Stephen Smith 🇺🇦
I am a long-time advocate of space exploration, settlement and commerce. Migrated from @WordsmithFL on Twitter.
Joined Nov 2022
More from Eric Berger of #ArsTechnica:
"The writing has been on the wall for a while about Maezawa, since SpaceX founder Elon Musk unfollowed the Japanese entrepreneur on X earlier this year. (This is a sure sign of his disfavor. Musk has unfollowed me twice on Twitter/X after stories or interactions he did not like.) "
From Eric Berger of #ArsTechnica on the cancellation of the #SpaceX #Starship lunar mission dearMoon by the customer, a Japanese billionaire.
"In recent months it became clear that if Maezawa's mission happened, it would not occur until at least the early 2030s — at least a decade after the original plan."
#Space #SpaceCoast #NASA #Boeing #Starliner #CFT
English translation ... Liquid oxygen (-297°F) and liquid hydrogen (-423°F) are really cold. In the Florida sunshine, the tanks get warm, the propellants warm, and turn into a gas. If not vented, the pressure builds and kaboom. That's why you see what looks like steam venting from a rocket.
The propellants are topped off as they boil away. If they can't top off, eventually the upper stage won't have enough propellant to reach ISS.
#Space #SpaceCoast #NASA #Boeing #Starliner #CFT
Boeing is working an anomaly that could scrub this launch yet again. From Bill Harwood of #CBSNews on Zombie Twitter:
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A5/Starliner CFT: ULA engineers are discussing an issue of some sort with liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen topping valves ... liquid oxygen and hydrogen topping has been halted for troubleshooting
#Space #SpaceCoast #NASA #Boeing
The TY Flippable Narwhal "Calypso" is the Zero Gravity indicator for today's #CFT launch. ZGIs are released in the cabin after launch to show they're experiencing microgravity.
"Calypso" is also the name of the #Starliner spacecraft.
TY no longer carries Calypso but you can find it on eBay. I just ordered one.
#Space In 2018, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa announced an agreement with Elon Musk to fly a private crewed mission on #SpaceX #Starship to the Moon in 2023.
Maezawa just announced he's cancelled dearMoon due to the lack of "clear schedule certainty in the near-term." No kidding, I could have told you that in 2018. Never trust Elon Time.
Statistically speaking, September 10 is the most likely day for an Atlantic #Hurricane.
#NASA and #Boeing will try yet again today to launch the #Starliner Crewed Test Flight (#CFT) from #CCSFS Launch Complex 41. NASA TV coverage begins on the NASA YouTube channel at 8:15 AM EDT / 5:15 AM PDT. Launch time is targeting 12:25 PM EDT / 9:25 AM PDT.
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"The many #Trump supporters who populated the park across the street from the courthouse all week long are nowhere to be seen. The police presence is greatly increased, but it’s mostly members of the media and a few curious locals."
Typical Yankee fans ... as soon as it looks like they're going to lose, they head for the exits.
Stephen Smith 🇺🇦
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Stephen Smith 🇺🇦
I am a long-time advocate of space exploration, settlement and commerce. Migrated from @WordsmithFL on Twitter.
Joined Nov 2022