India begins testing for human spaceflight program
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The FAA is dragging the permit for them to conduct flights of the Starship at Boca Chica after SpaceX's debacle with the "milk stool" launch pad breaking apart and spewing concrete chunks all over the neighbouring areas. There is a real danger of damage to the nearby town and SpaceX is being cavalier about it.
Interesting, earliest alternative is launching in 2030, cheaper alternative is launching in 2035.
General International news:
Russian module suffers coolant leak:
The AX-3 mission will have a completely European crew:
ESA delays Ariane 6 test to late november:
Japan's SLIM lunar lander is planned to land at the Shioli Crater:
Japan is conducting studies of a next gen reusable rocket:
India is setting the target date of 2040 for a moon landing:
India also tested the escape system for their new capsule:
Next year SpaceX plans ~146 launches:
Russian module suffers coolant leak:
The AX-3 mission will have a completely European crew:
ESA delays Ariane 6 test to late november:
Japan's SLIM lunar lander is planned to land at the Shioli Crater:
Japan is conducting studies of a next gen reusable rocket:
India is setting the target date of 2040 for a moon landing:
India also tested the escape system for their new capsule:
Next year SpaceX plans ~146 launches:
No way it will happen in 2027. They haven't even finished the construction of the Angara launch site at Vostochny.
They need to finish construction of the Angara launch site, and do enough launches to ensure Angara A5 is reliable.
The new space station is also supposed to use modules of a new design and AFAIK they have done no prototypes yet.
They need to finish construction of the Angara launch site, and do enough launches to ensure Angara A5 is reliable.
The new space station is also supposed to use modules of a new design and AFAIK they have done no prototypes yet.
Theoretically, it could be done. I...have significant doubts.
Unless, of course, the first module is of an old design they have on hand already that they can build off of and then discard?