SpaceX launches private Fram2 astronauts on historic spaceflight over Earth's poles
- By Josh Dinner
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-launches-private-fram2-astronauts-on-historic-spaceflight-over-earths-poles
More: https://hype.aero/coverage/human-spaceflight-space-stations/?story=6d19563a-42c3-43d2-a1d2-a6753ec18a62
#spaceflight #spacex #space
TIL there's a cool app called Next Spaceflight that allows you to watch a simulation of an upcoming launch, and has a lot of info about upcoming launches.
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st half of spaceflight doubleheader
- By Robert Z. Pearlman
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-launches-28-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-on-1st-half-of-spaceflight-doubleheader-photos
More: https://hype.aero/coverage/launch-vehicles-space-transportation/?story=d125ab54-9457-4302-842e-bf73f032cb2d
#satellite #spacex #spaceflight #starlink #space
I miss shuttle launches. I got to see Atlantis launch for STS-117, an ISS construction mission, back in 2007. It was an amazing, emotional event. The little boy from the Apollo era will always dream of those types of launches...
The Orbital Index Issue № 311:
New DESI data hints dark energy isn’t constant, potentially resolving the Hubble Tension. SpaceX's Transporter-13 marked its 400th landing with 74+ payloads, including Botswana's first satellite. Meanwhile, SETI engaged with a whale, and lunar rovers may soon map soil with tiny spectrometers. ESA’s Hera imaged Deimos! 
@djsnm.extwitter.link
#isar #european #spaceflight
Second Orbital Rocket Launched From "European" Soil,
Becomes First Rocket To Crash In European Waters 
https://youtu.be/eFyMAaeYdvs?feature=shared
( Ed : First was now defunct #VirginOrbit from Scotland 
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Mission STS-3 was completed OTD in 1982 with the Space Shuttle Columbia's landing at White Sands Missile Range https://toilet-guru.com/blog/3.html?s=mb #spaceflight #history
Mission STS-3 was completed OTD in 1982 with the Space Shuttle Columbia's landing at White Sands Missile Range https://toilet-guru.com/blog/2.html?s=mb #spaceflight #history
Mission STS-3 was completed OTD in 1982 with the Space Shuttle Columbia's landing at White Sands Missile Range https://toilet-guru.com/spacecraft.html?s=mb #spaceflight #history
".. At 12:30 PM CEST,, Isar Aerospace's Spectrum launch vehicle successfully lifted off .. vehicle was terminated after approx. 30 seconds in flight, and the vehicle fell directly into the sea. The launch pad seems to be intact. .."
".. had a clean liftoff, 30 seconds of flight and even got to validate our Flight Termination System"
https://isaraerospace.com/newsroom-first-test-flight
30.3.2025
Die Spectrum-Rakete ist kurz nach dem Abheben und nach wohl schließlich vom FTS gegebenen Brennschlußkommando ins Meer gefallen. Die Startanlage wurde nicht zerstört.
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=Q5ul1phutr0
Auf zum 2. Versuch!
Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev, born OTD in 1931, flew into space twice: Soyuz 17, a record-setting long-duration flight to the Salyut 4 space station, and Soyuz 28, the 4th mission to the Salyut 6 space station https://toilet-guru.com/spacecraft.html?s=mb #spaceflight #history
Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev, born OTD in 1931, flew into space twice: Soyuz 17, a record-setting long-duration flight to the Salyut 4 space station, and Soyuz 28, the 4th mission to the Salyut 6 space station https://toilet-guru.com/blog/3.html?s=mb #spaceflight #history
Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev, born OTD in 1931, flew into space twice: Soyuz 17, a record-setting long-duration flight to the Salyut 4 space station, and Soyuz 28, the 4th mission to the Salyut 6 space station https://toilet-guru.com/blog/2.html?s=mb #spaceflight #history
#DLR:
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Ende einer Ära – Wissenschaftssatellit Gaia wird abgeschaltet
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"Der Wissenschaftssatellit Gaia wird am 27. März 2025 mit einem letzten Befehl in den endgültigen Ruhezustand versetzt.
Aus den Daten von Gaia wird der bislang größte existierende Sternenkatalog entstehen. .."
27.3.2025
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Airbus entwickelt und baut die Rover-Landeplattform ExoMars der ESA
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"Airbus wurde von der .. ESA + Thales Alenia Space (TAS) - ein Joint Venture von Thales .. + Leonardo ..-, dem industriellen Hauptauftragnehmer von ExoMars, mit dem Bau von Schlüsselsystemen für den ExoMars-Lander beauftragt, der den Rover Rosalind Franklin sicher auf der Oberfläche .. absetzen wird."
29.3.2025
Dutch physicist Wubbo Ockels, born OTD in 1946, flew into Earth orbit on the US Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-61-A, making him the first Dutch citizen in space https://toilet-guru.com/blog/3.html?s=mb #spaceflight #history
"Putin envoy says Russia could supply a small nuclear power plant for Musk's Mars mission"
"The proposal comes after U.S. President Donald Trump launched talks with Russia aimed at reviving bilateral ties"
Dutch physicist Wubbo Ockels, born OTD in 1946, flew into Earth orbit on the US Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-61-A, making him the first Dutch citizen in space https://toilet-guru.com/blog/3.html?s=mb #spaceflight #history
Dutch physicist Wubbo Ockels, born OTD in 1946, flew into Earth orbit on the US Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-61-A, making him the first Dutch citizen in space https://toilet-guru.com/blog/2.html?s=mb #spaceflight #history
