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Interesting read, cheers for sharing.

Can you tell this is one of my favorite threads?  ;D
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Sweet, thanks brother!  :thumbsup:

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Never a problem.  I'm a space cadet born!
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Can't wait for this bad boy to slow down enough to take orbit.
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Okay, guys, I'm going to link to something and see what you think...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JETGS64kTys  It seems to be somewhat 'on topic' for this thread.
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Definitely on topic, but I'll have to watch it after work tonight...  :thumbsup:

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Whether it's God's gift to space travel, or an epic boondoggle, the vaunted SLS has completed a series of seven tests with a live fire test in Mississippi.   All of this in preparation for the Artemis program, and the eventual Mars missions.

Details in the following link...

https://scitechdaily.com/nasa-readies-for-future-artemis-moon-missions-with-sls-rocket-engine-test-series/amp/
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Very interesting video, Cannonshop... Thanks!  :thumbsup:

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NASA has reassigned two astronauts from the delayed Boeing Starliner missions to SpaceX.  Better to not waste valuable human resources. 

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https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/10/06/nasa-reassigns-astronauts-from-delayed-boeing-starliner-to-spacex.html
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What's this?  ACTUAL talent management??   What has the government come to?  ???

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Here's a neat video on what to make launchpads out of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMbUeO4iGhY

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Unfortunately, NASA has to be more pickier on it's persons they send up now.  Program has to try to keep thing sunny side up while SLS is bit lagging behind.

The positive news is that the big rocket has past its latest milestone review This link for SpaceREF news.
It's also finished up it's Umbilical Release and Retract Test.

However, the rocket is said to be delayed until next year despite the agency aiming for this November for launch of the Artemis I mission to the moon.



- Picture from NASASpaceflight new blog.  Which notes it the launch date may have been moved unfortunately.
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I expected a delay on the SLS. 

BoonDOGgle.  Capital dog intentional.
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It seems Perseverance has discovered incontrovertible evidence that a lake once existed in the Jezero Crater.  Complete with pictures of the ancient shoreline. 

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https://news.yahoo.com/perseverance-images-confirm-ancient-lake-124551676.html
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Excellent news!  :thumbsup:

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Just add water! ;)

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The chances of anything coming from Mars ...
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The James Webb Space Telescope is nearing its launch time, but a launch is only the first hurdle this robotic outpost will leap.  The 1.5 million kilometer journey to the L2 Lagrange point will take over thirty days.

Details to follow in the link below...

https://www.universetoday.com/152863/jwsts-30-days-of-terror/amp/
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Another manned tourist rocket has gone up and come back in one piece.  This time William Shatner gone up as guest of Blue Origins.

CNET hosted vid on youtube.
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To boldly go where several men (and women) have gone before!
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Still, Oldest person in space so far - at 90 that is respectable.

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Still, Oldest person in space so far - at 90 that is respectable.
It is and consider how healthy he still is, he might break his record again.  :)
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It is and consider how healthy he still is, he might break his record again.  :)


If I get to 90+ I hope Im in as good of shape.
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Robotic Archeologist?  Yep!  NASA's Lucy probe was launched last night, beginning its 12 year mission to explore eight different asteroids.  I hope it finds what it's looking for, and that it benefits us all. 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.space.com/amp/nasa-lucy-asteroid-mission-launch-success
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Well, darn.  Through telemetry it seems that one of Lucy's two solar arrays has not fully unfurled, as reported on one of NASA's blogs.  Though the mission can continue without worry to the health of the space probe, it is vexing to scientists that their billion dollar baby isn't going to have a full dose of solar power. 

All other systems are functioning normally. 

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/nasa-studying-solar-array-issue-with-lucy-asteroid-probe/ar-AAPDF9F?ocid=msedgntp
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Bummer, but this is exactly why redundancy is a thing...

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Yes, it cheered me up when I read that it would not adversely affect the mission.  It's probably getting 80 - 90% power.  I hope.
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It could also just be a sensor glitch sending a faulty signal but even if it has failed to latch that would just mean the panel may not be able to rotate to face the sun perfectly, it would still generate power. There's a couple of other minute risk increases to mission health but I'm sure over the next few weeks they will work out a work-a-round.

 

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