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Tue Oct 03, 2023 12:25 am
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Tyrannosaurus Rex eats astroid!
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TheGreenGoblin » Wed Oct 21, 2020 5:25 am
Nasa Osiris-Rex spacecraft lands on asteroid Bennu in mission to collect dust
A Nasa spacecraft has successfully landed on an asteroid, dodging...
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Mon Sep 25, 2023 9:11 pm
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Rocket Lab Launch Failure
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PHXPhlyer » Tue Sep 19, 2023 3:46 pm
Rocket Lab suffers anomaly during launch, Earth-observation satellite lost
The Sept. 19 launch, Rocket Lab's ninth of the year, did not go well....
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Tue Sep 19, 2023 3:46 pm
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Fusion drives?
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OneHungLow » Sun Sep 17, 2023 12:03 pm
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Anthony CuthPerson thinks that the Puslar (sic) Fusion idea will speed mankind to Mars's nirvana! =))
How nuclear fusion rockets could launch a...
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How does one safely test a fusion drive on the planet? If it likes cold temperatures and a vacuum, it sort of needs to be done up there somewhere.
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Mon Sep 18, 2023 3:19 pm
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ISS
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OFSO » Fri Sep 17, 2021 7:45 pm
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ISS snapped from my phone tonight, around -3.4.
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NASA astronaut, 2 Russian cosmonauts launch to space station
A NASA astronaut on her inaugural spaceflight and two cosmonauts launched aboard a...
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Fri Sep 15, 2023 4:24 pm
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SpaceX
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TheGreenGoblin » Wed May 27, 2020 3:54 am
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Demo-2 will mark SpaceX's first launch of a Crew Dragon capsule carrying astronauts — a major moment for NASA's human spaceflight, which has been...
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I think I'll cancel this month's Popcorn order.
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Fri Sep 15, 2023 6:51 am
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SLS Roll-out
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Boac » Tue Mar 15, 2022 9:32 pm
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Expected to move tomorrow with a dummy launch procedure on 17th.
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NASA’s mega moon rocket is ‘unaffordable,’ according to accountability report
Senior NASA officials say that the agency’s Space Launch System —...
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Fri Sep 08, 2023 3:07 am
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Japan’s Lunar Lander is Ready to Go
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PHXPhlyer » Fri Aug 25, 2023 11:36 pm
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Japan’s space agency is about to launch a lunar lander and revolutionary satellite
A revolutionary satellite that will reveal celestial objects...
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Japan launches X-ray satellite, ‘Moon Sniper’ lunar lander
A revolutionary satellite that will reveal celestial objects in a new light and the...
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Thu Sep 07, 2023 12:24 am
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India's involvement
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Boac » Sat Sep 02, 2023 8:45 am
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We definitely need a thread here as India seems to be powering mightily ahead in the space game.
Launched yesterday
(Yes, I know it will be...
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Not content with cracking a south polar landing, they actually got the beast 'air'borne again a few cm and hopped sideways a bit - just to show off....
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Wed Sep 06, 2023 4:18 pm
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Luna 25 on the Way to the Moon
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PHXPhlyer » Fri Aug 11, 2023 6:10 pm
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Russia’s Luna 25 mission launches to the moon
Russia has successfully launched Luna 25, the country’s first lunar lander in 47 years.
The...
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New image shows likely lunar crater caused by Luna 25 crash
A new crater has appeared on the moon, and it was likely created when Russia’s...
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Sat Sep 02, 2023 4:42 pm
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Bad News for Boeing Starliner
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PHXPhlyer » Thu Oct 21, 2021 4:16 pm
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Crucial test for Boeing's Starliner, built to carry humans, delayed until 2022
Boeing's long-awaited spacecraft, called Starliner, is still...
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And from a different source Back in June, Boeing announced that the crewed launch of its many-billion-dollar Starliner — a privately-built spacecraft...
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Sat Aug 12, 2023 9:48 am
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More on Virgin Galactic...
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TheGreenGoblin » Mon May 24, 2021 9:38 am
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Good video of Virgin Galactic's 3rd Flight and 1st flight from Spaceport America.
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Virgin Galactic's first space tourism flight launches Thursday with a mother-daughter duo and an 80-year-old Olympian. Here's how to watch....
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Wed Aug 09, 2023 6:09 pm
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NASA briefly loses contact with the ISS
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OneHungLow » Wed Jul 26, 2023 9:16 am
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Somewhat embarrassing when you have to rely on your arch enemy for comms methinks!
A power outage at Nasa’s building in Houston disrupted...
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NASA restores contact with Voyager 2 spacecraft after mistake led to weeks of silence
Voyager 2 has been hurtling through space since its launch in...
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Sat Aug 05, 2023 3:04 am
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Thu Aug 03, 2023 10:29 pm
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Sir Dr. Brian May Helps NASA
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PHXPhlyer » Tue Aug 01, 2023 6:55 pm
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Queen legend Brian May helped NASA ace its asteroid-sampling mission, new book reveals
Asteroid Bennu proved a trickster for NASA's OSIRIS-REx...
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Brian May went to the same school in Leicester (Oadby) that my 3 English half sisters attended, but not a lot of people know or care about that! ;)))
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Tue Aug 01, 2023 7:51 pm
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Mon Jul 24, 2023 8:22 pm
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India To the Moon Redux
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PHXPhlyer » Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:26 pm
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Watch India launch Chandrayaan 3 moon rover and lunar lander on July 14
By Mike Wall published about 10 hours ago
Chandrayaan 3 is set to launch at...
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I was on shift (Status Officer) in the MCR when India's first geostationary spacecraft was launched by Arianespace. Calm was not a word I'd used to...
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Last post by OFSO
Sat Jul 15, 2023 12:31 pm
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The wingspan of an Airbus 320 and weighs 150kg...
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OFSO » Fri Jul 14, 2023 10:35 am
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The wingspan of an Airbus 320 and weighs 150kg...
On 24 June a BAE Systems Phasa-35 solar-powered high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) made a 24hr...
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Thanks for the news, OFSO. Some more info
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Fri Jul 14, 2023 10:59 am
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Helicopter Ingenuity on its way to Mars soon!
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TheGreenGoblin » Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:38 pm
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Solar panel charges Lithium-ion batteries, providing enough energy for one 90-second flight per Martian day (~350 Watts of average power during...
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A truly amazing piece of technology.
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Last post by Boac
Mon Jul 03, 2023 6:02 pm
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3 For Mars
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PHXPhlyer » Sun Feb 07, 2021 11:20 pm
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Mars traffic jam: 3 spacecraft arriving in quick succession
Mars traffic jam: 3 spacecraft arriving in quick succession
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Very interesting OHL. Thank you and to our friend.
Thanks passed on Ex-Ascot.
As a South African I am very proud of my countryman (South...
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Mon Jun 05, 2023 10:45 am
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The Hermit Kingdom's spy satellite launch fails.
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OneHungLow » Wed May 31, 2023 5:32 am
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North Korea’s first spy satellite launch has ended in failure after its second stage malfunctioned, sending the projectile plunging into the sea, the...
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Shoot a satellite down ? That's media speak. Damage sensors with a laser or proton beam, maybe, but deorbiting it takes rather more.
There are...
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Thu Jun 01, 2023 8:21 am
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Tianhe, "Harmony of the Heavens"
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PHXPhlyer » Mon Jun 14, 2021 11:17 pm
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'Divine Vessel' to mark China's first human spaceflight since 2016
Shenzhou-12 will be the third of 11 missions needed to complete China's space...
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China sends first civilian astronaut to space as Shenzhou-16 blasts off
China sent its first civilian astronaut into orbit on Tuesday, as it...
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Tue May 30, 2023 2:11 am
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First Commercial Moon Landing
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PHXPhlyer » Tue Apr 25, 2023 3:37 pm
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Japan’s Ispace attempts world’s first commercial moon landing
A Japanese lunar lander, carrying a rover developed in the United Arab Emirates,...
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I find the failure to run any simulation after the change in designated landing site incredible, especially since there were apparently 'numerous'...
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Mon May 29, 2023 9:05 am
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Fri May 26, 2023 4:26 pm
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Virgin Orbit
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PHXPhlyer » Mon Jan 18, 2021 12:38 am
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Virgin Orbit launches rocket off a 747 aircraft, puts nine satellites in space
Virgin Orbit launches rocket off a 747 aircraft, puts nine...
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Virgin Orbit ceases operations months after failure of UK space mission
California-based company will fold after selling off its assets and filing...
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Wed May 24, 2023 5:50 am
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