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[Arunasx]

Sudegė SpaceX Starlink 5693 https://charter97.org/ru/news/2025/1/30/628065/

[Keliauninkas]

Neįsivaizduoju ką tokio gali duoti rusai, kai jų pačių kosmoso programa ir SpaceX yra palyginimui kaip rogės ir automobilis

Kadangi jų kosmoso programa raukiasi dėl kitos srities maksimalaus finansavimo, tai jie sėkmingai viską perduoda kinams. O kinai tikrai su NASA nenorės dirbti.

[Sula]

Kadangi jų kosmoso programa raukiasi dėl kitos srities maksimalaus finansavimo, tai jie sėkmingai viską perduoda kinams. O kinai tikrai su NASA nenorės dirbti.

Tiesa sakant, kinai net su rusais nedirba nuo Gagarino laikų, ir, įtariu, jau "pervaprachodcus" aplenkė daugelyje šios sferos sričių.

[digital]

Privatus JAV erdvėlaivis nusileido Mėnulyje

JAV bendrovės erdvėlaivis – antrasis per visą istoriją privatus kosmoso aparatas – sekmadienį sėkmingai nusileido Mėnulyje, rodo tiesioginė transliacija internetu iš misijos valdymo centro.

„Firefly Aerospace“ zondas „Blue Ghost“ nusileido 3.34 val. rytų JAV laiku (10.34 val. Lietuvos laiku) netoli Mons Latreille, vulkaninio darinio Mare Crisium, esančio Mėnulio šiaurės rytų pusėje.

Misija, pavadinta „Ghost Riders in the Sky“ (Raiteliai vaiduokliai danguje), yra NASA ir pramonės partnerystės dalis. Šiuo bendradarbiavimu siekiama mažinti išlaidas ir paremti astronautus į Mėnulį sugrąžinti siekiančią programą „Artemis“.

Erdvėlaivį sausio 15 d. iš Kanaveralo kyšulio Floridoje į kosmosą iškėlė technologijų milijardieriui Elonui Muskui priklausančios bendrovės „SpaceX“ raketa „Falcon 9“.

Planuojama, kad misija truks apie 10 dienų.

Maždaug 2 metrų aukščio ir 3 metrų pločio „Blue Ghost“ mėnuleigis dvi savaites atliks tyrimus – gręždamas Mėnulio paviršių paims mėginių, taip pat fotografuos besileidžiančią Saulę, praneša dpa.

Misija pateiks duomenų apie tai, kaip atskiros Mėnulio uolienos reaguoja į Saulės poveikį temstant.

Pirmasis komercinis nusileidimas Mėnulyje įvyko 2024 m. vasarį, JAV įmonei „Intuitive Machines“ nuleidus „Nova-C“.

Tiek „Nova-C“, tiek „Blue Ghost“ misijos yra NASA komercinių Mėnulio krovinių paslaugų (CLPS) programos dalis.

JAV kosmoso agentūra siekia sukaupti žinių prieš planuojamą grįžimą į Mėnulį, praėjus daugiau nei 50 metų po paskutinės pilotuojamos misijos – „Apollo 17“ – nusileidimo 1972 m. gruodį..

Jungtinės Valstijos – vienintelė astronautus į Mėnulį siuntusi šalis. 1969–1972 m. ten keliavo 12 žmonių, dalyvavusių „Apollo“ misijose.

[Sula]

Šiąnakt Starship skrydis vėl nelabai sėkmingas.
Muskas geriau rūpintųsi šiais reikalais, o ne Pasaulio dalybomis.

[Tomas]

Bavarų startupas Isar Aerospace ruošiasi iš Norgės paleisti pirmają savo sukurtą ir pagamintą raketą Spectrum į kostmosą:
https://isaraerospace.com/first-test-flight

Pirmasis paleidimas turėjo įvykti prieš dieną ar dvi, bet buvo atšauktas dėl prastų oro sąlygų. Naujas bandymas gali būti po kelių dienų.
Jei bandymai pavyks sėkmingai, Spectrum taps pirma Europoje privačios kompanijos sukurta, gaminama ir naudojama raketa nešėja.

[Tomas]

Paleido. Raketa stabiliai veikianti visiems 9 varikliams pakilo į orą, buvo pasukta jūros pusėn kur, išjungus variklius, sėkmingai nukrito. Visas skrydis truko 1/2 minutės.

[Creatium]

Raketa nukrito lyg tai į vandenį, ne sausumoje. Drono video sklando internete.

[Tomas]

Raketa nukrito lyg tai į vandenį, ne sausumoje. Drono video sklando internete.

Taip, vandenyje:

[Arunasx]

First orbital rocket launched from mainland Europe crashes after takeoff
Uncrewed Spectrum test rocket’s failure seconds after blast-off said to have produced extensive data nonetheless https://www.theguardian.com/science/...aunch-spectrum

A test rocket intended to kickstart satellite launches from Europe fell to the ground and exploded less than a minute after takeoff from Norway on Sunday, in what the German startup Isar Aerospace had described as an initial test. The Spectrum started smoking from its sides and crashed back to Earth in a powerful explosion just after its launch from from the Andøya spaceport in the Arctic. Images were broadcast live on YouTube.
The uncrewed rocket was billed as the first attempt at an orbital flight to originate from Europe, where several countries, including Sweden and Britain, have said they want a share of the growing market for commercial space missions. Orbital rockets are designed to place loads such as satellites into or beyond Earth’s orbit.
Isar Aerospace, which had warned the initial launch could end prematurely, said the test produced extensive data that its team could learn from.
The rocket lifted off from the pad at 12.30pm local time (11.30am BST) on Sunday and flew for about half a minute before the flight was terminated, Isar said.
“This allowed the company to gather a substantial amount of flight data and experience to apply on future missions,” Isar said in a statement. “After the flight was terminated at T+30 seconds, the launch vehicle fell into the sea in a controlled manner.”
The European Space Agency’s director general, Josef Aschbacher, posted on X: “Success to get off the pad, and lots of data already obtained. I am sure @isaraerospace will learn a lot. Rocket launch is hard. Never give up, move forward with even more energy!”
The Spectrum is designed for small- and medium-sized satellites weighing up to one metric tonne, although it did not carry a payload on its maiden voyage from the spaceport in Norway.
The mission was intended to collect data on Isar Aerospace’s launch vehicle in a first integrated test of all its systems, the Bavarian company said last week.
The company, headquartered in Munich, had previously said it would consider a 30-second flight a success. While not intended to reach orbit on its first mission, the test marked the first commercial orbital flight from a launchpad on the European continent, excluding Russia.
European countries have long relied on paying for launches from Russian space stations but the relationship has broken down since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
US companies, notably SpaceX, Lockheed Martin and Boeing, are emerging as big players in a budding industry to send satellites, such as broadband internet or observation equipment, into space for governments and private businesses. Chinese companies are also seeking to capitalise on the new sector.
Many estimates suggest the global space industry could generate revenues of more than $1tn (£770bn) within the next two decades. Isar Aerospace intends Spectrum to be able to launch up to 1,000kg into low-Earth orbit, an area of space up to about 1,200 miles high where most satellites shoot around the globe. Founded in 2018, the startup developed its rocket almost entirely in-house.
Before the test flight, Aschbacher had said: “Whatever the outcome, Isar Aerospace’s upcoming Spectrum launch will be historic: the first commercial orbital launch from mainland Europe. The support and co-funding the European Space Agency has given Isar Aerospace and other launch service provider startups is paying off for increased autonomy in Europe.”
Last year, a report by Mario Draghi, a former European Central Bank president and former prime minister of Italy, recommended Europe could boost its economic growth by recognising space as a key sector. Independent access to space is also increasingly seen as a geopolitical and security issue.
Europe’s space industry has experienced delays in the development of the Ariane 6 rocket and the suspension of the European Vega-C satellite launcher after an accident.
In addition to Isar Aerospace, Europe is home to Germany’s HyImpulse and Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), the French groups Latitude and MaiaSpace, and Spain’s PLD Space.
Several destinations around Europe have been marked for spaceport projects, including the British Shetland Islands, the Portuguese Azores, and Esrange in Sweden. Coastal areas near stretches of open water are considered ideal spots for launch sites, as rockets do not have to fly over heavily populated land areas.
Britain has had mixed success as a launch destination. Virgin Orbit, the satellite launch company founded by Richard Branson, filed for bankruptcy in 2023 after its inaugural flight from Cornwall – with a rocket strapped to a Boeing 747 – ended in failure.
Isar Aerospace has signed a contract with the Norwegian space agency to put two maritime surveillance satellites into orbit by 2028.
AFP and Reuters contributed to this report