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Chen the Space Nerd @spacenerdchen.bsky.social · 2h

I MISSED PEAK 😭😭😭😭

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Daily Touhou’s @touhoutouhoutouhou.bsky.social · 1d

Today’s Touhou is Chen!

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Chen the Space Nerd @spacenerdchen.bsky.social · 2d

It's Chen Day (10/10) in Japan today.

Chen the Space Nerd @spacenerdchen.bsky.social · 4d

Chen and the Harvest Moon

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Chen the Space Nerd @spacenerdchen.bsky.social · 4d

Giving Chen a bell was the best idea I've ever had.

Chen the Space Nerd @spacenerdchen.bsky.social · 5d

We destroying the Lunarians with this one 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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rin @fumorin.itch.io · 5d

cirno gearing up with lunar battle plans...

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 5d

SpaceX is set to dominate the launch manifest this week, with five Falcon 9 missions.

China will launch an unknown payload atop its Chang Zheng 8A rocket and Blue Origin is set to send six passengers to suborbital space aboard New Shepard.

By Aaron McCrea.

www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/10/laun...

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Rocket Lab @rocketlabcorp.com · 5d

We’re gearing up for our 73rd launch with the “Owl New World” mission for @synspective 🦉🚀

Launching from Pad A at Launch Complex 1, this next mission will be the first of 21 upcoming launches to deploy Synspective’s Earth-imaging constellation.

ℹ️: rocketlabcorp.com/missions/next-mission/

Owl New World | Rocket Lab

"Owl New World" will be Rocket Lab's next dedicated Electron launch for Synspective, a leading Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite data and analytics company from Japan.

rocketlabcorp.com

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Chen the Space Nerd @spacenerdchen.bsky.social · 5d

I'm gonna be a fumo?

Chen the Space Nerd @spacenerdchen.bsky.social · 5d

Chen has obtained a bell!!

Chen the Space Nerd @spacenerdchen.bsky.social · 5d

goober was on tv

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Chen the Space Nerd @spacenerdchen.bsky.social · 9d

A lovely chen moon to end the night!

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Chen the Space Nerd @spacenerdchen.bsky.social · 9d

Chen and the moon. What a beautiful night....

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Potato-Yi(毅)🥔 @potatoyi.itch.io · 11d

it's October for me already
#touhou #spookydance

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ca-dmv-bot @ca-dmv-bot.bsky.social · 10d

Customer: BUNTA FUJIWARA IS A JAPANESE CHARACTER IN A ANIME CALLED INITIAL D WHO DROVE A SUBARU WRX STI. BUNTA 2 STANDS FOR BUNTA NUMBER 2 SECOND VERSION
DMV: (not on record)

Verdict: ACCEPTED

California license plate with text "BUNTA 2".

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ca-dmv-bot @ca-dmv-bot.bsky.social · 10d

Customer: (not on record)
DMV: ?

Verdict: ACCEPTED

California license plate with text "GAY".

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Rocket Lab @rocketlabcorp.com · 15d

⚡ Meet Lightning ⚡Our high-power, long-life spacecraft platform built for LEO & beyond.

Now in production at scale in Long Beach:
🔹 17 🛰️ for Globalstar’s next-gen constellation
🔹 18 🛰️ for SDA’s T2TL-Beta constellation

When the mission calls for endurance, Lightning strikes.
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