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Green Comet

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Tue Jan 31, 2023 5:10 pm

by PHXPhlyer » Tue Jan 31, 2023 5:10 pm

Green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will be closest to Earth on Feb. 1. Here's how to see it.

C/2022 E3 (ZTF) hasn't been so close to Earth for 50,000...

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Tue Jan 31, 2023 5:10 pm
SpaceX

Last post by G-CPTN « Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:52 pm
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by 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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Elon Musk's company already has permission to loft 12,000 Starlink spacecraft, and it has applied for approval to deploy nearly 30,000 more...
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Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:52 pm
Asteroid 2023 BU Close Shave

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Thu Jan 26, 2023 10:58 am

by TheGreenAnger » Thu Jan 26, 2023 10:58 am

An asteroid the size of a delivery truck will pass Earth in one of the closest such encounters ever recorded – coming within a tenth of the distance...

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Thu Jan 26, 2023 10:58 am
Rocket Lab

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:12 am
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by PHXPhlyer » Fri Nov 04, 2022 10:09 pm

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Helicopter misses rocket booster in wild attempt to recapture it after flight

Rocket Lab, a start-up building small orbital rockets, kicked off...

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Rocket Lab has had an impressive launch history and while the company is registered in the USA, it has a deep connection with New Zealand (CEO Peter...

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Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:12 am
You Go Buzz

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:16 am
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by 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
Flight from Cornish Space Port sometime soon?

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:34 am
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by 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
3 For Mars

Last post by Boac « Sun Jan 15, 2023 8:54 pm
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by 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
China and United Arab...

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Almost unbelievable that the Mars helo is still operating. Flight 39 a couple of days ago. I think it was expected only to make a dozen or so flights.
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Sun Jan 15, 2023 8:54 pm
Soyuz Coolant Leak on ISS

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Thu Jan 12, 2023 2:26 pm
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by 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
Yet Another Launch Failure

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Wed Jan 11, 2023 3:48 am

by 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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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Wed Jan 11, 2023 3:48 am
Duck and Cover

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:18 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Wed Jan 05, 2022 6:04 pm

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Out-of-control Russian rocket part set to enter Earth's atmosphere within 24 hours

(CNN)Space experts are tracking a Russian rocket part that is...

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Dead NASA satellite returns to Earth after 38 years

The US Department of Defense confirmed that ERBS reentered Earth’s atmosphere on Sunday at...

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Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:18 pm
SLS Roll-out

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Sun Dec 11, 2022 4:11 pm
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by 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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Artemis I splashdown coverage.

It’s set to splash down at 12:40 p.m. ET Sunday in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s Baja California. NASA will air...
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Sun Dec 11, 2022 4:11 pm
World's Largest Radio Telescope

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Tue Dec 06, 2022 3:53 am
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by 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
Are you a Sabine fan yet?

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Thu Nov 24, 2022 9:02 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Thu Oct 29, 2020 4:51 am

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I am strangely attracted to Sabine... :-bd

Sabine Hossenfelder

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Sock it to them Sabine.

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Thu Nov 24, 2022 9:02 pm
Space

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Fri Nov 18, 2022 6:33 pm
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by 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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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Fri Nov 18, 2022 6:33 pm
Boeing X-37

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Sat Nov 12, 2022 7:52 pm
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by 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
Tianhe, "Harmony of the Heavens"

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Fri Nov 04, 2022 4:49 pm
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by 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’s rocket booster falls from space, crash lands in the Pacific Ocean

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The charred remnants of a rocket booster plunged uncontrolled...

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Fri Nov 04, 2022 4:49 pm
Arecibo Observatory radio telescope to close

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Sat Oct 15, 2022 1:58 pm
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by 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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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Sat Oct 15, 2022 1:58 pm
Cornwall in the space race

Last post by Undried Plum « Wed Oct 12, 2022 2:20 am
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by 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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Last post by Undried Plum
Wed Oct 12, 2022 2:20 am
Firefly Launch Failure

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Sat Oct 01, 2022 4:08 pm
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by 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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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Sat Oct 01, 2022 4:08 pm
Space Billiards

Last post by llondel « Tue Sep 27, 2022 8:44 pm
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by 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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Last post by llondel
Tue Sep 27, 2022 8:44 pm
Blue Origin

Last post by llondel « Tue Sep 13, 2022 9:35 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Fri Jan 15, 2021 1:12 am
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Blue Origin aims to fly first passengers into space as early as April

Blue Origin aims to fly first passengers into space as early as April
The...

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Sort of nice to know it works though.

Not quite on the same scale, but we were doing low-speed testing of a turbine generator control system once...
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Last post by llondel
Tue Sep 13, 2022 9:35 pm
Virgin Galactic continues to under deliver in 2022!

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:09 am

by TheGreenAnger » Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:09 am

Virgin Galactic Delays Start of Commercial Service to 2023, Loses $93 Million

Virgin Galactic’s quarterly reports have fallen into a familiar...

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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:09 am
Starlink

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Fri Aug 26, 2022 1:37 pm
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by 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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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Fri Aug 26, 2022 1:37 pm
Bad News for Boeing Starliner

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Thu Aug 25, 2022 9:41 pm
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by 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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Boeing's first astronaut flight delayed until next year for more fixes

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Boeing’s first spaceflight with astronauts has...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Thu Aug 25, 2022 9:41 pm
South Korea to the Moon

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Fri Aug 05, 2022 8:29 pm

by 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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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Fri Aug 05, 2022 8:29 pm

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