Is China's New Rocket Really Coal Powered? Deep Space Updates - April 2nd

Another news round up, featuring all the rocket launches to orbit, Old rockets, new rockets, launch successes and launch failures, commercial payloads and secret spy satellites.
It's been a busy couple of weeks.
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[@desmond-hawkins]

At 12:33 about Sergei Krikalev: "he was the guy that ended up stuck in space for a very long time". For context, he was onboard the Mir orbital station when the Soviet Union was dissolved on December 26, 1991, which meant that the country that sent him to space no longer existed and Baikonur was now in Kazakhstan. He ended up spending 311 days in space for this mission, more than twice the original five months it was supposed to last.

[@jonasfrito2]

Sergei Krikalev: "Ride is comfortable, but bring snacks just in case."

[@Stormcrow_1]

@@jonasfrito2 Where has all the Vodka gone? :)

[@jonasfrito2]

@@Stormcrow_1 Snacks are very dry...

[@simongeard4824]

"The last Soviet"...

[@Brett-yq7pj]

I think you mean the last soveihiccan

[@jonasmarshall7627]

"comfortable relatively to being left on Mir for 6 extra months on a proposed 6 month mission, while also having no contact with anybody on the ground until hobbyists with radios guessed the soviet communication frequencies, since their mission control was deserted while the soviet union was collapsing" is how sergei krikalev might describe it

[@WhereNerdyisCool]

Hey congrats on approaching your pilot license! I got mine in 92 and I can tell you, AFTER you get the license is when the learning really hits! Fly safe!

[@dboi1656]

Any tips for those moving towards their solo flights? I'm sure there's at least a few of us that fit this

[@WhereNerdyisCool]

@@dboi1656 study, read and ASK questions. Work with your CFI on anything that bothers you. Mine was great, we spent as much time in front of the dry erase board as well as in the cockpit. There's no such thing as a dumb question! The AOPA KZbin and others (Dan Gryder, etc) are great resources

[@jeffreypierson2064]

@@dboi1656 The flying is the part that worries CFIs the least. Your CFI won't sign you off to solo until they see you are safe. Know systems, radio communications, and the AIM, specifically IM SAFE. Good luck and fair winds.

[@Michael-rg7mx]

Aviate, navigate, and communicate! In that order. It is a guidebook for everything. Drive the car, then worry if you're on the correct road, last is blinkers, horn, and hand signals.

[@cokeforever]

Do your IFR and multi-engine as soon as you can, dont sit in that tarpit of aged out "vfr is like driving a car" shit, evolve as a pilot, stock up ifr hours and go for cf... really, ppl is just a start, fly high!

[@JeffreyBue_imtxsmoke]

The most exciting time in space exploration since the apollo days when I was a kid.

[@AlanTheBeast100]

The 4 Chinese sats doing land survey are probably "laser linked" such that small changes in their respective distances to each other can be used to map the local gravity. Coupled to the optical data could provide very accurate g-maps. Good luck on your check ride. Did my solo (16th B-day), private (B4 my 17th B-day) and commercial (before my 18th) and flight instructor not long after that. Was teaching for several years before getting ... my driver's license! Long time ago...

[@rickgpz1209]

The chinese might be using those satellites to find interesting things under the ocean surface, such as US submarines.

[@lolasdm6959]

@@rickgpz1209 Subs are pretty insignificant to be picked up by these.

[@seditt5146]

As crazy as it sounds I suspect they are simply prepping for an attack and are doing a survey of countries who might interfere with their invasion of Taiwan. The fact I have to even preface this statement knowing people will think its tin foil hat stuff is the most terrifying part of it all in my opinion.

[@AwardQueue]

The high-precision digital model of the Earth's surface.

[@HuntingTarg]

@@rickgpz1209 Mapping subterranean geotopography and analyzing unpredicted deviations (They might be using it as a form of laser interferometry to scan for underground installations)

[@Juttutin]

As a 50something, I just need to note that this launch cadence is just soul boggling. Definite proto-GATTACA feels.

[@rickchristensen1291]

Scott, good luck on your check ride. It is coming up on 40 years since my ride. It was one of the most stressful and satisfying days in my life. I remember it like it was yesterday. I only threw up twice before I got in the plane. I was fine once I was behind the yoke. I am sure you will do fine.

[@corbechupacabra]

Great to be able to watch launches from home, isn't it? It's the thing I love most about living on Florida's space coast.

[@bonzogamer6966]

I just stand on my toilet and look out the bathroom window in C Florida.

[@Splarkszter]

@@bonzogamer6966 awesome

[@1224chrisng]

​@@bonzogamer6966 Can't wait til that Methane powered rocket leaves the pad oh and starship of course

[@phydeux]

@@bonzogamer6966 - That's not how you watch rocket launches, that's how you discover time travel!

[@BubbafromSapperton]

I saw everything from home too in the 60's - on a black & white TV! 🤗

[@richb313]

Glad to hear you are close to your pilot's license and thanks for the update on all the space and rocket news.

[@tonycash7686]

Good luck with your check ride! I still vividly remember mine back in 1981. The experience is thrilling. Thanks for your updates

[@StaK_1980]

18:22 - that 1.8 meter long human figure is a work of art right there, I couldn't have done a better job myself! 🙂

[@NemexiaM]

Lol thanks for pointing this out

[@namewarvergeben]

DRAWN Aerospace!

[@danielculver2209]

Perfect proportions for twerking 🥵

[@ianegfp]

It shows you do not have to be perfect at everything in order to do rocket science!

[@CptJistuce]

It looks like a remarkably accurate scale diagram to me.

[@eicdesigner]

Scott, I truly appreciate these glimpses into another engineering world! My specialty is industrial instrumentation and automation, so rockets are a distant thing to me. I can tell you how to monitor and control an entire power generating plant but have no clue about the field you are so passionate about. Thank you for allowing the rest of us to tag along!

[@pauljcampbell2997]

Wow, so much happening. Thanks for the update Scott!

[@spankflaps1365]

Just imagine the poor fireman, shovelling in the coal. When the LMS Coronations did over 100mph, they needed 2 firemen and a mechanical pusher.

[@atlasfeynman1039]

There is video of it in the movie Titanic I think.

[@Anvilshock]

Time for Doc Brown's Presto logs.

[@BamaRailfan]

To think that sometime in the near future we may be hearing Scott say "..another Starship launch with V2 starlink satellites..not sure what else to say about these anymore.."

[@ianegfp]

Yes indeed! IMHO, the purpose of companies like SpaceX was to remove some of the business demands off of NASA and JPL. I could be wrong, but I do not think SpaceX is trying to figure out a mechanism for generating artificial gravity or how to send humans to Pluto comfortably in five days. For that type of excitement NASA and JPL are still the source.

[@jocramkrispy305]

could happen, I guess

[@MCsCreations]

Thanks for all the news, Scott! 😊 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@nagjrcjasonbower]

Best wishes on your PPL checkride!!! I’ll never forget mine back when I was 19... Half a lifetime ago but still in my mind nearly every day!!! Keep up the awesomeness and fly safe!!!

[@johnnajera8204]

Dude I absolutely love your videos thank you so much

[@pseudotasuki]

"Only the second flight for this booster" Living in the future.

[@viper02222]

Good luck on your check ride Scott!! Fly Safe!

[@jull1234]

Scott Manley, Fly Safe! Good luck on your check ride!

[@btrocketry3736]

Another great space news coming from Scotty this week.Good onya mate.

[@Papershields001]

Congrats on your solos Scott!

[@badrinair]

Thank you Scott. Great coverage

[@srinivasvellore447]

Good round up video 👍

[@RCAvhstape]

I like how that rocket powered plane is held back by sandbags and a street curb, while aiming into a shipping container just in case.

[@JulieanGalak]

Congratulations on the almost-checkride. Mine was the third-most nervous I've been in a plane. (The most nervous was my first solo. The second-most was my first real instrument approach to minimums).

[@richardknapp570]

Good luck on your check ride! (nice light reading there with the FARs and AIM book)

[@capt_sam1977]

Good luck on your check-ride Scott Manley. Taking mine hopefully in May.

[@TheSlinq]

Good luck on your checkride Scott!

[@Spaealien]

Keep up the content, love from NZ!

[@WolvesPlaysGames]

Who ever figured we'd have a traffic jam at the space station.....

[@Spaceman05]

Those Dawn Aerospace craft are some amazing looking pieces of kit

[@martyspencer1]

Good luck getting your pilot license! I got mine a long time ago when it cost $12/hour for a Cessna 152 with instructor and a Piper Warrior with air conditioning was $22/hour.

[@jacksonmulville2200]

Hey scott! Best of luck on your checkride. Just remember to have fun! Flying is awesome, airplanes are cool :)

[@benjaminnevins5211]

Wow! you worked through that license quick! Good luck!

[@dgrah]

Best of luck on your flight test, Scott!

[@JaredYates1]

Good luck on your Check Ride! I had mine in September! You’ll do great!

[@B2BWide]

It's so good to hear "Fly safe!" from pilot with a PPL ;) :) Thanks for summarizing this busy week!

[@TalismanPHX]

Best of luck on your pilot check ride, Scott 😊

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

“If you don’t get excited about rocket launches, why are you building rockets?” - another epic Scott Manley quote,, 2023

[@ryann6919]

SO much happening in space right now! So exciting. Thanks for the coverage. DAWN looks epic. Spaceplanes seem to be all the rage RN.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

Great video, Scott...👍

[@robinmyman]

Good luck with your check-ride, Scott!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@osirisapex7483]

Very diverse set of launch providers!

[@michaelgoetz7506]

Good luck on your check ride! Fly safe!

[@sonnyburnett8725]

Looking forward to the first SM show from the air. You always show us the most interesting parts of a space story so I can’t wait to see what you show us from the air. VAFB?

[@Tomcroese]

OK, I fly safe, and thank you for a nice update!

[@frankgulla2335]

Scott, thanks for another, highly detailed briefing on the status of space launches. We need a 1st qtr summary of launched by country, please.

[@nitzeli]

Good luck on your checkride! Remember, the checker is on your side Fly safe

[@mlmmt]

Can't wait to see starship finally launch for the first time.

[@rebeccadubois8270]

Space isn't real J/k I'm Also excited

[@zebo-the-fat]

It will go up or it will go boom... either will be exciting!

[@DABrock-author]

@@zebo-the-fat Or it could go up AND go boom, which would be doubly exciting 😂

[@termitreter6545]

I gonna wait before getting excited, its been delayed a lot. Wish Elon would STFU on twitter and concentrate on SpaceX instead.

[@aileron48]

Hey Scott, good luck with the practical and check ride for your private ticket! You're going to ace it!

[@timestampterrysassistant7638]

great updates

[@TraditionalAnglican]

In re - Sergei Krikalev “Worst case scenario” - They were thinking there was a chance the equipment could overheat, & the Soyuz would burn up on reentry. There was a greater chance the interior temperature could reach as high as 80°C…

[@miklov]

Fascinating. Thank you!

[@porroapp]

Love you Scott!

[@jn-ny8bh]

Scott please make a video about that rough soyuz landing

[@martinberry4315]

Good luck for the PPL Scott. 👍 As for "The Beat Goes On" I really hope someone at Electron is a Buddy Rich fan. The version with his daughter singing in '67 is excellent.

[@stanbrow]

No crew on the New Shephard that had the anomaly.

[@FrikInCasualMode]

Heyy! Finally some love for rocketplanes!

[@josephn944]

Good luck on that checkride! Remember your memory items and it’s okay to make mistakes as long as you identify them yourself and correct them. Examiners want you to pass, just prove to them you’re a safe pilot. Fly safe!

[@farazalam3325]

Bro says fly safe as his catchphrase. So he'll most likely pass

[@jf5336]

Good luck on your test!

[@Werdna12345]

Congrats! Fly safe!

[@-TheRealChris]

17:36 That is awesome! love a rocket plane, first I've heard of these people, really hope they get that going with the scaled up version!

[@erikhedl2084]

Good luck on your flight test!

[@josephbarnes7217]

Good luck on your check ride!

[@acebubbles5023]

my instrument ride is on the 7th! good luck scott

[@slayer66thfc]

Nice FAR/Aim Scott. Some light reading there! GL on your Check ride!

[@rocketsocks]

Rocket planes! I've been waiting since the '90s for someone to succeed with this sort of thing. Pioneer Rocketplane and XCOR gave it a go but never got very far.

[@SimonAmazingClarke]

Have a great time on your flught test. I'm sure you will ace it.

[@sandytrunks]

Best of luck on your Private Pilot Checkride, Scott! 👍🏻

[@larryl43]

thank you

[@jimwalls904]

Scott, Good luck on your check ride. I remember mine well - 1 May 1977 (about six weeks before I graduated from High School). Lots of advise already given. Remember to USE the checklists.

[@General12th]

Hi Scott!

[@johndunkley8708]

Love it when you unlock coal liquefaction on the tech tree!

[@edbrackin]

Space Pioneer had great photos. They know what's really important.

[@WX4CB]

good luck on your checkride... my DPE is unable to do mine this month (he's an airline pilot), so it looks like i'll have to put it off till next month... no big deal, more practice :D

[@milkhbox]

Hearing Scott speak definitely makes life a bit easier. Hullooo!

[@covert0overt_810]

Good luck on the SOLO!

[@darrenkrivit6854]

"Better than the worst case scenario" Very re-assuring 🤪

[@Pandicle]

9:40 so we are officially in a time when we can say "it's ONLY 2 time that this booster flew" xD thanks for the recap and congrats on your license!

[@JC-IV]

Good luck! Just study for the Orals, and hope your DPE doesn’t know how to mess with G1000 and CBs!

[@happysprollie]

Good luck with the check ride. I enjoyed mine (the examiner fell asleep at one point).

[@jjthejetplane11]

Private pilot check ride! Congrats Scott! As a student pilot myself, I wish you the best of luck!

[@jacobdavidcunningham1440]

18:25 damn that looks legit, 2001 Space Odyssey let's go

[@tgmccoy1556]

Good luck on that Check ride.

[@TechOttawa]

Hey Scott, wishing you CAVU for your solo but can you please make sure all landing gear are securely attached? Dunno why but there have been a rash of solo flights losing undercarriage bits. Fly safe!

[@adamcollegeman2]

good luck on your test you ARE the person for the job, that test. its a done deal good luck love love love

[@user-ut7jv3yi1b]

Thank you Scott Manley, i knew a lot of new knowledge, your new fan from China🧒😄

[@randomnickify]

Oh, Starship will get out of its launchpad easily, question is in how many pieces :)

[@eekee6034]

That was prescient... We just didn't expect the pieces to be those of the ground under the launch pad! 🤣

[@jimshreve83]

Thanks for that update that was very informative. Good luck on your check ride, remember your the pilot in command. I Remember mine almost didn't pass when I landed at Chino when the person giving me my checkride told me to cross the active runway behind a beautifully rebuilt B29 was stopped on the active runway, I crossed behind it and the tower got really annoyed. Just make sure you know who you're communicating with and don't blindly follow someones instructions. I got the chance to land at Miegs field in Chicago it was closest thing to landing on an aircraft carrier. I was going to try to fly through 4 states in about an hour, but when taking off the plane could barely climb out over the very large ferris wheel on the pier so I quickly change my mind because I end up in an icy cold lake Michigan at night. Good luck, are you going to video it?

[@oystercatcher943]

Don’t video it. I’m sure you don’t need the extra stress. Fly safe!

[@ktreier]

Good luck on your check ride.

[@Popeii1]

Mr. Manley, will you do an update on the RDRE test soon? I'm looking forward to it.

[@Mireaze]

Fun fact, astrolab is an offshoot of venturi, which is an old french sports car brand.

[@matthewmartin5763]

Artemis 2 will sort of be an updated Apollo 8. Interesting note: Jim Lovell, Frank Borman and William Anders are still currently alive and may very well get to witness a repeat of their mission. Also Borman and Lovell are the 2 oldest living astronauts. Looking at the current active female astronaut roster; it's hard to bet who the first female will be. My personal picks would be Nicole Mann or Sunita Williams, but we'll see.

[@rwboa22]

Hopefully Gene Kranz, Milt Windler, and Gerry Griffin will be present in Mission Control when the "Go for TLI" order is given by their successor in the Flight Director's console.

[@dboi1656]

@@rwboa22 I only hope Gene gets to be there if it goes success (not that I don't wish for success!!). I can't imagine having to deal with a modern failure after his previous experiences

[@RCAvhstape]

They should put Buzz Aldrin back in the cockpit and make him mission commander. The ultimate chad space navigator can find his way back with handheld instruments and a wristwatch if all else fails.

[@owensmith7530]

Apollo 8 went into lunar orbit, so Artemis II is not a repeat of that.

[@owensmith7530]

Sunita Williams is allocated to Starliner so unlikely to be her.

[@blackhawks81H]

Scott, as someone who's been flying for a long time. I know you're gonna do great on your checkride. You've got the pilot state of mind. (and a very aerodynamic hairstyle) May I humbly suggest that you find a buddy, or really just anyone at your local airport/nearby, with something like a Citabria/Decathlon to take you up for some spin training. I still can't understand how here in the US it's not mandatory for a PPL. I'm sure I speak for everyone here when I say we want to see you continue making videos for many years to come. Citabria is my "daily driver" and I never turn anyone down when they ask to go up and do so. It's just too important, and hell, it's a lot of fun too. 😁 Also a lot of times the same dude will also help you knock out your tailwheel endorsement as well. Which not only increases your coolness factor X10.. But helps develop solid stick and rudder skills. Either way. Good luck and congrats.

[@glenn_r_frank_author]

Hey Scott... good luck on your final pilots license tests... and I know you will fly safe.

[@jezzter4293]

Good luck on the check ride

[@mattcolver1]

You failed to mention the test failure of the ULA Centaur V at Marshall. The May Vulcan launch is probably delayed. So far not much info coming out of ULA.

[@Steven_Olson]

"Only the second flight" not a phrase I ever thought I'd hear...