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[GLS]

Hi-res images (with the correct aspect-ratio) now coming down from Orion

 

[Max-Q]

Wow. Image quality has come a long way since Apollo last visited that gray cratered... whatever it is in the sky... thing...
@gattispilot You might be able to get some solar panel textures from these.

 

[gattispilot]

Thanks. I think the SM might be too long? Haven't found dimensions. The solar panels I need to redo. The structure that mounts in the Orion folds out then the first panel
All I have found is this:
4 m long
diameter of 4.1 m excluding solar panels, 5.2 m diameter stowed 19 m with solar panels unfurled. The problem is the top of the panel look to be witht the top of the thrusters and the bottom extends below the edge.

We know the panels are 2 meters square

 

[Thunder Chicken]

SLS burned in the new mobile launcher deck pretty well...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1594827125537873925

And the elevator doors...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1594827777571966976

 

[DaveS]

I've seen worse from shuttle launches in terms of deck paint abrasion. The SRB exhaust is pretty abrasive so it acts like a very powerful sandblaster.

 

[gattispilot]

Redid the solar panels. the cube is 7 x 2 meters.

As you can see the gap needs to be big to make the 7 meters length. My other thought is the arm length may be included?

 

[N_Molson]

Really cool to see such high quality pics showing the spacecraft exterior hull, those panels-mounted cams were a great idea !

 

[MarkWatney2015]

I've seen worse from shuttle launches in terms of deck paint abrasion. The SRB exhaust is pretty abrasive so it acts like a very powerful sandblaster.

Ares 1-X also damaged the MLP when it launched in 2009, so I guess this is quite normal-ish for shuttle-derived LVs

 

[GLS]

...aaand for the next trick: live stream video from Orion
https://video.ibm.com/channel/b4dEcL3bJKW

 

[Urwumpe]

...aaand for the next trick: live stream video from Orion
https://video.ibm.com/channel/b4dEcL3bJKW

Does it work now?

 

[jedidia]

Does it work now?

Looks like it...

 

[TheShuttleExperience]

Hi-res images (with the correct aspect-ratio) now coming down from Orion

Oh boy, finally some usable images

Can't wait for the coverage of the "first" manned mission. What a pity I'll be older by then...

Btw: does anyone have information why NASA chose the early 90's worm-logo?

 

[TheShuttleExperience]

SLS burned in the new mobile launcher deck pretty well...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1594827125537873925

And the elevator doors...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1594827777571966976

Well, after all they wanted to have a very powerful rocket, right?

 

[Max-Q]

Redid the solar panels. the cube is 7 x 2 meters.

As you can see the gap needs to be big to make the 7 meters length. My other thought is the arm length may be included?

Form the pictures, it looks like the gap isn't nearly that big.
I agree that the 7 meter length does includes the arm and mounting hardware.

 

[gattispilot]

So I resize the panels by 1.34. I was trying to match the photo. It seems the panels are no 45 degrees. They look to be on the seams.

 

[GLS]

https://flic.kr/p/2o1Wcop

https://flic.kr/p/2o1W4Zg

 

[N_Molson]

"Lunar Dreams" (James Horner)

 

[GLS]

 

[Frilock]

"Lunar Dreams" (James Horner)

Started humming it as soon as I saw the pic!

 

[GLS]

...and now looking the other way