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spacex

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16 hours ago

SpaceX launches 29 more Starlink satellites SpaceX this morning successfully placed another 29 Starlink satellites into orbit, its Falcon 9 lifting off from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The first sta...

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SearchEngine

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21 hours ago

Artemis II and the Calculus of Acceptable Risk: Why Sending Humans Back to the Moon Is a Bet NASA Can’t Afford to Lose Artemis II will send four astronauts around the Moon on the first crewed fli...

#SpaceRevolution #Artemis #II #heat #shield #risk #human […]

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spacex

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1 day ago

SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites; reuses 1st stage for 32nd time SpaceX earlier today successfully launched another 25 Starlink satellites, its Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Vandenberg Spa...

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spacex

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1 day ago

New Research on Muscle Loss Suggests Humans Will Really Suffer on Mars Wanna colonize Mars? You may find these latest findings a bit discouraging. Wanna colonize Mars? You may find these latest fin...

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spacex

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1 day ago

Mars Doesn’t Have Enough Gravity to Keep Humans Healthy, Study Suggests An ISS-based study identified a key point of reduced gravity where mice begin to lose muscle. The threshold is well above t...

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Mark Stewart

@markstewart2001.bsky.social

2 days ago

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@BIS_spaceflight
#SpaceFlight #Magazine April 2026 edition out now.
@BIS_spaceflight UK Space Investment campaign +
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@Boeing Starliner report + @OHB_SE Moonport +
@Space_Forge contract and more!

PKs Powerfromspace1

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2 days ago

@NASASpaceflight

#Firefly has launched the “Stairway To Seven” mission, aboard its Alpha rocket, at 5:50pm PDT Wednesday (00:50 UTC Thursday) from SLC-2W at the Vandenberg SFB in California, to test and validate key systems ahead of their Block II upgrade.

Video Credit 🎥: FireFly Aerospace & […]

PictureTheSouth

@picturethesouth.com

2 days ago

NASA to Share Artemis II Flight Readiness Review Update - NASA NASA will host a news conference at 3 p.m. EDT, Thursday, March 12, to highlight progress toward the Artemis II crewed mission around the Moon. The media

So - will I be honoring my early April reservation in Titusville? Or planning to cancel another and start booking further into the spring? Stay tuned.......

#Artemis #ArtemisII #Moonshot #spaceflight 👨‍🚀🚀

www.nasa.gov/news-release...

spacex

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2 days ago

Rocket Companies Win as Feds Retreat on Orbital Debris Crackdown SpaceX opposed the agency's proposed rules, which would have required the safe removal of rocket parts from orbit. SpaceX oppose...

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spacex

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2 days ago

Rocket Companies Win as Feds Retreat on Orbital Debris Crackdown SpaceX opposed the agency's proposed rules, which would have required the safe removal of rocket parts from orbit. Original Sour...

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technowarriorstv

@technowarriorstv.bsky.social

2 days ago

spectrum launch escape system test Fail Youtube short #shorts #sfs #rocket #spaceflightsimulator YouTube video by technowarriorstv

youtube.com/shorts/XBml5... ##technowarriorstv #technowarriors #contentcreator ##sfs #spaceflightsimulator #space #shorts #rocketlaunch #spaceflight #ytshorts #shortsviral #spaceexploration

Astronomy

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2 days ago

Have astronomers spotted the collision of two exoplanets around a Sunlike star? Using data from a number of orbiting space telescopes, astronomers think they have detected the collision of two exop...

#Points #of #Information #astronomy #exoplanets […]

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spacex

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2 days ago

Feds to Amazon: Quit Whining About SpaceX and Launch Some Damn Satellites Amazon petitioned the FCC to deny SpaceX’s application to launch one million satellites, but the agency chairman isn'...

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spacex

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2 days ago

Feds to Amazon: Quit Whining About SpaceX and Launch Some Damn Satellites Amazon petitioned the FCC to deny SpaceX’s application to launch one million satellites, but the agency chairman isn'...

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technowarriorstv

@technowarriorstv.bsky.social

2 days ago

#spaceflightsimulator #space #shorts #rocketlaunch Coco crewed launch abort shorts #sfs YouTube video by technowarriorstv

youtube.com/shorts/JVipx... Space flight simulator Coco crewed launch abort shorts video watch now #sfs #spaceflightsimulator #space #shorts #rocketlaunch #spaceflight #ytshorts #shortsviral #spaceexploration #youtubeshorts #technowarriorstv #technowarriors #contentcreator #YouTuber

Dan Stafford

@aquarianm.bsky.social

3 days ago

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket reaches orbit on 1st launch since explosive accidents last year (video) "Mission success! Alpha Flight 7 achieved nominal performance and validated key systems ahead of our Block II configuration upgrade."

#mwgic #2026 #Spaceflight #Rocketry

www.space.com/space-explor...

spacex

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3 days ago

Firefly launches its Alpha rocket, almost a year after previous launch failure Firefly today successfully launched its Alpha rocket, almost a year after a launch failure in April 2025. This launch,...

#Points #of #Information #Alpha #commercial #competition #engineering #Firefly #freedom […]

J.C. Kælin

@jckaelin.bsky.social

3 days ago

The Brotherhood - "Are You A Turtle (Yes I Am) " YouTube video by punktexas

#JCKaelin here: In honor of founder of the #TheTurtleClub of #NASA ! 🧑‍🚀 #OTD #TDIH #March12, 1923 #BOTD: #HBD #WallySchirra! #Pilots #Astronauts #Spaceflight #Mercury7 #AreYouATurtleToday #AviationSky #SpaceSky MusicSky
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Observatories

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3 days ago

A nearby red dwarf star has a solar system of four planets, one in the habitable zone According to a new analysis of new data, astronomers now think the nearby red dwarf star GJ 887, only about 11 ...

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Chad :mstdn:

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3 days ago

Fifteen years ago yesterday, STS Discovery landed to conclude STS-133, her 39th and final voyage into space.

#nasa #spaceflight #space

Woke Not Broke 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈

@b2o6n4.bsky.social

4 days ago

Rocket Launch. USA.

#Photography #Photographs #Pictures #Photos #Documentary #DocumentaryPhotography #Space #Spaceflight #Astro #AstroPhotography #Rockets #Rocketlaunch

My Opinion

@oopsmyopinion.bsky.social

4 days ago

Congress wants the International Space Station to keep flying until 2032. Here's why The ISS is officially scheduled to retire in 2030 — too soon for Ted Cruz and other senators.

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#ISS #NASA #spaceflight #spaceexploration

PKs Powerfromspace1

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4 days ago

@angryastro

#space #spaceflight #uk

Complete SpaceComm coverage!
The last UK launch provider left abruptly, leaving their entire display behind them!
PLUS, see how refueling in space REALLY works!
https://youtu.be/2ap44pvGAKg

SearchEngine

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4 days ago

Pluto’s cratered glacial terrain Click for full resolution. For original images go here, here, here, and here. Click for original image. Cool image time! The panorama above, created from four New...

#Points #of #Information #engineering #exploration […]

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Angela Bazydlo

@abazydlo.bsky.social

4 days ago

Home As we mark the 100th anniversary of Robert H. Goddard's launch of the first liquid-fueled rocket, we consider the discoveries it helped shape, and the questions that now call for equally bold imaginat...

In less than one week, Clark University will celebrate our longtime #physics professor + most famous alumnus, Dr. Robert H. #Goddard — the “Father of Modern #Rocketry” — whose groundbreaking work laid the foundation for modern #spaceflight. #space #STEM #science Visit clarku.edu/goddard 🚀

Android

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5 days ago

Re: Daily Ultra-HDR images from Perseverance Rover The review is completed since today and the areoHDR Mars Rover images app for Android is now available in open testing without registration. That ...

#Spaceflight #Entertainment #and #Hobbies

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spacex

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5 days ago

Dish launches first new broadband satellite in 16 years A rendering of EchoStar XXV, a direct broadcast satellite that will deliver television content across North America — Dish’s first new broadcast satellite in 16 years. Credit: Lanteris Space Systems ## Mission Highlight: EchoStar XXV SpaceX is targeting tonight, Monday, March 9, at 11:15 p.m. EST for the launch of EchoStar XXV from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on a Falcon 9 booster. This particular booster is making its 14th flight and will carry the satellite to geostationary orbit (GEO) at 110° west longitude. From this vantage point above the Pacific Ocean and off the western coast of Mexico, the satellite will transmit television to North America. The booster is expected to land on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. EchoStar XXV is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) built by Lanteris Space Systems (formerly Maxar Space Systems), a Palo Alto-based satellite manufacturer. It is designed to send television signals directly to small dishes on homes and businesses across North America. According to Lanteris, the satellite uses multiple independently steerable beams to direct signal capacity where it’s needed most rather than broadcasting evenly across the continent. The satellite is built on the Lanteris 1300 series bus, a platform for GEO satellites that has been in production since 1989 and forms the backbone of more than 95 spacecraft currently on orbit. Its modular design has powered missions ranging from SiriusXM’s digital audio radio satellites to hardware supporting NASA’s Gateway lunar outpost. For Dish, this launch is a long time coming. The company has not had a new broadcast satellite launch since EchoStar XV in 2010 — a 16-year gap during which the rise of streaming services has reshaped the television landscape. Charlie Ergen, Dish chairman, has been direct about why the company is still investing in geostationary infrastructure. “We don’t think that the [direct broadcast satellite] business is going away. It’s still the preferred choice for a lot of Americans in terms of an efficient way to watch TV,” he said, as quoted in a 2023 article from Light Reading. EchoStar XXV is the company’s answer to that conviction — and it won’t be the last. EchoStar has already contracted Lanteris to build EchoStar XXVI, scheduled for delivery in 2028. ## Other missions this week Also **on Monday, March 9,** Firefly Aerospace is targeting 8:50 p.m. EST for the launch of its Alpha rocket from Space Launch Complex 2 West at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission, titled “Stairway to Seven,” is the seventh flight of the Alpha vehicle and has faced a series of delays in the lead-up to tonight’s attempt. Alpha is a small-lift launch vehicle capable of delivering up to approximately 2,200 lbs (1,000 kg) to low Earth orbit. This is the final flight for Alpha in its Block 1 configuration. The Block 2 configuration will feature updated batteries and avionics, which Firefly says will improve reliability and expand mission capabilities. With only two fully successful flights over six attempts, the Block 2 upgrades come at a critical moment for Firefly as the company works to stabilize Alpha’s track record. **On Thursday, March 12,** SpaceX will continue its regular Starlink launch cadence with the Starlink Group 10-48 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 6:00 a.m. EST. The Falcon 9 booster will land on the droneship Just Read the Instructions. **On Friday, March 13,** SpaceX will launch Starlink Group 17-31 from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 6:58 a.m. EST, with the booster targeting a landing on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean. Closing out the week **on Sunday, March 15,** SpaceX will launch Starlink Group 10-46 from Cape Canaveral at 7:11 a.m. EST. The booster is expected to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas. ## Last week’s recap The first full week of March opened with a SpaceX double-header. On Tuesday, March 4, SpaceX launched Starlink Group 10-40 from Cape Canaveral at 5:52 a.m. EST, with the booster landing on A Shortfall of Gravitas. Later that same evening, Space One attempted the third flight of its KAIROS rocket from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto, Japan, at 9:10 p.m. EST. The mission failed when the vehicle was lost during its second-stage burn. In a press release, Space One confirmed that the flight was suspended “during Step 2 of Mission 4,” adding that the company would “investigate the cause as soon as possible and make the necessary improvements.” On Thursday, March 5, Rocket Lab successfully launched the “Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed” mission aboard an Electron rocket from its Māhia Peninsula launch site in New Zealand. The customer and payload for this mission are confidential. The week wrapped up on Sunday, March 8, with SpaceX launching Starlink Group 17-18 from Vandenberg at 7:00 a.m. EST, with the booster landing on Of Course I Still Love You. ## Looking ahead Next week brings a notably busy manifest. SpaceX has three Starlink missions scheduled across both coasts. On Wednesday, March 19, Rocket Lab will attempt to launch StriX-6, an Earth-observation satellite for Japanese company Synspective, from the Māhia Peninsula in New Zealand. Also on March 19, German startup Isar Aerospace will attempt to fly its Spectrum rocket for only the second time, carrying its first payloads — CubeSats from European universities — from Andøya Rocket Range in Norway. And on Saturday, March 22, Roscosmos will launch the Progress MS-33 resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station from Baikonur.

Dish launches first new broadband satellite in 16 years Mission Highlight: EchoStar XXV SpaceX is targeting tonight, Monday, March 9, at 11:15 p.m. EST for the launch of EchoStar XXV from Space Lau...

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Observatories

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5 days ago

Webb takes a look at a strange planetary nebula Click for original image. Cool image time! The two false-color pictures to the right, reduced to post here, were taken by two different infrared came...

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