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https://x.com/AJamesMcCarthy/status/2073865352916722093?s=20
If you want you can see in this web page when Hubble, ISS or Chinese space station Tiangong, passing in front of Moon or Sun
I can record sat comms with my antenna 20 feet in the air. Can the ISS crew, if they are watching this sub, give me a shout out for my masters class final project?
And what frequency is the ISS voice?
ETA: I'm in New Mexico, the next pass over is in about 60 minutes or less
ETA2: The ISS is about to go right over me, I'll be listening on 437.8bMHz
THE COS (CELESTIAL ORBITAL STATION) FRAMEWORK: INTEGRATED
INFRASTRUCTURE PROPOSAL
1. Mission Statement
The COS Framework defines a Remotely Operated Industrial Logistics and Habitat
Foundation System. The objective is to establish a closed-loop resource extraction and
manufacturing node on a Carbonaceous (C-type) asteroid (e.g., Bennu or Ryugu archetype)
to support deep-space logistics and mission-critical hardware production.
2. Operational Architecture
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Mother Hub (Centralized Processing Unit): A subsurface industrial hub that utilizes
tele-operated commands to manage refinery and casting processes.
Agile Exploration Swarm: A fleet of 2–3 remote rovers designed for tele-operation
from ground control.
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Mobility & Anchoring: Each rover utilizes Microspine Grippers to establish
high-stability, non-mechanical fixation to the asteroid surface, mitigating reactive
forces during drilling.
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Extraction: Material harvesting is conducted via pneumatic gas-injection
loops, utilizing the asteroid’s own internal volatiles to convey mineral feedstock
into the Hub.
3. Technical Subsystems
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Power Architecture (Hybrid Fission-Photovoltaic):
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Fission Surface Power (FSP): Provides a 24/7 electrical baseload for refinery
and life-support operations.
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Photovoltaic (PV) Arrays: Deployable thin-film arrays supply peak-load energy
for high-intensity industrial operations (foundry operations and kinetic
acceleration).
Manufacturing (Foundry Operations):
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The Hub utilizes Centrifugal Casting to process refined metallic solids. This
ensures maximum structural integrity and density for replacement parts, such as
high-torque drill components.●
Radiation Mitigation (Graded-Z Passive Shielding):
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Primary Barrier: The station is housed within a subsurface void, utilizing the
asteroid's lithospheric mass for kinetic impact and thermal protection.
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Secondary Barrier: The interior habitable modules are encased in a Graded-Z
jacket. This annular (ring-shaped) cladding utilizes recycled water and
hydrocarbon volatiles to attenuate secondary neutron radiation, preventing the
radiation "shrapnel" effect common with high-density shielding materials.
Five of the seven crew members aboard the International Space Station spent about two hours sheltering in their docked SpaceX capsule on Friday after an air leak on the station's Russian side took a turn for the worse. A leak slowly drains the station's air into the vacuum of space, so a sudden increase is treated as a safety risk.
NASA gave the order on Friday morning and had the astronauts put on their spacesuits as a precaution while Russian engineers worked on the problem. The capsule doubles as the crew's ride home, so moving into it readied them for a fast departure if it came to that. About two hours later, NASA called off the alert and the crew returned to the station while both space agencies tracked how quickly air was still escaping.
The leak is not new. A small passageway on the station's Russian section has lost air on and off for roughly six years, and the rate ticked up again in recent weeks. The agencies say they are still working to monitor and seal it.
The repeated cracking adds to broader worries about the aging outpost, which has circled Earth for more than 25 years and is scheduled to be retired around 2030.
This video shows Hurricane Milton from ISS in 2024
Credit: Astronaut Matthew Dominick
Shot this last night from Hamburg. Quality is so-so, just my Pixel 8 Pro held up at the sky, no tripod, no telescope. This is a ~30 second clip, but the full pass was visible for over five minutes before it dropped toward the horizon.
Pass details: 02:52–02:58 local time (CEST). Came up in the SW at 14°, peaked at 37° in the SSE around 02:55, and tracked down to 10° in the east. Peak brightness about magnitude -2.2, so it was a bright one.
Still gets me every time that there are people living and working up there while it crosses in silence. The right moment is the whole trick.
https://apps.apple.com/app/id6772174570
I've been obsessed with EO satellites for a while and couldn't find an app that had both real-time AR tracking and detailed data page for each satellite, so I built one. You can simply point your phone at the sky and it overlays live satellite positions, debris, constellation lines.
I am looking for feedback and any interesting feature requests will be implemented.
As space settlements prosper, will we see them proclaim - and maintain - independence?
Made a 1:144 model of the international space station (ISS). This was my first project with my bambu lab a1 mini 3d printer. It wasnt easy but loads of fun. The model is 75cm wide
The race is on to save a falling orbital telescope!
NASA is attempting a first of its kind space rescue mission to save the Swift Observatory before it falls back to Earth. The plan is to have Katalyst Space’s LINK spacecraft dock with Swift and boost it into a higher orbit. If successful, it could help launch an entirely new era of in-orbit satellite servicing.