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New Falcon 1 videos and pictures by
Damon Hill
http://www.spacex.com
Click on the Updates tab.
Three video sequences, one from a distance showing that Falcon 1
actually got up into the clouds; none show...
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Stardust touchdown! by
Damon Hill
Looks like a good reentry, chute deploy, and normal touchdown.
--Damon
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Ariane V-based heavy lift by
Damon Hill
http://www.marssociety.de/emc/proceedings/Ferra.pdf
Here's a proposed heavy lift launcher based on Ariane V
technology. Probably will need a new launch...
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Aerojet to develop 600kW Hall thruster by
Damon Hill
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/spacetravel-05ze.html
http://www.aerojet.com/program/display.pl?program_ID=63
http://space-power.grc.nasa.gov/ppo/projects/next...
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May 19th 05 05:29 PM
by meiza
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Ariane V ESC launch is apparent success by
Damon Hill
What it says.
The ESC version of Ariane V has solid boosters with
more propellant, a more powerful Vulcain main engine,
and a cryogenic upper stage. It was...
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February 24th 05 02:35 AM
by Ed Kyle
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Delta IV Heavy, Magnificent Liftoff! by
Damon Hill
So far, so good. The pseudo-payload is in orbit after
a thunderous liftoff on pure hydrogen power. Excellent
footage all the way to booster separation.
The...
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Zoom to space by
Damon Hill
DARPA and various companies including Scaled Composites are
looking at a carrier aircraft that would fly to Mach 3.1
and 200,000 feet(!) to deploy a two-stage...
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SpaceX: Falcon 1 Flight 4 by
Damon Hill[_3_]
Launch is scheduled for Sunday, September 28 from 4 to 9 pm, Pacific Daylight
Time.
--Damon
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Wait for it--new ET search strategy by
Damon Hill[_3_]
http://www.universetoday.com/2008/09/25/new-search-for-extraterrestrials-
waits-for-no-one-er%E2%80%A6-everyone/#more-18608
How to find exterrestrial...
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Pad Abort Test 1 success by
Damon Hill[_3_]
In a cloud of flame and smoke, the test capsule vaulted off
the ground faster than the camera could apparently track. I'd
call it a neck-snapping success and...
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Delta IV launch pad damage by
Damon Hill[_3_]
According to news reports, a large LOX leak during recent wet
dress rehearsals resulted in very serious damage to the Delta
4 launch stand. It's made of sheet...
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SpaceX "Monster" Update (mostly Falcon 9) by
Damon Hill[_4_]
http://spacex.com/updates.php#Falcon9Update081507
Many pictures and much eye candy; nice video of a Merlin
test firing with an interesting startup--green...
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Delta IV Heavy Launch by
Damon Hill[_4_]
Despite numerous holds and resets, the Delta IV Heavy finally rose
ponderously through its own flames and ever so slowly cleared the
tower into the night skies...
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Falcon 1 Flight 5: Orbit! by
Damon Hill[_4_]
The fifth Falcon 1 launch went smoothly and rocket cam video showed
a pretty stable flight into parking orbit.
Still to come: restart of upper stage engine to...
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Falcon 1 DemoFlight 2 report released by
Damon Hill[_4_]
http://www.spacex.com/F1-DemoFlight2-Flight-Review.pdf
More than a few funny things happened on the way to not-quite-orbit.
The bump at stage separation which...
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