Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab

[Kirwan]

Latest launch test, just waiting on the FAA. Again.

[Kirwan]

SpaceX

SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft.

FAA finally got their shit together and the first targetted date is early Friday morning 12:30am

[nzzp]

@Kirwan isn't it 1pm Friday NZ time?

Edit: this is misleading

[Duluth]

@nzzp

Starship launch around 1am

There is a Falcon 9 launch which is in the news (record number of reuses) which is the early afternoon

[nzzp]

@Duluth said in Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab:

@nzzp

Starship launch around 1am

There is a Falcon 9 launch which is in the news (record number of reuses) which is the early afternoon

Yeah, just figuring that out.

livestream from half past midnight tonight NZT

[nzzp]

Holy shit, the sonofabitch did it.

That's an impressive test - getting to orbit is a massive step forward. Re-entry should be a more solvable problem - but I am very impressed this morning.

Rocketing is hard. Anyone know how long to the next flight?

[Kirwan]

The views on the SpaceX X account are incredible, the plasma field on re-entry was phenomenal.

He wants six more flights this year. Next flight will depend on orbital mount damage and Biden FAA feet dragging.

[Kirwan]

I think I heard that this is the largest object ever sent to space. Historic day.

[Kirwan]

[dogmeat]

@Kirwan what's Biden got to do with it?

Genuine enquiry.

Massive achievement today.

[Kirwan]

@dogmeat said in Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab:

@Kirwan what's Biden got to do with it?

Genuine enquiry.

Massive achievement today.

Biden has several government agencies harassing Musk at the moment. FAA is just one of many.

[Kirwan]

[Machpants]

Mar 13, 2024  /  Private Spaceflight

Japan's 1st commercial rocket explodes shortly after liftoff (video)

The launch pad was not damaged and no personnel were injured.

[canefan]

@Machpants said in Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab:

Mar 13, 2024  /  Private Spaceflight

Japan's 1st commercial rocket explodes shortly after liftoff (video)

The launch pad was not damaged and no personnel were injured.

[Kirwan]

Looks like fun

[Machpants]

@Kirwan said in Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab:

Looks like fun

Probably the most expensive slides in the world haha

[dogmeat]

Caught this on radio

May 14, 2024

Auckland space tech company on sending pioneering technology into orbit

Zenno Astronautics is an Auckland and US-based austronautic company which has already sent its technology into space via Elon Musk's SpaceX.

10 minute interview with the founder of a Kiwi (although he's originally from Siberia) space start-up who have developed the worlds first all electric space propulsion motor. The size of a gift box for a bottle of wine.

Will propel a craft, protect its passengers from solar radiation and enable the manufacture of craft in space - all through the application of superconducting magnetic fields.

Did a test flight on Space X last year and has global patents. All from an office in Parnell.

[nzzp]

Holy shit, the crazy sonofabitch did it. This is a ridiculous achievement.

Jun 6, 2024  /  Launches & Spacecraft

SpaceX Starship launches on nail-biting 4th test flight of world's most powerful rocket (video, photos)

It was quite a sight...and quite a fiery success for SpaceX.

[nzzp]

I'm amazed there is not substantial media coverage. To me this is really significant- the first major launch and effectively land (ie get to ground level at close to zero speed) for something of this size. I don't see a lot of interest from most media.

NZZP's prediction: in years to come we'll look back on this as a major milestone, like landing the first Falcon9 rocket.

[Windows97]

@nzzp Well you see Musk was Time magazine person of the year before he bought twitter and went all right wing, and anyone centrist or right can't do anything good in the eyes of the media.

If he had blue hair and endorsed Joe Biden the coverage would be through the roof...