Space exploration: Where do we go from here?

[Kepler]

No matter how many times I see the landing on Of Course I Still Love You, I am still blown away.

Start at about -48.00

[dxmnkd316]

Meet WASP-76b.



Turns out, it doesn't rain iron, the iron vapor just forms clouds. Iron clouds. JFC.

Jesus ferrous Christ.

[Kepler]

Meet WASP-76b.

In March of 2020, initial spectroscopic findings indicated the presence of neutral iron. Therefore, if the temperature on Wasp-76b could reach 2,400 C (2,700 K; 4,400 F), hot enough to vaporize neutral iron and cold enough to condense the vapor to 1,400 C (1,700 K; 2,600 F) the neutral iron could rain down like a liquid.

Turns out, it doesn't rain iron, the iron vapor just forms clouds. Iron clouds. JFC.

[MichVandal]

Russian Cosmonauts flew to the ISS mid-December and a micro-meteorite nicked the coolant system of their Soyuz capsule cause it to be useless.

Good news, there is enough supplies for the seven residents in the ISS. Bad news, thanks to the privatization of US space flight, rescuing the crew from the ISS will have to rely on Russian Soyuz capsules, and not Musk's SpaceX Dragon capsules.

Why? Because SpaceX uses custom fit flight suits for each of its astronauts, and there are zero flight suits made for the current astronauts at the ISS, despite the Dragon capsule having room for seven people.

Also, the dependability (or even ability) for Soyuz to dock to the ISS automatically and unmanned has been called into question. Which means at least one Cosmonaut would need to pilot the new Soyuz up, which would strand one of the existing crew longer than planned until another short crewed Soyuz could take the remaining crew home.

https://www.thenationalnews.com/week...outputType=amp

I'd just like to add: **** Elon Musk and **** SpaceX.

One should note that the crews were of mixed nationality- the Russian craft took up an American, and the last Dragon took up a Russian.

But yea, they should be able to adapt.

[aparch]

Russian Cosmonauts flew to the ISS mid-December and a micro-meteorite nicked the coolant system of their Soyuz capsule cause it to be useless.

Good news, there is enough supplies for the seven residents in the ISS. Bad news, thanks to the privatization of US space flight, rescuing the crew from the ISS will have to rely on Russian Soyuz capsules, and not Musk's SpaceX Dragon capsules.

Why? Because SpaceX uses custom fit flight suits for each of its astronauts, and there are zero flight suits made for the current astronauts at the ISS, despite the Dragon capsule having room for seven people.

Also, the dependability (or even ability) for Soyuz to dock to the ISS automatically and unmanned has been called into question. Which means at least one Cosmonaut would need to pilot the new Soyuz up, which would strand one of the existing crew longer than planned until another short crewed Soyuz could take the remaining crew home.

https://www.thenationalnews.com/week...outputType=amp

I'd just like to add: **** Elon Musk and **** SpaceX.

[Kepler]

This joke went over my head

The Prancing Horse has not distinguished itself with good strategic decisions lately.

[dxmnkd316]

Be glad Ferrari wasn't in the control room.

This joke went over my head

[Kepler]

That was the first time I've seen a NASA capsule return to earth.

very cool. I didn't know it was going to do banking maneuvers.

Be glad Ferrari wasn't in the control room.

[dxmnkd316]

High res will come later it is going to be amazing.

I kept saying that. "I can't wait until they download the videos and publish them."

[dxmnkd316]

That was the first time I've seen a NASA capsule return to earth.

very cool. I didn't know it was going to do banking maneuvers.

[Kepler]

Perfect splashdown!

[Kepler]

Seeing the chutes deploy is cool.

[Kepler]

High res will come later it is going to be amazing.

[Kepler]

This coverage is amazing. We've actually come a ways since 1973.

[Kepler]

Is that white circle parachute deploy?

Edit: nm it's the cap.