_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-19555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rockets"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-55p","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7089,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7089","url_meta":{"origin":19555,"position":0},"title":"Soyuz docking with ISS delayed for two days","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 26, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"A Soyuz rocket took off on Tuesday to the ISS: Expedition 39\/40 Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA and Flight Engineer Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos launched on the Russian Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft on March 25, Kazakh time from the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Living in Space&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Living in Space","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=17"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/j2901CMGOhg\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":10650,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10650","url_meta":{"origin":19555,"position":1},"title":"Video: Approach and docking with the ISS as seen from a Soyuz capsule","author":"TopSpacer","date":"May 25, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Below is\u00a0a cool video showing the approach and docking of a Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station on March 27th from the point of view of the astronauts in the spacecraft. 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