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People writing about #space #exploration are mostly #cheerleaders 🥳 for the cause, rather than #independent #observers keeping a watchful eye […]
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People writing about #space #exploration are mostly #cheerleaders 🥳 for the cause, rather than #independent #observers keeping a watchful eye […]
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Star trackers 🎇 are known for their accuracy, making them indispensable for #deepspace missions, where other reference points might not be available. They capture images of the night sky, comparing them to an onboard star map 🌌. The Deep Space Network* (#dsn) extends navigation capabilities by […]
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spacey.space
December 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Star trackers 🎇 are known for their accuracy, making them indispensable for #deepspace missions, where other reference points might not be available. They capture images of the night sky, comparing them to an onboard star map 🌌. The Deep Space Network* (#dsn) extends navigation capabilities by […]
RE: https://social.heise.de/@heiseonlineenglish/115793197823766707
#bluebird 6 has a surface area of 223 m². 45 to 60 more satellites 🛰️ are scheduled to be launched in the next 12 months. Together, these will enable a space-based mobile network for standard #smartphones 📱
#bluebird 6 has a surface area of 223 m². 45 to 60 more satellites 🛰️ are scheduled to be launched in the next 12 months. Together, these will enable a space-based mobile network for standard #smartphones 📱
social.heise.de
December 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
RE: https://social.heise.de/@heiseonlineenglish/115793197823766707
#bluebird 6 has a surface area of 223 m². 45 to 60 more satellites 🛰️ are scheduled to be launched in the next 12 months. Together, these will enable a space-based mobile network for standard #smartphones 📱
#bluebird 6 has a surface area of 223 m². 45 to 60 more satellites 🛰️ are scheduled to be launched in the next 12 months. Together, these will enable a space-based mobile network for standard #smartphones 📱
RE: https://flipboard.com/@independent/news-a3lhl24rz/-/a-hwZbMBjJT0CNXYnOjpWFWA%3Aa%3A1855170754-%2F0
While the mission did not go to plan 💥, data gathered from the rocket's short flight represents "a significant achievement," #innospace said
While the mission did not go to plan 💥, data gathered from the rocket's short flight represents "a significant achievement," #innospace said
flipboard.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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While the mission did not go to plan 💥, data gathered from the rocket's short flight represents "a significant achievement," #innospace said
While the mission did not go to plan 💥, data gathered from the rocket's short flight represents "a significant achievement," #innospace said
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Observations from Chile suggest that Japan's H3 survived the first orbit and reentered at second perigee, circa 0400 UTC, somewhere over S America along the track shown here
December 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Observations from Chile suggest that Japan's H3 survived the first orbit and reentered at second perigee, circa 0400 UTC, somewhere over S America along the track shown here
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115747085819280137
Basing a new station on decades-old elements of the #spacestation, which have shown signs of cracking and leaking, is remarkable even for #russia’s threadbare space program
#iss #recycling #roscosmos
Basing a new station on decades-old elements of the #spacestation, which have shown signs of cracking and leaking, is remarkable even for #russia’s threadbare space program
#iss #recycling #roscosmos
mastodon.social
December 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Basing a new station on decades-old elements of the #spacestation, which have shown signs of cracking and leaking, is remarkable even for #russia’s threadbare space program
#iss #recycling #roscosmos
Basing a new station on decades-old elements of the #spacestation, which have shown signs of cracking and leaking, is remarkable even for #russia’s threadbare space program
#iss #recycling #roscosmos
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115743081636399840
• 2028 lunar landing 🧑🚀
• Lunar outpost (seems deliberately ambiguous 🤔)
• #nuclear reactors on the #moon 🌙
• Private launch 🚀
• End of #iss ⤵️
• Leaner procurement 💵
• End the National #spacecouncil
No mention of a concrete plan to […]
• 2028 lunar landing 🧑🚀
• Lunar outpost (seems deliberately ambiguous 🤔)
• #nuclear reactors on the #moon 🌙
• Private launch 🚀
• End of #iss ⤵️
• Leaner procurement 💵
• End the National #spacecouncil
No mention of a concrete plan to […]
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spacey.space
December 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115743081636399840
• 2028 lunar landing 🧑🚀
• Lunar outpost (seems deliberately ambiguous 🤔)
• #nuclear reactors on the #moon 🌙
• Private launch 🚀
• End of #iss ⤵️
• Leaner procurement 💵
• End the National #spacecouncil
No mention of a concrete plan to […]
• 2028 lunar landing 🧑🚀
• Lunar outpost (seems deliberately ambiguous 🤔)
• #nuclear reactors on the #moon 🌙
• Private launch 🚀
• End of #iss ⤵️
• Leaner procurement 💵
• End the National #spacecouncil
No mention of a concrete plan to […]
RE: https://social.heise.de/@heiseonlineenglish/115735371472929659
#exoplanet 🪐 so close to its massive star (with the mass of the sun ☀️ but only the size of a city) that it is stretched into a “strange lemon 🍋 shape” by its gravity
#astronomy
#exoplanet 🪐 so close to its massive star (with the mass of the sun ☀️ but only the size of a city) that it is stretched into a “strange lemon 🍋 shape” by its gravity
#astronomy
social.heise.de
December 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
RE: https://social.heise.de/@heiseonlineenglish/115735371472929659
#exoplanet 🪐 so close to its massive star (with the mass of the sun ☀️ but only the size of a city) that it is stretched into a “strange lemon 🍋 shape” by its gravity
#astronomy
#exoplanet 🪐 so close to its massive star (with the mass of the sun ☀️ but only the size of a city) that it is stretched into a “strange lemon 🍋 shape” by its gravity
#astronomy
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115724591700402668
🇨🇳 #china :
• #cosmoleap announced a fully reusable ♻️ “Leap” rocket
• #astronstone is developing a stainless steel, methane-fueled rocket and a chopstick-style system for first stage recovery
• #beijingleadingrockettechnology has […]
🇨🇳 #china :
• #cosmoleap announced a fully reusable ♻️ “Leap” rocket
• #astronstone is developing a stainless steel, methane-fueled rocket and a chopstick-style system for first stage recovery
• #beijingleadingrockettechnology has […]
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spacey.space
December 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115724591700402668
🇨🇳 #china :
• #cosmoleap announced a fully reusable ♻️ “Leap” rocket
• #astronstone is developing a stainless steel, methane-fueled rocket and a chopstick-style system for first stage recovery
• #beijingleadingrockettechnology has […]
🇨🇳 #china :
• #cosmoleap announced a fully reusable ♻️ “Leap” rocket
• #astronstone is developing a stainless steel, methane-fueled rocket and a chopstick-style system for first stage recovery
• #beijingleadingrockettechnology has […]
RE: https://social.heise.de/@heiseonlineenglish/115728859820609370
Those who wish to observe 🔭☄️ the approach live can do so via the Virtual Telescope Project run by Gianluca Masi. He will stream #astronomical images of the comet online
#3iatlas #astronomy
Those who wish to observe 🔭☄️ the approach live can do so via the Virtual Telescope Project run by Gianluca Masi. He will stream #astronomical images of the comet online
#3iatlas #astronomy
social.heise.de
December 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
RE: https://social.heise.de/@heiseonlineenglish/115728859820609370
Those who wish to observe 🔭☄️ the approach live can do so via the Virtual Telescope Project run by Gianluca Masi. He will stream #astronomical images of the comet online
#3iatlas #astronomy
Those who wish to observe 🔭☄️ the approach live can do so via the Virtual Telescope Project run by Gianluca Masi. He will stream #astronomical images of the comet online
#3iatlas #astronomy
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115696634918519194
#roscosmos officials have told #nasa it will take at least four months ⏳ to repair the site
#roscosmos officials have told #nasa it will take at least four months ⏳ to repair the site
mastodon.social
December 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115696634918519194
#roscosmos officials have told #nasa it will take at least four months ⏳ to repair the site
#roscosmos officials have told #nasa it will take at least four months ⏳ to repair the site
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115697825832497227
Bloomberg suggested #spacex would target a $1.5 trillion 💰 valuation
Bloomberg suggested #spacex would target a $1.5 trillion 💰 valuation
mastodon.social
December 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115697825832497227
Bloomberg suggested #spacex would target a $1.5 trillion 💰 valuation
Bloomberg suggested #spacex would target a $1.5 trillion 💰 valuation
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115617074044433617
#Russia’s invasion of #ukraine has taken Russian rockets off the table for many Western satellite operators. #china has an increasing number of government and commercial options, and #India’s launch offerings are growing as well […]
#Russia’s invasion of #ukraine has taken Russian rockets off the table for many Western satellite operators. #china has an increasing number of government and commercial options, and #India’s launch offerings are growing as well […]
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spacey.space
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115617074044433617
#Russia’s invasion of #ukraine has taken Russian rockets off the table for many Western satellite operators. #china has an increasing number of government and commercial options, and #India’s launch offerings are growing as well […]
#Russia’s invasion of #ukraine has taken Russian rockets off the table for many Western satellite operators. #china has an increasing number of government and commercial options, and #India’s launch offerings are growing as well […]
RE: https://social.heise.de/@heiseonlineenglish/115609318224773350
With #wireless optical #power transmission it was possible to transmit electrical #energy with a power of 1.1 kilowatts. The company envisions launching #satellites into space 🌌 that collect sunlight ☀️ with Fresnel lenses. The […]
With #wireless optical #power transmission it was possible to transmit electrical #energy with a power of 1.1 kilowatts. The company envisions launching #satellites into space 🌌 that collect sunlight ☀️ with Fresnel lenses. The […]
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spacey.space
November 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
RE: https://social.heise.de/@heiseonlineenglish/115609318224773350
With #wireless optical #power transmission it was possible to transmit electrical #energy with a power of 1.1 kilowatts. The company envisions launching #satellites into space 🌌 that collect sunlight ☀️ with Fresnel lenses. The […]
With #wireless optical #power transmission it was possible to transmit electrical #energy with a power of 1.1 kilowatts. The company envisions launching #satellites into space 🌌 that collect sunlight ☀️ with Fresnel lenses. The […]
RE: https://social.heise.de/@heiseonlineenglish/115623489731692270
The south pole of #mars is dotted with craters covered by a layer of ice 🧊.
The target area is a #water ice sheet about 20 kilometers in size and about 1.5 kilometers thick. Hidden beneath it is the structure that the Italian […]
The south pole of #mars is dotted with craters covered by a layer of ice 🧊.
The target area is a #water ice sheet about 20 kilometers in size and about 1.5 kilometers thick. Hidden beneath it is the structure that the Italian […]
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spacey.space
November 28, 2025 at 7:59 AM
RE: https://social.heise.de/@heiseonlineenglish/115623489731692270
The south pole of #mars is dotted with craters covered by a layer of ice 🧊.
The target area is a #water ice sheet about 20 kilometers in size and about 1.5 kilometers thick. Hidden beneath it is the structure that the Italian […]
The south pole of #mars is dotted with craters covered by a layer of ice 🧊.
The target area is a #water ice sheet about 20 kilometers in size and about 1.5 kilometers thick. Hidden beneath it is the structure that the Italian […]
RE: https://mastodon.world/@robotics/115622167333899963
This way of farming 🌱 might also work on #mars 🔴
This way of farming 🌱 might also work on #mars 🔴
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
RE: https://mastodon.world/@robotics/115622167333899963
This way of farming 🌱 might also work on #mars 🔴
This way of farming 🌱 might also work on #mars 🔴
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115606195289950041
#nasa and #boeing are now targeting no earlier than 📆 April 2026 to fly the uncrewed #Starliner 1 cargo 📦 mission
#nasa and #boeing are now targeting no earlier than 📆 April 2026 to fly the uncrewed #Starliner 1 cargo 📦 mission
mastodon.social
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115606195289950041
#nasa and #boeing are now targeting no earlier than 📆 April 2026 to fly the uncrewed #Starliner 1 cargo 📦 mission
#nasa and #boeing are now targeting no earlier than 📆 April 2026 to fly the uncrewed #Starliner 1 cargo 📦 mission
🇰🇷 The #nuri is set for launch 🚀 from the #naro Space Center in Goheung*, #korea Wednesday November 26, 2025 04:54 pm CET https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20251119/space-agency-in-final-checks-ahead-of-next-weeks-nuri-rocket-launch
* 🗺️ […]
* 🗺️ […]
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spacey.space
November 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
🇰🇷 The #nuri is set for launch 🚀 from the #naro Space Center in Goheung*, #korea Wednesday November 26, 2025 04:54 pm CET https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20251119/space-agency-in-final-checks-ahead-of-next-weeks-nuri-rocket-launch
* 🗺️ […]
* 🗺️ […]
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115583359207158388
🚀 #newglenn 9×4 carries over 70 metric tons 🦾 to #leo and will feature a larger 8.7-meter 📏 fairing.
#BlueOrigin
🚀 #newglenn 9×4 carries over 70 metric tons 🦾 to #leo and will feature a larger 8.7-meter 📏 fairing.
#BlueOrigin
mastodon.social
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115583359207158388
🚀 #newglenn 9×4 carries over 70 metric tons 🦾 to #leo and will feature a larger 8.7-meter 📏 fairing.
#BlueOrigin
🚀 #newglenn 9×4 carries over 70 metric tons 🦾 to #leo and will feature a larger 8.7-meter 📏 fairing.
#BlueOrigin
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115587628401027815
During the pre-dawn hours on Friday morning, #SpaceX’s next-generation #starship first stage suffered some sort of major damage during pre-launch testing
During the pre-dawn hours on Friday morning, #SpaceX’s next-generation #starship first stage suffered some sort of major damage during pre-launch testing
mastodon.social
November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115587628401027815
During the pre-dawn hours on Friday morning, #SpaceX’s next-generation #starship first stage suffered some sort of major damage during pre-launch testing
During the pre-dawn hours on Friday morning, #SpaceX’s next-generation #starship first stage suffered some sort of major damage during pre-launch testing
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📊 #asteroids ☄️ which came closer to Earth than the #moon 🌙 in 2025 by time of discovery 🔭
• After closest approach: 17 (37.0%)
• < 24 hours before: 8 (17.4%)
• up to 7 days before: 20 (43.5%)
• > one week before: 1 (2.2%)
• > 7 weeks before: 0 (0.0%)
• > one year before: 0 (0.0%) […]
• After closest approach: 17 (37.0%)
• < 24 hours before: 8 (17.4%)
• up to 7 days before: 20 (43.5%)
• > one week before: 1 (2.2%)
• > 7 weeks before: 0 (0.0%)
• > one year before: 0 (0.0%) […]
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spacey.space
August 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
📊 #asteroids ☄️ which came closer to Earth than the #moon 🌙 in 2025 by time of discovery 🔭
• After closest approach: 17 (37.0%)
• < 24 hours before: 8 (17.4%)
• up to 7 days before: 20 (43.5%)
• > one week before: 1 (2.2%)
• > 7 weeks before: 0 (0.0%)
• > one year before: 0 (0.0%) […]
• After closest approach: 17 (37.0%)
• < 24 hours before: 8 (17.4%)
• up to 7 days before: 20 (43.5%)
• > one week before: 1 (2.2%)
• > 7 weeks before: 0 (0.0%)
• > one year before: 0 (0.0%) […]
RE: https://social.heise.de/@heiseonlineenglish/115584278224875714
We currently know slightly more than 2500 potentially hazardous #asteroids ☄️. Approximately one-third of the 40,000 known near-Earth asteroids have a diameter of 30 to 100 meters, which is likely only about two to three percent […]
We currently know slightly more than 2500 potentially hazardous #asteroids ☄️. Approximately one-third of the 40,000 known near-Earth asteroids have a diameter of 30 to 100 meters, which is likely only about two to three percent […]
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spacey.space
November 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
RE: https://social.heise.de/@heiseonlineenglish/115584278224875714
We currently know slightly more than 2500 potentially hazardous #asteroids ☄️. Approximately one-third of the 40,000 known near-Earth asteroids have a diameter of 30 to 100 meters, which is likely only about two to three percent […]
We currently know slightly more than 2500 potentially hazardous #asteroids ☄️. Approximately one-third of the 40,000 known near-Earth asteroids have a diameter of 30 to 100 meters, which is likely only about two to three percent […]
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New Glenn 2 stage GS2 now in parking orbit. Does anyone know if the 'miles' on the webcast altitude are statute or nautical? Assuming statute, orbit around 160 x 400 km? AFAIK Blue has not reported perigee/apogee
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
New Glenn 2 stage GS2 now in parking orbit. Does anyone know if the 'miles' on the webcast altitude are statute or nautical? Assuming statute, orbit around 160 x 400 km? AFAIK Blue has not reported perigee/apogee