Gordon Vaughan

@AeroTweets

Aviation, space & astronomy here. Biz/tech/science . Also , . Aerospace engineer, researcher & entrepreneur. [affiliate link]

Houston, Texas
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    Apr 22

    It's been a tough semester for everybody, so to lighten the mood and provide some extra credit points I posted a meme challenge to my fluid mechanics class The submissions were BRILLIANT Sit back and enjoy this nerdy fluids meme thread. Our students rock

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    Apr 25

    Gerard K. O’Neill is revered figure among many space advocates, but largely forgotten outside of the field. A new documentary attempts to revive interest in the person who, a half-century ago, popularized the concept of space settlements.

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    Apr 25

    Is SpaceX's Starlink Becoming the World's Dominant ISP?

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    Apr 24

    Rocket to lift space station core moves to launch tower

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    Apr 24

    The answer, via , turns out to be about 57.5 tons for reusable Starship (i.e. returns to Earth) and 216 tons (expendable to the Moon). Imagine a space program where you can regularly send 100-200 metric tons to the Moon. We _really_ could have a Moon base.

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    Apr 24

    Does anyone have a reliable estimate for how much payload, in metric tons, that a cargo only Starship could get to the lunar surface? I’d love values for round trip, one-way, or both.

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    Apr 24

    To the moon.

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    Apr 25

    Here's one of the most secret yet useful systems on the spacecraft... our toilet! There's a curtain for privacy, and the rest is really just technicalities... let's just say that the only advantage is the view. 😉 Shoutout to its designer !

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    Apr 24

    One year ago today, the United States had not launched crew into orbit for nine years. Today, two Crew Dragon spacecraft are docked to the International Space Station. America's human spaceflight program is back in business.

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    Apr 23

    This one of the best photos ever distributed by Disney. Incredible. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, with Crew Dragon atop, as seen above Tomorrowland 📸: Kent Phillips

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    Feb 17

    An image of the surface of taken by the Viking lander compared to me at Death Valley.

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    Apr 7

    The moon Dione orbits Saturn. Credit: NASA/JPL

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    Apr 24

    Crew Dragon Endeavour, meet Crew Dragon Resilience. This view from the approaching spaceship shows SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Resilience capsule docked on the top, or zenith, side of the International Space Station. Watch live:

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    Apr 23

    The mighty Boeing 747 Supertanker may have fought its last fire:

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    Apr 23

    I've found crosswind landings in MSFS 2020 realistic in the air, but the moment you touch ground you have to kick hard opposite rudder or else you can careen right off the runway. The effect in real life, in the 172 at least, isn't nearly as extreme.

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    Apr 23

    What I want to fix is the weathervaning on the ground. In a crosswind, on touchdown (and takeoff), the wind pushes the tail, causing the nose to turn into the wind. This is far, far stronger in the sim than I've found in real-life, and makes crosswinds a pain.

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    Apr 23

    Faster, farther, bolder. is set for flight No. 3 on April 25. Flight plan: Speed: ~4.5mph Range: 330ft (100m) roundtrip Altitude: 16ft (5m) Data expected later Sunday. Til then, peep this shot of rover tracks from the 2nd flight.

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    Apr 23

    I have viewed a lot of launches from southeast Georgia, but this morning’s was the best yet!

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    Apr 23

    “We do intend to fly the Falcon 9 booster until we see some kind of failure... we’re learning a lot about reusability.” – Elon Musk, head of

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    Apr 23

    Now that’s what I call an early morning show! SpaceX zipping by on its way to the ISS at 5:56 a.m. over the Atlantic. More of this, please.

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