#SpaceXโs #Raptor engine is currently the king ๐ช of chamber pressure at 270 bar and theyโre aiming for 300 bar. Just to put into perspective how much pressure that is, thatโs like putting a #BMW 740i Sedan which weighs nearly 2 tonnes and placing it on something not much bigger than an average sized US Postage stamp https://everydayastronaut.com/aerospikes
#Starship #StaticFire : four of the rocket's 33 main #Raptor engines shut down prematurely, water suppression system appeared to function well https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/spacex-conducts-a-mostly-successful-test-of-its-super-heavy-booster/
#Starship : "Looks like we can increase #Raptor thrust by ~20 per cent" ๐. โFifty #rockets ๐flying every three days on average enables over a megaton of payload ๐ฆ to #orbit per year โ enough to build a self-sustaining city on #Mars ๐ด.โ https://www.independent.co.uk/space/spacex-launch-record-elon-musk-starship-b2372407.html
Picture : :ccby: :ccnc: https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacex/52822624215/
#starship #Raptor #rockets #orbit #Mars
It was the 16th launch and landing for the B1058 #Falcon9 #rocket ๐ booster. There are now more than 4,000 active #Starlink #satellites ๐ฐ๏ธ in #orbit around #Earth ๐.
#Starship : "Looks like we can increase #Raptor thrust by ~20 per cent" ๐. โFifty #rockets ๐flying every three days on average enables over a megaton of payload ๐ฆ to #orbit per year โ enough to build a self-sustaining city on #Mars ๐ด.โ https://www.independent.co.uk/space/spacex-launch-record-elon-musk-starship-b2372407.html
Picture : :ccby: :ccnc: https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacex/52822624215/
#Falcon9 #rocket #starlink #satellites #orbit #earth #starship #Raptor #rockets #Mars
A turkey vulture that appears to have been feeding on carrion just prior to perching on a branch along Biscuit Creek in Coralville, Iowa. Yes, that is an apartment building in the background but I'm pretty confident all the residents are accounted for ๐.
(04/12/23)
#vulture #vultures #raptor #raptors #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #NatureMastodon #MastodonNatureCommunity #MastoArt #photography #AltText
#Vulture #vultures #Raptor #raptors #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #naturemastodon #MastodonNatureCommunity #MastoArt #photography #alttext
#EverydayAstronaut ๐ July 14, 2022 #Muskโs primary goal is for the cost-per-tonne of thrust of #Raptor to be under $1,000 โ this means Raptor needs to be ~$250,000 ๐ต to produce https://everydayastronaut.com/spacex-raptor-engine-comparison
๐ November 6, 2022 #SpaceX ships #Starshipโs 200th ๐ upgraded Raptor engine. SpaceX was also able to boost Raptor 2โs thrust by 25% ๐ https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-starship-200th-upgraded-raptor-engine
๐ May 1, 2020 #NASA will pay $146 million ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ for each #SLS rocket engine. The #rocket needs four engines, and it is #expendable https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/05/nasa-will-pay-a-staggering-146-million-for-each-sls-rocket-engine
#everydayastronaut #musk #Raptor #SpaceX #starship #NASA #sls #rocket #expendable #launchcost #rocketscience #artemis #senatelaunchsystem
#EverydayAstronaut ๐ 2019 #BlueOrigin's #BE4 has potential to be truly game changing at around $133 : kN over 25 flights, which could make it about as cheap to operate than the #Merlin at $117 per kN per flight. But if the #Raptor engine truly lives up to its hype, it could bring that number all the way down to $20 ๐ต per kN per flight.
#BE4 is around $8 million ๐ฐ per engine, the #Merlin is less than $1 million and for the #Raptor, Elon has mentioned he thinks they can produce the Raptor for cheaper than or close to the Merlin engine https://everydayastronaut.com/raptor-engine
๐ February 2022 Musk indicated that the engine production cost was approximately half that of the Raptor 1 version. Production โ๏ธ rate for Raptor 2 has reached 1.8 a day as of ๐ February 2023 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raptor_(rocket_engine_family)#Raptor_2
#everydayastronaut #blueorigin #be4 #merlin #Raptor
Recent photo from my local FB Lake Superior Birding Photography Group for you to enjoy ๐
Northern Harrier
#birding
#raptor
#raptorphotography
#birdingphotography
#birdphotography
#birding #Raptor #raptorphotography #birdingphotography #birdphotography
It was an incredible year for American bald eagles along the #IowaRiver in #Coralville and #IowaCity, Iowa. But the beginning of March is typically the end of the migratory visit and the eagles move north to breed. Sorry to see them go but look forward to our encounters next year.
(03/11/23)
#eagle #eagles #raptor #raptors #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #NatureMastodon #MastodonNatureCommunity #MastoArt #photography #AltText
#iowariver #coralville #iowacity #eagle #eagles #Raptor #raptors #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #naturemastodon #MastodonNatureCommunity #MastoArt #photography #alttext
The Peregrine Falcon is a powerful and fast bird of prey found in various habitats across the world. They are known for their incredible speed, reaching up to 240 mph (386 km/h) in a dive, making them the fastest animals on Earth.
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Debre Libanos | Ethiopia
#PeregrineFalcon #bownaankamal #BirdOfPrey #Raptor #Falconry #Nature #Wildlife #Conservation #Birding #BirdWatching #BirdLife #BirdLovers #EthiopianWildlife #BirdsOfEthiopia
#peregrinefalcon #bownaankamal #birdofprey #Raptor #falconry #nature #wildlife #Conservation #birding #birdwatching #birdlife #birdlovers #ethiopianwildlife #birdsofethiopia
You may understand why holding a 5 lb wildlife lens angled upward to take a photo of an American bald eagle directly overhead is a bit of a challenge. The difficulty mostly lies in trying to keep the relatively close eagle sufficiently centered in the frame so that you have a useful crop.
(03/02/23)
#eagle #eagles #raptor #raptors #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #NatureMastodon #MastodonNatureCommunity #MastoArt #photography #AltText
#eagle #eagles #Raptor #raptors #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #naturemastodon #MastodonNatureCommunity #MastoArt #photography #alttext
American bald eagle in flight on an overcast day. Given the coloration on the head and beak it seems likely that this is a 3rd or 4th year juvenile.
(03/02/23)
#eagle #eagles #raptor #raptors #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #NatureMastodon #MastodonNatureCommunity #MastoArt #photography #AltText
#eagle #eagles #Raptor #raptors #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #naturemastodon #MastodonNatureCommunity #MastoArt #photography #alttext
American bald eagle wonders what yer up to back there with yer fancy gadgets an' akoutroemaw.
(02/28/23)
#eagle #eagles #raptor #raptors #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #NatureMastodon #MastodonNatureCommunity #MastoArt #photography #AltText
#eagle #eagles #Raptor #raptors #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #naturemastodon #MastodonNatureCommunity #MastoArt #photography #alttext
A remarkable number of eagles on the #IowaRiver between #IowaCity & #Coralville this past winter. A friend counted 48 along a 7 mile stretch of the river & the #IowaRiverTrail. On Monday I observed 10 in stand of 5-7 trees. I think this one๐, taken from the paved trail, may be the closest I've been to a bald eagle.
(02/20/23)
#eagle #eagles #raptor #raptors #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #MastodonNatureCommunity #MastoArt #photography #AltText
#iowariver #iowacity #coralville #iowarivertrail #eagle #eagles #Raptor #raptors #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #MastodonNatureCommunity #MastoArt #photography #alttext
Red-tailed hawk surveilling its surrounding from atop a tall utility pole.
(02/11/23)
#hawk #hawks #Hawkeyes #raptor #raptors #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #MastodonNatureCommunity #MastoArt #photography #AltText
#hawk #Hawks #Hawkeyes #Raptor #raptors #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #MastodonNatureCommunity #MastoArt #photography #alttext
A red-tail hawk (Buteo Jamaicensis) I photographed. I captured this shot with a Nikon D7000 and an AF-S NIKKOR 70-300MM 4.3-5.8G ED VR.
#Raptor
#RedtailHawk
#Photography
#Nikon
#NikonD7000
#Wildlife
#Raptor #redtailhawk #photography #nikon #nikond7000 #wildlife
Cuppa juvenile bald eagle for your troubles?
(01/31/23)
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#eagle #eagles #Raptor #raptors #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #MastodonNatureCommunity #MastoArt #photography #alttext
Juvenile bald eagle on the verge.
(01/31/23)
#eagle #eagles #raptor #raptors #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #MastodonNatureCommunity #MastoArt #photography #AltText
#eagle #eagles #Raptor #raptors #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #MastodonNatureCommunity #MastoArt #photography #alttext
Bald eagle determined to fly on a snowy day in #Ioway.
(01/25/22)
#eagle #eagles #raptor #raptors #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #MastodonNatureCommunity #MastoArt #photography #AltText
#ioway #eagle #eagles #Raptor #raptors #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #MastodonNatureCommunity #MastoArt #photography #alttext
Bald eagle scores a prize along the #IowaRiver just south of the #IowaRiverPowerDam in #Coralville, Iowa. Normally they pull shad out of the river but this one looks like a perch to me. Can any fishers out there ID the fish species from the pic?
(01/25/22)
#eagle #eagles #raptor #raptors #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #MastodonNatureCommunity #MastoArt #photography #AltText
#iowariver #iowariverpowerdam #coralville #eagle #eagles #Raptor #raptors #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #MastodonNatureCommunity #MastoArt #photography #alttext