SpaceX Contracted To Deorbit The ISS | This Week In Spaceflight
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 27. 06. 2024
- This week in spaceflight, China returns the first-ever samples from the far side of the Moon, NASA contracts SpaceX to deorbit the ISS, and Dream Chaser misses its ride into space. Join us for all the latest updates!
Highlights:
đŽ Changâe 6: Historic Moon sample return.
đŽ ISS Deorbit: NASA contracts SpaceX for deorbit plans.
đŽ Dream Chaser Delay: ULA changes launch plans.
đŽ Spacesuit Scrub: ISS EVA cut short.
đŽ Firefly Launch Plans: New launch sites announced.
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đïž Written by Martijn Luinstra with Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@alexphysics13).
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âMultiple thrusters misbehavedâ love that statement whoever wrote it!!!! âMisbehavedâ is such a perfect choice of words lol đ
Thanks again Elysia for another awesome This Week In Spaceflight, Also thank you NSF, & everyone who makes this all posable every week!!!!
For sure. I second that "Thank You to NSF". I just can't keep up with all that's going on. Hours of footage lately and no time to keep up with all the other events. Elysia speaks great Chinese too.
NASA:We need you to build a deorbit vehicle.
SpaceX:A what?
NASA:Yeah, we dont know what it is either.
How's almost a Billion dollars sound?
Sure, we can do that.
Production Companies Esperanto Filmoj and Heyday Films (Who produced Gravity) "Ahhhh, hey. We were thinking of making a movie called "Gravity to Earth". Could we just borrow that ISS for a few weeks. Just want to set up some external camera's and do some filming. Is that possible? We will pay you 500 million dollars?" SpaceX "đ€ Ah, sure."
A reduction from 30 mins to 30 secs for GOES-U is crazy.
Wait. I haven't been assigned to the ISS yet.
Maybe some day :(
Loving the Delta IV Heavy earrings!
Its falcon heavy
@@Omega---13 booster shape and narrow fairing made me think Delta IV instead
Ms. Segal, your vocal abilities are far beyond other CZcams channels especially channel that use AI vocals. I find it hard to conceive an AI voice to be so abrasive, guess you canât send a CPU chip to university to speak human, youâre doing an outstanding job!đ
The ISS looks like it would make an awesome orbital gas station.
Iâve seen Armageddon, I know how that would go!
If it could actually hold fuel in its structure that would be really cool but itâs not built like that unfortunately. Iâm sure we will eventually have a huge depot in space though. Like in the next decade or two
Elysia is in DC! Thanks for the update NSF team! Happy Friday!đ
Timestamps please
so iv been wondering why must the entire iss be deorbited couldn't they detach the older modules and deorbit them and add the newer modules to a new core it seems like a massive waste to loose so much equipment that could potently be used for decades more
The "new" models are still 15 years old. Leonardo (logistic module) was 2010, Harmony (node 2) was 2007, Columbus was 2008, and Kibo was 2008. (No body wants Nauka).
Taking Node 2 with Columbus and Kibo attached to it might make sense until you realize it would take several space walks to disconnect the models and even then there is no guarantee that the Common Berthing Mechanism will disconnect. Metal can actually weld itself together in space.
Axiom Space will be building a new space station onto the ISS starting in 2026 and that will disconnect from the ISS to be its own station.
A proper salvage infrastructure including metal recycling equipment could see the tons of loose defunct satellites made into raw materials for a much larger space station hull welded to new fittings launched from Earth.
That is sort of the plan. The Axium modules will dock in the next few years, and then separate when the older part gets deorbited
I absolutely love the choice to play Collins video in the background during that segment. The words "ready now" and "the safest, quickest option" playing on screen while the news breaks that not only are they NOT ready, but can't get ready.
They can. Not enough money.
@@A31415 if that's true, then by definition, they are not "ready now"
@@LightjetPilot who is?
@@A31415 Collins aero. I think the video that was playing during that segment was Collins ad from the early days of the nasa program, listing reasons why they should be chosen for the contract.
@@LightjetPilot but they ARE ready
Nicely Narrated, very interesdting and informative presentation, kept my attention. Thank you
I can't imagine how stressful this must be for the families of the two astronauts who will be returning in Starliner. Boeing should be ashamed of themselves
Don't ya just love DEI?!
They knew the risk. The media is making it out to be worse than the situation actually is.
â@@MrX-zz2vkYou know thats got nothing to do with this
Definitely, those astronauts are wishing they had won the coin toss and chosen spacex.
Butch and Suni are test pilots. It's their job to find all the bugs in starliner so they can move on to crew flights.
Love the Falcon Heavy earrings!
Sharp-eyed.đ€
Amazing video đ so much information đ thank you đ
Hello everybody! Very nice work!
Audio is VERY weird, I even considered the possibility of AI, hopefully can make it sound better next time.
I totally agree. Something is off about it
I think they got new mics or new audio recorders or something. This happened to âThe Space Raceâ recently too. Maybe itâs a CZcams thing? The voice sounds so much more bass-ey. NSF would never use AI narration so donât worry about that.
Audio sync seems off a little. Otherwise awesome reporting!
video contrast feels off? color seem washed out
It's definitely off the normal
Why can't they push it into a far orbit like the Tesla car for future generations to visit as a museum piece?
No it should be upgraded bit by bit and each section returned. Causing pollution is not acceptable.
I agree, the ISS should be pushed to deeper space for science purposes. Maybe have it circle around Mars?
â@Mr_Battlefield I agree, it is a lot of mass, but could it be trimmed down and the core/truss boosted up to a higher or cycler orbit to be refurbished for deep space missions
Expensive and higher risk of debris collision in higher orbits
Catch 22. You expend a lot of fuel to push it to a 'graveyard' orbit and the extra cost to get to that orbit, makes it economically unviable for tourist trips to the ISS Museum.
your earrings are the best!
The reason for the delay of the starliner return HAS BEEN announced, several times. NASA and Boeing have both given statements on their decision to study the helium leaks and thruster performance before burning the service module up on reentry.
Wish they would just put the ISS in a high orbit like a museum piece.
I was hoping that I would be able to visit the ISS before it leaves orbit but Iâm just a couple years too lateđą
Axiom is also developing a suit for the ISS and their own space station
Just hire spacex to do the suites.
He will make it pointy again. lol.
Is it me or does the audio seem different?
China's moon mission is less about the sample and more about the complexity of the mission
Wonderful content, thank you all.
I've seen others ask... Delta 4 heavy earrings? or Falcon Heavy?
The narrow fairing and what looks like single engines on each core make me guess Delta 4.
Such an poorly informed comment
The fact that they even launched the Starliner should be investigated. They obviously knew there was significant risk and just launched anyway. Boeing have really gone down the drain. Backhanders are the only reason they get any contracts.
Geez why cant yall chill?
But nah you have to follow the narrative you are fed and create an imaginary failure before one even happens.
â@_mikolaj_ You realize it was only intended to be a six day mission right? It's still there. After nearly a month.
@@slartybarfastb3648 watch the video.
Are those pins? No those are Flacon Heavy. đđ
Late to the party but the only reason Iâm watching this is because of Elisya
Elysia in Washington?!?! Elysia for president!!!!
Woman - exists
Some simp - Pls be president
@@Ulrich_von_Jungingen Thanks for the suggestion!
@@Lu.capuchino Anytime
De-orbit! Maintain it as a tourist destination.
Iâm glad spacex got the contract to deorbit the station, that means it will likely include starship & that gives me hope that spacex will bring some modules down safely. I feel like, even if NASA doesnât pay them to do it, theyâre the only ones mad enuf to do it anyways
You would think someone like Axiom would just deorbit the outdated modules and just raise it and continue to use the main framework.
Congrats SpaceX.
What a week.
I suppose that I'll never get to see 2 or 3 Falcon Heavies launch at the same time. Why would we have this? To launch a couple of parts of something massive to connect in space? But Importantly, so I can watch 4 or 6 boosters land at the same time!
The video and voice have sometimes synch problems
Vamos que vamos đ§Ąđ
Hmm.. Calypso is the daughter of the Titan Atlas lives on the island of Ogygia, where she detains the Greek hero Odysseus for several years.
They can only leave once they love the iss
Anyone else see a plan forming that these Starliner astronauts end up returning via a SpaceX vehicle..? That was my thinking when Starliner launched.
Well thats delusional thinking
I know you would love it to happen, but its not gonna happen cuz there is no reason to :)
They're not gonna be returning on Dragon, they're returning on Starliner. Just a lot later than originally planned because they want to keep gathering data on the service module while it's still in space.
It would be nice if ISS could be disassembled piece by piece into Starship. Then collect and reassembled in a space museum.
Seems like NASA won't cancel Starliner calypso because of congressional blowback but rather let the spacecraft self destruct for all to see, beyond doubt đ
This would have been an ideal project for Boeing. They got a lot of experience making things come down or disassemble in flight. They could just use existing plans. Leave the starliner attached ⊠might as well, itâs junk too.
With ULA pissing around just put Dreamchaser on a Falcon 9 or an Atlas V.
You're aware that it was Dreamchaser that wasn't ready, not it's ride to space, right? - Das
0:01 NOO-
bring it down nicely and airbnb it
Wow... the Audio/Video sync is waaayyy off on this one... tough to watch!!
Surely some of the ISS could be repurposed. Part if it could go to the moon to form the luna Gateway.
Put the ISS into cold storage orbit around the Moon, and have drones fix it up.
You need an additional 4,100 m/s of delta V to do that. (9,200 mph in freedom units). You also need to make those changes in a suitable timeframe. The ISS can't handle those G loads.
@@wally7856 I'd put some additional Gorilla Tape on the joints, that'll help the ISS stick together during acceleration. đ§
@@davepowder4020 That might work then đ€.
@@wally7856 The space station is so massive it would take 8 Starship loads of propellant to get you to the moon
I petition for calling the ISS deorbit vehicle the 'Barbapiccola'
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Is the audio sync off or something? The the talking head piece seems off.
Also since when are you showing "leaked" footage. You previously avoided to use various leaked images from SpaceX for example.
Yeah there's something going on, the lighting is also very "bright". Is this AI generated?
I agree, audio is weird, lighting is off... I wonder what happened.
Elysia is on the road this week and not recording in her usual space. Appreciate yall paying attention đ . We don't have an AI deepfake Elysia. - Das
@@NASASpaceflight You don't have it YET. But thanks for clarifying ;) *chef kiss*
@@Damicske::Elysia begins to question all reality::
Why isnt the space station moduler so they just replace and return one section at a time. Dumping it in the sea is not acceptable.
The station wonât be dumped into the sea; theyâre only deorbiting it over the ocean to minimize any risks of debris hitting someone. The entire station will burn up in the atmosphere but NASA likes its redundancy
The plan is to do it in 4 pieces beginning with the solar array. Main body to be the last, the plan is by then it'll be close enough to reentry that the outer skin will melt off exposing the components to the full effects of reentry.
Pardon my ignorance , could it be pushed out into space ?
A different contract to launch the ISS orbiting vehicle đ€Ł if SpaceX doesn't win that contract.... That would be ridiculous
Imagine it flies on New Glenn or something
@@zachb1706 That would be wild Elon would be so pissed lol
Why destroy it ? Bettter lift do higher orbit and send to space ?
This hardware will be 40yold by 2030 and already is very expensive to operate
It becomes an orbital hazard whenever it increases altitude. Better to let it burn.
Audio and video are not synchronized correctly visible lag ~100mS
What happened to the Boeing space vehicle?
Last I heard itâs stuck on ISS, indefinitely until the engineers can find a fix for the problems.
â@@petercozzaglio6070its not stuck, they are just using the time they have to play around and do tests of the SM
Geez do you all even watch this video?
Audio sync seems a little off... Do the sync clap :)
Letâs be honest , space x will develop a de-orbit vehicle that only starship can launch đ
Interesting question would be if the contract allows that. If nasa wants separate launch contract its very likely spacex has to design it in such way its initially compatibile with multiple commercial launch vehicles
My favorite Friday fare!!!!
ah yes, right into the great barrier reef.
The Great Barrier Reef is 2400 miles (3900 km) from Point Nemo.
The closest land to point Nemo (Islands N, NE, and S from there) is about 1700 miles (2700 km)
@@charleslivingston2256 it was a joke, Charles.
A company must take over the cleaning of the earth's orbit. There are valuable resources and old satellites up there to be recycled and used to build new devices
Send SpaceX
Deorbit?.
In the 2030âs when other stations are up, yes, but not tomorrow.
@@archierush868 oh
They contract SpaceX? ???
They do have massive experience in destroying rockets, so that's a Plus?!?!
Wait until they miss the target and hit something vital. Thanks again Elon.
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I wonder how much more money our government will put into Starliner. Why are we putting money into a capsule when we have Dragon! đ€·đœââïžđ€
And has the Starliner crew called SpaceX and Elon for an Uber ride homeâŠcuz I wouldnât get back on that thing!
Did you folks change Ms. Segal's (spelling )voice, or is it just my connection to you folks?
I like her original voice better!
Recorded on the road, needed some processing to handle a noisy room. - Das
@@NASASpaceflightsumo processing haha! As an audio guy myself, i can appreciate the hard balance youâve had to make, itâs never pleasant when you have to sacrifice quality to avoid the background noise, good job though!
Believe me, we know, but it was a lot of room echo. đŹ Das
I was just concerned that the voice change was permanent! The change removes the sound of joy she has in her voice for the job she obviously loves!
Thanks for the quick response!
ISS Deorbit in 2031
Why , they could just push it to orbit the moon, at least they would have something there. Just in case.
You need an additional 4,100 m/s in delta V to do that (9,200 mph in freedom units). Never going to happen.
Just in case of what?
Great show. Love NSF, im a member. BUT what is with the Elysia's audio. Every time she does it it sounds so strange. Shes great, this isnt a comment on her. The audio feels like its somebody else's voice dubbed over the video...and badly. Have not noticed this in any of nsf's other videos.
Elysia was on the road this week and cpulsnt record from her usual studio. We appreciate her taking time out of her travel to keep us updated! - Das
Wow! Their hop test was so familiar, you'd be forgiven for thinking they stole and copied the technology to achieve success....
Rip
I'll bring down the ISS for a six pack. I'll borrow a hammer. I just need a ride.
Just ask Boeing, they'll need another sucker, i mean test pilot soon.
half of the comments are bots, youtube is terrible
What is up with these bots?
has your audio recording been replaced with a dub of an AI copy?
Elysia is on the road, and we had to process out some room noise. Still 100% Elysia... you can tell by the earrings. đ - Das
think theyll have to send a dragon crew to get the boeing starliner astronauts back?
That would be the best, safest option.
It would be cool but I doubt it. They'd have to make suits for the starliner crew OR umbilical adapters
Thats unnecessary, there is no real risk to safety of the crew
These Old Space contractors just insist on becoming completely irrelevant in the modern space industry.
I guess Collins has decided to give up on the 'space' portion of aerospace.
Elon could probably figure out a way to put it back into a higher orbit. They should at least ask! đ€Łđ€đ€Ł
Its not "leaked" footage of a Chinese rocket if it is broadcast by CCTV - it is released footage.
Thatâs a lot of scam companies in one video
Well while they're bringing the space station back to Earth. Those 2 Boeing pilots can come with it.
please dont do the A.I
We didnt. Just some audio processing because she was on the road and the room was noisy. - Das
@@NASASpaceflight thanks for the reply Das
Np! (Das)
First!
Another week, another DIFFERENT pair of space earrings. Not possible.
And yes... va-china is still flying russian helicopters... lol. priorities....
Nice improvements in your voice work. I always found your voice annoying, but now I don't.
Too much talking head. Surely, there is more video content to show.
Why not bump the ISS to the moon, lightly crash it for the raw materials!
Good for china đšđł đ