Congratulations to the New Glenn team on reaching orbit on first try, and becoming the 4th* Reusable Launch Vehicle to reach orbit.

Looking forward now to the Space Pioneer Tianlong-3 likely being the next, followed by either Rocket Lab Neutron or Stoke Nova. There are also a host of other Chinese launch startups that want to fly RLVs soon, but it's hard to tell how far along they are.

*Shuttle, F9/Heavy, Starship, NG. Energia as flown wasn't yet an RLV. Parts of Ariane 5 and Electron have been ocean recovered, but the stages were not intended to be reused intact.

#NewGlenn #ReusableLaunchVehicle

#SpaceX had some #RUD until the 1st #successful #landing (meanwhile #routine) https://youtu.be/bvim4rsNHkQ
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rapid_unplanned_disassembly
"because of a corporate culture that doesn’t #punish pushing the envelope—as seen in the four #Falcon 9 boosters #crashed 💥 in recovery #attempts before one stuck the landing." https://www.fastcompany.com/90739809/its-spacexs-world-we-just-launch-satellites-in-it

#ReusableLaunchVehicle #SpaceCompany #RocketScience

Why #Starship (other than #Falcon 9 #boosters) uses the #skydiver style until short before the #impact on the ground.
03:15 - How The Flip #Maneuver Works
06:00 - Why #Belly Flop / Terminal Velocity
13:15 - Thrust to Weight Ratios / #Engine Throttling
21:00 - Gravity Loss / #Gravity Drag
26:25 - Why Flip So #Late
33:45 - Can This Be #Safe?
39:30 - Conclusion
https://youtu.be/BqJ5bKuApbs

#RocketScience #ReusableLaunchVehicle #SpaceCompany

The keyword hashtag list reached 5️⃣5️⃣ 55 entries :

#AsteroidMining
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#DSOC (Deep Space Optical Communications)
#HallEffectThruster
#HumanSpaceflight
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#HumanSpaceflightSecurity
#ISRU (in situ resource utilization)
#LaunchCost
#Lunar3dPrinting
#MoonMining
#PrivateSpaceflight
#ReusableLaunchVehicle
#RocketEngine
#RocketScience
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#SBSP (Space-based Solar Power)
#SmallSat
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#TimeToOrbit

🇯🇵 #Japan Airlines considers supporting handling operations for #DreamChaser, that will connect the #LEO destinations to the #Earth, at #SpacePort Oita, a potential landing site in #Asia 🌏 for #SierraSpace’s #DreamChaser #spaceplane ✈️ https://press.jal.co.jp/en/release/202212/007108.html

Oita Airport © 国土交通省 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oita_Airport_Aerial_photograph.2015.jpg
Dream Chaser landing https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dream_Chaser_after_the_Free-Flight_test_at_Edwards_AFB.jpg

#SpaceCompany #SpacePort #ReusableLaunchVehicle #SpaceCraft

#DreamChaser Cargo System #launch to the #ISS expected for summer 2023 https://youtu.be/niupPzdZa6M https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNC_Demo-1

Capable of gentle 1.5G runway landings, ideal for #precious #cargo, especially #human #passengers https://www.sierraspace.com/space-transportation/dream-chaser-spaceplane/

#ReusableLaunchVehicle #SpaceCraft #SpaceCompany #SierraSpace

🇨🇳 Interesting "clothesline" #rocket catcher concept (at 0:13) https://youtu.be/RefcBWoS_7M

#RocketScience #ReusableLaunchVehicle

Nice description why #SpaceX #Falcon 9 #boosters often land on a #droneship in the #ocean 🌊 https://youtu.be/lEr9cPpuAx8

The first successful #landing was on 📆 December 21, 2015, first droneship landing 📆 April 8, 2016 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9_first-stage_landing_tests#Flight_23:_first_landing_on_a_drone_ship

155 #landings so far https://www.spacex.com/launches/

#ReusableLaunchVehicle #RocketScience

@arstechnica Jan 19, 2022 #Radian announces to build a #SSTO #spaceplane ✈️ which could lift five people 👨‍🚀 and 5,000 pounds of #cargo 📦 into #orbit 🌎 https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/radian-announces-plans-to-build-one-of-the-holy-grails-of-spaceflight

Picture : #VentureStar single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane size comparison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VentureStar

#RocketScience #ReusableLaunchVehicle #SpaceCompany

@Time 📆 December 2, 2022 #SpaceX successfully test-fired 11 of the 33 engines on its #SuperHeavy #rocket that will produce more than 7.25 million kg of #thrust, nearly double 💪 that of the #SLS. The #SuperHeavy stands 69 m tall and serves as the first stage carrying the 50 m #Starship #spacecraft 🚀. The entire stack stands nearly 40 stories tall—again easily beating out the #SLS’s 32 stories. https://time.com/6238248/spacex-starship-nasa-sls-rocket-launch

#RocketEngine #RocketScience #ReusableLaunchVehicle

"By the time #BlueOrigin was created in 📆 2000, #Amazon had already earned him several billion. #SpaceX 🐇 came about two years later when #Musk successfully sold #PayPal for $160 million. The turtle’s pace 🐢 made #NewShepard #BlueOrigin’s only real achievement in 20 years. A #suborbital booster with a cargo-passenger capsule starts vertically and rises to a height of 100km" https://orbitaltoday.com/2022/04/19/blue-origin-vs-spacex-the-hard-race-to-space-leadership

#SpaceCompany #ReusableLaunchVehicle #SpacecraftComparison

14 (of 33) #engine #StaticFire 🔥 of the #Starship #booster at #Starbase #Texas https://youtu.be/r4XzEmbdtLM
🚀 Vehicle #production is #accelerating, allowing the company to have a quick cadence of flights once the first #flight is completed
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/11/b7-resumes-static-fire

#SpaceCompany #ReusableLaunchVehicle

"At #SpaceX we specialize in converting things from #impossible to #late" (for example a #launch tower which shall #catch the booster). Above phrase at 2:10 https://youtu.be/XP5k3ZzPf_0

#RocketScience #ReusableLaunchVehicle #SpaceCompany

#SpaceX #first stage #landing #onboard #camera https://youtu.be/4jEz03Z8azc

#ReusableLaunchVehicle #RocketScience