flakrat said:bmks270 said:
They seem small given the thrust.
That's what she said!
Spacemonkey says they're shooting for May 19:Ag_of_08 said:
Looks like they're stacking for another OFT-2 attempt.
The galaxy was already discovered by Hubble. The super blackhole that was ejected from the galaxy was discovered by JWST.bthotugigem05 said:
Am I missing something? I watched that vid and it looks like everything in it was discovered by Hubble.
Not really a competitor, both are part of the Commercial Crew program. NASA wanted to have two launch providers to the ISS, Boeing was actually supposed to be first but they screwed up OFT-1 that badly.Decay said:Spacemonkey says they're shooting for May 19:Ag_of_08 said:
Looks like they're stacking for another OFT-2 attempt.
https://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/launch/atlas-v-n22-cst-100-starliner-orbital-flight-test-2-oft-2/
This is a competitor to Crew Dragon right? Wikipedia tells me OFT-1 had a problem with the mission timer and failed to reach ISS so I'd imagine this is probably important to get right. NASA and the government will only give Boeing 14 or 15 more tries to get this right!
Docking confirmed! pic.twitter.com/RyPZBAv5Lo
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 27, 2022
Video of Dragon’s Draco thrusters moving the spacecraft closer to the @Space_Station pic.twitter.com/0zBNYgAcDb
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 28, 2022
— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) April 28, 2022
Let's make sure my brain is on the right track here.Ag_of_08 said:
It's was a lot more than the mission timer, the craft would have destroyed itself had a review not caught it after the myriad of other problems, but yes. They've tried to launch oft-2 since then, and a valve issue has caused them to delay to this point.
They're the other Commercial cre provider, though with all the problems ULA is having with Vulcan, I don't know that they will be flying it for long
At the ASCENDx Conference in Houston, Derek Hodgins of Lockheed Martin says there have been three eras of NASA procurement: Cost-plus->Public-private partnership->Services. Says the future is Services and Lockheed is embracing it. Example: Working with GE to build Lunar Rover.
— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) April 28, 2022
Benji Reed of SpaceX is now speaking on the panel, talking about launching. "A high flight rate is so very important. So important. We should be launching every day. Every hour." Executives from Boeing and Lockheed sitting next to him look on, with poker faces.
— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) April 28, 2022
More from SpaceX's Reed: "We're big believers in firm, fixed-price contracts. Contracts should be firm, fixed-price." These comments earn him additional hard stares.
— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) April 28, 2022
Photo of the reactions Reed engendered from his counterparts at Boeing (left) and Lockheed (center). pic.twitter.com/mjowDAylGf
— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) April 28, 2022
Boeing and Lockheed execs internally: pic.twitter.com/d8NKGe8Yks
— Jevaughn (@Jevaughn_Brown) April 28, 2022
FAA delays publishing the result of the Starship environmental review in Boca Chica until the end of May. pic.twitter.com/5t5R4tC3jt
— Michael Baylor (@nextspaceflight) April 29, 2022
I mean, that was all but given.nortex97 said:FAA delays publishing the result of the Starship environmental review in Boca Chica until the end of May. pic.twitter.com/5t5R4tC3jt
— Michael Baylor (@nextspaceflight) April 29, 2022