R.I.P. Scout26
Chris Bergin - NSF repostedSean Doherty@SeanKD_PhotosEver see a launch pad drive by? New tower segment on its way to Starbase.
1 of the 3 parachutes fail to deploy properly. BO talking head said it's designed to account for that but it looked like a hard landing to me, like really hard.
I hate to think what might have happened if the failed parachute had streamered instead of partially deploying. The odds of it tangling with one of the other two chutes would have been higher, I think.
Speaking of Boeing Starliner launch now scheduled for Sat May 25thhttps://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/launch/atlas-v-n22-cst-100-starliner-crewed-flight-test/
Chris Bergin - NSF@NASASpaceflightAnd there's the Starliner update. No new launch date:NASA: "NASA, Boeing, and ULA are forgoing the Saturday, May 25 launch attempt for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. The team has been in meetings for two consecutive days, assessing flight rationale, system performance, and redundancy. There is still forward work in these areas, and the next possible launch opportunity is still being discussed.NASA will share more details once we have a clearer path forward."Max Evans (@_mgde_) photo for NSF
Talking June 1 or 2. Someone keeps asking how bad will the fallout be if we kill these two astronauts?
Big Boy launch 4 est. 10 days away.
@TylerG1998Tyler Gray@TylerG1998Mission success for #Falcon9/#EarthCARE!Updated orbital launch count as of May 28:Earth 🌎 — 101/103USA 🇺🇸 — 64/64China 🇨🇳 — 24/24* (1 partial failure)Russia 🇷🇺 — 7/7Japan 🇯🇵 — 2/3Iran 🇮🇷 — 2/2India 🇮🇳 — 2/2N. Korea 🇰🇵 — 0/1
Tyler Gray@TylerG1998Orbital launches by organization:🇺🇸 — 56 SpaceX, 6 Rocket Lab, 2 ULA🇨🇳 — 19 CASC (1 partial failure), 3 CASIC, 1 OrienSpace, 1 CAS Space🇷🇺 — 6 RKTs-Progress, 1 Khrunichev🇯🇵 — 2 MHI, 1 Space One ❌🇮🇳 — 2 ISRO🇮🇷 — 1 IRGC, 1 ISA🇰🇵 — 1 NADA ❌
Tyler Gray@TylerG1998Launches by spaceport:🇺🇸 — 28 Cape, 18 Vandy, 12 KSC, 1 Wallops🇨🇳 — 8 JSLC, 7 XSLC, 4 WSLS, 3 TSLC, 2 offshore🇳🇿 — 5 Māhia🇷🇺 — 3 Baikonur, 2 Vostochny, 2 Plesetsk🇯🇵 — 2 Tanegashima, 1 Space Port Kii🇮🇳 — 2 Satish Dhawan🇮🇷 — 1 Shahrud, 1 Semnan🇰🇵 — 1 Sohae
https://x.com/TylerG1998/status/1795584697692811468QuoteTyler Gray@TylerG1998Orbital launches by organization:🇺🇸 — 56 SpaceX, 6 Rocket Lab, 2 ULA🇨🇳 — 19 CASC (1 partial failure), 3 CASIC, 1 OrienSpace, 1 CAS Space🇷🇺 — 6 RKTs-Progress, 1 Khrunichev🇯🇵 — 2 MHI, 1 Space One ❌🇮🇳 — 2 ISRO🇮🇷 — 1 IRGC, 1 ISA🇰🇵 — 1 NADA ❌
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