{"id":20311,"date":"2019-11-20T11:11:04","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T16:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=20311"},"modified":"2019-11-20T22:17:43","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T03:17:43","slug":"space-transport-roundup-nov-20-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=20311","title":{"rendered":"Space transport roundup &#8211; Nov.20.2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images dealing with space transport (find <a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=5\">previous roundups here<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[ <strong>Update 4<\/strong>: A statement from SpaceX indicates that they were pushing the pressure extremely high as a test of the tank design since they had decided it would never fly.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SpaceX statement on the above test and incident: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r1ReRYhUhz\">pic.twitter.com\/r1ReRYhUhz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Sheetz (@thesheetztweetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thesheetztweetz\/status\/1197306617760559104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sounds like the Mk.2 in Florida may also not fly. Perhaps it will also be used for ground tests like this one.<\/p>\n<p>See also<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/spacex-starship-suffers-testing-setback\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SpaceX Starship suffers testing setback &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2019\/11\/spacex-starship-mk-1-fails-cryogenic-test\/\">SpaceX Starship Mk1 fails during cryogenic loading test &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Update 3<\/strong>: Elon says they will learn from this and move on to Mk.3, which will be much closer to the actual flight design:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Absolutely, but to move to Mk3 design. This had some value as a manufacturing pathfinder, but flight design is quite different.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1197271943180771329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update 2<\/strong>: During a pressure test of the Starship Mk.1 propulsion module today in Boca Chica, the top bulkhead blew off:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">And the view from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpacePadreIsle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpacePadreIsle<\/a>&#8216;s stream:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uAhbRh0fRx\">https:\/\/t.co\/uAhbRh0fRx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SK2fqfWh6K\">pic.twitter.com\/SK2fqfWh6K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris B &#8211; NSF (@NASASpaceflight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASASpaceflight\/status\/1197267273049890821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Will be interesting to see if they repair it or build a whole new propulsion module. Regardless, no Mk.1 test flight this year for sure. A flight of the Mk.2 in Florida may now happen before a demo Starship flight in Texas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong>: NASA posted a video of the recent SpaceX Crew Dragon static abort firing test:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ICYMI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ICYMI<\/a> &#x1f409; Last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpaceX<\/a> completed a series of static fire engine tests of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrewDragon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrewDragon<\/a> spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p>The tests will help validate the launch escape system for the in-flight abort demonstration planned as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NASA<\/a>&#8216;s Commercial Crew Program.<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f4bb;: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xsSedwxanU\">https:\/\/t.co\/xsSedwxanU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iCDGD8G4ir\">pic.twitter.com\/iCDGD8G4ir<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NASA Commercial Crew (@Commercial_Crew) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Commercial_Crew\/status\/1197173732034396160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>]<\/p>\n<p>**<strong> China launched a two Kuaizhou-1A rockets in less than a week<\/strong>. The latest\u00a0 one carried<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em> two multimedia satellites into space on Sunday after the successful launch of a remote sensing satellite on Wednesday, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). The two satellites have already entered the pre-set orbit by the time of release. The rocket, carrying the satellites named KL-\u03b1-A, KL-\u03b1-B, blasted off from northwestern China&#8217;s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 18:00 p.m. BJT. The two satellites atop were developed by the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of Chinese Academy of Sciences to conduct Ka-band communication technology test for German customers.<\/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\/yrRvey4wwLM?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>More at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2019\/11\/china-second-kuaizhou-1a-rocket-four-days\/\">China launches second Kuaizhou-1A rocket in four days &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2019-11\/17\/c_138562304.htm\">China sends two global multimedia satellites into planned orbit &#8211; Xinhua<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>** <strong>Japan&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space-one.co.jp\/en\/\">Space One<\/a> commercial rocket venture begins construction of a new launch facility<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/nhkworld\/en\/news\/20191116_19\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Japan&#8217;s 1st private-sector rocket launch site &#8211; NHK WORLD\/JAPAN News<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Space One is building the launch site in Kushimoto town, Wakayama Prefecture.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Space One is a joint venture funded by four companies &#8212; Canon Electronics, IHI Aerospace, Shimizu Corporation and Development Bank of Japan.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>**<strong> Aerojet Rocketdyne demos a big electric propulsion system<\/strong> that will be used to move NASA&#8217;s Gateway lunar space station: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocket.com\/article\/advanced-electric-propulsion-thruster-nasa%E2%80%99s-gateway-achieves-full-power-demonstration\">Advanced Electric Propulsion Thruster for NASA\u2019s Gateway Achieves Full Power Demonstration | Aerojet Rocketdyne<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocket.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aerojet Rocketdyne<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NASA<\/a> recently demonstrated an Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) thruster at full power for the first time, achieving an important program milestone.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Aerojet Rocketdyne-developed AEPS thrusters are slated to be used on the Power and Propulsion Element of NASA\u2019s Gateway, the agency\u2019s orbiting lunar outpost for robotic and human exploration operations in deep space.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The state-of-the-art AEPS Hall thruster operated at 12.5 kilowatts (kW) as part of its final conditioning sequence during testing at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The thruster demonstrated stable operation at power levels ranging from 4.2 kW to 12.5 kW. Full electric propulsion thruster string integration will take place early next year.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20312\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20312\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocket.com\/article\/advanced-electric-propulsion-thruster-nasa%E2%80%99s-gateway-achieves-full-power-demonstration\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20312\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=20312\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191108_AEPS-full-power1.png\" data-orig-size=\"600,339\" 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=\"AEPS (Aerojet Rocketdyne\u2019s Advanced Electric Propulsion System)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8216;Aerojet Rocketdyne\u2019s Advanced Electric Propulsion System thruster demonstrates full power operation at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.&amp;#8221;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191108_AEPS-full-power1.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20312\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191108_AEPS-full-power1-500x283.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191108_AEPS-full-power1-500x283.png 500w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191108_AEPS-full-power1.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8216;Aerojet Rocketdyne\u2019s Advanced Electric Propulsion System thruster demonstrates full power operation at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/www.relativityspace.com\/\"><strong>Relativity Space<\/strong><\/a><strong> promotes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.relativityspace.com\/terran\">Terran-1<\/a><\/strong> rocket, which the company plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.relativityspace.com\/press-release\/2019\/10\/1\/relativity-space-closes-140-million-series-c-funding-round-led-by-bond-and-tribe-capital\">start launching in 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our first rocket <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Terran1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Terran1<\/a> will be a 2-stage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/3DPrinted?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#3DPrinted<\/a> expendable vehicle capable of lifting 1250kg payloads to LEO for $10 million per launch. Oh, and we\u2019ll make it flight ready from raw materials in 60 days. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZBjnNgK4PV\">pic.twitter.com\/ZBjnNgK4PV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Relativity Space (@relativityspace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/relativityspace\/status\/1196821831015108608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/orbex.space\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Orbex<\/strong><\/a><strong> shows off the company&#8217;s factory where the <a href=\"https:\/\/orbex.space\/vehicle\">Prime rockets<\/a> <\/strong>will be made:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/orbex.space\/news\">Orbex Opens Doors to Europe\u2019s Most Modern Rocket Factory | Orbex<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jonathanocallaghan\/2019\/11\/19\/orbex-reveals-first-look-inside-its-rocket-facility-for-uk-launches-starting-in-the-2020s\/#33b0dcf576bc\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Orbex Reveals First Look Inside Its Rocket Facility For U.K. Launches Starting In The 2020s &#8211; Forbes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"speakable-paragraph\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Orbex, a U.K.-based company that hopes to start launching rockets from Scotland in the coming years, has revealed images of the facility where it will build its upcoming Prime launch vehicle.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Located in the town of Forres near Inverness in Scotland, the company\u2019s facility will be used to construct each 17-meter long <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jonathanocallaghan\/2019\/02\/07\/startup-company-orbex-reveals-prime-rocket-that-could-launch-from-the-uk-in-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jonathanocallaghan\/2019\/02\/07\/startup-company-orbex-reveals-prime-rocket-that-could-launch-from-the-uk-in-2021\/\">Prime rocket<\/a>, designed to loft small satellites into polar orbit from the early 2020s.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Inside, the company says it has included a number of features to produce a lighter and more environmentally-friendly rocket. This includes, with regards to the former, a large carbon-fiber winding machine to build the exterior structure of the two-stage rocket, which the company says is among the largest in Europe.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>See also<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2019\/11\/19\/heres-the-first-look-inside-orbexs-scotland-rocket-factory\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Here\u2019s the first look inside Orbex\u2019s Scotland rocket factory \u2013 TechCrunch<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/orbex.space\/orbex-behind-the-scenes\">Orbex behind the scenes<\/a> &#8211; Photo gallery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20324\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20324\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orbex.space\/orbex-behind-the-scenes\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20324\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=20324\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Orbex-Fibre-Winding-Machine-3_1000x562.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,562\" 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=\"Orbex Fibre Winding Machine\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Orbex has installed one of the largest high-speed automated carbon fibre winding machines in Europe in its Scottish factory, as well as a full size \u2018autoclave\u2019. This equipment allows engineers to have complete control over the design and pace of manufacture of all carbon fibre tanks, including the main stage tanks, which can be wound in a matter of hours. Orbex fuel tanks use specialized materials, including graphene, and specially developed processing techniques to ensure linerless compatibility with liquid oxygen.&amp;#8221; &amp;#8211; Orbex&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Orbex-Fibre-Winding-Machine-3_1000x562.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20324\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Orbex-Fibre-Winding-Machine-3_1000x562-500x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Orbex-Fibre-Winding-Machine-3_1000x562-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Orbex-Fibre-Winding-Machine-3_1000x562-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Orbex-Fibre-Winding-Machine-3_1000x562.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Orbex has installed one of the largest high-speed automated carbon fibre winding machines in Europe in its Scottish factory, as well as a full size \u2018autoclave\u2019. This equipment allows engineers to have complete control over the design and pace of manufacture of all carbon fibre tanks, including the main stage tanks, which can be wound in a matter of hours. Orbex fuel tanks use specialized materials, including graphene, and specially developed processing techniques to ensure linerless compatibility with liquid oxygen.&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/orbex.space\/orbex-behind-the-scenes\">Orbex<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>** <strong>An update on Sierra Nevada&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sncorp.com\/what-we-do\/dream-chaser-space-vehicle\/\">Dream Chaser<\/a><\/strong> cargo vehicle development:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sncorp.com\/press-releases\/snc-shooting-star-arrives-nasa-kennedy-space-center\/\">SNC\u2019s \u201cShooting Star\u201d Arrives at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center &#8211; SNC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2019\/11\/snc-names-dream-chaser-cargo-module-updates-crs2-progress\/\">Sierra Nevada names Dream Chaser cargo module, updates CRS2 progress &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>At the Kennedy Space Center\u2019s Space Station Processing Facility, Sierra Nevada Corporation unveiled the name for Dream Chaser\u2019s cargo module element as well as provided an update on the status of the cargo craft as it prepares for its first flight in 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Also discussed at the event were potential other applications for Dream Chaser, including but not limited to a Gateway logistics cargo vehicle, a standalone space station, and a crew transportation vehicle.<\/em><span id=\"more-64064\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Today\u2019s update came as Sierra Nevada continues to prepare its cargo version of Dream Chaser for its first voyage to the International Space Station in \u201cFall 2021,\u201d according to Steve Lindsey \u2013 Vice President, Space Exploration Systems Space Systems for Sierra Nevada Corporation.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20325\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20325\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sncorp.com\/press-releases\/snc-shooting-star-arrives-nasa-kennedy-space-center\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20325\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=20325\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/cargo-module-wcredit-Nov19-2019_1000x750.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,750\" 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=\"Cargo Module\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Dream Chaser&amp;#8217;s &amp;#8220;Shooting Star&amp;#8221; cargo module on display at KSC. The blue panel is where a solar panel will be located. The gray structures represent areas where cargo modules can be attached.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/cargo-module-wcredit-Nov19-2019_1000x750.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20325\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/cargo-module-wcredit-Nov19-2019_1000x750-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/cargo-module-wcredit-Nov19-2019_1000x750-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/cargo-module-wcredit-Nov19-2019_1000x750-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/cargo-module-wcredit-Nov19-2019_1000x750.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A test version of Dream Chaser&#8217;s &#8220;Shooting Star&#8221; cargo module <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sncorp.com\/press-releases\/snc-shooting-star-arrives-nasa-kennedy-space-center\/\">on display at KSC this week<\/a>. The blue panel is where a solar panel can be located. The gray structures on the sides represent where cargo modules can be attached.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here is a video of a Sierra Nevada briefing held back in October 15th on the occasion of the arrival of the primary structure of the first Dream Chaser at a SNC facility in Colorado where they will\u00a0 assemble the vehicle: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sncorp.com\/press-releases\/dream-chaser-primary-structure-arrives-in-colorado\/\">Dream Chaser Primary Structure Arrives in Colorado &#8211; SNC<\/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\/206KQCRxjGk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/show\/18-nov-2019\/broadcast-3413-joe-carroll\">The Space Show &#8211; Mon, 11\/18\/2019<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/guest\/joe-carroll\">Joe Carroll<\/a> discussed &#8220;tethers, artificial gravity, humans and long duration spaceflight, living in space, on the Moon and Mars plus much more&#8221;.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-20311-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3413-BWB-2019-11-18.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3413-BWB-2019-11-18.mp3\">https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3413-BWB-2019-11-18.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>See also Carroll&#8217;s slides shown at IAC 2019: <span class=\"file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/Do%20Humans%20Have%20a%20Future%20in%20Moon%20or%20Mars%20Gravity%20%202019%20IAC%20rev%20Nov14%20no%20video.pptx\" type=\"application\/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation; length=2956461\">Do Humans Have a Future in Moon or Mars Gravity 2019 IAC rev Nov14 no video.pptx<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>** <strong>How <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spinlaunch.com\/\">SpinLaunch<\/a> will swing payloads into space<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/spaceportamerica\/in-case-you-missed-it-spaceport-in-the-news?e=73c948a234#ICYMI\">Flinging Small Satellites Into Orbit on the Cheap &#8211; Wired\/Spaceport America<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Jonathan Yaney and his colleagues at SpinLaunch, a startup based in Long Beach, California, believe they\u2019ve found the answer. Their nearly fuel-free system, known as a mass accelerator, will use a giant vacuum-sealed centrifuge to spin a payload to more than 4,000 mph. Once released, the payload will go screaming through the atmosphere, coasting nearly 30 vertical miles before propelling itself the rest of the way to orbit by means of a small rocket. The company already has a working prototype; Yaney calls it \u201cscience fiction stuff.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Eventually, Yaney claims, SpinLaunch will be able to fling several 200-pound payloads into space every day, at a cost of less than half a million dollars each\u2014 five or 10 times cheaper than the competition. Human passengers are out of the question; the accelerator would turn their bodies to mush. Even satellites must be specially hardened to survive the ride. But that\u2019s a small concession, Yaney argues, when you\u2019re talking about putting together, say, a constellation of internet satellites in a matter of days rather than months.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohb.de\/en\/\"><strong>OHB<\/strong><\/a><strong> of Germany recently\u00a0 joined the crowded ranks of smallsat launcher developers<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/ohb-defends-self-funded-launcher-effort\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OHB defends self-funded launcher effort &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>OHB is best known for building Europe\u2019s Galileo navigation satellites, but the company also supplies many of the structures and tanks for the Ariane 5 and upcoming Ariane 6 rockets.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>This year OHB revealed plans to develop its own rocket, targeting the small satellite market around the range Rocket Lab\u2019s Electron addresses today.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>OHB hopes to have a small launcher capable of sending 200 kilograms to low Earth orbit conduct a first flight by the end of 2021, Fuchs said in an interview at Space Tech Expo Europe here. The German prime contractor established an entity called Rocket Factory Augsburg to spearhead the small launcher program.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>** <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\">SpaceX<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>*** <strong>Falcon 9 booster used for the recent Starlink launch returns from the sea<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/spacex-falcon-9-first-drone-ship-return-six-months\/\">SpaceX Falcon 9 booster returns to port on a drone ship for the first time in six months &#8211; Teslarati<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Falcon 9\u2019s first stage lands on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship and returns to port, completing this booster\u2019s fourth launch and landing <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D923OCxXjm\">pic.twitter.com\/D923OCxXjm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX\/status\/1196556434982309888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>*** <strong>The legs were soon removed and the booster laid on its transporter<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Y&#8217;all knew it was comin. Here&#8217;s my time lapse from today&#8217;s port activities. The first few seconds show the final leg coming off, and the rest is Falcon 9 B1048.4 being laid down on the transporter. It&#8217;s nuts seeing something that big being moved around like that. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Starlink?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Starlink<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vk9HDGrAyE\">pic.twitter.com\/Vk9HDGrAyE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephen Marr (@spacecoast_stve) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spacecoast_stve\/status\/1196980281082884096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>[ <strong>Update<\/strong>: The guys at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.USLaunchReport.com\">www.USLaunchReport.com<\/a> capture a video of the booster on its way to the hangar:<\/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\/TXSGXaN6Wkw?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 href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/starship\">Starship program<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>**** <strong>Testing of the Starship Mk1 began this week<\/strong> in preparation for its first flight from Boca Chica Beach, Texas: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/spacex-starship-comes-to-life-launch-debut-lead-up\/\">SpaceX&#8217;s Starship comes to life for the first time in lead-up to launch debut &#8211; Teslarati<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>An anthropomorphization sometimes used to describe the venting launch vehicles often exhibit while during and after fueling, Starship Mk1\u2019s so-called \u2018breaths\u2019 occurred around 5:59 pm CST (23:59 UTC). Those first vents came after roughly an hour or two spent performing several different pressurization cycles, observable due to the fact that Starship\u2019s stainless steel tanks visibly smoothed out as pressure increased.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Due to the typical distances Starship is viewed from and the nature of the mirror-finished stainless steel SpaceX has chosen to build the next-generation launch vehicle out of, the exterior of Starship prototypes can produce a reflection that looks bumpy and disjointed. This has lead many a layperson to incorrectly assume that SpaceX\u2019s Starship prototypes are thus shoddily built. In reality, viewed from afar, the tiniest hint of surface heterogeneity on a mirror can dramatically change what is reflected on its surface.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Even at the thinness of Starship Mk1\u2019s liquid oxygen and methane tanks, stainless steel is still extremely strong, but pressurizing the vehicle\u2019s tanks can clearly counteract a significant portion of the slight imperfections in their curvature.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A STARSHIP IS BORN!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpaceX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SpaceX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Starship?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Starship<\/a> MK1 breathed her first breath at 5:57pm on 11\/18\/2019!! The first round of pressure testing today is occurring, watch live on Starship Cam <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FHhr2n2N3R\">https:\/\/t.co\/FHhr2n2N3R<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F8YODjYSfX\">pic.twitter.com\/F8YODjYSfX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SPadre (@SpacePadreIsle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpacePadreIsle\/status\/1196584670999261184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>**** <strong>Additional views of Starship Mk1 activities at Boca Chica from the past few days<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Following Monday&#8217;s initial testing, engineers entered Starship Mk1 for checks ahead of the cryoproofing test objectives potentially later this week. Long video (down to 12 mins thanks to timelapse, lots of viewpoints, with special guests: Starship Internal Ladder and Concrete Smoother guy. Learn about Starship Mk1: UPDATES: <a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.nasaspaceflight.com\/index.php?topic=48895.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/forum.nasaspaceflight.com\/ind&#8230;<\/a> ARTICLES: <a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/?s=Starship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/?s=St&#8230;<\/a> Video and photos from Mary (@bocachicagal) for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.NASASpaceFlight.com\">NSF<\/a>.<\/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\/wX7kA8HGzX4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Starship Mk1&#8217;s first cryo loading tests are just around the corner as workers prepare the test vehicle by flushing out the lines and pressurizing the commodity tanks. Venting IS normal (or &#8220;norminal&#8221; as SpaceX would say. \ud83d\ude42 Learn about Starship Mk1: UPDATES: <a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.nasaspaceflight.com\/index.php?topic=48895.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/forum.nasaspaceflight.com\/ind&#8230;<\/a> ARTICLES: <a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/?s=Starship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/?s=St&#8230;<\/a> Lots of videos (some time-lapse) and Photos by Mary (@bocachicagal) for <a href=\"http:\/\/NASASpaceFlight.com\">NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a>.<\/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\/Z98SbEPTYpk?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 just couldn&#8217;t resist another beautiful sunrise at Boca Chica launch site. &#x1f60a;&#x1f929;&#x1f680; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StarshipMk1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StarshipMk1<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASASpaceflight?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NASASpaceflight<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/keHgwJ4ctr\">pic.twitter.com\/keHgwJ4ctr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mary (@BocaChicaGal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BocaChicaGal\/status\/1196783491414814720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>**** <strong>And view of the Starship Mk2 in Cocoa Beach, Florida<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The upper bulkhead for Starship MK2 has officially been lifted. The Cocoa yard seems to have taken a different approach than they did in Boca Chica for the design. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MK2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MK2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpaceX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SpaceX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L77Lb24qyl\">pic.twitter.com\/L77Lb24qyl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julia (@julia_bergeron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/julia_bergeron\/status\/1196495171468374019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/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\/iTpLyMQWook?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>Some delicate adjustments to the propellant bulkhead:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Crud, it is stuck. Yes that is a hammer. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P3aY5Opb3n\">pic.twitter.com\/P3aY5Opb3n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Winkopp (@John_Winkopp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/John_Winkopp\/status\/1196880896806313985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>**** <strong>Yusaku Maezawa gets a souvenir from the Starhopper<\/strong>.\u00a0 The cost of development of the Starships has been helped by a down payment from Yusaku Maezawa for a trip on a <a href=\"https:\/\/dearmoon.earth\/\">Starship flight around the Moon<\/a> with a group of artist friends. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/elon-musk-gifts-spacex-investor-starhopper-hardware\/\">Elon Musk gifts SpaceX Starship angel investor a piece of Starhopper history &#8211; Teslarati<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ja\">\u4e45\u3057\u3076\u308a\u306b\u30a4\u30fc\u30ed\u30f3 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> \u3068\u3054\u98ef\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpaceX<\/a> \u306e\u6708\u884c\u304d\u30ed\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8Starship\u306e\u958b\u767a\u304c\u60f3\u5b9a\u4ee5\u4e0a\u306b\u9806\u8abf\u3068\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3002\u3055\u3042\u305d\u308d\u305d\u308d\u540c\u4e57\u8005\u3092\u8a98\u308f\u306a\u3044\u3068\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rgPMzC6OdT\">pic.twitter.com\/rgPMzC6OdT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yusaku Maezawa (MZ) \u524d\u6fa4\u53cb\u4f5c (@yousuck2020) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yousuck2020\/status\/1196689387041378304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>**** <strong>NASA will accept bids from SpaceX to use a Starship for lunar missions<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/new-companies-join-growing-ranks-of-nasa-partners-for-artemis-program\">New Companies Join Growing Ranks of NASA Partners for Artemis Program | NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2019\/11\/19\/spacex-offering-starship-to-nasa-for-lunar-landing-missions\/\">SpaceX offering Starship to NASA for lunar landing missions \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20326\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20326\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/spacex_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20326\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=20326\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/spacex_1_1000x563.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,563\" 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=\"Spacex Starship on the Moon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A Spacex Starship on the Moon. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/spacex_1_1000x563.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20326\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/spacex_1_1000x563-500x282.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/spacex_1_1000x563-500x282.jpg 500w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/spacex_1_1000x563-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/spacex_1_1000x563.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A SpaceX Starship on the Moon. 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SpaceX statement on the above test and incident: &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=20311\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space transport roundup &#8211; Nov.20.2019<\/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-20311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rockets"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-5hB","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21195,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=21195","url_meta":{"origin":20311,"position":0},"title":"Space Adventures to fly private citizens on SpaceX Crew Dragon","author":"TopSpacer","date":"February 18, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Space Adventures and SpaceX announced today plans to fly four private citizens on a Crew Dragon flight. 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