https://spacelaunchnow.me/launch/falcon-9-block-5-nilesat-301
RSS- Barbara Ann on The Great Taking
- William Eaton and The Battle of Derna
- The battle for Ocheretyne
- Supreme Court oral arguments to be heard on April 25 about presidential immunity for official acts
- Nasa’s Voyager-1 sends usable data from deep space
- The Wondrous Oak
- Three Seas Summit: Vilnius 2024
- Tit for tat until it all goes boom
- Deadly H5N1 avian influenza strain detected on mainland Antarctica
- “BYD is launching its next-gen Blade EV battery soon with more range and even lower cost”
I can see the Chinese wanting to compete with Thales in this business in a big way.
James,
I know China is scared to death of the potential of Starlink, not just for its military applications, but for its ability to connect people without any government control.
TTG,
Yes – but the Chinese are very smart about censorship. They realize that all they have to do is raise the costs a bit and most people won’t bother. How many Americans watch RT? Not many – and those who do are largely thought to be cranks by their friends and family.
It is the same way in China. Ninety five percent of people just follow the herd.
I watched the launch from my driveway and it was very nice, since it happened before the afternoon rains came across the river. It did interrupt Happy Hour somewhat, but watching another launch is worth it. As I was watching it, I was thinking about how routine this has become. 20 – 25 years ago, we got to watch some spectacular failures as rockets blew up. I know of one of the pioneers in the real early days, who rode out to the rocket to smack it with a hammer after it did not launch and that fixed whatever was wrong. There is no way they would let that happen nowadays.
this is fabulous – thanks for posting – this (and other similar launches) are putting paid to some of Tesla’s dreams – I like Tesla’s dreams – hope for mankind in a lot of them