Space Exploration

This is a cross post of @kiwithinker/part-2-1st-five-starships-to-mars-what-payload by @kiwithinker.What payload will the first Mars Starships take in 2026?

This is a cross post of @kiwithinker/is-there-a-way-to-survive-a-starship-rud by @kiwithinker.A review of how it might be possible to survive a Starship RUD.

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The broadcast starts at 1 pm CET, in 5 minutes. Although this stuff is a lot about showing muscles and politics and who has a longer ... I still believe that deep down space exploration is extremely important

Firefly Alpha is the first rocket by Firefly Aerospace, a new competitor in the small sat launch arena. It will launch multiple payloads with a combined mass of 1000 kg to LEO from Vandenberg Space Force

Imagine with me to a time in the not-so-distant future where humanity has established colonies on Mars, Earth’s moon, and even more celestial bodies in our solar system, or perhaps even beyond our solar

The ISS had a few busy and exciting days. Chief amongst them, an accidental flip of Station by the newly docked Nauka module. Misfiring thrusters rotated the ISS one and a half times. Scott Manley describing

EDIT1: an unexpected valve position in the propulsion system was detected during check-outs. Launch postponed to August 4th. EDIT2: Launch scrubbed in order to find the cause for the faulty valve position.

The mission is called It’s a Little Chile Up Here and delivers a classified payload for the United States Space Force to low-earth orbit. The launch takes place at Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. There

EDIT 1: still go for launch but definitely bad visibility EDIT 2: Hold due to range violation. Next attempt tomorrow EDIT 3: New Date - 30.06.2021, 20:56 UTC Transporter 2 is the second dedicated rideshare

SpaceX CRS-22: Research Overview CRS 22 is resupplying the International Space Station. This mission is only the 4th commercial mission for SpaceX in 2021. The other 13 launches were for SpaceX's own Starlink

EDIT 1: New Date - 18.05.2021, 17:31 UTC Rocket Lab Mission Anomaly The last Rocket Lab mission, Running Out of Toes, ended with an anomaly of the second stage. The engine was maximally tilted to one side,

This will be the second attempt at recovering a first stage. The rocket will soft-land under parachute in the ocean. Air capture will not be attempted. The first attempt was an attempt as is. Trying to

Starship SN-15 Recap Starlink SN-15 was a success. Here is a summary by Scott Manley: SpaceX's Starship Prototype Takes To The Skies And Returns Safely Elon teased on Twitter das this model might fly again.

EDIT 1: Starship is scrubbed There are two potential launches today. Starship is always uncertain. Starlink depends on the weather in the recovery area. News from Mars The Mars helicopter completed all

EDIT 1: New Date 03.05.2021 This first launch attempt is dicey because the weather is bad. But we have this prognosis: It's (hopefully) launch day for SN15 🎉🚀As promised, here's the updated forecast

Scott Manley talking about the history of SpaceX's ships and why the big catching vessels will be retired: SpaceX's 'Wet' Fleet Gives Up On Catching Falling Fairings SpaceX is launching 60 additional

This is the second operational Crew Mission for NASA. Two astronauts from NASA, one from JAXA and one from ESA will travel to the ISS for a regular 6 month rotation. Prelaunch news conference: Mission

SpaceX is launching 60 additional Satellites for their own Starlink Constellation. The booster is a Block 5 on its 7th flight and will land on a drone ship. It took only 27 days to turn around this booster

This is a cross post of @bluerobo/spacex-to-hop-sn-11-10-km-live-29-03-2021-second-attempt by @bluerobo.Launch attempt at approximately 13:00 UTC, 30.03.2021