I guess after all the previous problems I've got pretty good at building around this monstrosity, or maybe it's just that having nuclear weapons as your propulsion system overcomes a lot of the problems I'd previously experienced. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F27fhl6lF28

Every time a Delta IV launches people inevitably ask if the rocket consuming fireball is supposed to happen. The answer is yes, this is caused by the rocket purging its engines with hydrogen before letting the hydrogen/oxygen mixture into the combustion chamber. But there's more to it that that of course. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-zmptK7PDE

#ad Northrop Grumman, builders of the 5 segment solid rocket motors which propelled SLS and turned night into day with the launch of #Artemis 1. Find out more about Artemis at: http://bit.ly/3OreJlh Details on the SLS Boosters: https://www.northropgrumman.com/wp-content/uploads/NG-SLS-Booster-2020-1.pdf Follow me on Twitter for more updates: https://twitter.com/DJSnM I have a discord server where I regularly turn up: https://discord.gg/zStmKbM If you really like what I do you can support me directly through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/scottmanley ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooXi4xAoEE8

Landsat 9 launched yesterday becoming the latest installment in the program which began in the 1960's and the funny thing is NASA initially didn't want to do it and there's been attempts to spin it off as a commercial venture. However the program is easily the best investment in space technology the US has made, helping steer trillions of dollars worth of decisions on agriculture, land use, development and more. Follow me on Twitter for more updates: https://twitter.com/DJSnM I have a discord server where I regularly turn up: https://discord.gg/zStmKbM If you really like what I do you can support me directly through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/scottmanley ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0wFoqcZJBk