November 22, 2022 Quick space links
Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay.
- Damage to mobile launcher from SLS launch
More damage can be seen here. NASA apparently considers this damage no big deal, other than demonstrating how powerful SLS is.
- Blue Origin touts cooperative agreement with Space Force.
The deal is a first step toward becoming a launch provider for the Space Force. As Jay noted to me, “Wait, how many rockets does Blue Origin have again? How many have made it to orbit? How is that BE-4 going?”
- Next Shenzhou manned capsule on Long March 2F rolled to launchpad
Launch is scheduled for November 29th, and will facilitate the first on-station crew rotation on Tiangong-3.
- Chinese pseudo-company Orienspace says it will launch its solid rocket Gravitation-1 three times by early ’24
It also says it had ten more launches planned through ’25.
- Chinese pseudo-company Ispace lays off half its workforce
This reduction follows a failed rocket launch in May, the third in four attempts.
- ISRO preparing PSLV rocket for November 26th launch
The launch will place one Earth observation satellite and eight smallsats in orbit.
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Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay.
- Damage to mobile launcher from SLS launch
More damage can be seen here. NASA apparently considers this damage no big deal, other than demonstrating how powerful SLS is.
- Blue Origin touts cooperative agreement with Space Force.
The deal is a first step toward becoming a launch provider for the Space Force. As Jay noted to me, “Wait, how many rockets does Blue Origin have again? How many have made it to orbit? How is that BE-4 going?”
- Next Shenzhou manned capsule on Long March 2F rolled to launchpad
Launch is scheduled for November 29th, and will facilitate the first on-station crew rotation on Tiangong-3.
- Chinese pseudo-company Orienspace says it will launch its solid rocket Gravitation-1 three times by early ’24
It also says it had ten more launches planned through ’25.
- Chinese pseudo-company Ispace lays off half its workforce
This reduction follows a failed rocket launch in May, the third in four attempts.
- ISRO preparing PSLV rocket for November 26th launch
The launch will place one Earth observation satellite and eight smallsats in orbit.
Readers!
Every February I run a fund-raising drive during my birthday month. This year I celebrate my 72nd birthday, and hope and plan to continue writing and posting on Behind the Black for as long as I am able.
I hope my readers will support this effort. As I did in my November fund-raising drive, I am offering autographed copies of my books for large donations. Donate $250 and you can have a choice of the hardback of either Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8 or Conscious Choice: The origins of slavery in America and why it matters today and for our future in outer space. Donate $200 and you can get an autographed paperback copy of either. IMPORTANT! If you donate enough to get a book, please email me separately to tell me which book you want and the address to mail it to.
Please consider supporting my work here at Behind the Black. My analysis of space, politics, and culture, taken from the perspective of an historian, is almost always on the money and ahead of the game. For example, in 2020 I correctly predicted that the COVID panic was unnecessary, that the virus was apparently simply a variation of the flu, that masks were not simply pointless but if worn incorrectly were a health threat, that the lockdowns were a disaster and did nothing to stop the spread of COVID. Every one of those 2020 conclusions has turned out right.
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2. Patreon: Go to my website there and pick one of five monthly subscription amounts, or by making a one-time donation.
3. A Paypal Donation or subscription:
4. Donate by check, payable to Robert Zimmerman and mailed to
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As to the SLS launch pad damage, it’s not like the repair teams will be operating under a tight deadline. I’m sure the pad will be in Bristol shape sterling when the next ship arrives.
Also some damage at SuperHeavy’s recent static test-mostly chain link fencing. I have seen images where such fences stop lava flows, yet gas-flow topples them.