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Test flight of the spanky new rocket going off anytime now. You can watch it live HERE. This is the rocket that, at some point, is supposed to replace the shuttle - maybe.
Alma wrote:
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Elinda wrote:
Test flight of the spanky new rocket going off anytime now. You can watch it live HERE. This is the rocket that, at some point, is supposed to replace the shuttle - maybe.
They just said that the launch is looking to be delayed until 9:20, with a launch at 9:24 EST.
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Thanks for reminding me of this. I get to step outside and see it go up live. One of the few things that are good about living here.
Galkaman wrote:
Kuwoobie will die crushed under the burden of his mediocrity.
Nothing seems to be happening.
Turin wrote:
Nothing seems to be happening.
Launch at 9:49 (4 mins for now).
Alma wrote:
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9:49 Launch delayed cuz of a cloud. 
Alma wrote:
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Still there...
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It's always like this waiting for a launch. It's like the world's largest **** tease with the world's largest ****.
Galkaman wrote:
Kuwoobie will die crushed under the burden of his mediocrity.
Canceled.
Edited, Oct 27th 2009 10:22am by Paskil
Edited, Oct 27th 2009 10:22am by Paskil
Launched.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/29/science/space/29rocket.html?hp
A new vastly cheaper era of human spaceflight, at least for the US, is begun. Although there will be problems and setbacks, replacing the shuttle is by far the best move NASA could have made. And it should have happened years ago.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/29/science/space/29rocket.html?hp
A new vastly cheaper era of human spaceflight, at least for the US, is begun. Although there will be problems and setbacks, replacing the shuttle is by far the best move NASA could have made. And it should have happened years ago.
Looking at some of the pages on the Area-1 rocket, I was pretty amazed to see just how tiny the current shuttle is, in comparison to other craft.
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
There was an argument on one of the articles I read about how this is a step backwards, they should have built something with newer, better technology, blah blah blah.
The problem is that the rocket that this was based on from 50-60 years ago was built by people who are dead with technology that is 50-60 years old. The circuitry on some of the old rockets was probably built with vacuum tubes, for crying out loud. The old designs needed to rebuilt from scratch to account for new electronics, even if the solid rubber rocket fuel hasn't evolved that much since the space race.
The problem is that the rocket that this was based on from 50-60 years ago was built by people who are dead with technology that is 50-60 years old. The circuitry on some of the old rockets was probably built with vacuum tubes, for crying out loud. The old designs needed to rebuilt from scratch to account for new electronics, even if the solid rubber rocket fuel hasn't evolved that much since the space race.
catwho, pet mage of Jabober wrote:
There was an argument on one of the articles I read about how this is a step backwards, they should have built something with newer, better technology, blah blah blah.
The problem is that the rocket that this was based on from 50-60 years ago was built by people who are dead with technology that is 50-60 years old. The circuitry on some of the old rockets was probably built with vacuum tubes, for crying out loud. The old designs needed to rebuilt from scratch to account for new electronics, even if the solid rubber rocket fuel hasn't evolved that much since the space race.
The problem is that the rocket that this was based on from 50-60 years ago was built by people who are dead with technology that is 50-60 years old. The circuitry on some of the old rockets was probably built with vacuum tubes, for crying out loud. The old designs needed to rebuilt from scratch to account for new electronics, even if the solid rubber rocket fuel hasn't evolved that much since the space race.
Kinda like how we build new wheel designs entirely from scratch, because that whole circular thing was invented ages ago.
Debalic wrote:
Looking at some of the pages on the Area-1 rocket, I was pretty amazed to see just how tiny the current shuttle is, in comparison to other craft.
I assume you saw something like:
http://chapters.marssociety.org/usa/oh/marscovn2007/ARES-comparison.jpg
The difference is that the fuel for the space shuttle is in a large tank behind the shuttle instead of under it.
Unlike the shuttle where crew and a very small payload were launched together, in the new program (constellation) the ares 1-x will carry the people and the ares-5 will carry a very large (greater then the Saturn-V) payload.
From wikipedia:
"Ares V will have a maximum payload capacity of about 188 tonnes (414,000 lb) to Low Earth orbit (LEO), compared to the Space Shuttle's capacity of 24.4 tonnes, and the Saturn V's 118 tonnes. "
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