by Bill D'Zio | Mar 26, 2020 | All space related, Launch
Parachutes are plaguing space programs. SpaceX doesn’t like Parachutes. They are difficult to design, hard to package, and easy to damage. The larger the mass of the spacecraft, the more effort to slow down. Larger, more efficient, complex parachute...
by Bill D'Zio | Mar 25, 2020 | All space related, Launch, Space Agencies
By Bill D’Zio March 25, 2020 Part 2 of the Life in Space with COVID19 we will delve into Crew demo-2 where NASA and SpaceX are planning a launch within two months. There are a lot of pre-launch milestones and activities to cover to ensure a safe flight for the...
by Bill D'Zio | Mar 25, 2020 | All space related, Launch
Japan is one of three nations with the ability to launch resupply materials to the International Space Station. Japan’s 9th launch is scheduled to take place on May 21, science minister Koichi Hagiuda said Tuesday. The H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV spacecraft...
by Bill D'Zio | Mar 16, 2020 | Launch
China Long March 7A fails By Bill D'Zio March 16, 2020 Xinhua News Agency, Wenchang, Hainan, March 16th. At 21:34 on the 16th, China organized and implemented the first Long March VII-medium carrier launch mission at the Wenchang Space Launch Site of China. The rocket...
by Bill D'Zio | Mar 16, 2020 | Launch
Falcon 9 Beware of The Ides of March err disregard. By Bill D'Zio March 16, 2020 March 2020 Falcon 9’s first stage supported the Iridium-7, SAOCOM-1A, and Nusantara Satu missions, and the fairing was previously flown on Falcon Heavy’s Arabsat-6A. Credit...
by Bill D'Zio | Mar 11, 2020 | Launch, Uncategorized
3 Things About March 6 SpaceX Launch By Bill D'Zio March 11, 2020 A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft launches on a <a href="https://westeastspace.com/encyclopedia/falcon-9-rocket/" target="_self" title="Falcon 9 rocket is a partially...
