In case you missed it, the Ares 1-X launch this morning was successful.
Ares is the new NASA expendable launcher, developed under the Constellation program, designed too provide medium and heavy (Ares V) lift after Shuttle and to provide man-rated launchers for future maneuverable crewed capsule launches - the Orions.
Think Saturn 1 and Saturn V type launchers, with Apollo type capsules - but modernised and hopefully safer, and cheaper.
Ares 1-X is the prototype experimental test vehicle for Ares 1
It finally launched this morning.
All went well, apparently.
Cool launch video though.
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In the last few weeks, I've been wrapping up E&M, which has included talking about Faraday's Law and induced currents.
My union is calling a strike next Tuesday. I'm not sure what to do. I don't teach, and have no administrative duties, so should I stop thinking from for 8 hours? I'm not sure the administration would notice...
Take a look at the following two movies. Your job is to determine whether the yellow square is moving faster in the first movie or the second movie.
The part where it broke in half was actually quite scary. But expected, apparently.
Beautiful.
The worrisome point for me was when the transonic shockwave formed around around the front of the vehicle (@ about 0:53).
And this was just a test of the first stage. The whole of the second stage was filled with recording equipment. The capsule area was just dummy weight. Can't wait for a full vehicle launch.