Nick Stevens

Business end of a Proton-M in a Russian park.

Business end of a Proton-M in a Russian park.

This image highlights the boat-tail structure in production for the core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket for Artemis II, the first crewed mission of NASA’s Artemis program at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility. The boat-tail joins with the engine section to comprise the lowest portion of the core stage. The structure is designed to protect the bottom end of the core stage and the RS-25 engines. Together with its four RS-25 engines, the rocket’s massive 212-foot-tall core stage — the largest stage NASA has ever built — and its twin solid rocket boosters will produce 8.8 million pounds of thrust to send NASA’s Orion spacecraft, astronauts and supplies beyond Earth’s orbit to the Moon and, ultimately, Mars. Offering more payload mass, volume capability and energy to speed missions through space, the SLS rocket, along with NASA’s Gateway in lunar orbit, the Human Landing System, and Orion spacecraft, is part of NASA’s backbone for deep space exploration and the Artemis lunar program. No other rocket is capable of carrying astronauts in Orion around the Moon in a single mission. Photographed on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Image credit: NASA/Michael DeMocker

"Boat-tail" engine fairing for Artemis II under construction, June 2021

Ig Nobels ceremony moves to Europe over security concerns Marc Abraham: “During the past year, it has become unsafe for our guests to visit the country."

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“During the past year, it has become unsafe for our guests to visit the country,” Marc Abrahams told The Associated Press. “We cannot in good conscience ask the new winners, or the international journalists who cover the event, to travel to the US this year.”

Chernushka the space dog after his flight into space on the fourth satellite, launched into orbit on March 9, 1961, and landing the same day. March 11, 1961. RGANTD. Archive No. 1-19635.

Chernushka the space dog after his flight into space on the fourth satellite, launched into orbit on March 9, 1961, and landing the same day. March 11, 1961. RGANTD. Archive No. 1-19635.

4k orbit around the terminator of Mars This 90 second video vlies around the Martian terminator showing the variety of terrains on the planet. I'm available for hire, and can make cuversions of the…

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4k orbit over the terminator of Mars, by me.

A Star Wars "B Wing" first seen in the movie Star Wars Return of the Jedi. Pictured against a blue background of stars and asteroids. A second ship is in tha background in the top right.

B-Wings (again, I make no apologies) I love these ships ever since they made their appearence in ROTJ. #Lightwave3d render of @howieeday.bsky.social 's model.

Besides being angry at the state of the world, I'm also an artist...so

On International Women's Day (IWD), celebrating all female space explorers, including Helen Sharman and her bold, gutsy, and record breaking journey to the Mir Space Station in May 1991. We were lucky enough to talk to Helen in the July and September issues of "Odyssey" last year; a real privilege.

The Expanse - Rocinante, Ryan Dening Turnaround sketches of the "Tachi", later to be painted and renamed "Rocinante" After going through much design iteration, this was the final model sheet that was handed off for VFX to build. For "Th...

Fantastic concept art for The Expanse!

#spaceopera #scifiart #expanse

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Ha! I found this on a Russian forum...

Slop.

Wasn't someone managing a blocklist to keep this theft based garbage out of our feeds?

Doing a side-by-side comparison, I'm convinced that this Mars Orbital Laser Altimetry is the basis for the globe even so far as its coloring, and this map gives a proper scale.

Some unknown people in front of Energia on the transporter.

Some unknown people in front of Energia on the transporter.

So the LinkedIn blue tick is bascially an advatisement that you're willing to give up everything for nothing?

𝘙𝘦𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩
Peter Elson’s stunning paintings for Kim Stanley Robinson’s 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘴 trilogy depict a planet transformed by terraforming. But in the march issue of 𝘖𝘥𝘺𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘺, we ask whether it is planet Earth that is now most in need of terraforming.

Hm.

My Mars globe has the stocker from a Moon globe.

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"Verifying" on LinkedIn?

They take your data, hand it to 17 companies, and use your biometric face data and passport to train AI.

For a blue tick.

NK-33 left, NK-39 right

NK-33, and NK-39 rocket engines.

NK-33 was for the N1, (with the NK-43 high altitude version).
The NK-39 was developed for the advanced N-1F, stage 3 (Block V). It could be restarted.

OK, but be aware it's not a proper scale, just arbitrary numbers.

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"Verifying" on LinkedIn?

They take your data, hand it to 17 companies, and use your biometric face data and passport to train AI.

For a blue tick.

Riley on TechLinked just called the CEO of openAI "Scam Altman"

So that's official now.

Yet be well assur’d
You put sharp weapons in a madman’s hands.

There's a sticker on the base.

Mileships book by Ian McQue and Jim Rossignol

World Book Day, is it? Here’s one the mighty @rossignol.bsky.social and me made earlier

The light and shadow is exceptional!

Great cover by Mark Sexton.

Celebrating the British Interplanetary Society's library on #WorldBookDay2026 - home to thousands of books on space and astronomy and a collection of signed Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter first editions. A literary treasure trove in the heart of London. #Odyssey #arts #culture #books

It really brings out the history of the planet!

Topographic and Visual globes of Mars

Very handy for those working on Mars visualisations!

Separate Visual and Topographic Mars globes.

I bought mine from Sky & Telescope, but I'm sure there are other sources...

Kitbashing industrial equipment together to create spaceships is not a terrible approach.
#space #art by Stanislav Verbitsky.
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