Space and Science BS Thread

Time for SN2

 

Another Falcon Heavy launch in a couple of years:

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-launch-services-contract-for-the-psyche-mission

 

Why do I feel like Goldmember is planning that mission.

 

Or,

 

https://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/tech...ults-are-unintentionally-hilarious/ar-BBW08BT

 

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1234552008931041282?s=20

 

Thanks I think.?.?.?

I never understood that emoji

 

It means that the picture or whatever it is, isn't showing up on my end.

 

Senior moment- that sounds familiar to me...


In any case, I posted a SpaceX tweet that they are doing final preparations for the next Crewed Dragon flight carrying astronauts Hurly and Behnken to the ISS.

On a side note, additional digging shows this might be more of an Expedition type mission rather than a two week shakedown as originally planned. Official word from NASA is pending.

This flight is expected by May 2020.

 

If you’re into rockets and want to keep up w the latest, consider signing up for the ARS Technica Rocket Report. There’s a link in this article.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/05/were-launching-a-rocket-newsletter-and-we-need-your-help/

 

Heh I go there occasionally ... Since 1999 lol

 

Oh, CRS-20 scheduled for tomorrow btw.

https://youtu.be/1MkcWK2PnsU

 

https://www.axiomspace.com/amp/axio...ional-space-station?__twitter_impression=true

Another first..and it looks like NASA’s working to start their ISS exit strategy...

 

50th successful booster landing and final flight of the earlier version of Dragon .

Also concludes the first SpaceX contract to resupply the ISS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_CRS-20


Edit: As NASA goes to CRS 2, things are gonna get more interesting... Check out the Dreamchaser links here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_Resupply_Services#Dreamchaser_Cargo_flights

Meanwhile, Crewed and Uncrewed Dragon 2s will be commonplace...

 

I think the Falcon 9 itself was the current version, the Dragon capsule is the last of the originals to be used.

 

Thanks for the info. Original post corrected...

 

More Starliner news:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/03/nasa-declares-starliner-mishap-a-high-visibility-close-call/

 

Starlink update:

https://arstechnica.com/information...for-big-cities-wont-be-huge-threat-to-telcos/

Can’t believe how many competitors they’re facing...it’s gonna be like a mosquito swarm up there.