(ArsTechnica) CEO of rocket-maker ULA makes a sales pitch—for the whole company - Lemmy.World

Tory Bruno spoke. >“If I were buying a space business, I’d go look at ULA,” Bruno said. “It’s already had all the hard work done through the transformation. You’re not buying a Victorian with bad plumbing. It’s all been done. You’re coming in at the end of the remodel, so you can focus on your future." I have some skepticism.

(SpaceNews) SpaceX slams FAA report on falling space debris danger - Lemmy.world

>In an Oct. 9 letter to the FAA and Congress seen by SpaceNews, SpaceX principal engineer David Goldstein said the report relied on “deeply flawed analysis” based on assumptions, guesswork, and outdated studies. The article contains details. >In 2021, the FAA commissioned the Aerospace Corp., a federally funded nonprofit focused on space, to provide a technical assessment of the rise of LEO constellations and the risks posed to aviation and people on the ground by unplanned and controlled reentries of these satellites and the upper stages that launch them. Someone from Aerospace mentioned the difficulties in such an estimate, and Goldstein’s letter points out more problems.

Russian Nauka module (MLM) on ISS appears to be leaking - Lemmy.world

At about 1 p.m. Central, >ISS: In the last few minutes, MCC-Houston asked the ISS crew to go to the cupola and look for any signs of “flakes” toward the aft of station; Jasmin Moghbeli reported “yeah, there’s a leak coming from the radiator on MLM;” the MLM is the Russian Nauka multi-purpose lab module

(ArsTechnica) World’s largest space conference succeeds in making a Starship update boring - Lemmy.world

Good analysis, from all I’ve heard. >Anyone who keeps track of Elon Musk knows the world’s richest man has a penchant for setting aspirational schedules for his companies…So, if you have an opportunity to interview him, why spend time asking Musk to prognosticate when one of his companies will do something years in the future? and >SpaceX’s brilliant engineers certainly have creative ideas and novel plans to get Starship to the Red Planet, so why not ask Musk about them when you have him for a rare hourlong one-on-one conversation? It’s the how that is most interesting now, not the when or why, especially for an audience interested enough to tune in at the IAC. and >But Mowry’s questions missed the mark at a time when the Starship program is at a critical point, and he didn’t probe with follow-up questions to tease out more insightful answers. The whole article is worth a read, really.

Starlink ... connecting 2M+ active customers - Lemmy.world

Starlink @starlink Sep 23, 2023 · 9:29 PM UTC: >Starlink is available on all 7 continents, in over 60 countries and many more markets, connecting 2M+ active customers and counting with high-speed internet! >Thank you to all of our customers around the world 🛰️🌎❤️ → stories.starlink.com [http://stories.starlink.com] The significance is as u/Obvious_Parsley3238 pointed out: “250k last march, 1 mil last december, 1.5 mil in may, 2 mil now”.

(Jerry Pike, video) Drone view of B1058 coming back into port after 17 launches - Lemmy.world

I love this video.

Did you know that the FAA has re-entry licences? Neither did Varda - Lemmy.world

I’d seen the story about a spacecraft making a drug in microgravity and planning to land it in the US. >However, the recovery of Varda’s capsule is on hold after the Federal Aviation Administration and the US Air Force recently declined to give Varda approval to land its spacecraft in a remote part of Utah. TechCrunch first reported the FAA turned down Varda’s application for a commercial reentry license. >“Varda Space Industries launched its vehicle into space without a reentry license,” an FAA spokesperson told Ars on Wednesday. “The FAA denied the Varda reentry license application on September 6 because the company did not demonstrate compliance with the regulatory requirements.”

FWS considering the water deluge system at Starbase; has up to 135 days to submit the final biological opinion to the FAA - Lemmy.world

I don’t have a transcription to hand and shouldn’t take the time to do it myself. The image alone: https://nitter.net/pic/orig/media%2FF6VfGnVWYAAB5tv.jpg [https://nitter.net/pic/orig/media%2FF6VfGnVWYAAB5tv.jpg] The FAA asked the Fish and Wildlife Service for “re-initiation of Endangered Species Act consultation” due to the booster bidet. FWS has 135 days to give a final biological opinion.

(SpaceX) New Starship render and pictures - Lemmy.world

(SpaceX) Video of Starlink deployment - Lemmy.world

SpaceX’s social media people are really outdoing themselves lately. This video is, I think, the second one showing recent Starlink deployment. The mirrored surface reflected the second stage so well is stunning.