Episode 368: We're JWST getting started
It's a test fest for ABL, RFA, Superheavy and Vega C. JWST saw, Rogozin calls "scene," and a new robotic arm at ISS.
The Orbital Mechanics Podcast · The Orbital Mechanics
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Show Notes
Spaceflight News
— ABL static fire (spacenews.com)
— Rocket Factory Augsburg static fire (rfa.space)
— Superheavy FOOMPF (arstechnica.com) (spacenews.com)
— Post-fire images/video show apparent sheet metal blow-outs (twitter.com/NASASpaceflight)
— New, possibly replacement, engines arrived at the pad (twitter.com/NicAnsuini)
— Going forward, SPX won’t be doing simultaneous spin-starts (twitter.com/elonmusk)
— Ariane 6 ground support equipment (esa.int) (spacedaily.com)
Short & Sweet
— New robotic arm for ISS (spacenews.com)
— Rogozin moves on (spacenews.com) (spacenews.com) (meduza.io)
— CAPSTONE completes second TCM (advancedspace.com)
Questions, Comments, Corrections
— Dennis: Parmitano’s leak was caused by tap water (youtube.com)
— From the intro: JWST beauty shots (flickr.com) (PDF HT MMC: stsci.edu) (HT MMC: youtube.com/jwstobserver)
This Week in Spaceflight History
— 24 July, 1992. Launch of the Geotail spacecraft (PDF: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com VIA wiley.com) (jaxa.jp) (eoportal.org)
— The unusual HEO orbit used is viewable on SatelliteXplorer (HT SciKyle: geoxc-apps.bd.esri.com)
— Next week (7/26 - 8/1) in 1961: Twelve Prime