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FlightHyperbola ...
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first launch of ariane 5 in 1996 :D
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FlightHyperbola ...
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http://www.ted.com In this passionate talk, legendary spacecraft designer Burt Rutan lambasts the US government-funded space program for stagnating...
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http://www.ted.com In this passionate talk, legendary spacecraft designer Burt Rutan lambasts the US government-funded space program for stagnating and asks entrepreneurs to pick up where NASA has left off.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers are invited to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes -- including speakers such as Jill Bolte Taylor, Sir Ken Robinson, Hans Rosling, Al Gore and Arthur Benjamin. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, politics and the arts. Watch the Top 10 TEDTalks on TED.com, at
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10
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FlightHyperbola ...
(6 months ago)
Endeavour Moves to Pad 39B.
If a recognizable person appears in this video, use for commercial purposes may infringe a right of privacy or publicity...
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Endeavour Moves to Pad 39B.
If a recognizable person appears in this video, use for commercial purposes may infringe a right of privacy or publicity. It may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by NASA employees of a commercial product, process or service, or used in any other manner that might mislead. Accordingly, it is requested that if this video is used in advertising and other commercial promotion, layout and copy be submitted to NASA prior to release.
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FlightHyperbola ...
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April 15, 2009 - Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
China successfully launched its second navigation satellite early Wednesday, as part of the countr...
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April 15, 2009 - Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
China successfully launched its second navigation satellite early Wednesday, as part of the country's independent global satellite navigation system.
The carrier rocket, Long March 3C, blasted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 0:16 a.m..
An official with the National Engineering Center of Satellite Navigation told Xinhua, the successful launch of the geostationary Earth orbit satellite was of great importance as it was the second one of the country's satellite navigation system independent from foreign technology.
The system, code named "COMPASS", is a crucial part of the country's space infrastructure for providing navigation and positioning services in transportation, meteorology, petroleum prospecting, forest fire monitoring, disaster forecast, telecommunications and public security among others. It can bring significant social and economic benefits, the official said.
The system can help clients know their location at any time and place with accurate longitude, latitude and altitude data, and will offer "safer" positioning, velocity, timing communications for authorized users.
Previous reports said China planed to complete its independent global satellite navigation system by launching about 30 more orbiters before 2015, with 10 navigation satellites into the space in 2009 and 2010. The current Compass system only provides regional navigation service within China and neighboring regions.
The second "Compass" satellite and its carrier rocket were respectively developed by the China Academy of Space Technology and the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology which are under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
It is the 116th flight for the country's Long March series of rockets.
China launched the first "Compass" navigation satellite into geostationary orbit in April 2007 to build up its own positioning system following the United States' Global Positioning System (GPS), the Galileo Positioning System of Europe and Russia's Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS).
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FlightHyperbola ...
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An Orbiter addon based on the novel "Voyage" by Stephen Baxter. "Voyage" is an alternative-history narrative in which the US Pr...
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An Orbiter addon based on the novel "Voyage" by Stephen Baxter. "Voyage" is an alternative-history narrative in which the US President Richard Nixon makes a fateful decision in 1972 - to abandon the Shuttle program and concentrate all efforts on a manned landing on Mars.
On March 21 1985, astronauts Phil Stone (commander), Natalie York (specialist) and Ralph Gershon (MEM pilot) launch on the Saturn VB - a Saturn upgraded with the addition of solid-rocket boosters which allows it to loft double the mass of the original Saturn V. After a Venus swingby on September 8, they complete a 368 day outward voyage to finally land on Mars on March 25 1986.
MISSION ARES OPERATIONS
1: LAUNCH
March 21, 1985. The Ares Mission Stack is launched on a Saturn VB.
2: ORBIT
The Mission Stack makes rendezvous with the Propulsion Stack and the two dock.
3: VENUS TRANSFER
The whole stack will begin the Venus transfer, but before the end of the burn, with two-thirds of fuel expended, the External Tanks will be jettisoned.
4: TRANSIT RECONFIGURATION
With the stack on the way to Venus, the Apollo CSM - christened "Discovery" by the Ares crew - is broken out and docked nose-first to the AAMM - christened "Endeavour".
5: VENUS FLYBY
september 8, 1985. The stack flies by Venus to receive a slingshot assist. The crew deploy an atmospheric probe to investigate the Venusian atmosphere.
6: MARS TRANSFER
Any necessary corrections are made before settling in for the six-month remaining voyage.
7. MARS ORBIT INJECTION
March 25, 1986. The stack brakes into the Martian orbit.
8. MARS ORBIT RECONFIGURATION
With the Apollo undocked, the AAMM is detached and turned around to dock nose-first with the stack. This frees the MEM, which is released from its fairings and docked to the AAMM.
9. MARS DESCENT AND LANDING
The crew occupy the MEM and descend for a landing at Mangala Valles. The MEM christened "Challenger" by the Ares crew.
10. MARS SURFACE OPS
For a month, the crew explore Mars in a series of EVAs. There is a three-day preparatory period to allow the crew to adjust to Mars gravity after a year in weightlessness.
11. ASCENT AND RENDEZVOUS
April 26, 1986. The MEM ascent stage lifts off from Mars and docks with the Ares stack in Mars orbit.
12. UNLOADING AND RECONFIGURATION
The crew unload the MEM and then jettison it. The stack is reassembled without the MEM.
13. EARTH RETURN TRANSFER
The stack begins the burn for Earth transfer, jettisoning the MS-II propulsion module to continue with the ERS stage. A 196-day return journey follows.
14. EARTH ORBIT INSERTION
November 6, 1986. The stack, now reduced to Apollo, AAMM and ERS, brakes into Earth orbit.
15. RE-ENTRY AND RECOVERY
The Apollo-CSM module detaches, deorbits and re-enters for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. The crew is recovered.
Music:
00:56 - Caves Diving Into The Darkness (George Fenton - BBC Planet Earth Soundtrack)
02:02 - Great Plains Tibet (George Fenton - BBC Planet Earth Soundtrack)
03:30 - Shallow Seas Dangerous Landing (George Fenton - BBC Planet Earth Soundtrack)
05:36 - Sputnik! (Mark Isham - October Sky Soundtrack)
06:10 - From Pole to Pole: Hunting Dogs (George Fenton - BBC Planet Earth Soundtrack)
08:40 - Caves Bat Hunt (George Fenton - BBC Planet Earth Soundtrack)
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