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You Go Buzz
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PHXPhlyer » Sat Jan 21, 2023 3:51 am
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Buzz Aldrin, moonwalker and former astronaut, ties the knot on his 93rd birthday
Buzz Aldrin, one of three astronauts to set foot on the moon in...
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Buzz Aldrin, one of three astronauts to set foot on the moon in the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, tied the knot with his longtime love on his 93rd...
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Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:16 am
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Flight from Cornish Space Port sometime soon?
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TheGreenAnger » Tue Nov 08, 2022 10:28 pm
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They are used to operating in extreme temperatures at their home base in the Mojave desert but American crew and technicians who are in the UK for a...
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Six day old news but still probably the most up to date.
SEATTLE — Virgin Orbit says its first LauncherOne mission from the United Kingdom failed...
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Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:34 am
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Soyuz Coolant Leak on ISS
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PHXPhlyer » Thu Dec 15, 2022 6:11 pm
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Soyuz spacecraft suffers 'fairly substantial' leak at space station, cancels spacewalk by Russian cosmonauts
By Robert Z. Pearlman last updated...
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Isn't it just a case of stepping out of the ISS with a parachute and falling to Earth (maybe waiting for the appropriate section of Earth to come...
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Thu Jan 12, 2023 2:26 pm
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Yet Another Launch Failure
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PHXPhlyer » Wed Jan 11, 2023 3:48 am
Rocket start-up fails attempt to launch satellites off Alaska’s coast
A rocket operated by a California-based start-up failed near the coast of...
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Wed Jan 11, 2023 3:48 am
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World's Largest Radio Telescope
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PHXPhlyer » Mon Dec 05, 2022 9:01 pm
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Construction begins on the world's largest radio telescope
Known as the Square Kilometre Array, the mega observatory consists of huge clusters of...
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All orchestrated by Jodrell Bank. South African contribution based in the Cape Karoo.
SKA Karoo.JPG
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is an...
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Tue Dec 06, 2022 3:53 am
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Thu Nov 24, 2022 9:02 pm
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Space
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admin2 » Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:59 am
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We do not appear to have a 'general' space thread, so i am opening this one.
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A new map of the universe displays for the first time the span of the entire known cosmos with pinpoint accuracy and sweeping beauty.
Created by...
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Fri Nov 18, 2022 6:33 pm
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Boeing X-37
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TheGreenGoblin » Fri May 15, 2020 3:54 am
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The US’s uncrewed X-37B military spaceplane is expected to launch from Cape Canaveral air force station, in Florida, on 16 May.
The Boeing craft...
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Presumably there are more than 1 X37Bs or this does not make sense! It has just landed after 908 days in orbit. Bet the toilets needed...
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Sat Nov 12, 2022 7:52 pm
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Arecibo Observatory radio telescope to close
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PHXPhlyer » Thu Nov 19, 2020 9:52 pm
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Arecibo Observatory radio telescope to close
Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope to close in blow to astronomy
The National Science Foundation said...
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World-renowned Puerto Rico telescope won't be rebuilt after collapse
“We understand how much the site has meant to the community,” said Sean Jones...
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Sat Oct 15, 2022 1:58 pm
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Cornwall in the space race
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Undried Plum » Tue Oct 11, 2022 4:48 pm
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The 747 Cosmic Girl is shortly commencing descent into Newquay from Fort Liqordale.
Game on!
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geostationary orbit on the sea bed?
Hasn't NASA got the patent on that yet?
Answers, on a postcard please, to USN SUPSALV.
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Wed Oct 12, 2022 2:20 am
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Firefly Launch Failure
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PHXPhlyer » Fri Sep 03, 2021 5:56 pm
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Rocket built by startup Firefly explodes off California coast
New York (CNN Business)A 100-foot-tall rocket burst into flames mid-air after...
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Firefly successfully launches unmanned rocket
Texas-based commercial rocket company Firefly launched a rocket into space Friday morning, about...
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Sat Oct 01, 2022 4:08 pm
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Space Billiards
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PHXPhlyer » Tue Sep 27, 2022 1:22 am
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NASA's DART spacecraft successfully slams into asteroid in historic test of planetary defense
Data from the test will not only demonstrate whether...
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What if it broke up into smaller bits that became harder to track, and spread randomly?
The Ancient Mariner
Small-enough bits will burn up in...
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Tue Sep 27, 2022 8:44 pm
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Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:09 am
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Starlink
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TheGreenGoblin » Sat May 29, 2021 5:59 am
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Starlink's future may lie in the sky but its problems lie closer to earth.
Elon Musk’s Starlink space internet is running into an unusual...
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SpaceX and T-Mobile want to eliminate ‘dead zones’ using satellites
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SpaceX and T-Mobile want to beam cell service to...
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Fri Aug 26, 2022 1:37 pm
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South Korea to the Moon
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PHXPhlyer » Fri Aug 05, 2022 8:29 pm
South Korean spacecraft launched to the moon, country’s 1st
India, Russia and Japan have new moon missions launching later this year or next, as do...
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Fri Aug 05, 2022 8:29 pm
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Webb Telescope on the Pad
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PHXPhlyer » Thu Dec 23, 2021 9:54 pm
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope rolls out for Christmas launch
(CNN)The James Webb Space Telescope is finally on the launchpad. The space...
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Top scientist admits ‘space telescope image’ was actually a slice of chorizo
A French scientist has apologized after tweeting a photo of a slice...
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Fri Aug 05, 2022 5:32 pm
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Tue Jul 26, 2022 5:44 pm
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U.S Hypersonic Missile Tests
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PHXPhlyer » Wed Jul 13, 2022 8:59 pm
US carries out two successful hypersonic missile tests
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The Pentagon carried out successful tests of two different hypersonic missiles...
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Wed Jul 13, 2022 8:59 pm
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SpaceX rocket booster to crash into moon in March, scientist says
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PHXPhlyer » Wed Jan 26, 2022 11:45 pm
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SpaceX rocket booster to crash into moon in March, scientist says
Experts say a spent SpaceX booster rocket that has been orbiting the Earth for...
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New double crater seen on the moon after mystery rocket impact
The moon has a new double crater after a rocket body collided with its surface on...
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Tue Jun 28, 2022 12:38 am
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10,000G on Launch
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PHXPhlyer » Thu Apr 14, 2022 4:16 pm
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Reach space with no rockets?
NASA agrees to test flight with new launch system
NASA has reached a partnership with a company to test launch a...
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Imagine the timing accuracy needed for the release mechanism, too. A fraction of a second off and either the hatch gets bigger or there's a new one...
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Wed Jun 15, 2022 4:10 pm
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SpaceX gets key approval for Mars rocket test
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PHXPhlyer » Mon Jun 13, 2022 6:25 pm
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SpaceX’s Starship Mars rocket closer to orbital test
Federal regulators made a key decision on SpaceX’s plans to launch its gargantuan Mars...
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FAA Requirements
Website includes link
SpaceX Starship Super Heavy Project at the Boca Chica Launch Site
SpaceX proposes to conduct...
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Tue Jun 14, 2022 12:57 am
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UFOs and UAPs
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PHXPhlyer » Fri Jun 10, 2022 3:09 pm
NASA is assembling a team to gather data on unidentifiable events in the sky
NASA is putting a team together to study unidentified aerial...
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Fri Jun 10, 2022 3:09 pm
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Sun May 29, 2022 4:45 pm
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Fri May 06, 2022 1:52 pm
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Rocket Lab Oopsy
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PHXPhlyer » Tue May 03, 2022 1:18 am
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Rocket Lab catches, then drops booster in helicopter capture attempt
Rocket Lab, which aims to launch satellites into space quickly and...
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Rocket Lab will try helicopter catch again, but it may take months
Rocket Lab this week made an ostentatious attempt to catch a rocket as it...
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Tue May 03, 2022 7:38 pm
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