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Virgin Orbit

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:40 pm
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by 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 fails to secure funding, will cease operations
Virgin Orbit stock closed at 34 cents a share on Thursday, having fallen 82% since the...

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Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:40 pm
Four planets will line up in the sky this month

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Wed Mar 29, 2023 6:18 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Sun Apr 17, 2022 6:22 pm

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Four planets will line up in the sky this month
Here’s how to spot them.
Looking east at a flat horizon, Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn will appear...

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Last night was nice and clear so went out and took a look at the line-up of planets.
All listed but Uranus were very visible as well as Sirius and...

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Wed Mar 29, 2023 6:18 pm
Duck and Cover

Last post by OFSO « Wed Mar 29, 2023 11:58 am
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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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Most agencies don't. I don't want black drones hovering over my house, or I'd recount the way in which photographs (for example) having passed over...

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Wed Mar 29, 2023 11:58 am
SpaceX

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Fri Mar 24, 2023 5:35 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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SpaceX launches 56 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea
By Mike Wall last updated about 1 hour ago
It was SpaceX's 20th launch of 2023...
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Fri Mar 24, 2023 5:35 pm
Batten Down the Hatches

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Fri Mar 24, 2023 5:32 pm

by PHXPhlyer » Fri Mar 24, 2023 5:32 pm

Strongest solar storm in nearly 6 years slams into Earth catching forecasters by surprise
By Daisy Dobrijevic published about 4 hours ago
The...

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Fri Mar 24, 2023 5:32 pm
3D Printed Rocket Set To Launch

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:28 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Wed Mar 08, 2023 5:45 pm

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World's first 3D-printed rocket set to make inaugural flight
If successful, the test flight would mark a new milestone for the space industry....

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They didn't seem too surprised at the outcome and didn't schedule any payload on this launch.

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Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:28 pm
Mark Your Calender

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Thu Mar 09, 2023 8:44 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Thu Mar 09, 2023 8:16 pm

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NASA tracks asteroid that could hit Earth on Valentine’s Day 2046

(CNN) - NASA is tracking a new asteroid that has a small chance of hitting...

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I'm getting you a big rock for Valentine’s Day Dear.
It's out of this world.
It will knock you out!
:ymdevil:

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Thu Mar 09, 2023 8:44 pm
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency H3 Rocket Launch Failure

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Tue Mar 07, 2023 3:40 pm

by PHXPhlyer » Tue Mar 07, 2023 3:40 pm

Japan’s new rocket fails on debut flight, in blow to space ambitions
Upon reaching space, the H3 rocket’s second-stage engine failed to ignite,...

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Tue Mar 07, 2023 3:40 pm
Not Quite "Space" Balloon

Last post by llondel « Wed Feb 22, 2023 10:05 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Wed Feb 22, 2023 3:42 pm

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Japanese startup reveals balloon flight space viewing tours

A Japanese startup announced plans Tuesday to launch commercial space viewing...

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I hope they don't drift into North American airspace...

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Wed Feb 22, 2023 10:05 pm
Dust to dust - The Girl from Barry

Last post by tango15 « Tue Feb 21, 2023 1:30 pm
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by TheGreenAnger » Tue Feb 21, 2023 9:54 am

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Hayley Gomez.JPG

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I also thought, by the headline, that the grim reaper had called for her.
I had the pleasure of her once (so to speak) when working in Air UK ops at...

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Tue Feb 21, 2023 1:30 pm
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds...

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:31 pm

by TheGreenAnger » Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:31 pm

Lucy is a NASA space probe on a twelve-year journey to ten different asteroids, visiting two main belt asteroids as well as eight Jupiter trojans,...

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Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:31 pm
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
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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Last post by Boac
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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Last post by TheGreenAnger
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
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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Last post by PHXPhlyer
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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Last post by TheGreenAnger
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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Last post by PHXPhlyer
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

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