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Has any spacecraft ever been severely damaged by a micrometeorite?

asked Aug 19 at 22:54

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6 answers

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What makes aluminum aerospace grade?

asked May 20, 2022 at 19:32

15 votes

4 answers

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Why did only 31 engines ignite during Starship's static fire?

asked Feb 20, 2023 at 11:57

13 votes

2 answers

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Could a Mars rover go to Phobos or Deimos instead?

asked Apr 8, 2022 at 17:24

12 votes

1 answer

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How close was the ISS to running out of supplies after the failure of CRS-7?

asked Mar 19, 2023 at 9:43

12 votes

4 answers

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Have any bits of a space mission ever collided with a planet or large moon (not Earth) that was not a target of the mission?

asked Mar 19, 2023 at 12:33

9 votes

2 answers

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Why did the Firefly Alpha launch in September 2021 fail?

asked Feb 6, 2022 at 15:24

7 votes

3 answers

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What happens to the parts of rockets after they burn up?

asked Apr 5, 2022 at 21:30

7 votes

1 answer

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How long can the SpaceX Starlink satellites survive before they deorbit?

asked Jun 26, 2022 at 19:23

7 votes

4 answers

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What is "aerospace grade"?

asked May 23, 2022 at 9:58

7 votes

1 answer

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Could Ingenuity survive if Perseverance failed?

asked May 23, 2022 at 20:19

6 votes

1 answer

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Will Roadster ever encounter Mars?

asked Jun 24, 2022 at 22:19

6 votes

1 answer

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How did pages of Ramon's diary survive the Columbia disaster?

asked Feb 6, 2022 at 16:04

6 votes

1 answer

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Why did the Hyperbola-1 launch fail in August 2021?

asked Jul 31 at 5:42

6 votes

2 answers

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How much payload could the Falcon 9 send to geostationary orbit?

asked Aug 28 at 12:24

5 votes

1 answer

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How far is the solar system's center of mass from the sun? [duplicate]

asked May 10, 2022 at 11:08

5 votes

1 answer

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What caused the LOX leak on Falcon 9?

asked Jul 15 at 3:10

5 votes

1 answer

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Why did the June 2016 SpaceX launch run out of propellant?

asked Mar 15, 2023 at 20:44

5 votes

2 answers

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What is wrong with hydrazine as a monopropellant?

asked Feb 11, 2022 at 12:13

5 votes

2 answers

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What modifications would be necessary to make to a Mars rover to let it land on Phobos or Deimos?

asked Apr 10, 2022 at 11:06

4 votes

1 answer

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What type of galactic orbit will the Voyager probes have?

asked Feb 9, 2022 at 19:35

4 votes

1 answer

295 views

Does a RTLS (Return To Launch Site) landing deposit more soot on the booster than a drone ship landing?

asked Mar 13, 2023 at 13:06

4 votes

2 answers

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How many printed novels have been in space to date?

asked Mar 14, 2023 at 0:22

4 votes

0 answers

230 views

Why did Starship lose an engine on IFT-4?

asked Jul 12 at 3:29

4 votes

1 answer

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Why did the Luna 25 lander fail to land on the moon?

asked Aug 7 at 18:16

4 votes

1 answer

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Are there any rockets that leave extra fuel as a backup?

asked Aug 25 at 16:43

3 votes

1 answer

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How much kinetic energy from a micrometeorite is necessary to destroy a Starlink satellite?

asked Aug 23 at 12:43

3 votes

0 answers

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Why did the Hyperbola-1 have an attitude control system leak May 2022?

asked Aug 2 at 4:31

3 votes

0 answers

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Why did the maiden flight of Kairos fail?

asked Jul 28 at 10:46

3 votes

1 answer

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Why were 4 engines shutdown prematurely during Booster 9's static fire?

asked Aug 8, 2023 at 11:02

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61 Questions

Has any spacecraft ever been severely damaged by a micrometeorite?

What makes aluminum aerospace grade?

Why did only 31 engines ignite during Starship's static fire?

Could a Mars rover go to Phobos or Deimos instead?

How close was the ISS to running out of supplies after the failure of CRS-7?

Have any bits of a space mission ever collided with a planet or large moon (not Earth) that was not a target of the mission?

Why did the Firefly Alpha launch in September 2021 fail?

What happens to the parts of rockets after they burn up?

How long can the SpaceX Starlink satellites survive before they deorbit?

What is "aerospace grade"?

Could Ingenuity survive if Perseverance failed?

Will Roadster ever encounter Mars?

How did pages of Ramon's diary survive the Columbia disaster?

Why did the Hyperbola-1 launch fail in August 2021?

How much payload could the Falcon 9 send to geostationary orbit?

How far is the solar system's center of mass from the sun? [duplicate]

What caused the LOX leak on Falcon 9?

Why did the June 2016 SpaceX launch run out of propellant?

What is wrong with hydrazine as a monopropellant?

What modifications would be necessary to make to a Mars rover to let it land on Phobos or Deimos?

What type of galactic orbit will the Voyager probes have?

Does a RTLS (Return To Launch Site) landing deposit more soot on the booster than a drone ship landing?

How many printed novels have been in space to date?

Why did Starship lose an engine on IFT-4?

Why did the Luna 25 lander fail to land on the moon?

Are there any rockets that leave extra fuel as a backup?

How much kinetic energy from a micrometeorite is necessary to destroy a Starlink satellite?

Why did the Hyperbola-1 have an attitude control system leak May 2022?

Why did the maiden flight of Kairos fail?

Why were 4 engines shutdown prematurely during Booster 9's static fire?