Top new questions this week:
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The title says it all - but I heard that NASA considered horizontal integration for the Saturn V couldn't be considered, as lifting the rocket to a vertical position would require an immense ...
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I vaguely remember reading about some supposed advantages of launching very large rockets (Saturn size and larger) from underwater in an ocean or similar large body of water. I was recently reminded ...
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In the final phase of the Apollo landings, the commander would go into "P66 attitude hold" mode, where the computer maintained a steady rate of descent while allowing the commander to change the ...
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This article - https://futurism.com/spacex-blow-falcon-9-rocket-launch/amp - states that after 88 seconds, the first stage engines will shut down, and an automated abort command will be sent to the ...
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When looking for the damage on the wheels of Curiosity on the raw images i came upon the image below. (in fact, it is part of an image )
Part of an image captured by Curiosity on sol 1729 (June ...
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As mentioned briefly in this answer and this Everyday Astronaut video:
And just as a reference, if you launched straight east out of Kennedy Space Center, you'd be on a 28.6° inclination which ...
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CNET's NASA narrows down Mars 2020 rover names: Hello, Fido? includes the image below.
I'm not sure if the rover is moving and a rolling shutter was in use, or if the lines on the wheels are really ...
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Greatest hits from previous weeks:
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If Starman is heading to Mars, why is he still spinning so we see the earth?
Shouldn't he always be pointing away from the earth?
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GPS satellites transmit time values regularly, but if we put in consideration the time delay between the satellite and the receiver, the time value received wouldn't be accurate insofar as I know GPS ...
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Why is the US developing a new rocket and spacecraft as opposed to building the Saturn V and Apollo stacks again?
The SLS / Orion development programs certainly can't cost less than the unit cost of ...
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There are several (commercial) organisations looking into alternative means to launch space-bound rockets. One commonly proposed method is to use a large airplane as the launch platform. This method ...
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I used to be familiar with the various choices out there for orbital mechanics simulation software. Alas, those days are gone. What are the choices today, preferably sorted by platform?
This ...
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We often say that the planets orbit the Sun, which is usually a reasonable approximation. But in reality both Sun and the planets orbit the center-of-mass/center-of-gravity of the whole solar system, ...
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I cannot find out how far from earth Starman of the Falcon Heavy is right now, or at any time for that matter. How would I find the distance?
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Can you answer these questions?
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In a two-line element set (TLE), five characters in line 2 -- columns 64-68 -- are for the rev number. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-line_element_set)
But some satellites have been around the ...
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Reading about FADsat made me think of this because it does exactly that. Maybe a better question is does anyone know of a tool like FADsat?
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The most easily available power source on the Moon is solar power. This has the obvious drawback that the night is two weeks long, during which you would probably still need power for a base to ...
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