SpaceX Shows Off Amazing View of Starlink Satellites
From Starlink launch group 6-1 – a new camera on the captive tensioning rods gives a complete view of the upper stage stack on orbit. It’s the ultimate selfie stick. Follow me on Twitter for more updates: Tweets by DJSnM I have a discord server where I regularly turn up: https://discord.gg/zStmKbM If you really like […]
The Glorious Mohole – Gateway To The Singularity – Kerbal Space Program 2
The Kraken lives, the Kraken is everywhere, the Kraken is lurking at the core of Moho, and the Mohole can bring us to the Kraken. Yes, this is a bug in the early access release, buyer beware. https://store.steampowered.com/app/954850/Kerbal_Space_Program_2/ Follow me on Twitter for more updates: Tweets by DJSnM I have a discord server where I […]
How Do You Make Rocket Fuels?
There’s a huge variety of rocket fuels in use – RP-1, LOX, LH2, Methane, Hydrazine etc – Large quantities are needed, usually shipped to the launch sites in tanker trucks, but, how do the fuels actually get made? The industrial processed involved use chemistry, physics and even biology to create the final product and they’re […]
Kerbal Space Program 2 – First Impacts – Early Access Release
Kerbal Space Program 2 is the long awaited sequel to the iconic aerospace engineering game, a rebuild of the core engine with the original assets remastered for the new graphical capabilities. It’s due to be released into Early access at the end of the week and will have only a subset of the final set […]
Space Fans Live Reaction to SpaceX Superheavy Rocket Test
During the test fire I was at a dinner with a lot of other spaceflight fans – this was our reaction. Follow me on Twitter for more updates: Tweets by DJSnM I have a discord server where I regularly turn up: https://discord.gg/zStmKbM If you really like what I do you can support me directly through […]
How To Design A Plane To Fly At 100,000 Feet?
Aircraft service ceilings are generally limited by their engine’s ability to generate the thrust needed to sustain the airspeeds required to maintain lift at altitude. Roughly speaking the required thrust to exceed stall speed stays the same as altitude changes, but the engines get less powerful as that air gets thinner. But in many regular […]
Astronauts Bob & Doug Become Heroes & NASA Goes Nuclear – Deep Space Updates – February 4th
Another selection of news from the past couple of weeks Follow me on Twitter for more updates: Tweets by DJSnM I have a discord server where I regularly turn up: https://discord.gg/zStmKbM If you really like what I do you can support me directly through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/scottmanley source
What Happened After Space Shuttle Columbia Lost Contact
Based on the Columbia accident investigation board report. Follow me on Twitter for more updates: Tweets by DJSnM I have a discord server where I regularly turn up: https://discord.gg/zStmKbM If you really like what I do you can support me directly through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/scottmanley source
Reconstructing The Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster – Learning Lessons From The Largest Crash Site
On February 1st 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia broke up during reentry killing all 7 crew. Commander Rick Husband, Pilot William McCool, Mission Specialists David Brown, Kalpana Chalwa and Michael Anderson Payload Specialists Laurel Clark and Ilan Ramon. The debris recovery operation also claimed the lives of Jules F. Mier Jr & Charles Krenek 20 years […]
This Amazing View Of Saturn Is Impossible
It’s a popular trope in Science Fiction, and indeed in scientific visualization, a stunning view of Saturn and its rings viewed while standing on one of Saturn’s moons. However, the reality is that only 2 major moons – Mimas and Iapetus – offer anything other than a near perfect edge on view of the rings. […]