Five new launch vehicles, including heavy ones, to be launched in the USA

July 15 2020 32

None of the five most advanced American missiles will fly this year. About this writes the publication Ars Technica.

At the same time, analysts estimated the probability of launching each of the devices in 2021. So, according to the editors, the Omega carrier from Northrop Grumman, which in the future will be able to put up to 10 tons of payload into geo-transition orbit, has medium chances. The probability of flying Vulcan LV (14,4 tons) from ULA is medium-low, while SLS (20 tons) from Boeing, New Glenn (13 tons) from Blue Origin and monsterous Super Heavy (21 tons) from SpaseX have low chances of launch next year.

In fairness, it is worth noting that the last two carriers were not planned to be launched in 2020, while Omega, Vulcan and New Glenn were supposed to make their first flight this year.

In addition, the publication notes that the first launches of the Japanese H2021 launch vehicle, capable of delivering up to 3 tons to the GPO and the European Ariane 6,5 (up to 6 tons), are scheduled for the 11,5st. The probability of both missions in Ars Technica is rated as average.

It is worth recalling that the Vulcan rocket from the United Launch Alliance should replace the Atlas 5 carrier, which uses Russian RD-180 engines. The Volcano will be equipped with BE-4 methane units manufactured by Blue Origin. It is assumed that two new single-chamber engines installed on the first stage will be able to develop greater thrust than one two-chamber RD-180, operating on kerosene.

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Cyril

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15 July 2020 17: 42

SuperHeavy really will be monstrous :)
Syoma_67

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15 July 2020 20: 15

The United States will launch five new missiles at once

- if they said, it means they will launch, it’s not Roscosmos.
1. Oyo Sarkazmi
  
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  15 July 2020 22: 48
  
  Quote: Syoma_67
  if they said, then they’ll launch
  
  Agriculture, without the Mexicans, has already been launched. Work with blacks launched. And the rockets will launch ...
  1. master2
    
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    16 July 2020 19: 54
    
    Everything is in order with agriculture, and they will deal with blacks, not the first time. But Russia, in terms of space, lagged behind and very far away.
    1. Oyo Sarkazmi
      
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      16 July 2020 20: 49
      
      Quote: master2
      With agriculture, they are just fine
      
      Yeah, it’s so good that they started buying sunflower oil and soybeans in Russia.
      I agree, they’ll figure it out with the blacks, but the blacks have destroyed the tax base in large cities - restaurants, shops, taxis.
      As for space, we have stagnation, I do not argue, but the Americans have devastation. 10 years to make a rocket and a manned ship, in the computer petaflops age, when their predecessors flew to the moon with the help of slide rules and Shuttles launched on the i386 processor ...
      1. Cyril
        
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        17 July 2020 08: 24
        
        As for space, we have stagnation, I do not argue, but the Americans have devastation. 10 years to make a rocket and a manned ship, in the computer petaflops age, when their predecessors flew to the moon with the help of slide rules and the Shuttles launched on the i386 processor ...
        
        Falcon-9 in a single-use version was made in 4 years - from 2006 to 2010.
        
        The reusable Falcon-9 was made in 7 years - from 2010 to 2017.
        
        Extra heavy Falcon Heavy was made in 8 years - from 2010 to 2017.
        
        The dragon in the cargo version was made in 4 years - from 2006 to 2010.
        
        Dragon in a manned version did 10 years. For comparison - the Space Shuttle was developed since 1968 pl 1981 (13 years)
        
        Well, and like the cherry on the cake - "Angara" has been developed for over 25 years, the manned spacecraft "Federation" - for over 10 years. Neither the rocket nor the ship are flying yet.
        
        Oyo Sarkazmi
        
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        17 July 2020 08: 49
        
        Quote: Cyril
        Falcon-9 in a single-use version made in 4 years - from 2006 to 2010
        
        Yes, here Mask was lucky, the brainchild of von Braun was difficult to spoil. Musk received a factory for Saturn-1, a complete set of documentation, and threw away everything that is possible - thermal insulation of tanks, an automatic fire extinguishing system. Plus, modern electronics has reduced the size of the diameter.
        The fee for this - the launch should be made for 5-10min after refueling. Otherwise, the rocket will collect ice and fly to the wrong place. For unmanned launches - this is a small risk, insurance will cover everything, but for manned launches - sitting in a rocket while refueling is not comme il faut for astronauts.
        But what Musk does himself is an explosion on cotton. Maskovers already from SN1 were waiting for entry into orbit, but reached, with burning with one engine, up to SN4, only she rushed due to the switching of the filling hoses.
        
        Cyril
        
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        17 July 2020 10: 07
        
        Yes, here Mask was lucky, the brainchild of von Braun was difficult to spoil.
        
        What else is von Braun's brainchild, what are you raving about?
        
        Musk received a factory for Saturn-1
        
        Falcons are assembled at the former Boeing plant, which used to assemble - tadaaaaam - Boeing 747 fuselages.
        
        However, for you, the Saturn-1 rocket and the Boeing 747 are one and the same, I understand))
        
        full set of documentation,
        
        Have you personally looked into Musk's briefcase and seen this "complete set of documentation"?)
        
        threw away everything that is possible - tank insulation, automatic fire extinguishing system.
        
        And also the engines and body, yeah))
        
        The fee for this - the launch should be made for 5-10min after refueling.
        
        This is a "payment" for the use of cryogenic fuel components, which allow you to store more of this very fuel.
        
        But what Musk does himself is an explosion on cotton. .
        
        Say it to S.P. Queen with his H-1)) And he will tell you, twisting his finger at the temple, that the explosion of prototypes during the test period is a normal phenomenon.
        
        Maskovers already from SN1 were waiting for entry into orbit
        
        Again the fantasies of the maskophobe, which he is trying to ascribe to someone, without understanding the topic)) Just like with tales about "free Starlink"))
        
        Oyo Sarkazmi
        
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        17 July 2020 21: 41
        
        Quote: Cyril
        Again, the fantasies of the maskophobe, which he is trying to attribute to someone, without understanding the topic))
        
        Well, get to know the corner of maskers from around the world. Unwound only until the beginning of June, and earlier, starting with the test of Starhopper, you get yourself.
        The delight of each screw-in bolt and flash welding, 100 messages per day.
        
        https://astronomy.ru/forum/index.php/topic,43103.23900.html
        
        Cyril
        
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        17 July 2020 21: 58
        
        The delight of each screw-in bolt and flash welding, 100 messages per day.
        
        And not a single message that the first prototype was supposed to go into orbit. But the answer is simple - Musk immediately and in plain text said that there will be several prototypes.
        
        SN1 had to “jump” 50 meters with a soft landing. And he did it.
        
        Oyo Sarkazmi
        
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        18 July 2020 09: 12
        
        SN1 crumpled when refueling. SN2 too. SN3 burst during high pressure tests. SN4 conducted a test burn, but it exploded due to the unsuccessful design of the refueling adapter.
        SN5 will try to make a "jump", 6 and 7 have already been canceled, they began to build SN8 from another steel.
        In general, Mr. Koreiko's "Laboratory of Chemical Reagents" ...
        
        Quote: Cyril
        And not a single message that the first prototype was supposed to go into orbit.
        
        The impulses of landing on Ceres were already calculated there. And Mars was written in the past tense, as a fait accompli.
        
        Cyril
        
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        19 July 2020 00: 24
        
        Strhopper - successfully passed the test (with a 50 m jump and soft landing). SN2 - also passed the test (it did not collapse).
        
        In general, Mr. Koreiko's "Laboratory of Chemical Reagents" ...
        
        Estimate, this is what happens in technology - tests are needed for this. I repeat - ask S.P. Queen about his tests N-1. And von Braun with his V-2 tests. In general, ask any constructor of any complex equipment - and he will tell you the same thing: accident on tests is normal.
steelmaker

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15 July 2020 20: 26

I am more interested in space, like defense, now. That from there something with the fool did not fly. When there is no money, you can only dream of fantasy !?
123

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15 July 2020 23: 19

None of the five most advanced American missiles will fly this year.

I don't see anything "out of the ordinary" in this, a shift in the timing "to the right" for new technology is a common thing, especially since it was not planned to launch 2 of these missiles in 2020. Moreover, problems with the economy, coronavirus can negatively affect the timing of programs.
And if local activists pay close attention, for example, to the fact that astronauts are mostly white, fashion suits in the Mask company are suspiciously white, in the interior of Dragon, however, as in the exterior, white predominates, it may very well be suspected that black lives are not that important to SpaseX. Whoever knows, we may soon see (with great difficulty) black astronauts in dark black suits inside a black Dragon on a rocket, for a variety of rainbow-colored ones.
But seriously, 5 new missiles are a lot, even if not all will eventually fly. The prospect of their use is shrouded in darkness. Where and what they plan to send in such quantities is a mystery. Apparently, in the near future we should expect the militarization of space.
1. Cyril
  
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  16 July 2020 05: 26
  
  Apparently, in the near future we should expect the militarization of space.
  
  You are late with this thought for about 50 years.
  1. 123
    
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    16 July 2020 06: 18
    
    You are late with this thought for years ... 50
    
    You have not yet realized what real militarization is.
    1. Cyril
      
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      16 July 2020 11: 07
      
      No, this is your problem with the history of astronautics.
      1. 123
        
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        16 July 2020 12: 44
        
        no, it's your problem with the history of space
        
        You have problems with the "demigods", they are going to pull the arms race into space, and you need to somehow shield them, pretend that they are good elves. Otherwise, the foundations of faith will collapse.
        
        Cyril
        
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        16 July 2020 13: 05
        
        Firstly, I do not need to block them, if only because I consider the militarization of outer space to be a normal and natural phenomenon. Moreover, the militarization of outer space will become one of the powerful impetus for the development of astronautics.
        
        Secondly, the arms race in space began as early as the 60s, when the Soviet Union developed and created partially-orbital bombardment systems that launched nuclear warheads into Earth orbit.
        
        As I said, you are 50 years behind in your thoughts)
        
        123
        
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        16 July 2020 14: 39
        
        Firstly, I do not need to block them, if only because I consider the militarization of outer space to be a normal and natural phenomenon. Moreover, the militarization of outer space will become one of the powerful impetus for the development of astronautics.
        
        This is how much the brains need to be powdered so that a person rejoices in preparation for war. Are you not adequate at all?
        
        Secondly, the arms race in space began as early as the 60s, when the Soviet Union developed and created partially-orbital bombardment systems that launched nuclear warheads into Earth orbit.
        
        In the 60s? All space programs are a side effect of military preparations. Missiles, including ballistic missiles, were created to deliver weapons. The first was Nazi Germany, the USA took the baton from the hands of Von Braun, and literally, the first ballistic missile SM-65 Atlas entered service in 1959. In the same 1959, the United States launched the first reconnaissance satellite, Discoverer-1, as part of the Corona defense space program.
        Learn materiel
        
        Cyril
        
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        16 July 2020 15: 35
        
        This is how much the brains need to be powdered so that a person rejoices in preparation for war. Are you not adequate at all?
        
        Where did you see the joy? It's just a sober look at the surrounding reality. There will always be wars - accordingly, there will always be the development of weapons systems and ways to use all available environments for conducting military operations (and space is just the same environment as the ocean, air or land). This is an inevitable fact. You just need to take off your cute pink glasses.
        
        In the 60s?
        
        Think, yes. In the 60s, a rocket with an orbital warhead R-36orb (8K69) was developed in the USSR. The first regiment took up combat duty in 1969 on the territory of NIIP-5.
        
        Missiles, including ballistic missiles, were created to deliver weapons. The first was Nazi Germany, the USA took the baton from the hands of Von Braun, and literally, the first ballistic missile SM-65 Atlas entered service in 1959.
        
        But a ballistic missile is not a space weapon)) We're talking about the militarization of space, aren't we?)
        
        In the same 1959, the United States launched the first reconnaissance satellite, Discoverer-1, as part of the Corona defense space program.
        
        Stop, you told me before about "real militarization")) And here is just a reconnaissance satellite.
        
        You will decide. Or we are talking about any military space systems, including reconnaissance satellites - and then you were 60 years late with your exclamations. Either we are talking about space assets that made it possible to strike from outer space on the Earth or conduct battles in outer space - and then you were 50 years late with your exclamations about the "militarization of space"))
        
        123
        
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        16 July 2020 15: 47
        
        I have no desire to argue for days with a fanatic who clings to terms and formulations.
        
        Cyril
        
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        16 July 2020 15: 53
        
        clinging to terms and wording
        
        That is, you do not know these very terms and formulations, of course)) But why then stick your nose there, which you don't know?
        
        123
        
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        16 July 2020 20: 22
        
        you don’t know these very terms and wordings, understandably)) But why then stick your nose there that you don’t know?
        
        The world's first "defense space program" is the beginning of an arms race in space. What do you consider to be real militarization does not bother me much, the opinion of sycophants and hangers-on serving overseas owners does not matter to me.
        
        Cyril
        
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        16 July 2020 21: 10
        
        The world's first "defense space program" is the beginning of an arms race in space
        
        Finally, it began to dawn on you that you were somewhat late with your groans about the "imminent militarization of space"))
    2. 123
      
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      16 July 2020 20: 48
      
      I looked through the Internet, brought the CCS system to work (mobile terrestrial antennas, to suppress signals from one satellites). The Americans themselves position it as a "new system of offensive weapons"
      
      https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32570/space-force-just-received-its-first-new-offensive-weapon
      
      The Pentagon has signed a contract with the Sierra Nevada Corporation to create a "mini space station", Shooting Star is at a loss to translate, they call it an outpost and an outpost. These "huts" will fly in the earth's orbit and near the Moon, including manned missions. Plans begin to emerge, it becomes clear why they need so many manned ships and where they are going to fly.
      
      https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/34840/the-pentagon-moves-to-launch-its-own-experimental-mini-space-station
      
      It becomes impossible to lie about American elves peacefully exploring space, some fans of the Masks change their shoes in the air and begin to say that weapons in space are wonderful, they say, they are driving progress. Everything is completely false, both the United States and local "policemen".
      1. Cyril
        
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        17 July 2020 08: 32
        
        It’s becoming impossible to lie about American elves peacefully exploring space
        
        Nobody ever said that the Americans (like the USSR / Russia) are exploring space exclusively for peaceful purposes. Not the Americans themselves, not anyone else. You yourself have created some kind of false statement, which then boldly begin to "expose". It happens that;)
        
        some Maskov lovers change their shoes in the air and begin to tell that weapons in space are wonderful, they say, makes progress.
        
        Imagine yes - in the real world, and not in your pink universe, war is one of the main engines of progress. But the "Mask lovers" don't change their shoes and talk about it openly. But the "fans of the USSR" - yes, they love to speculate about the "peaceful USSR", which, however, did the same thing as the Americans.
        
        Everything is completely false, both the United States and local policemen.
        
        More, more high calmness of Soviet propaganda books during the Cold War, let's go!))
        
        123
        
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        17 July 2020 08: 48
        
        Nobody ever said that the Americans (like the USSR / Russia) are exploring space exclusively for peaceful purposes. Not the Americans themselves, not anyone else. You yourself have created some kind of false statement, which then boldly begin to "expose". It happens that;)
        Think yes - in the real world, and not in your pink universe, war is one of the main engines of progress. But the "Mask lovers" don't change their shoes and talk about it openly. But the "fans of the USSR" - yes, they love to speculate about the "peaceful USSR", which, however, did the same thing as the Americans.
        
        At every mention of the use of American military equipment, they tear their clothes together with their hair, claiming that this is not so, and Mask and the Pentagon are not doing business, and the USSR began an arms race in space. When the facts appear and the sewing in the bag can no longer be concealed, it suddenly turns out that the arms race in space is good and progressive. Why, then, so stubbornly denied the military thrust of the American space program? You just have to take one more step - to say that a blow to Russia is good, the land will be cleansed and free up space for your masters.
        
        More, more high calmness of Soviet propaganda books during the Cold War, let's go!))
        
        The thing is that the same phenomenon is described, hence the similarity in the description.
        Good luck as a "hivi".
        
        Cyril
        
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        17 July 2020 09: 56
        
        Musk and the Pentagon are not doing business
        
        Again your fantasies)) Where did I say that?)
        
        and the arms race in space began the USSR
        
        Well, it’s true — before the Americans, the USSR began to develop its space program, which, as you correctly wrote in a moment of rare insight, was part of the military program.
        
        Plus - it was you who started broadcasting about "real militarization", not me. I gave you an example of this "real militarization" in the form of Soviet orbital missile warheads.
        
        when the facts appear and the awl in the bag is no longer withheld
        
        These facts were a secret only for you - in view of your complete ignorance))
        
        Why, then, so stubbornly denied the military thrust of the American space program?
        
        When did I say that? O_o give me a quote))
        
        You just have to take one more step - to say that a blow to Russia is good, the land will be cleansed and free up space for your masters.
        
        And you just have to turn on the brain. But you have a problem with that.
        
        Good luck as a "hivi".
        
        You are full of emotions and no logic)) "hivi", "owners" ... that the Germans plowed you up in due time, and now you cannot get rid of traumatic memories?)
        
        123
        
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        17 July 2020 10: 20
        
        Your attempts at excuses look just pathetic.
        
        Cyril
        
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        17 July 2020 10: 21
        
        And your infantilism and attempts to shift your desire for a "master" onto me is just ridiculous)
bubasa

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25 July 2020 21: 11

Where will they launch? Into the ocean? Good luck ;)