#Launch

[nasa]

Setting Sail to Travel Through Space: 5 Things to Know about our New Mission

Our Advanced Composite Solar Sail System will launch aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the company’s Launch Complex 1 in Māhia, New Zealand no earlier than April 23, at 6 p.m. EDT. This mission will demonstrate the use of innovative materials and structures to deploy a next-generation solar sail from a CubeSat in low Earth orbit.

Here are five things to know about this upcoming mission:

1. Sailing on Sunshine

Solar sails use the pressure of sunlight for propulsion much like sailboats harness the wind, eliminating the need for rocket fuel after the spacecraft has launched. If all goes according to plan, this technology demonstration will help us test how the solar sail shape and design work in different orbits.

2. Small Package, Big Impact

The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft is a CubeSat the size of a microwave, but when the package inside is fully unfurled, it will measure about 860 square feet (80 square meters) which is about the size of six parking spots. Once fully deployed, it will be the biggest, functional solar sail system – capable of controlled propulsion maneuvers – to be tested in space.

3. Second NASA Solar Sail in Space

If successful, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System will be  the second NASA solar sail to deploy in space, and not only will it be much larger, but this system will also test navigation capabilities to change the spacecraft’s orbit. This will help us gather data for future missions with even larger sails.

4. BOOM: Stronger, Lighter Booms

Just like a sailboat mast supports its cloth sails, a solar sail has support beams called booms that provide structure. The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System mission’s primary objective is to deploy a new type of boom. These booms are made from flexible polymer and carbon fiber materials that are stiffer and 75% lighter than previous boom designs. They can also be flattened and rolled like a tape measure. Two booms spanning the diagonal of the square (23 feet or about 7 meters in length) could be rolled up and fit into the palm of your hand!

5. It’s a bird...it’s a plane...it’s our solar sail!

About one to two months after launch, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft will deploy its booms and unfurl its solar sail. Because of its large size and reflective material, the spacecraft may be visible from Earth with the naked eye if the lighting conditions and orientation are just right!

To learn more about this mission that will inform future space travel and expand our understanding of our Sun and solar system, visit https://www.nasa.gov/mission/acs3/.

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#NASA #space #technology #explore #space exploration #Sun #solar sail #launch #tech #Youtube

[humanoidhistory]

Space Shuttle Atlantis launch, 3 October 1985.

#space shuttle #space #history #rocket #nasa #launch #1985 #1980s

[emmarrgus]

IT’S DONEEEEEEEE

#dragon ball #artist #art #artists on tumblr #illustration #artwork #dbz fanart #dbz #dragon ball z #six fanarts #fanart #frieza #cooler #perfect cell #piccolo #launch #majin vegeta #vegeta

[jorongbak]

If I can take just two characters from OG Dragonball and make them relevant again in DB Super-

Even after all those years with crazy villains with crazy power levels, that 'who needs flying when you can throw a goddamn pillar, leap on it, and let it carry you' scene is still badass as ever

#tao pai pai #launch #dragon ball #dragon ball z #dbz #dbs #vegeta #goku

[miss-plum]

When they say “cowgirl Launch” do they mean 🐮 or 🤠??

#launch #db fanart #plumart

[bornfreakdraws]

Every day is Goku/Piccolo day when you have ✨ Nostalgia ✨

#goku day #dbz #dragon ball z #dragon ball #goku #piccolo #piccolo day #akira toriyama #bulma #vegeta #gohan #krillin #launch #raditz #android 18 #yamcha #sketchbook #mixed media art

[msdbzbabe]

Rescanned all my Dragon Ball Puzzle art #DragonBall #DragonBallZ #DragonBallSuper Full HD scans

#dragon ball #dragon ball super #msdbzbabe #dragon ball z #db #dbz #dbs #dragon ball puzzle art #vegeta #goku #bulma #chichi #gohan #goten #trunks #piccolo #krillin #majin buu #android 18 #launch #yamcha #tien

[theabyssal]

It's here!! The public update is now live and you can find the link down below! 🖤🖤

But first you can read some of the changes I made for this update:

Sol is now gender selectable! Now only Wulfric is gender-locked, while the rest of the ROs are all gender-selectable;

Friend!crush Sol (friends to lovers) and Enemy!crush Sol (enemies to lovers). Romancing choices are marked with a 🖤;

Rescue—adopt?—a little kid;

Two interludes were added.

Choose to wear a mask or a veil, and pick between many designs of masks for your Death to wear;

Second part of Chapter 2 is focused on world-building, lore, and Éoin's life as a mortician.

Secondly, a list of small things that I added:

Around 15k words were added to chapter one and 12k to chapter two. The demo now has a total of 100k words;

Now the choices that will unlock the madness and fury domain are labeled.

Added time and location to each memory jump to better situate the reader.

Make sure to check the show stats option! I'll be adding details about the characters and the world of Hylaria there with every update.

Much more.

💀 PUBLIC DEMO 💀

#the abyssal #theabyssal #update #launch

[ruuibos]

Sorry I'm late to the party! Happy belated birthday, my boy!! 🥳🎉

#yamcha #db #dbz #dbs #launch #puar #piccolo #tien #chiaotzu #bulma briefs #goku #vegeta #oolong #my art #my fanart

[quantumleper]

RIP Akira Toriyama, creator of Dr. Slump and Dragon Ball (1955-2024)

#dragon ball #dragon ball z #dragon ball super #goku #akira toriyama #piccolo #gohan #vegeta #yamcha #bulma #tien #chiaotzu #puar #master roshi #kami #king kai #oolong #turtle #launch #chi chi #dr briefs #manga #anime #film

[nasa]

Moonbound: One Year Since Artemis I

On this day last year, the Artemis I rocket and spacecraft lit up the sky and embarked on the revolutionary mission to the Moon and back. The first integrated flight test of the rocket and spacecraft continued for 25.5 days, validating NASA’s deep exploration systems and setting the stage for humanity’s return to the lunar surface.

On Nov. 16, 2022, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket met or exceeded all expectations during its debut launch on Artemis I. The twin solid rocket booster motors responsible for producing more than 7 million pounds of thrust at liftoff reached their performance target, helping SLS and the Orion spacecraft reach a speed of about 4,000 mph in just over two minutes before the boosters separated.

Quite a few payloads caught a ride aboard the Orion spacecraft on the Artemis I mission: In addition to a number of small scientific satellites called CubeSats, a manikin named Commander Moonikin Campos sat in the commander’s seat. A Snoopy doll served as a zero-gravity indicator — something that floats inside the spacecraft to demonstrate microgravity. 

During the mission, Orion performed two lunar flybys, coming within 80 miles of the lunar surface. At its farthest distance during the mission, Orion traveled nearly 270,000 miles from our home planet, more than 1,000 times farther than where the International Space Station orbits Earth. This surpassed the record for distance traveled by a spacecraft designed to carry humans, previously set during Apollo 13.

The Orion spacecraft arrived back home to planet Earth on Dec. 11, 2022. During re-entry, Orion endured temperatures about half as hot as the surface of the Sun at about 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Within about 20 minutes, Orion slowed from nearly 25,000 mph to about 20 mph for its parachute-assisted splashdown. 

Recovery teams successfully retrieved the spacecraft and delivered it back to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for de-servicing operations, which included removing the payloads (like Snoopy and Commander Moonikin Campos) and analyzing the heat shield.  

With the Artemis I mission under our belt, we look ahead to Artemis II — our first crewed mission to the Moon in over 50 years. Four astronauts will fly around the Moon inside Orion, practicing piloting the spacecraft and validating the spacecraft’s life support systems. The Artemis II crew includes: NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen. 

As we look ahead to Artemis II, we build upon the incredible success of the Artemis I mission and recognize the hard work and achievements of the entire Artemis team. Go Artemis!

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#Artemis #Rocket #Anniversary #Launch #NASA #Space #Moon #Lunar #Astronaut #Apollo #Orion #Spacecraft #Space Launch System #STEM #science #tech #technology #on this day #Youtube

[madcat-world]

Launch - Roman Avseyenko

#Launch #Roman Avseyenko #spaceships #rockets #scenery #sci fi #digital art

[pi-la]

#Launch #roshi #krillin #goku #dragon ball #anime

[lonestarflight]

STS-45 Atlantis Launch

"With its twin solid rocket boosters and three main engines churning at seven million pounds of thrust, the Space Shuttle Atlantis thunders skyward from Launch Pad 39A. Liftoff of Mission STS-45 occurred at 8:13:40 a.m. EST, March 24, 1992. On board for the 46th Shuttle flight are a crew of seven and the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science-1 (ATLAS-1). The launch is the second in 1992 for the Shuttle program and Atlantis' 11th flight."

Date: March 24, 1992

NASA ID: 92PC-0644

#STS-45 #Space Shuttle #Space Shuttle Atlantis #Atlantis #OV-104 #Orbiter #NASA #Space Shuttle Program #launch #LC-39A #Kennedy Space Center #Florida #March #1992 #my post

[eddiezhere]

LAUNCH! I doodled her cus my friend/mootie requested her (thank you 😈 @smellpelt))

And guys.. embarrassing thing to admit but I haven't even seen og dragon ball yet.. I'm getting there I swear.. so I know just the basics of this character.. forgive me.. 😭

Lightly shaded ver;

if any of my mutuals or friends hve something they want me to draw (dragon ball characters or ships (no proships)) then I'd probably do them! :P

#dbz #dragon ball #digital art #dragon ball z #art #dragon ball fanart #Launch #launch dragon ball #launch db #Shes pretty #My art #Doodle

[falconisinstartup]

Crew-7 Launch | John Kraus

#spacex #falcon 9 #aerospace #engineering #rocket #launch #space #Timelapse #plume #crew dragon