November 1, 2024 Quick space links
Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay. This post is also an open thread. I welcome my readers to post any comments or additional links relating to any space issues, even if unrelated to the links below.
- Sierra Space claims it is in the final steps to getting its LIFE inflatable module approved by NASA
This module will be about the only thing in the Orbital Reef station that is moving forward aggressively.
- Interview with NASA’s deputy manager supervising SpaceX’s contract for building the manned lunar lander based on Starship
Essentially, he outlines why a fixed-price contract and letting the company run the show, makes things happen. It also appears his office is doing things right.
- NASA’s corrupt and useless safety panel scolds SpaceX for not being perfect
This panel should have been disbanded years ago, when it claimed fueling the Falcon 9 with crew on board would be more dangerous. It is all politics, and it actually knows very little about modern rocketry.
- ULA’s Vulcan rocket wins 2024 Dr. Wernher von Braun spaceflight Trophy Award
This is essentially a participation award for a big contractor in the Huntsville area.
- Chinese pseudo-company claims it will build a rocket which will land using its own chopstick tower, and do it by ’26 at the latest
All they have right now is a short video animation essentially redrawing the actual Superheavy landing SpaceX did last month, plus about $14 million in funding.
Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay. This post is also an open thread. I welcome my readers to post any comments or additional links relating to any space issues, even if unrelated to the links below.
- Sierra Space claims it is in the final steps to getting its LIFE inflatable module approved by NASA
This module will be about the only thing in the Orbital Reef station that is moving forward aggressively.
- Interview with NASA’s deputy manager supervising SpaceX’s contract for building the manned lunar lander based on Starship
Essentially, he outlines why a fixed-price contract and letting the company run the show, makes things happen. It also appears his office is doing things right.
- NASA’s corrupt and useless safety panel scolds SpaceX for not being perfect
This panel should have been disbanded years ago, when it claimed fueling the Falcon 9 with crew on board would be more dangerous. It is all politics, and it actually knows very little about modern rocketry.
- ULA’s Vulcan rocket wins 2024 Dr. Wernher von Braun spaceflight Trophy Award
This is essentially a participation award for a big contractor in the Huntsville area.
- Chinese pseudo-company claims it will build a rocket which will land using its own chopstick tower, and do it by ’26 at the latest
All they have right now is a short video animation essentially redrawing the actual Superheavy landing SpaceX did last month, plus about $14 million in funding.