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New Glenn 9x4
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it’s laughable how fucking dumb she is
The government need to stop putting so much money into our economics!
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If SLS can operate 1-2 a year (please twice) and stay at ~$2B annual then I think that’s a perfectly reasonable national asset. Even alongside New Glenn 9x4 and Starship. If for no other reason then the fact that those commercial vehicles capacity can be engulfed on any whim (see AI) But those alternatives should help keep it inline. Because an expended Starship stage or a NG 9x4 can take its place if needed. And that’s before we talk about refilling. Also nothing could ever justify its insane development timeline and overruns. But that’s in the past.
I was wrong about SLS possibly going away after Artemis III, IV, or V. It will be around into the 2030s. Some good decisions to excise the EUS albatross and increase fueling reliability make it more palatable. Biggest issue is no commercial rockets stepping up to obviate it.
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Ship 42 just wrapped a full 6-engine static fire at Massey’s, following its single-engine test yesterday. Flight 15 gearing up quickly @NASASpaceflight
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everyone in six days
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Vulcan Centaur USSF-87 is now available!! Thanks to modelist Harold (Discord) for the photos. #ussf87 axmpaperspacescalemodels.com…
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FINALLY VULCAN LAUNCH
The launch of a United Launch Alliance Vulcan VC6L rocket carrying the next batch of production satellites for @AmazonLeo, Vulcan Leo 1, is planned for Friday, Nov. 13, pending range approval. bit.ly/vulcan_leo1
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Neutron’s Stage 2 and Thrust Module have arrived to Virginia. After a short barge ride from the Neutron Factory, these major assemblies have now been offloaded on Wallops Island and are going through arrival checkouts. Next up: integrated fluids testing and launch mount interface checkouts for the Thrust Module, with Stage 2 to follow on the test stand beside it soon after.
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CS3 has officially been hard-mated and is now integrated with its SRBs. The final steps are to complete work on the engine section and stack on the weather cap before rollout! Since CS3 had its insulation applied directly in the VAB, it literally looks like it came from a render.
NASA has published photos of the stacking of the 212-ft-tall Core Stage onto Mobile Launcher One!!! This is the second Core Stage NASA has had on Mobile Launcher One this year alone!
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The core stage of the Artemis III rocket is officially stacked.
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ULA is preparing to launch a completely new Vulcan variant. This variant is flying with six SRBs for the first time, using the long fairing variant for the first time, and carrying the LEO Centaur for the first time! It will definitely be an exciting return to flight for Vulcan!
The launch of a United Launch Alliance Vulcan VC6L rocket carrying the next batch of production satellites for @AmazonLeo, Vulcan Leo 1, is planned for Friday, Nov. 13, pending range approval. bit.ly/vulcan_leo1
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I wonder what duration they'll fire it for? It should be able to do significantly longer fires than they did at LC-36.
Today our team lifted and installed New Glenn's second stage (GS2) at @NASAStennis. The vehicle was tandem lifted from its cradle using the Main Derrick Crane at the historic B-2 Test Stand to lift the forward end, while a mobile tailing crane simultaneously lifted the aft end. GS2 was shifted to a vertical orientation, lifted 218 feet above ground, and lowered into the B-2 test position. A great example of what Team Blue and our NASA partners can accomplish together. Final preparations for our first hotfire test are ongoing.
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Vulcan's return to flight has a date! Launch has been scheduled for NET November 13th, with lift-off around 23:30 UTC. It'll carry Leo Vulcan 01, comprising of 40 Amazon Leo satellites. This will be the first flight of the VC6L, and the first of the LEO-Optimized Centaur V.
The launch of a United Launch Alliance Vulcan VC6L rocket carrying the next batch of production satellites for @AmazonLeo, Vulcan Leo 1, is planned for Friday, Nov. 13, pending range approval. bit.ly/vulcan_leo1
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Trump Phone Durability Test - Its worse than we thought...
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The GEM 63XL has a 1-in-6 nozzle ejection rate. Usefully, ULA are flying the Vulcan with 6 SRBs, so if they all survive, then we know it's been fixed. Sorta. But then targeting Friday the 13th for a Return-To-Flight mission... 😂
The launch of a United Launch Alliance Vulcan VC6L rocket carrying the next batch of production satellites for @AmazonLeo, Vulcan Leo 1, is planned for Friday, Nov. 13, pending range approval. bit.ly/vulcan_leo1
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Stacked and ready for what's next. 🚀 The core stage of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for NASA's Artemis III mission has been joined with the twin solid rocket boosters at @NASAKennedy, bringing us one step closer to testing and flight. Read more: go.nasa.gov/4zXC6cK
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