October 17, 2022 Quick space links
Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay, who trolls twitter so we don’t have to.
- Ariane-6 mock-up fully-stacked on its launchpad in French Guiana for tests
They are testing operations for stacking the rocket on the pad.
- Rocket Lab to provide solar panels for NASA’s next generation of shoebox-sized lunar rovers
The goal is to launch a group of these to cover a wider area of exploration, for less money. Launch date is ’27 at the earliest.
- Video of astronaut CAI Xuzhe’s living quarters in Wentian Laboratory Module
China it appears wisely included tiny closet-sized cubicles in its station modules, something that — as far as I know — was left out of ISS. Good for China in this at least! It is treating its astronauts with some respect.
- Astra wins contract to provide engines for Astroscale’s ELSA-M orbital tug
Good news for Astra, since it has left the launch market — temporarily it claims — and its stock has plummeted in value.
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.
The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.
"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News
Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay, who trolls twitter so we don’t have to.
- Ariane-6 mock-up fully-stacked on its launchpad in French Guiana for tests
They are testing operations for stacking the rocket on the pad.
- Rocket Lab to provide solar panels for NASA’s next generation of shoebox-sized lunar rovers
The goal is to launch a group of these to cover a wider area of exploration, for less money. Launch date is ’27 at the earliest.
- Video of astronaut CAI Xuzhe’s living quarters in Wentian Laboratory Module
China it appears wisely included tiny closet-sized cubicles in its station modules, something that — as far as I know — was left out of ISS. Good for China in this at least! It is treating its astronauts with some respect.
- Astra wins contract to provide engines for Astroscale’s ELSA-M orbital tug
Good news for Astra, since it has left the launch market — temporarily it claims — and its stock has plummeted in value.
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.
The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.
"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News
I’m glad Rocket Lab is providing solar panels on these projects. Kinda wish they’d answer my emails asking about them for my company’s satellites. Guess they don’t need the business.
Joe: This does NOT reflect well on Rocket Lab. Ignoring any potential customer is utterly stupid, and suggests something is very wrong somewhere within the company.
“Good for China in this at least! It is treating its astronauts with some respect.”
Oh, this is way too easy. Fish in a barrel ain’t in it.
Insert observations on Chinese citizens, and anyone downrange of a Chinese rocket launch.
ISS has several sleeping cubicles/crew cabins.
https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/stem-on-station/ditl_sleeping