https://www.23hq.com/tag/exploration en-us 23people http://www.23hq.com/resources/um-style/logo-20.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.23hq.com/rss/tag/exploration https://www.23hq.com/rss/tag/exploration?page=2 true https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8265943 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8265943"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8265943_4e85be20170c753b2308065136e4abfd_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Permanent landing pad constructed</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8265943 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:19:46 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8265941 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8265941"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8265941_090d87614d8c91912474cf96bfe3cad7_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Permanent landing pad constructed</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8265941 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:19:27 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8265938 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8265938"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8265938_68d03de4a46780aecd6ec87cfc417d82_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>CTV at Mun Base</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8265938 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:18:54 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8265937 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8265937"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8265937_0b6ad5b8d6948631d13e6640e1be2a8a_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>CTV at Mun Base</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8265937 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:18:37 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8265935 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8265935"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8265935_f74456fce4cbc92ebedefc2a1a12154d_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>CTV at Mun Base</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8265935 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:18:12 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8265928 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8265928"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8265928_7678d2bdf30a5f6ed710a35fb45f8c6a_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Crew Transfer Vehicle delivering first construction crew to Mun Base</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8265928 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:12:14 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254629 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254629"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8254629_02a3989460164898912eb7978a7dea43_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Mun base established</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254629 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:41:24 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254627 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254627"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8254627_7f15804ca2c303d1aedd29125080ad69_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Deorbit burn</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254627 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:41:11 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254626 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254626"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8254626_33872eac8d740c805242b7f040fb83e5_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Mun base in transit</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254626 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:40:55 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254624 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254624"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8254624_f7da71b101ca875c427e00a1158829e7_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Launching a mun base</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254624 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:40:42 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254622 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254622"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8254622_20b3cc5274cc8703b0e6a128db55bc50_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Succesful orbital docking</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254622 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:40:26 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254621 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254621"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8254621_1c8b0526eb8e79994bd5a0c888360b1d_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Orbital docking maneouvre</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254621 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:40:11 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254619 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254619"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8254619_89281dae8e41d046caf468cd34020f44_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>CTV closing in for docking to the space tug</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254619 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:39:58 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254618 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254618"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8254618_74190ee5faa9f8ed05b5df502975ff84_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Crew transfer vehicle</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254618 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:39:44 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254616 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254616"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8254616_8bf9fc9277e89416decd50ef4a0357a4_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Interplanetary capable space tug. To be used in low to high Kerbin orbit for positioning purposes, or as an interplanetary stage for expedition craft.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254616 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:39:27 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254614 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254614"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8254614_3b78f6f0cd359ffc15598b0a548d4ee1_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Interplanetary capable space tug. To be used in low to high Kerbin orbit for positioning purposes, or as an interplanetary stage for expedition craft.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254614 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:39:06 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254612 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254612"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8254612_3879159fed47c65dfbc23e32d37cdf84_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Multiprobe, heavy variant, after interplanetary reentry simulation.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254612 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:38:36 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254611 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254611"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8254611_6700c9ce2cade2b0935d1f605f0d44b7_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Multiprobe, light variant, after interplanetary reentry simulation.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254611 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:38:21 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254607 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254607"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8254607_7285a97c6c76455421c09375a748ba06_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Final phase of reentry</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254607 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:38:08 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254606 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254606"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8254606_717a71d404e5fc316c50ea1c314825ee_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Probe and booster reentry, atmospheric reentry velocity was approx. 3.3km/s</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254606 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:37:52 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254603 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254603"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8254603_f1acb5d5920799c350366bc2c11f2b53_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Performance testing of two variants of multiprobes. The light model is intended for planets with dense atmosphere, whereas the heavy variant is better suited for thin atmospheres.<br /> The booster is designed to accelerate the probes to velocities comparable to reentry from an interplanetary trajectory.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254603 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:37:41 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254601 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254601"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8254601_234a2d6f28db041b11dd44be60afb391_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Ground based tests of the "ORDA" docking system</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254601 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:37:20 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254600 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254600"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8254600_cb6ca06d56100bb2fbb06fae81fcef98_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Ground based tests of the "ORDA" docking system</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254600 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:36:58 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254598 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254598"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8254598_bd5235974a0e174bc5218bae8a187e3c_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Ground based tests of the "ORDA" docking system</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254598 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:36:37 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254596 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254596"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8254596_dbff2f5fb15f725c7ea79e3c46f011d4_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Ground based tests of the "ORDA" docking system</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254596 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:36:17 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254594 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254594"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8254594_d41e9698cb55c200523f2e63edc322e5_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Ground based tests of the "ORDA" docking system</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8254594 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:35:58 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216018 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216018"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8216018_f53f1a3048cc78ba3aa209f4996a3d9b_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Another safe return</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216018 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:30:29 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216017 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216017"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8216017_78ef06c45dcee230ea67a9306d6d884e_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Main chute deployed</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216017 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:30:17 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216016 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216016"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8216016_3f923886aa06813041db9395ac782469_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Service module separation</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216016 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:30:03 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216012 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216012"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8216012_d453959b6e6bfe89328ce9a3209002bb_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Deorbit burn</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216012 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:29:43 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216011 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216011"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8216011_79a01eab65d51b5ac51eb200f6c49b31_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Probe destroyed at surface contact</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216011 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:29:29 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216008 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216008"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8216008_06b9b983294edf50320766ef2bb95190_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Parachute failure resulted in probe loss after atmospheric descent. Useful data has however been acquired.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216008 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:29:18 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216005 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216005"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8216005_8a41047534eb0ec726f25eab0ac7fe77_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Drogue chute deployed</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216005 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:29:04 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216004 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216004"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8216004_ca4eff3cfedab7bf9aba269349da3979_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>En route to aerobraking maneouvre</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216004 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:28:51 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216002 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216002"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/7828204/8216002_3075fb4e458d18fe3bae1641aa23d4ea_standard.jpg" width="460" height="288" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Probe One on course for final destination</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Corax/">Corax</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Corax/photo/8216002 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:28:38 GMT