While I've already demonstrated that a big enough rocket can stop negate enough orbital velocity to dive into the sun that is not the most efficient way to make these kid of descents. Using a rocket half the size I demonstrate a bielptic sundive mission that takes the kosmonauts close enough to the star to break the physics engine. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOLraxl-2Ks
SpaceX's In Flight Abort Test was a long awaited demonstration of the launch escape system which would carry crew to safety in the event of a failure. The test resulted in a simulated rocket failure around 85 seconds into flight, then saw the Crew Dragon capsule escape the booster under its own power and land safely in the ocean.
The Booster wasn't so luck and tore itself apart in a fireball, with the second stage falling 40km and crashing into the Ocean at the speed of sound, making a huge explosion.
Thousands of rocket fans turned out to witness this, and document the event with special camera gear, however many missed the explosion as it was obscured by clouds from many ground locations.
Images from:
Everyday Astronaut https://everydayastronaut.com/
Stephen Marr https://twitter.com/spacecoast_stve
Das Valdez https://www.twitch.tv/dasvaldez
Jack Beyer - https://www.patreon.com/jackbeyer
John Kraus https://www.patreon.com/johnkrausphotos
And of course SpaceX!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-HOQrinzlY
Another round up of space & gaming news.
Acapella Science - Bohemian Gravity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rjbtsX7twc
Brian May
http://brianmay.com
B612 Foundation
http://b612foundation.org/
Deep impact Mission
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/deepimpact/main/index.html
Orbital Sciences
http://www.orbital.com/
Eve Online
http://www.eveonline.com/
The Mittani (Gaming News)
http://themittani.com/
Star Citizen
http://robertsspaceindustries.com
Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity Rover)
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.html
MAVEN Mission
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/maven/main/index.html
Humble Bundle Weekly Sale
https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly
The Long Dark (Kickstarter)
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hinterlandgames/the-long-dark-a-first-person-post-disaster-surviva
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvOREV1aj7g
Before the launch of Premium Beta I had the chance to fly the Anaconda in Elite: Dangerous. While this has a smaller cargo capacity than the Lakon Type 9 it can fit the biggest weapons in the game, and its shields make it as tough as an asteroid - which also describes how well it steers.
And now, after a hectic weekend, I find myself still in a Sidewinder :)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE5mPXItTXE
How did we go from no asteroids in the 17th century to 700,000 today? Did you know we only found some rocks as they hit the atmosphere?
Asteroid impact video by the B612 Foundation
https://b612foundation.org/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb6Y8r1m8ls
I thought I'd do another playthrough of this giving more attention to the story and the changes to the game with the new directors cut.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ1Lp_y5oMM
Having squeezed past my neighbour I've found a lot of empty space out east, and, some interesting Landmarks. Meanwhile the rest of the galaxy is eager to get in touch.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFgUQ3zVBac
Another Batch of questions from my supporters over at my Patreon page,
https://www.patreon.com/posts/57890530
Questions are selected in the order they appear, some questions are repetitions of questions that have been previously asked, so I skipped those. The Questions are answered from memory rather than with research, expect mistakes.
The Saturn V manual I mention is available via Amazon and other outlets
NASA Saturn V 1967-1973 (Apollo 4 to Apollo 17 & Skylab) (Owners' Workshop Manual)
https://amzn.to/3KCDHuB
Chapters (highlighted by Flobsidian Ant on the Discord):
00:00 intro
00:29 DART probe crashing into asteroid, kinetic energy vs. momentum
02:22 the separate interstage on the Saturn V, why it was jettisoned after stage separation
03:29 "termination shock" space gun geoengineering
04:40 books on the Soviet side of the space race
05:44 how they managed to squeeze a rover on the Saturn V
06:43 feasibility of servicing the JWST
07:49 you can sometimes hear the turbopumps on rockets
09:47 ISS rendezvous procedures
12:00 recalibrating inertial guidance Apollo vs. todays missions
14:34 space elevator construction, it’s really hard on earth
18:09 atmosphere inside rocket fairings
19:49 what if the space shuttle had been simpler?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BcsJ5uyFDM