Tag Archives: NASA

NuSTAR Rides To Orbit On The Wings Of Pegasus

Posted on Monday, June 18, 2012 by MegaZone

NASA’s NuSTAR mission, or Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, was launched June 13, 2012 via an Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus XL rocket. While the X-ray observatories mission is interesting in itself, my main interest is in the Pegasus. It is unique … Continue reading →

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Welcome Home Dragon – Meet Your Potential Rivals

Posted on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 by MegaZone

I realize I’m a couple of weeks late in posting this, but better late than never. Congratulations to SpaceX on the flawless flight of their Dragon capsule – from the Falcon 9 launch, to berthing with the ISS, to the … Continue reading →

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Rockets, Rockets, Rockets – SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch To ISS 04:55ET This Morning!

Posted on Saturday, May 19, 2012 by MegaZone

There’s been some rocket-related activity while I was quiet. NASA continues the test program on the J-2X as part of the work for the planned Space Launch System (SLS). On Wednesday they had another brief test firing at Stennis Space … Continue reading →

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NASA Begins Second Round Of J-2X Testing

Posted on Friday, April 27, 2012 by MegaZone

We’ve seen a previous video on the evolution of the J-2X rocket engine. As I posted before, the original J-2 was used on the second (S-II) and third (S-IVB) stages of the mighty Saturn V moon rocket. The J-2X update … Continue reading →

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The J-2X Rocket Engine – From Concept To Hot Fire

Posted on Sunday, April 1, 2012 by MegaZone

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center posted a video chronicling the evolution of the J-2X rocket, intended to be an upper stage for NASA’s new Space Launch System, from concept through to a successful hot fire test last November. The J-2X … Continue reading →

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