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ORBITER-FORUM will be temporarily closed at 2026-07-23 18:00 UTC while we complete some OF maintenance tasks. The amount of downtime is expected to take up to one hour, but probably less.
You asked for it, and you got it! Behold the making of a space cake, @roscosmos cosmonaut style! Our crewmate Andrey Fedyaev made this video capturing the process, using sweetened condensed milk, layers of intricately sliced honey bread and yogurt (@roscosmos food supplies) and rehydrated...
Some questions have come up on the launch bridge. It is in good shape and we will reuse. Three cranes are positioned to help lift the almost four-million-pound launch bridge and the two-million-pound launch table out of our flame trench and onto self-propelled modular transporters. Last night...
Endurance testing continues! We completed a shock test last week, introducing our MK1 lunar lander to the environment generated when it separates from New Glenn.
21 accelerometers were positioned around the vehicle to characterize the shock response. All components exceeded survivability...
Did you define the Target Vessel in Mission Editor? Looks like no, because there is no "TARGET_VESSEL" entry in the scenario.
If you want to rendezvous with another vessel, you need to tell Mission Editor the name of it.
To fix this, add the name of the target ("ISS_HD") in the Orbit tab of...
After the 1960s explosion, we now get the 1950s launch pad... as long as it works. 🤷♂️
The base looks the same, but the rocket will now be rotated 90º, so they don't end up hitting the new tower with a strake. Further up I see nothing in the way of swing arms, only "loose umbilicals". They...
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