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Derek Newsome

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253 Launches and Counting! Freelance spaceflight photographer catching each and every ride to orbit he can. PFP by @dwisecinema He/Him

With the rockets เข้าร่วม Kasım 2017

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Derek Newsome@DerekdotSpace·23 Nis

Just pushed a major update to my website! Now it's easier than ever to browse through some of my favorite launch photos! There may even be some new never before seen photos of your favorite rockets 👀 Check It Out! derekspace.com

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Derek Newsome@DerekdotSpace·1 Oca

Happy New Year! It’s Go Time.

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Derek Newsome@DerekdotSpace·31 Ara

Stumbled across some stunning footage of Apollo 10 blasting a hole in the clouds

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Derek Newsome@DerekdotSpace·28 Ara

@Starman064 Plus the lower mass reduces long term stress on the aft support structures, which helps with long term preservation! The RS-25 on display next to the orbiter is a complete real engine, though admittedly I am not familiar with its specific history for the one at KSCVC.

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Derek Newsome@DerekdotSpace·28 Ara

@Starman064 The RSMEs on the orbiters are actually really cool bits of kit! They’re older nozzles that had been decommissioned, and as the powerheads in the orbiters wouldn’t be visible, NASA elected to keep them for use on SLS, and mounted the old nozzles using a lighter adapter.

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Derek Newsome@DerekdotSpace·28 Ara

What’s funny is if you take a close look at the original Titan II at KSCVC, you can tell it’s actually made of two Titan I first stages bolted together for a display piece.

TJ Cooney 🚀@TJ_Cooney

Th original KSC Visitors Center rocket garden in 1971.

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Derek Newsome@DerekdotSpace·28 Ara

@Erdayastronaut It was replaced in 2010 with an original Titan II missile, so nowadays it is a proper stack, but for many years it was a fun little factoid! collectspace.com/news/news-0630…

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Everyday Astronaut@Erdayastronaut·28 Ara

@DerekdotSpace I didn’t know that!

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Derek Newsome@DerekdotSpace·26 Ara

@hammen Everything you have just said is the exact same arguments made 5 years ago that ULA would be dead by 2025

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Robert Hammen@hammen·26 Ara

@DerekdotSpace Oh, their immediate future is OK, due to Kuiper and current NSSL contracts. But with no reusability, they can't compete against multiple vehicles that are. Plus their cost plus co-owners don't want to invest more $$$ into the company. Future looking not so bright, IMHO.

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Derek Newsome@DerekdotSpace·26 Ara

A bit unexpected given past attempts to hire Tory had not bore fruit, however with Vulcan now fully on its feet and certified for NSSL it makes sense that he’d be more comfortable leaving the role behind.

Blue Origin@blueorigin

We’re pleased to announce that @torybruno is joining Blue Origin as president, National Security, reporting to CEO Dave Limp. Tory will spearhead our newly formed National Security Group.

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Derek Newsome@DerekdotSpace·26 Ara

@hammen I really think people are massively ignorant of the investments made into ULA the past 4-5 years, especially from Amazon. I have seen claim after claim of death knell for ULA, but with their manifest booked solid for Vulcan they’re in an incredibly healthy position right now.

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Robert Hammen@hammen·26 Ara

@DerekdotSpace Tory departing for Blue to work on their NSSL certification pretty much means the death knell for ULA in 4-5 years. No reusability/expensive/can't scale. Blue will take a bigger portion of US .gov contracted launch services, eventually crowding out ULA.

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Derek Newsome@DerekdotSpace·25 Ara

@Cosmic_Penguin @JAXA_jp @planet4589 @nvslive @clearusui @MHI_LS @Amazonleo It sucks that they lost the satellite, but I am unbelievably excited to learn more about this. This is a failure mode I had mused about a little bit earlier this year as more likely now that rockets are flying so often, gonna be fascinating to see if H3 is fully cleared of fault

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Cosmic Penguin@Cosmic_Penguin·25 Ara

@DerekdotSpace @JAXA_jp @planet4589 @nvslive @clearusui @MHI_LS @Amazonleo Yeah maybe I should say "...if the 2nd stage pressurization system didn't fail (i.e. damaged by whatever happened at fairing separation)"

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Cosmic Penguin@Cosmic_Penguin·22 Ara

Hey...LE-5B can you hear me...hey... #H3F8

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Derek Newsome@DerekdotSpace·25 Ara

@Cosmic_Penguin @JAXA_jp @planet4589 @nvslive @clearusui @MHI_LS @Amazonleo Willing to bet*

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Derek Newsome@DerekdotSpace·25 Ara

@Cosmic_Penguin @JAXA_jp @planet4589 @nvslive @clearusui @MHI_LS @Amazonleo LE-5B I would be willing to be was probably perfectly fine too at this point. It likely didn’t have the head pressure to sustain full power and then was unable to restart due to continued pressure loss

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Derek Newsome@DerekdotSpace·25 Ara

Hearing reports of an unidentified red object flying over Cape Canaveral tonight at incredible speed. Anyone have any eyes in the sky on this merry evening? 🎄

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Derek Newsome@DerekdotSpace·23 Ara

Some interesting developments on yesterday’s H3 failure. S2 began to lose pressure right at Payload Fairing Sep, alongside a sudden acceleration spike. It’s possible that something went wrong with either the PLF or the Payload itself that impacted the upper stage LH2 tank.

宇推くりあ🚀❤️‍🔥ロケットアイドル☆@clearusui

#H3ロケット8号機打上失敗宇宙開発利用部会緊急会合大事なとこだけまとめ発生事象の発表がありました ✅第2段燃焼タイミングに大きなズレがあった ✅衛星フェアリング分離のタイミングで、大きな加速度を観測(画像データも含め確認中) ✅フェアリング分離に近いタイミングで第2段の水素タンク圧力が、急激に低下した。 ✅圧力を一定に保つための加圧弁がその後開状態となった。 ✅燃焼圧力(推力) ほぼ一定の推力を保っている予定だったが 2回目は定常燃焼にも満たなかった

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Derek Newsome@DerekdotSpace·23 Ara

Well that’s not exactly a flawless flight…

Derek Newsome@DerekdotSpace

About 5 minutes until the first launch attempt of HANBIT-Nano. This is the first orbital launch attempt for Innospace, as well as the first orbital launch attempt from Alcantara since VLS-1 V02 in 1999 youtube.com/live/RqGZ1mS5F…

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Derek Newsome@DerekdotSpace·23 Ara

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Derek Newsome@DerekdotSpace·22 Ara

Going to miss Tory sharing insights into ULA’s day to day! Thanks for all the fun the past 12 years Mr. Bruno! Best of luck on your next ventures!

Tory Bruno@torybruno

Thank you for the opportunity to lead this amazing team. They have put ULA in a great position to do important things for our customers and Nation.

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Tory Bruno@torybruno·22 Ara

Thank you for the opportunity to lead this amazing team. They have put ULA in a great position to do important things for our customers and Nation.

Lockheed Martin Space@LMSpace

After nearly 12 years with @ulalaunch, we’re grateful to @ToryBruno for his leadership as he departs for a new opportunity. And we congratulate ULA’s COO, John Elbon, as interim CEO and look forward to his leadership and exciting milestones ahead for the Vulcan rocket. In this incredible endeavor, we all lift each other!

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Tory Bruno@torybruno·22 Ara

Thank you. It has been a great privilege to lead ULA through its transformation and to bring Vulcan into service. My work here is now complete and I will be cheering ULA on.

Boeing Space@BoeingSpace

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Derek Newsome@DerekdotSpace·22 Ara

The upper stage and payload are in a very low orbit and expected to deorbit naturally in the coming days. There is a hazard risk of the entry due to its uncontrolled nature and full load of propellant on the payload, though a major ground impact is not expected.

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Derek Newsome@DerekdotSpace·22 Ara

This puts the rocket now at a 5 for 7 record, and raises serious concerns over the vehicle’s reliability and build quality. I’d expect a significant stand down over the next few months for an investigation into their upper stage design as it is responsible for both failures.

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Derek Newsome@DerekdotSpace·22 Ara

H3 suffered its second failure last night. While information is still limited, the upper stage began to lose pressure during its first burn, ultimately resulting in the second burn failing just 5 seconds in.

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