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HarbingerDawnDate: Friday, 06.09.2013, 22:06 | Message # 166
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Billy_Mayes, that does not belong in this thread.




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HarbingerDawnDate: Saturday, 07.09.2013, 06:09 | Message # 167
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SS2 second powered flight tailcam footage



The view around 2:10 is especially nice





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Edited by HarbingerDawn - Saturday, 07.09.2013, 06:09
 
HarbingerDawnDate: Wednesday, 18.09.2013, 11:14 | Message # 168
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Just a reminder to everyone, Orbital Sciences' Cygnus COTS demo flight to the ISS is launching today from Virginia's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), at 1450 UTC (1050 EDT), or 4½ hours from now. You can watch it live on NASA TV on NASA's website, or on other streams that some spaceflight news services might be hosting.






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Edited by HarbingerDawn - Wednesday, 18.09.2013, 11:54
 
HarbingerDawnDate: Sunday, 29.09.2013, 09:38 | Message # 169
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Cygnus is currently scheduled to rendezvous with the ISS tomorrow morning. NASA TV coverage will start at 4:30 EDT (8:30 UTC), with capture scheduled for 7:15 EDT (11:15 UTC). Berthing will occur in the hours that follow capture.

UPDATE: Cygnus rendezvous coverage on NASA TV has started.





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HarbingerDawnDate: Sunday, 29.09.2013, 20:08 | Message # 170
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Pretty pictures time smile








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Edited by HarbingerDawn - Sunday, 29.09.2013, 20:24
 
HarbingerDawnDate: Saturday, 12.10.2013, 21:07 | Message # 171
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AMAZING FOOTAGE of SpaceX's most recent Grasshopper flight, this time to 744 meters altitude biggrin






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WatsisnameDate: Saturday, 12.10.2013, 21:42 | Message # 172
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That is absolutely awesome. cool




 
HarbingerDawnDate: Saturday, 12.10.2013, 22:30 | Message # 173
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Apparently this flight was also the last planned flight of Grasshopper; next they will begin testing of the F9R development vehicle with low altitude testing in Texas, followed by high altitude testing at Spaceport America in New Mexico! smile




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HarbingerDawnDate: Sunday, 13.10.2013, 23:17 | Message # 174
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I assembled a graphic comparing two potential launch options for Dream Chaser: the Atlas V with dual-engine Centaur, and the Falcon Heavy with reusable cores.



Atlas V and Dream Chaser graphics are © Giuseppe De Chiara (source), Falcon Heavy graphic © SpaceX (source), modified by me to match the scale and visual style of the Atlas and Dream Chaser graphics. Scale at full resolution (click image for link) is 1 inch per pixel.





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HarbingerDawnDate: Friday, 25.10.2013, 02:04 | Message # 175
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SpaceX announced that it will begin testing of its next generation methane-fueled rocket engine called Raptor at Stennis Space Center early next year. Raptor will be more efficient and roughly three times more powerful than SpaceX's current RP-1 fueled Merlin 1D engine.

More info here: http://www.mississippi.org/press-room/spacex-10-23-2013.html





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HarbingerDawnDate: Sunday, 27.10.2013, 02:46 | Message # 176
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Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser made its first free flight test today. It was dropped from a helicopter and glided to a runway at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center / Edwards Air Force Base. The flight itself went perfectly, but due to a malfunction in the left landing gear the vehicle flipped over after landing. The extent of the damage has not yet been revealed.

More info:

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1310/26dreamchaser/#.UmxqfBDlfHs
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013....-flight





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HarbingerDawnDate: Tuesday, 29.10.2013, 19:46 | Message # 177
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Dream Chaser free flight test video is out! What a beauty happy






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DoctorOfSpaceDate: Wednesday, 30.10.2013, 00:16 | Message # 178
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I really like the design of the Dream Chaser.




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Billy_MayesDate: Thursday, 31.10.2013, 15:01 | Message # 179
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I think the design of the Dream Chasers wings is a bit strange, expected them to turn downwards.




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HarbingerDawnDate: Thursday, 31.10.2013, 15:08 | Message # 180
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Quote Billy_Mayes ()
I think the design of the Dream Chasers wings is a bit strange, expected them to turn downwards.

Why? That would make no sense.





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