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Jared Isaacman on X: A great week visiting some of the teams across American industry helping make Artemis III possible.
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Jared Isaacman on X: A great week visiting some of the teams across American industry helping make Artemis III possible.

> A great week visiting some of the teams across American industry helping make Artemis III possible.

> From Collins Aerospace @RTX_News and @ScotForge to @L3HarrisTech and @blueorigin, it was great to get on the factory floor, see the hardware coming together, and talk with the teams behind it.

> Returning American astronauts to the Moon is an enormous undertaking. It takes the best of NASA and American industry working together to deliver.

https://x.com/NASAAdmin/status/2089765323184492612

u/Royal_Platform_6754 — 2 days ago
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Blue Origin on LinkedIn: Blue Origin is launching its first registered apprenticeship program, and we're looking for our founding cohort in Huntsville, AL!

>Blue Origin is launching its first registered apprenticeship program, and we're looking for our founding cohort in Huntsville, AL! Grow your career in machining and build the future of space. Full-time from day one, full benefits, and a clear path to a nationally recognized credential. The cohort starts in October. Apply now: https://blueorigin.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/BlueOrigin/job/Huntsville-AL/Apprentice-Machinist-Program_R70147

>This is Blue Origin's registered apprenticeship program, built with the U.S. Department of Labor and Drake State Community & Technical College. As an Apprentice Machinist you are a full-time Blue Origin employee from day one, with full benefits, and starting pay of $21.49 per hour at hire. Your time is split between hands-on work at Blue Origin alongside experienced machinists and classroom and lab instruction at Drake State. Classroom instruction is fully covered by Blue Origin at no cost to apprentices.

>Advancement is earned through demonstrated skill against your on-the-job training plan. Apprentices who complete the program earn a nationally recognized credential and convert to Level 1 Technician.

>This is the founding cohort. Ten apprentices will build the machining pathway Blue scales across trades and sites in the years ahead.

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:ugcPost:7495186253697515520/

u/Royal_Platform_6754 — 3 days ago
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Dave Limp on X: This week, our second stage and payload teams successfully ran our first vertical CONOPS test at LC-11.

> This week, our second stage and payload teams successfully ran our first vertical CONOPS test at LC-11. Using a GS2 simulator, a forward dome we built in-house, and the full-sized payload fairing, the team conducted vertical stacking lifts and matings, gathered wind-damping data and effects, and tested new mechanisms that guide and slot these structures into place. The ingenuity it took to stand up this test quickly is exactly what gets us to flight soonest.

https://x.com/davill/status/2087933023727833254

u/Royal_Platform_6754 — 7 days ago
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Site prep underway for Payload Processing Facility (PPF) at former LC-18

u/Royal_Platform_6754 — 6 days ago
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Cheaper launch has moved the spacecraft bottleneck. Mass is out, surface area is in.

> Mass still matters, but it is no longer sovereign. The emerging bottleneck runs through power, heat, surface area, stowed volume, mechanisms and delivery time. The question for the next generation of spacecraft is therefore no longer only, “How light can this be?” It is, “How much power, useful area and option space can pass through a fixed fairing and still be available after launch?”

spacenews.com
u/Royal_Platform_6754 — 6 days ago
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Thrust Density infographic

A chart comparing the Thrust Density of several rockets.

Thrust Density is the thrust of the stage / area of the bottom of the stage (kN/m^2). It basically aggregates engine power and engine packing into one metric.

Rockets & Engines to scale

u/Disastrous_Run_5968 — 10 days ago
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Julia Bergeron on X: Blue's VRF has had substantial progress since my last visit. This one will be a definite change to the skyline when complete.

x.com
u/Royal_Platform_6754 — 11 days ago
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Starfish Space on X: We’d like to give a shoutout to our partners at Honeybee Robotics. They designed and built the protective clamshell for our Nautilus end effector, and Nautilus’ contact absorber.

https://x.com/StarfishSpace/status/2087177217386459434

> Our software has been the focus of the Otter Pup 2 mission to-date as it guides Otter Pup 2 safely and steadfastly towards docking. As we get closer, our docking mechanism, Nautilus, will spring into action.

> As we’ve been doing for partners throughout the mission, we’d like to give a shoutout to our partners at @HB_Robotics, a @blueorigin company. The Honeybee team designed and built the protective clamshell for our Nautilus end effector, shielding it from atomic oxygen, micrometeoroids, and other features of the harsh space environment. They also developed Nautilus’ contact absorber, which helps cushion the initial contact between Otter Pup 2 and its client during docking.

> These are the kinds of details and collaborations that make complex space missions possible, and we're proud to have Honeybee as a partner on Otter Pup 2.

For more info:

u/Royal_Platform_6754 — 9 days ago
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FAA OE/AAA filing today for six 750-foot construction cranes, to construct a 275-foot lightning monopole and a 715-foot Fixed Umbilical Tower (reversed?) at LC-36B

These filings have changed a few times, so here is the history:

u/Royal_Platform_6754 — 10 days ago
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Blue Origin on X: Lunar Express, a Blue Ring spacecraft built to provide critical lunar infrastructure and delivery services

Lunar Express, a Blue Ring spacecraft built to provide critical lunar infrastructure and delivery services, provides the communications architecture that U.S. government missions need: radio frequency and optical working together, interoperable, scalable, and built around mission assurance.

Blue Ring's hybrid communications system delivers up to 1 Gbps from the lunar surface to Earth, streaming high-resolution imagery and video, relaying real-time crew communications, and supporting mission-critical operations simultaneously. Fully compatible with NASA's ground station networks and commercial stations worldwide, Lunar Express keeps cislunar operations securely and reliably connected.

Learn more: http://blueorigin.com/blue-ring

https://x.com/blueorigin/status/2086902629817282974

u/Royal_Platform_6754 — 10 days ago
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Blue Origin on X: We were thrilled to welcome Artemis III Astronauts Randy Bresnik and Frank Rubio to Rocket Park this week!

What's better than a day at Rocket Park? Astronauts stopping by. 🚀

We were thrilled to welcome u/NASAArtemis III Astronauts Randy Bresnik (@AstroKomrade) and Frank Rubio to Rocket Park this week! These incredible astronauts represent the future of lunar exploration, and we're excited to support the Artemis III mission with our Blue Moon MK2 Earth Orbit Rendezvous demonstration vehicle.

https://x.com/blueorigin/status/2085764978666004804

u/Royal_Platform_6754 — 13 days ago
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Blue Origin may bring 2,000 jobs to Hutto after city approves incentives for $650M project

City Council and the Hutto Economic Development Corporation approved the performance and incentive agreements for “Project Blue Hub” in a rapid, joint meeting Thursday evening. After about an hour in executive session, the two bodies approved the agreements before ending the meeting. The council voted 5-2.

statesman.com
u/Royal_Platform_6754 — 13 days ago