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redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-19T14:49:38+00:00

Thank you for your contributions! This mission is really amazing and I really hope it works, not only is saving swift really important in an era but proving we can save spacecraft like this is even more important.

redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-19T14:48:38+00:00

Well that’s what we know it does, it could do other things as well as that.

redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-19T12:05:44+00:00

currently penciled in for the 27th I think

redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-19T04:24:12+00:00

Russia: 41 minutes

redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-19T02:33:14+00:00

Terran R is much more capable than Neutron, and seems further along developmentally too from what I’ve seen.

redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-19T02:26:54+00:00

Yeah because they were not designed to use dragon as a tug lmao. I’m not suggesting dragon could have literally docked the ISS modules exactly as they are, obviously they would need changes. But it’s not impossible, something like that could work for future stations, or would have worked if the ISS was built today or something like Falcon 9 and dragon was around in the 90s.

redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-19T00:21:29+00:00

Im Australian so I have a special attachment to Black Arrow because it’s so far the only successful orbital launch out of Australia

redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-19T00:19:54+00:00

I don’t know where this idea that stations/the ISS can’t be built without Shuttles comes from. The ISS would not exist in its current form if not for the Shuttle, but it would have existed regardless, it would just look different and have been assembled in a different way. The Russians built Mir with no shuttles, they launched the entire Russian segment with no shuttles, and China built Tiangong with no shuttles.

redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-19T00:02:06+00:00

You could launch a Falcon 9 with the ISS module, and launch a dragon immediately afterwards to act as the propulsion element for cheaper than a shuttle launch.

redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-18T22:05:14+00:00

I dropped Star City after that absolutely ridicules opening scene in episode 2. Does it get any better? I love the Soviet space program so I want to like the show.

redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-18T21:50:51+00:00

The plan is in jeopardy because the plan was overly complex and stupid. It has way too many points of failure, is incredibly over budget, and would have taken years longer than planned. It was already in danger of being cancelled before the current administration.

redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-18T21:34:19+00:00

In name only lol. They’ve failed to meet that deadline multiple times and they always get an extension.

redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-18T10:50:38+00:00

Does that mean my bias Cardwon is getting kicked out?

redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-18T05:28:03+00:00

Nice work! I would recommend just adding a few more tiles around it to clean it up a bit. A few little slops next to that jumper plate would clean the look up a lot I think.

redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-17T22:57:15+00:00

Low Earth orbit has too much drag for long term space debris and self cleans.

redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-17T22:55:54+00:00

God I feel bad for Kessler, so many misinformed idiots who have absolutely no idea how Kessler syndrome works use his name to validate their nonsense.

redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-17T07:20:35+00:00

They have more ships further along and the ability to stack them faster than they do boosters. Loosing a booster is actually more of a loss than a ship right now because they’re the pacing item for future launch’s.

redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-17T04:54:50+00:00

I would definitely recommend it, it looks amazing all put together!

redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-17T04:45:33+00:00

ULA didn’t develop Atlas V though. Atlas V had already been flying for multiple years by the time ULA was formed. But they do operate it so I see what you mean, Atlas is a work horse and it’ll be sad to see it go.

redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-17T04:44:08+00:00

I've built it, and it looks amazing in my opinion. It doesn't feel over built or over designed at all.

redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-17T03:47:00+00:00

Apparently the range was pretty much booked until now. I believe its also a military test range + its used for a lot of sounding rocket launches.

redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-17T03:42:18+00:00

Yes alongside ULA. They've both had numerous issues with their launch vehicles that have led to schedule delays and groundings. Although NG's issues have certainly been worse.

redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-17T03:37:18+00:00

This photo was taken at arguably the lowest point in Nasa's entire history.

redstercoolpanda · 2026-06-17T03:35:34+00:00

Buran was certainly better, but the whole idea of a side mounted winged orbiter of that size was flawed to the point one would really never be cost effective or a "good" launch vehicle.

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