Sounds like Musk wants to start throwing resources and humans towards Mars like SpaceX is throwing Xperimental Starships over the Gulf Mexico and the Caribbean in 'lets try this... hold my beer' launches... and wants EVERYTHING ELSE OUT-OF-SpaceX's way [to Mars].
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The ISS should be...
14 CFR PART 417 LAUNCH SAFETY
14 CFR PART 431 LAUNCH AND REENTRY OF A REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE (RLV)
14 CFR PART 435 REENTRY OF A REENTRY VEHICLE OTHER THAN A REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE (RLV)
14 CFR PART 437 EXPERIMENTAL PERMITS
14 CFR PART 450 LAUNCH AND REENTRY LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
14 CFR...
Drone Use in Rwanda for urgent medial needs...
Makes You think: what about package deliveries within rural communities worldwide???
Medical
Accident/catastrophe deliveries and surveillance
Urgent spare parts [farming]
MAIL
...Uggghh my brain cannot stop...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2024/home-insurance-climate-change-housing-market/
Story by Michael J. Coren, with Naema Ahmed and Kevin Crowe, October 15, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — In 2017, Angela and Donald Brudos moved to a modest, ranch-style house...
No Next-Day Delivery: Shipping NASA’s Europa Clipper
How was NASA’s Europa Clipper — a 7,000-pound spacecraft — packed and shipped from the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to Kennedy Space Center in Florida? Watch this video to find out. The spacecraft is expected to...
This made me dizzy trying to envision the process...
Holographic direct sound printing could make polymer additive manufacturing 20x faster
https://www.engineering.com/holographic-direct-sound-printing-could-make-polymer-additive-manufacturing-20x-faster/
Acoustic holograms cause extremely...
Scott Manley takes a looooooong look at a critically serious failure of an SRB that did NOT ultimately cause mission failure. WOWIE... seez a lot about the durability/survivability of the Vulcan launcher.
I am sure there were launch crews turning 'blue'... then slowly came back to...
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/NOTE1/ That this 'Chinese study' was even published makes me wary that this is real as opposed to being a decoy...
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Could Satellite Signals ‘Un-Stealth’ Stealth Aircraft...
huh... Did this just get completed? https://www.space.com/starship-super-heavy-wind-tunnel-tests
Regards, Wil Taylor
o Trust - But Verify!
o For those who believe, no proof is required; for those who cannot believe, no proof is possible. [variation, Stuart Chase]
o Unfortunately, in science...
NAS9945 AIRWORTHINESS ENGINEERING TRAINING AND EDUCATION
NAS9945-1 AIRWORTHINESS ENGINEERING ACADEMIC CURRICULA
NAS9945-2 AIRWORTHINESS ENGINEERING TRAINING AND EDUCATION – CIVIL AVIATION
NAS9945-3 AIRWORTHINESS ENGINEERING TRAINING AND EDUCATION - DEFENSE AND MILITARY
Regards, Wil Taylor
o...
This is one of those 'aw-shit' moments... that we all dread...
https://www.space.com/space-pioneer-tianlong-3-rocket-accidental-launch
Scott Manley's analysis... https://youtu.be/u3-Kw9u37I0?si=ouDgLyHJ2ZpsdXLV
Space Pioneer's new Tianlong-3 rocket was supposed to stay on the ground during...
https://www.space.com/nasa-astronaut-jeanette-epps-iss-baseball-tips
Astronauts are special...
Regards, Wil Taylor
o Trust - But Verify!
o For those who believe, no proof is required; for those who cannot believe, no proof is possible. [variation, Stuart Chase]
o Unfortunately, in science...
Mission well underway... and in-orbit checkouts on-going[ul]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSp5bcV0SVI
Live streaming is enabled... but a bit boring. should dock with the ISS tomorrow.
Regards, Wil Taylor
o Trust - But Verify!
o For those who believe, no proof is required; for those who...
First Flight Takeoff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChZRYRULj8k
First Flight Landing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r00A8gHJr9E
Regards, Wil Taylor
o Trust - But Verify!
o For those who believe, no proof is required; for those who cannot believe, no proof is possible. [variation, Stuart...
Video: AfterBurner takeoffs and Las Vegas
https://youtu.be/OXIGbZEFy3c
AB night-ops takeoffs always give me chills and bring-back deeply hidden memories...
"I love the smell of jet fuel-exhaust in the morning... or anytime." –me
Regards, Wil Taylor
o Trust - But Verify!
o For those who...
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter suffered a hard landing on its 72nd flight. It sent back this image of the shadow of one of its damaged rotor blades. Planned to make just five flights, Ingenuity far exceeded the most optimistic expectations.
Photo NASA/JPL-Caltech...
Hmmmm watching this... hope they recognize how tricky the SR-71 Stability & Control & Handling really is/was... any why it had ejection seats...
https://www.orange-aerospace.com/about-us/projects/scaled-lockheed-sr-71
I suppose that [2] afterburning J85s [MIL version of the CJ610] would make...
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/11/air-force-weighing-turning-t-7-into-f-7-armed-light-attack-jet-official/
The gap between a refined trainer... with add-on lead-in-fighter/attack light-weight weapons pylons... VS a dedicated/survivable/capable combat aircraft is huge. This seems like a...
New B-21 photos released, as engine runs begin
“We're still hopeful of having first flight this year,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said. “If I were to say it will, I would be making a very specific prediction, and I never do that about an acquisition program for something that hasn't...
This Is How To Succeed Under Pressure: 4 Secrets From Astronauts
https://bakadesuyo.com/2023/08/astronauts/
On the International Space Station nothing is comfortable and everything is a challenge. There’s no running water and even less privacy. Your world is covered in Velcro. And it’s loud...
