July 12, 2023 Quick space links
Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay.
- Satellite imagery of Vega-C second stage after static fire test failure on June 28, 2023
The pictures do not show any obvious damage that I can spot.
- China unveils proposed plan for first manned lunar mission before 2030
The plan calls for separate rockets, one for the manned ascent/descent Earth capsule, and the second for the lunar lander/ascent spacecraft. The two will rendezvous and dock in lunar orbit. This is all engineering by powerpoint at this point, though based on China’s track record I’d give it more credence than most of NASA’s recent promises.
- Israel’s Beresheet-2 future uncertain with loss of major donor
The donor backed out in May, and there has been no word whether the non-profit SpaceIL has found any replacement funds.
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Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay.
- Satellite imagery of Vega-C second stage after static fire test failure on June 28, 2023
The pictures do not show any obvious damage that I can spot.
- China unveils proposed plan for first manned lunar mission before 2030
The plan calls for separate rockets, one for the manned ascent/descent Earth capsule, and the second for the lunar lander/ascent spacecraft. The two will rendezvous and dock in lunar orbit. This is all engineering by powerpoint at this point, though based on China’s track record I’d give it more credence than most of NASA’s recent promises.
- Israel’s Beresheet-2 future uncertain with loss of major donor
The donor backed out in May, and there has been no word whether the non-profit SpaceIL has found any replacement funds.
Readers!
Please consider supporting my work here at Behind the Black. Your support allows me the freedom and ability to analyze objectively the ongoing renaissance in space, as well as the cultural changes -- for good or ill -- that are happening across America. Fourteen years ago I wrote that SLS and Orion were a bad ideas, a waste of money, would be years behind schedule, and better replaced by commercial private enterprise. Only now does it appear that Washington might finally recognize this reality.
In 2020 when the world panicked over COVID I wrote that the 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. Only in the past year have some of our so-called experts in the health field have begun to recognize these facts.
Your help allows me to do this kind of intelligent analysis. I take no advertising or sponsors, so my reporting isn't influenced by donations by established space or drug companies. Instead, I rely entirely on donations and subscriptions from my readers, which gives me the freedom to write what I think, unencumbered by outside influences.
You can support me either by giving a one-time contribution or a regular subscription. There are four ways of doing so:
1. Zelle: This is the only internet method that charges no fees. All you have to do is use the Zelle link at your internet bank and give my name and email address (zimmerman at nasw dot org). What you donate is what I get.
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3. A Paypal Donation or subscription:
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Interesting article about a large sunspot throwing coronal mass ejections in our direction. Ever since the book “1 second after” by William Forstchen was published, the magic EMP that destroys all the power grid and electronic devices including cars’ electronics is a staple of SHTF fiction.. Thankfully, the current solar flares are just causing shortwave radio disruptions.
See this website for July 13.
https://spaceweather.com/index.php