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« Reply #50 on: January 17, 2020, 05:00:05 pm »

SpaceX Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort is GO for Launch

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« Reply #51 on: January 17, 2020, 05:20:17 pm »
Space Industry Investments Hit Record High As Venture Capital Seeks The Next SpaceX
https://isn-news.com/2020/01/space-industry-investments-hit-record.html
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Re: SpaceX and Blue Origin Thread
« Reply #52 on: January 17, 2020, 05:42:05 pm »
It is an interesting world, with Musk putting huge rockets up, etcc.

And selling electric vehicles, which some claim to be a folly.

And old businesses like Sears lost their mojos decades ago.

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Re: SpaceX and Blue Origin Thread
« Reply #53 on: January 17, 2020, 06:01:56 pm »
Quote from: truth_seeker on January 17, 2020, 05:42:05 pm
It is an interesting world, with Musk putting huge rockets up, etcc.

And selling electric vehicles, which some claim to be a folly.

And old businesses like Sears lost their mojos decades ago.

@truth_seeker

Sears lost it's Mojo when the family decided they were executives,and let managers take over the board and control the company,while they lived like Royalty on the stock profits.

Managers tend to not have any personal connection to a company or it's long-term survival,and focus on maximizing profits THIS quarter,and worry about the next quarter the next quarter. When this happens long-time employees start resenting being treated like cogs in a machine,and having some suit and tie cretin tell him how he has been doing everything wrong for the last 30 years,so they retire and sell off their stock options.

 You end up with a company being operated by people only concerned with this quarters profits,and employees that are newbies and only there until they can find a better paying job.

Wal-Mart is feeling the effects of this now,and it couldn't happen to a more deserving group of people.
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Re: SpaceX and Blue Origin Thread
« Reply #54 on: January 17, 2020, 08:05:35 pm »
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Re: SpaceX and Blue Origin Thread
« Reply #55 on: January 17, 2020, 08:18:45 pm »
I don't know if all of this space stuff will accomplish anything but I am sure glad the big dreamers still exist...
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« Reply #56 on: January 17, 2020, 09:31:21 pm »
Quote from: truth_seeker on January 17, 2020, 05:42:05 pm
It is an interesting world, with Musk putting huge rockets up, etcc.

And selling electric vehicles, which some claim to be a folly.

And old businesses like Sears lost their mojos decades ago.


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I thought that Tesla will be gone by now.  Boy was I wrong.


This is an interesting time to live in.
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Re: SpaceX and Blue Origin Thread
« Reply #57 on: January 17, 2020, 11:52:03 pm »
Quote from: EdinVA on January 17, 2020, 08:18:45 pm
I don't know if all of this space stuff will accomplish anything but I am sure glad the big dreamers still exist...

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Re: SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virigin Galactic and other Private Space Companies Thread
« Reply #58 on: January 18, 2020, 09:48:08 am »
Quote from: kevindavis on December 27, 2019, 07:17:26 pm
What I decided to do is create a thread dedicated to anything SpaceX and Blue Origin.


This is where all of the news regarding these two companies will go.


Good or idea or bad. If bad, this will go away.


I know this is kinda crazy, but I thought it wil be better if this thread contains all articles that talks about the private space industry since it might take off this year (no pun intended).


Just an FYI: Right now Virgin Galactic is now at $15.69 (so far I have made a nice little profit from it). Best to get it now. This stock could skyrocket.
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« Reply #59 on: January 18, 2020, 09:49:43 am »
Quote from: EdinVA on January 17, 2020, 08:18:45 pm
I don't know if all of this space stuff will accomplish anything but I am sure glad the big dreamers still exist...


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I agree. I imagine if Howard Hughes didn't go bonkers he could have done it was well.
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Re: SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virigin Galactic and other Private Space Companies Thread
« Reply #60 on: January 18, 2020, 09:52:08 am »
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Re: SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virigin Galactic and other Private Space Companies Thread
« Reply #61 on: January 18, 2020, 10:47:06 am »
What SpaceX and Blue Origin stock? Or do they mean Alphabet and Amazon stock instead?

Or is stock here meaning the vehicles? I would think that the stock of SpaceX vehicles takes off before the other two.
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Re: SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virigin Galactic and other Private Space Companies Thread
« Reply #62 on: January 18, 2020, 10:51:09 am »
SpaceX delays Crew Dragon abort test launch to Sunday due to bad weather

Space.com by Amy Thompson 1/18/2020

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Liftoff is set for 8 a.m. EST (1300 GMT) during a 6-hour launch window.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX postponed a critical launch escape test of its Crew Dragon astronaut taxi today (Jan. 18) due to bad weather at the mission’s launch site. The next attempt will be on Sunday, the company said.

The California-based spaceflight company was scheduled to launch its unpiloted Crew Dragon spacecraft on a used Falcon 9 rocket at 8 a.m. EST (1300 GMT) today  from the historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. However, bad weather at the launch site, coupled with rough seas at Crew Dragon's recovery zone in the Atlantic Ocean, prompted the delay.

"Standing down from today's in-flight Crew Dragon launch escape test due to sustained winds and rough seas in the recovery area," SpaceX wrote in a mission update on Twitter. "Now targeting Sunday, January 19, with a six-hour test window opening at 8:00 a.m. EST, 13:00 UTC."
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Re: SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virigin Galactic and other Private Space Companies Thread
« Reply #63 on: January 19, 2020, 01:11:21 pm »

SpaceX Crew Dragon In Flight Abort Test : Jan 19 2020

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Re: SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virigin Galactic and other Private Space Companies Thread
« Reply #64 on: January 19, 2020, 01:27:17 pm »
Quote from: kevindavis on January 19, 2020, 01:11:21 pm
SpaceX Crew Dragon In Flight Abort Test : Jan 19 2020

Too bad we did not have that in 1986.....
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« Reply #65 on: January 19, 2020, 01:45:01 pm »
Quote from: EdinVA on January 19, 2020, 01:27:17 pm
Too bad we did not have that in 1986.....


I concur. They should built the Shuttle with an Abort section.  When I see Americans not flying on Russian rockets, that will be a glorius day for every American.
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Re: SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virigin Galactic and other Private Space Companies Thread
« Reply #66 on: January 19, 2020, 02:01:24 pm »
Who would YOU want to ride with into space, SpaceX, NASA,, of General Motors?

An impressive amount of new technology, resulted from the US federal government space program.

How will new technology move from privately owned SpaceX (and others) into the broader American economy?

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« Reply #67 on: January 19, 2020, 02:19:06 pm »

Elon Musk talking about Starship after the In-Flight Abort Press Conference.

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« Reply #68 on: January 19, 2020, 02:30:07 pm »
Quote from: truth_seeker on January 19, 2020, 02:01:24 pm
Who would YOU want to ride with into space, SpaceX, NASA,, of General Motors?

An impressive amount of new technology, resulted from the US federal government space program.

How will new technology move from privately owned SpaceX (and others) into the broader American economy?


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I don't care who it is. SpaceX, Blue Origin, or NASA. I will not fly on a Russian Rocket.


As for the tech transfer, it is going to be yuge.  It is going to make the previous transfer look small.


Unlike the last time. This movement to space is going to be perm (I hope).
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« Reply #69 on: January 19, 2020, 03:41:44 pm »
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« Reply #70 on: January 19, 2020, 03:57:30 pm »

"It's just going to be wonderful to get astronauts back into orbit from American soil after almost a decade of not being able to do so. I think that's super exciting. [...] Reusability is extremely fundamental to revolutionizing Space" ––
Elon Musk


https://twitter.com/thirdrowtesla/status/1218993551175872512
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« Reply #71 on: January 19, 2020, 06:41:13 pm »

SpaceX aims to launch astronauts this spring after Crew Dragon escape test success
https://www.isn-news.com/2020/01/spacex-aims-to-launch-astronauts-this.html
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Re: SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virigin Galactic and other Private Space Companies Thread
« Reply #72 on: January 19, 2020, 07:05:57 pm »
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SpaceX aims to launch astronauts this spring after Crew Dragon escape test success
https://www.isn-news.com/2020/01/spacex-aims-to-launch-astronauts-this.html

I'd like to see that.  Dragon has a crew capacity of seven.
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« Reply #73 on: January 19, 2020, 08:20:17 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on January 19, 2020, 07:05:57 pm
I'd like to see that.  Dragon has a crew capacity of seven.

Yes, a crew capacity of seven, but only 4 seats on NASA Missions. I guess the other 3 have to sit on the floor.
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« Reply #74 on: January 19, 2020, 08:38:50 pm »
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Yes, a crew capacity of seven, but only 4 seats on NASA Missions. I guess the other 3 have to sit on the floor.

I think that's because NASA wants some cargo capacity, and there is no sense in sending more than three astronauts at a time to the ISS because crew capacity for the Station itself is still low.  I would expect that capacity balance to change when they start looking at missions beyond Low Orbit.

Keeping a Dragon as a "lifeboat" for ISS would be a good idea, and that would not be limited to three astronauts.
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« Reply #75 on: January 19, 2020, 09:40:58 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on January 19, 2020, 08:38:50 pm
I think that's because NASA wants some cargo capacity, and there is no sense in sending more than three astronauts at a time to the ISS because crew capacity for the Station itself is still low.  I would expect that capacity balance to change when they start looking at missions beyond Low Orbit.

Keeping a Dragon as a "lifeboat" for ISS would be a good idea, and that would not be limited to three astronauts.


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Either way it is going to be nice to Americans go up in American Rockets. Finally.
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« Reply #76 on: January 19, 2020, 09:51:50 pm »
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@Cyber Liberty
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Either way it is going to be nice to Americans go up in American Rockets. Finally.

You betcha.  Not just "yeah," but "Hell yeah."  Bush and O'Bastard really laid us low by dropping the ball on manned flight in favor of welfare recipients.   Our 'nauts deserve a Bentley, not a Yugo.  At the very least, a Mercedes.
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« Reply #77 on: January 19, 2020, 10:24:14 pm »
I wanted so much to support the Shuttle Replacement after supporting Shuttle Flights from STS-8 to STS-135, but its been so long in coming. I had co-workers who supported Apollo, laid off when the program ended, but came back to support the Shuttle. That was a span of 9 yrs. If a Shuttle Replacement flies this year, it'll be another 9 year gap. Me go back? Naaaaaaaah!
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« Reply #78 on: January 20, 2020, 04:18:39 pm »

SpaceX Mars city: Elon Musk reveals how you will pay for your trip
https://www.isn-news.com/2020/01/spacex-mars-city-elon-musk-reveals-how.html
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« Reply #79 on: January 23, 2020, 08:25:27 pm »

SpaceX Starship Updates – Kennedy Space Center SpaceX & Blue Origin Update
http://youtube.com/watch?v=UVLGadI2hyc
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« Reply #80 on: January 28, 2020, 08:36:16 pm »

NASA selects Axiom Space to build commercial space station
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« Reply #81 on: January 28, 2020, 08:47:25 pm »

SpaceX Boca Chica - Preparing Starship Test Tank 2 for Cryo Testing

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« Reply #82 on: January 28, 2020, 08:52:48 pm »

SpaceX Starship Updates - 01/27/2020

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« Reply #83 on: January 29, 2020, 07:52:02 pm »

SpaceX Boca Chica - Starship Test Tank 2 Destructive Cryo Test

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The good part about this test, it past the saftey for bar for human space flight.
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« Reply #84 on: January 30, 2020, 08:32:37 pm »

SpaceX Starship SN1 Is A Go!!!

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« Reply #85 on: January 31, 2020, 10:03:59 am »
NASA to allow researchers to fly on commercial suborbital vehicles

Space News by Jeff Foust — January 31, 2020

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NASA plans for the first time to allow researchers to fly with their payloads on commercial suborbital vehicles, ending years of debate and deliberation.

NASA released Jan. 29 a draft solicitation seeking payloads for its Flight Opportunities program, which provides rides for such payloads on high-altitude balloons, parabolic aircraft flights and commercial suborbital vehicles. That includes reusable suborbital spacecraft currently being flight tested by Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic.

In the past, researchers could propose flying payloads on Blue Origin’s New Shepard or Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo, but the payloads had to be automated. In the draft solicitation, researchers can, for the first time, propose flying with their payloads on those vehicles.

“Human spaceflight participants on these missions is increasingly viable and being demonstrated,” said Jim Reuter, NASA associate administrator for space technology, in a Jan. 29 talk at the 23rd Annual Commercial Space Transportation Conference here announcing plans to allow researchers to fly with their payloads.

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Virgin Orbit nearing first launch

Space News by Jeff Foust — February 5, 2020

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Virgin Orbit says it is weeks away from the first orbital launch of its LauncherOne rocket as the company makes plans to move quickly into operations if that flight is successful.

The company said in a series of tweets Jan. 31 that is in final preparations for its test launch, with the LauncherOne rocket attached to its Boeing 747 aircraft for a final series of tests and dress rehearsals at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California. That includes a captive carry flight, where the plane will take off with the rocket attached for the entire flight.

The company didn’t disclose when that launch would take place beyond that it was “really close” to being ready for the flight. Dan Hart, chief executive of Virgin Orbit, said that launch would take place in the “coming weeks” during a panel discussion at the SmallSat Symposium here Feb. 4.

“We are positioned at the end of the runway in Mojave. Our rocket is married to our 747,” he said. “We’re going through launch rehearsals.”

In an interview after the panel, Hart said that the company was ready to move into operatons quickly should that test launch be a success. “If we have a great day, we’re poised to go forward pretty much immediately,” he said. The next LauncherOne rocket is currently “well along” in assembly at the company’s Long Beach, California, factory.

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« Reply #90 on: February 06, 2020, 08:44:43 pm »

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Watch live: First satellites off OneWeb’s new Florida assembly line are launched

Spaceflight Now by Stephen Clark February 4, 2020

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The first 34 satellites manufactured on a new commercial spacecraft assembly line just outside the gates of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida are scheduled for liftoff on a Soyuz rocket Thursday halfway around the world in Kazakhstan, kicking off a sequence of up to 20 launches from three countries to deploy nearly 650 satellites for OneWeb’s global Internet network.

Stacked on a dispenser inside the payload shroud of a Soyuz-2.1b booster, the 34 OneWeb satellites will rocket into orbit at 2142:41 GMT (4:42:41 p.m. EST) Thursday from the Complex 31 launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Liftoff is timed for 2:42:41 a.m. local time Friday at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

It’s the first of around 20 launches planned over the next two years, each booked through French launch services provider Arianespace with 32 to 36 satellites on-board, to build out the first phase of the OneWeb constellation.

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« Reply #92 on: February 07, 2020, 07:13:51 pm »

There could be a new Elon Musk stock for investors to bet on: SpaceX’s Starlink
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/06/spacex-starlink-may-ipo-a-new-elon-musk-stock-for-investors.html
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There could be a new Elon Musk stock for investors to bet on: SpaceX’s Starlink
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/06/spacex-starlink-may-ipo-a-new-elon-musk-stock-for-investors.html

I would definiitely be interested in investing early on in SpaceX.

OTOH, just as a warning....  Musk has been less than forthright in the financials and deliverables around Telsa.  I don't trust his ass.

Then add the fact he has his car company sucking on the left hind teat of government subsidies?   What a weasel. 
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Space Inc: The new space businesses and tech

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SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo 2 launch is May 7 | Starship Well Underway Inside New Texas Factory

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These really are amazing times we are living in. Most of our parents never even thought such a thing would ever be possible,yet here we are,at a stage in history where we know we CAN do it,and the discussion is about expenses,not engineering and possibilities.
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Quote from: sneakypete on February 14, 2020, 12:11:04 pm
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These really are amazing times we are living in. Most of our parents never even thought such a thing would ever be possible,yet here we are,at a stage in history where we know we CAN do it,and the discussion is about expenses,not engineering and possibilities.


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I agree these are interesting times. To be honest, I thought I would never see a thing like this to be honest, but here we are.
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