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Nzoner's Game Room>Space Exploration megathread
DaFace 09:40 AM 06-01-2014
Since a number of cool things are happening in space exploration these days, we'll widen the scope of this thread a smidge. Conversation about all things space exploration are welcome, whether it be from NASA, SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin, or anyone else. Chances are most of the discussion will still be about SpaceX since they love to make things public and fun, but nothing's off limits. I'll eventually get around to modifying the OP to include resources for other companies too, but in the meantime, feel free to post any cool stuff you run across.

Lists of Upcoming Missions

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How to Watch a Live Launch
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Where to Learn More
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Glossary
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GeorgeZimZam 02:38 PM 10-14-2024







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GeorgeZimZam 07:00 PM 10-14-2024
A distant glimpse of the party at Starbase last night:

Mechazilla party in the High Bay!https://t.co/e3xbqPnwZ5 pic.twitter.com/ejHpVev5Il

— Chris Bergin - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) October 14, 2024


Mechazilla party in the High Bay!https://t.co/e3xbqPnwZ5 pic.twitter.com/ejHpVev5Il

— Chris Bergin - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) October 14, 2024

Not exactly "hungover" today. But tired AF!
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4th and Long 07:49 PM 10-14-2024
NASA's Europa Clipper Spacecraft Launch.



Europa Clipper will perform follow-up studies to those made by the Galileo spacecraft during its eight years (1995–2003) in Jupiter orbit, which indicated the existence of a subsurface ocean underneath Europa's ice crust. Plans to send a spacecraft to Europa were initially conceived with projects such as Europa Orbiter and Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter, in which a spacecraft would be injected into orbit around Europa. However, due to the adverse effects of radiation from Jupiter's magnetosphere in Europa orbit, it was decided that it would be safer to inject a spacecraft into an elliptical orbit around Jupiter and make 44 close flybys of the moon instead. The mission began as a joint investigation between the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), and was built with a scientific payload of nine instruments contributed by JPL, APL, Southwest Research Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Arizona State University and University of Colorado Boulder. Europa Clipper complements ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, launched in 2023, which will fly-by Europa twice and Callisto multiple times before moving into orbit around Ganymede.

Europa Clipper was launched on October 14, 2024, aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket in a fully expended configuration. The spacecraft will use gravity assists from Mars in February 2025 and Earth in December 2026, before arriving at Europa in April 2030.

The spacecraft is larger than any other used for previous NASA planetary missions.
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GeorgeZimZam 02:59 PM 10-15-2024

pic.twitter.com/zEiq8i68lM

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 15, 2024

Spacex employees cheer and congratulate each other as they welcome booster home after it's first successful landing. A job well done. pic.twitter.com/qlg85obbI1

— Anthony Gomez (@AnthonyFGomez) October 15, 2024


Spacex employees cheer and congratulate each other as they welcome booster home after it's first successful landing. A job well done. pic.twitter.com/qlg85obbI1

— Anthony Gomez (@AnthonyFGomez) October 15, 2024


Super Heavy Booster 12 returns triumphantly to the Starbase production site!
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Donger 08:52 AM 10-16-2024

Onboard view showing a catch fitting on Super Heavy as it contacts a chopstick catch beam pic.twitter.com/r1TVQEdITc

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 14, 2024

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DaFace 09:42 AM 10-16-2024
It's still crazy to me that they are able to orient it so precisely to catch on those little hooks.
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Molitoth 07:55 PM 10-18-2024

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GeorgeZimZam 08:13 AM 10-19-2024
Originally Posted by Molitoth:
This footage is so damn good.


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Donger 12:55 PM 10-20-2024

Starship flip maneuver and landing burn on its fifth flight test. Vehicle improvements ensured flaps were protected from high heating, resulting in a controlled entry and high accuracy splashdown at the targeted area in the Indian Ocean pic.twitter.com/nLIQLLVMv1

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 18, 2024

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GeorgeZimZam 12:40 PM 10-24-2024
Flight Test 6 is only about 4 weeksish away, if you can believe that!

Booster 13 static fire later today.
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MagicHef 03:07 PM 10-24-2024
Originally Posted by DaFace:
It's still crazy to me that they are able to orient it so precisely to catch on those little hooks.
I thought it was being caught on the grid fins at first until I saw the view from the tower. That is not a large target.
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GeorgeZimZam 03:22 PM 10-24-2024
Should be soon, pre-fire venting underway.


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Donger 01:32 PM 10-25-2024
That'll buff out...


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GeorgeZimZam 11:37 AM 10-26-2024

Musk seems to be gaming while SpaceX staff brief him on Starship Flight 5. "We were one second away from telling the rocket to abort... and try to crash into the ground next to the tower" someone in the background says. https://t.co/WoFEFM6oRu

— Joey Roulette (@joroulette) October 25, 2024


T150 clear in 3:25. Too much time spent killing minions vs elites. Had <3 min potential. pic.twitter.com/oYRqqpVyGe

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 25, 2024

Yeah 😂

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 25, 2024

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