Belated Tech Musings

What happened each day this week in space exploration, science, and technology history. This is the eighty-seventh video and second year in this series, covering January 31st to February 6th. Features the Mercury-Redstone 2 monkey mission, the International Astronautical Prize and the Ansari X Prize, Frederick Schmiedl and the Austrian postal rocket, Col Eileen Collins, the ISS tumbling out of control, Alan Shepard hitting a golf ball on the Moon, the origin of the pedestrian signal Walk/Don’t Walk, and NASA awarding the first three development contracts for the Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destinations program.

SpaceX’s launch of the National Reconnaissance Office’s NROL-87 satellite to orbit. The launch was from the Vandenberg Space Force Base’s launch complex 4E. Shows the launch, solid rocket booster separation, and booster landing. There was no fairing or satellite separation video due to a communications blackout.

ULA’s launch of the US Space Force’s launch mission 8 that carried the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites 5 and 6 to orbit. The launch was from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s launch complex 41. Shows the launch and solid rocket booster separation; and ULA’s in-flight animation for the first stage separation and fairing deployment. There was no satellite separation video due to a communications blackout.

Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne on its second operational mission. We cover the “Above the Clouds” launch from the Mojave Air and Space Port. Shows the takeoff of the Cosmic Girl 747 carrier, fairing separation, and general flight coverage. There was no satellite separation video due to a communications blackout.

SpaceX’s COSMO-Skymed-G2 Launch from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s launch complex 40. Shows the launch, first stage separation, fairing deployment, booster landing, and satellite separation.

SpaceX’s Starlink 4-6 Launch from the Kennedy Space Center’s launch complex 39A. Shows the launch, fairing and first stage separation, and booster landing. There was no satellite separation video due to the lack of a ground station link.

SpaceX’s Starlink 4-5 Launch from the Kennedy Space Center’s launch complex 39A. Shows the launch and booster landing. There was no satellite separation video due to the lack of a ground station link.

SpaceX’s Starlink Transporter-3 Rideshare Launch from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s launch complex 40. Shows the launch, first stage separation, fairing deployment, and booster landing. There was no satellite separation video due to a communications blackout.

SpaceX has released over the years several videos of its fairings being tested, launched, released, returning to Earth, splashing down, and being recovered for reuse. We tie all of them in one video here so you can see the full process from end to end.

This video is our look back on 2021 from the perspective of major events in space exploration, science, and general technology. This is the Rewind eighty-first installment.

SpaceX released a flyover reveal of the company’s Launch and Catch Tower for the orbital capable Starship. The Tower will feature launches of the Starship and Super Heavy booster and then catch the booster upon return rather than allow the booster to land on a ground pad like those for the Falcon 9 medium lift rocket. The tower is at the Boca Chica Starbase, which is waiting on FAA environmental approval for orbital launches expected February 28, 2022. SpaceX is also modifying the Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A for Starship orbital launches in addition to Falcon 9 launches.

This video is our look back on 2021 from the perspective of Tesla, SpaceX, Starlink, the Boring Company as well as for other Elon Musk business ventures. This is the Redux sixty-seventh installment. We cover all major SpaceX launches, all significant moves for and against Tesla, bright spots for the Boring Company, and events associated those government agencies and commercial companies that have partnered with Musk’s companies.

In this second installment of the Tool Crib series, we review TTI’s Ryobi One+ 18V cordless PSP01 disinfectant sprayer. Is this power tool a COVID-19 savior, or just an overwrought Clorox disinfectant dispenser? Watch to find out.

Tesla, SpaceX, Starlink, Boring Company daily history as well as for other Elon Musk business ventures. This is the seventy-fourth episode, spanning January 31st to February 6th. We cover the GovSat-1/SES-16 launch, Musk wins 2014 Edison Award, Model S supercharger rally, Stewart Alsop snubbed by Tesla, Starlink 18, Musk on Instagram, Falcon Heavy’s test flight, and Boeing invests in eVTOL taxi company Wisk Aero.

Tesla, SpaceX, Starlink, Boring Company daily history as well as for other Elon Musk business ventures. This is the sixty-first episode, spanning November 15th to November 21st. We cover Es’hail 2, Crew-1, the Hawthorne test tunnel, the Mustang Mach-E, fuel cell vehicles in China, Gigafactory Buffalo, Sentinel-6, and David Beasley of the UN World Food Programme sparring with Musk. #Tesla #Ford #Mach-E BTM video #342. VIDEO CREDIT: Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity, The Boring Company, Ford, UN, Jiangsu PREVIOUS SPACEX & TESLA REDUX EPISODES: Redux November 18-October 24: https://youtu.be/h6ye7lOh8jo Boeing Starliner Update: https://youtu.be/wkkzh6Kayjk Crew-2 Launch: https://youtu.be/Ifp_PN4HbCA SpaceX Starship SN15 launch, updated: https://youtu.be/7dBSW34iV9M SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ33gn98lV3TLrLsoKdCCYg?sub_confirmation=1 CHANNEL RELATED LINKS: Rumble, another outlet for our video library: https://www.rumble.com/belatedtech Instagram, for preview pics: https://www.instagram.com/belatedtech/ (@belatedtech) Twitter, Parler, & Plurk: for new episode announcements: https://twitter.com/belatedtech; https://parler.com//Belatedtech; https://www.plurk.com/belatedtech Minds: for retrotech and innovation news: https://www.minds.com/belatedtech/ CONTACT: Email us at belatedtech@freestate.biz Or send mail to: PO Box 34726, Bethesda, MD 20827 MUSIC CREDIT: Song: Eternal Garden—Dan Henig YouTube Audio Library Song: Wehrmut—Godmode YouTube Audio Library

What happened each day this week in space exploration, science, and technology history. This is the seventy-fifth video and second year in this series, covering November 15th to November 21st. Features the Buran Shuttle, Skylab 4, the computer mouse, William Caxton and the first printed English book; the paper pencil, the Zayra and Unity modules of the ISS, Woodrow Wilson radioing airplanes, and Facebook becoming Meta. BTM video #341 VIDEO CREDIT: NASA, Roscosmos, Dimitry Schidlovsky, CNBC CHANNEL RELATED LINKS: Instagram, for preview pics: https://www.instagram.com/belatedtech/ (@belatedtech) Twitter, Parler, & Plurk: for new episode announcements: https://twitter.com/belatedtech; https://parler.com//Belatedtech; https://www.plurk.com/belatedtech Minds: for retrotech and innovation news: https://www.minds.com/belatedtech/ Belated Tech Gaming: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7IhN_1CRDlLdsBRDAhZ9iQ CONTACT: Email us at belatedtech@freestate.biz Or send mail to: PO Box 34726, Bethesda, MD 20827 MUSIC CREDIT: Song: Gently, Onwards—ELPHNT YouTube Audio Library Song: Breathe—Slenderbeats YouTube Audio Library

What happened each day this week in space exploration, science, and technology history. This is the seventy-sixth video and second year in this series, covering November 22th to November 28th. Features Maytag, the inventory of the mechanical pencil sharpener, the first cable TV, the Astrix-1, Alfred Nobel, the Kennedy Space Center, and Glenn Youngkin and the Carlyle Group. Looking for our other history series, The Tesla & SpaceX Redux? Check out our channel playlists. #NASA #Maytag #Nobel OTHER BELATED TECH VIDEOS MENTIONED IN THIS INSTALLMENT: Episode 35: https://youtu.be/0Zs1qbT4UCI Milestones 37: https://youtu.be/-b_rqQCPGTI Milestones 137: https://youtu.be/fkMmvg9IvVc Milestones 141: https://youtu.be/LM8vlyim_qo BTM video #344 VIDEO CREDIT: Maytag, NASA, JFKreations, the Nobel Foundation, Youngkin for Governor, CNBC OTHER BELATED TECH VIDEOS: Rewind Week of November 15 - November 21: https://youtu.be/imFpnJ0X3lk Bezos in Space: https://youtu.be/a9VY0T_hz0U Branson in Space: https://youtu.be/v3bY4APNPxg Walkthrough 74: Death Stranding Part 18: https://youtu.be/Vxq2THAKwas SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ33gn98lV3TLrLsoKdCCYg?sub_confirmation=1 CHANNEL RELATED LINKS: Instagram, for preview pics: https://www.instagram.com/belatedtech/ (@belatedtech) Twitter, Parler, & Plurk: for new episode announcements: https://twitter.com/belatedtech; https://parler.com//Belatedtech; https://www.plurk.com/belatedtech Minds: for retrotech and innovation news: https://www.minds.com/belatedtech/ Belated Tech Gaming: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7IhN_1CRDlLdsBRDAhZ9iQ CONTACT: Email us at belatedtech@freestate.biz Or send mail to: PO Box 34726, Bethesda, MD 20827 MUSIC CREDIT: Song: Gently, Onwards—ELPHNT YouTube Audio Library Song: Breathe—Slenderbeats YouTube Audio Library

Tesla, SpaceX, Starlink, Boring Company daily history as well as for other Elon Musk business ventures. This is the sixty-second episode, spanning November 22nd to November 28th. We cover South Australia’s Hornsdale Power Reserve, Musk promoting all EV’s, not just Tesla, Cybertruck’s windows, Starlink 15, CNN hit piece on Musk, Musk’s Thanksgiving meme, the Boring Company giving up on West Los Angeles, and Verizon joins Amazon’s Project Kuiper. #Tesla #SpaceX #Kuiper BTM video #345. VIDEO CREDIT: Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity, The Boring Company, CNBC, How to Draw Stuff, Neoem OTHER VIDEOS MENTIONED IN THIS INSTALLMENT: Milestones 112: https://youtu.be/CMdW8-c6jFI Milestones 124: https://youtu.be/XlyOjOBnvIA Milestones 144: https://youtu.be/h6ye7lOh8jo PREVIOUS SPACEX & TESLA REDUX EPISODES: Redux November 15-November 21: https://youtu.be/Q3V3EDBsTUI Boeing Starliner Update: https://youtu.be/wkkzh6Kayjk Crew-2 Launch: https://youtu.be/Ifp_PN4HbCA SpaceX Starship SN15 launch, updated: https://youtu.be/7dBSW34iV9M SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ33gn98lV3TLrLsoKdCCYg?sub_confirmation=1 CHANNEL RELATED LINKS: Instagram, for preview pics: https://www.instagram.com/belatedtech/ (@belatedtech) Twitter, Parler, & Plurk: for new episode announcements: https://twitter.com/belatedtech; https://parler.com//Belatedtech; https://www.plurk.com/belatedtech Minds: for retrotech and innovation news: https://www.minds.com/belatedtech/ CONTACT: Email us at belatedtech@freestate.biz Or send mail to: PO Box 34726, Bethesda, MD 20827 MUSIC CREDIT: Song: Eternal Garden—Dan Henig YouTube Audio Library Song: Wehrmut—Godmode YouTube Audio Library