#suborbital — Public Fediverse posts
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#ArsTechnica says "The suborbital space tourism industry is on life support".
Well, duh. Some ridiculously high price for 7 minutes of microgravity (or whatever) is bullshit. You don't even reach the Kármán line (100 km)! They redefined some other threshold at 80 km just so you could say you went to space. Hint: if you have to redefine a common, long-agreed term, you're not adhering to the letter or the spirit of the law/guideline.
It's orbit or GTFO.
#orbit #suborbital #SpaceTourism #GTFO #KármánLine #VirginGalactic #BlueOrigin
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Rocket Lab wins $190 million Pentagon deal for hypersonic test flights
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Blue Origin halts New Shepard flights
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-halts-new-shepard-flights/
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Altitude alone isn't a sensible way to define an #astronaut. Flying on a commercial airliner ✈️ does not make you an aviator. Riding in a ferry ⛴️ does not make you a mariner. Stepping into a #rocket 🚀 is an insufficient condition for #astronaut wings.
Orbital #tourism must reach #orbital speeds of approximately 28,000 km per hour. Orbital tourists spend more time in Space 🌌 and travel farther from Earth https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/who-owns-outer-space/space-tourism/DC27962FB213D032D820504C173E9BD8 -
Blue Origin flies first wheelchair user to space
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-flies-first-wheelchair-user-to-space/
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Astrobotic secures contracts for suborbital vehicle development
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Purdue University to fly dedicated suborbital research mission with Virgin Galactic
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🏴 #SaxaVord #Spaceport : The first lift-off will be a #SubOrbital #rocket 🚀 made by #HyImpulse 🇩🇪, expected around 📆 October 2023. In 📆 April 2024, #RocketFactory aims to achieve the first-ever #orbital #satellite 🛰️ launch from a #LaunchPad called Fredo.
#SaxaVord will build a total of five #LaunchPads, with the site able to take #rockets up to 35 metres long 📏. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23611304.saxavord-spaceport-shetland-just-weeks-away-recognition/
Picture : #Latitude Test Zone at SaxaVord Spaceport https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Latitude_Test_Zone_at_SaxaVord_Spaceport_1.jpg
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#NorthKorea on Dec 18 launched a small #Scud-class #suborbital #rocket from its Sohae space centre to an apogee of 500 km carrying a test payload for its planned #reconnaissance satellite. In the past it looks like they have had problems getting data back from their test satellites, so testing the payload & comm links on a short range test in view of the space centre makes sense: https://post.news/article/2J6bGVfLakWGkbCrqrMPME7Lhdw (and see also https://www.nknews.org/2022/12/10-years-after-pivotal-launch-north-koreas-space-odyssey-is-just-beginning/ for context).