Questions tagged [spacex]
Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, or SpaceX, is a private space exploration company. It was the world's first privately held company to successfully launch a cargo mission into space , cargo to the ISS (International Space Station), land and reuse a booster, and a crewed mission into orbit. See the wiki for related tags.
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Does the SpaceX spacesuit address any of the criticisms of ACES raised by Columbia Crew Survival Investigation Report?
A brief history of what Shuttle crews wore for ascent and entry, from the Columbia Crew Survival Investigation Report:
The shuttle was originally designed to be operated in a shirtsleeve (bare-hands) ...
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Roughly how many self-viewing cameras are present in a Falcon 9 LEO mission?
Watch any of last year's SpaceX LEO satellite deployment missions's broadcasts in YouTube, and you can see views from at least several different cameras. At least two on the 2nd stage nozzle, at least ...
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Onboard recording of trans-Mars injection
Is there any video recording of the Falcon Heavy trans-Mars injection burn from onboard cameras?
The live feed of the Tesla Roadster and Starman orbiting Earth cycled through multiple cameras ...
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Dragon Pad Abort hot fire, how much cleanup work was needed?
The day before the Pad Abort test attempt (May 5, 2015) SpaceX test fired the SuperDraco engines in a hot fire. Similar to how they test the Falcon 9 a day or three before launch, the engines spin up ...
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What is inside the overhead compartments in crew dragon
During the DEMO-2 live stream there was a black section visible above the heads of the astronauts. In an image tweeted out by Elon these were labeled as “9” and “10” with symbols of water droplets.
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What was the thin, black object that was moving around the engine bay of SpaceX Starship SN15?
SpaceX Starship SN15 flew and landed successfully but,
A few minutes into the flight, a long, thin seemingly black object was seen moving around the engine bay
What was this object?
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Crew Dragon: How thick is the skin?
Auto body panels are about 20-gauge, or just under 1 mm thick. This is fine for many reasons: thin panels are light for good fuel economy and crumple easily for shock absorption without unnecessary ...
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Why were the SpaceX ninjas (pad crew) using a stepladder to move something?
On the second launch attempt of the Dragon Crew Demo 2 (human spaceflight), sometime lower than 1:50:00 to launch, the ninjas spend about 5 minutes on a stepladder, dealing with a tube and box, which ...
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Does the low gravity on Moon eliminate the need for a launch pad/flame trench for a reusable rocket launch?
I'm new to rocket science and I learned how the rockets do not reach full thrust immediately and isn't really stable for the initial couple of seconds - hence the need for "launch clamps" and a ...
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What caused this shadow on Falcon 9 stage 2 w/Jason-3 before circularization burn?
While the image appears bright, the light is just reflected sunlight (from the earth, per the webcast). The circularization burn doesn't start until about T+ 00:55:16 per the SpaceX webcast. But at ...
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Why do the SpaceX suits require "drying" during the mission?
In the period when the Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission was initially docking with the ISS, before the hatches were open, one of the tasks was to "dry the suits". They reported on the status later, ...
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What are the highlighted rectangular objects on the SpaceX's CRS 21 Dragon capsule?
What are the rectangular objects seemingly placed where otherwise Super Dracos would be - in this picture of the CRS 21 Dragon 2 capsule?
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SpaceX Dragon Shape: Power Series, Ellipsoid, or Haack/Von Karman?
The SpaceX Dragon module has a round apex typical of power series, ellipsoid, and Haack/Von Karman shapes. I'm wondering which of these SpaceX actually used. References would be appreciated.
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How much pressure would the raptor engines experience when Starship does an atmosphere entry burn at Mars?
The Starship second stage has 3 sea level engines and 3 vacuum engines.
When doing the atmosphere entry burn to mars, how many Bars will the raptor engines experience?
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Are the SpaceX ground crew wearing masks as part of a standard suit or to prevent COVID-19?
Watching the live SpaceX operations and I noticed the ground crew were all wearing masks
Is this part of the standard ground crew kit, or is this just for COVID-19 prevention?
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