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  1. #Commercial missions currently targeting lunar 🌙 landing attempts in 2026

    #BlueOrigin: #BlueMoon
    #Firefly: #BlueGhost
    #IntuitiveMachines: #IM3
    #Astrobotic: #Griffin

    In the second half of the year, #China 🇨🇳 aims to land at the lunar south pole and seek out water ice with its #robotic Chang'e 7 spacecraft
    space.com/astronomy/moon/moon-

  2. RE: mastodon.social/@arstechnica/1

    #Isaacman said it is important for #SpaceX’s #Starship and #BlueOrigin’s #NewGlenn rocket 🚀 to reach higher launch cadences to support not just Artemis III but many future missions to the lunar 🌙 surface. #NASA is clearly watching both closely.

    During Artemis III, the #Orion spacecraft will launch (presumably with four astronauts 🧑‍🚀) on a #SLS rocket. In Earth orbit, they will rendezvous with one or both of NASA’s #HLS (Starship’s upper stage and a modified #BlueMoon lander)

    #Artemis

  3. RE: mastodon.social/@arstechnica/1

    #Isaacman said it is important for #SpaceX’s #Starship and #BlueOrigin’s #NewGlenn rocket 🚀 to reach higher launch cadences to support not just Artemis III but many future missions to the lunar 🌙 surface. #NASA is clearly watching both closely.

    During Artemis III, the #Orion spacecraft will launch (presumably with four astronauts 🧑‍🚀) on a #SLS rocket. In Earth orbit, they will rendezvous with one or both of NASA’s #HLS (Starship’s upper stage and a modified #BlueMoon lander)

    #Artemis

  4. RE: mastodon.social/@arstechnica/1

    #Isaacman said it is important for #SpaceX’s #Starship and #BlueOrigin’s #NewGlenn rocket 🚀 to reach higher launch cadences to support not just Artemis III but many future missions to the lunar 🌙 surface. #NASA is clearly watching both closely.

    During Artemis III, the #Orion spacecraft will launch (presumably with four astronauts 🧑‍🚀) on a #SLS rocket. In Earth orbit, they will rendezvous with one or both of NASA’s #HLS (Starship’s upper stage and a modified #BlueMoon lander)

    #Artemis

  5. RE: mastodon.social/@arstechnica/1

    #Isaacman said it is important for #SpaceX’s #Starship and #BlueOrigin’s #NewGlenn rocket 🚀 to reach higher launch cadences to support not just Artemis III but many future missions to the lunar 🌙 surface. #NASA is clearly watching both closely.

    During Artemis III, the #Orion spacecraft will launch (presumably with four astronauts 🧑‍🚀) on a #SLS rocket. In Earth orbit, they will rendezvous with one or both of NASA’s #HLS (Starship’s upper stage and a modified #BlueMoon lander)

    #Artemis

  6. RE: mastodon.social/@arstechnica/1

    #Isaacman said it is important for #SpaceX’s #Starship and #BlueOrigin’s #NewGlenn rocket 🚀 to reach higher launch cadences to support not just Artemis III but many future missions to the lunar 🌙 surface. #NASA is clearly watching both closely.

    During Artemis III, the #Orion spacecraft will launch (presumably with four astronauts 🧑‍🚀) on a #SLS rocket. In Earth orbit, they will rendezvous with one or both of NASA’s #HLS (Starship’s upper stage and a modified #BlueMoon lander)

    #Artemis

  7. NASA optymalizuje wymogi dla SpaceX i Blue Origin. Wszystko po to, by zdążyć z lądowaniem na Księżycu w 2028 roku

    Podczas gdy statek Orion (misja Artemis II) radzi sobie w kosmosie doskonale, NASA ma inny, o wiele poważniejszy ból głowy: czym właściwie astronauci wylądują na powierzchni Księżyca?

    W najnowszym wywiadzie przedstawicielka agencji przyznała, że trwają intensywne prace nad uproszczeniem i optymalizacją wymagań dla lądowników tworzonych przez Elona Muska i Jeffa Bezosa.

    Obecnie architektura programu Artemis zakłada, że załoga dotrze na orbitę Księżyca w statku Orion, a stamtąd przesiądzie się do tzw. Human Landing System (HLS), czyli lądownika, który zabierze ich na samą powierzchnię. Kontrakty na budowę tych niezwykle skomplikowanych maszyn otrzymały dwie prywatne firmy: SpaceX (z modyfikowanym statkiem Starship) oraz Blue Origin (z lądownikiem Blue Moon). Problem w tym, że czas płynie nieubłaganie, a zaplanowane na 2028 rok lądowanie w ramach misji Artemis III wydaje się coraz trudniejsze do zrealizowania. Termin ten ma zresztą ogromne znaczenie geopolityczne – Stany Zjednoczone za wszelką cenę chcą wyprzedzić chińskie plany załogowego lądowania na Srebrnym Globie.

    Optymalizacja szans na sukces

    Jak ujawniła w rozmowie z serwisem Ars Technica Lori Glaze, szefowa programów głębokiej eksploracji w NASA, agencja poprosiła obie firmy o propozycje na przyspieszenie prac. Kluczowym postulatem okazało się odejście od sztywnego wymogu korzystania z bardzo trudnej i kosztownej paliwowo orbity NRHO (near-rectilinear halo orbit).

    Co to oznacza w praktyce? Pierwotnie lądowniki miały dokować do stacji Gateway właśnie na tej nietypowej, eliptycznej orbicie. SpaceX i Blue Origin zgodnie stwierdziły, że dotarcie tam, a następnie lądowanie i powrót, pożera potężne ilości cennego paliwa. NASA postanowiła rozważyć alternatywy. Jak przyznaje Glaze, agencja stara się zbalansować systemy, przenosząc część ciężaru manewrowego na statek Orion, odciążając tym samym komercyjne lądowniki.

    Uproszczone procedury na powierzchni

    Zmiany trajektorii to jednak nie wszystko. NASA przyznaje, że analizuje dostosowanie wymagań sprzętowych już na samej powierzchni Księżyca.

    Oznacza to potencjalną rezygnację z części zaawansowanych systemów komunikacji między lądownikiem a załogą, czy wręcz ograniczenie dystansu, na jaki astronauci będą mogli oddalić się od pojazdu. Krótko mówiąc: przeprojektowujemy architekturę i optymalizujemy ilość zabieranego sprzętu, by lądownik był gotowy na czas.

    Przed firmami kluczowe testy

    Napięty harmonogram wymaga szybkich działań. Przed SpaceX wciąż stoi ogromne wyzwanie, jakim jest przetestowanie przetaczania paliwa na orbicie (tzw. propellant transfer), co ma nastąpić jeszcze w tym roku. Z kolei Blue Origin szykuje się do lotu testowego bezzałogowego lądownika Blue Moon Mk. 1, który ma udowodnić, że systemy nawigacyjne firmy poradzą sobie z precyzyjnym lądowaniem w trudnym, księżycowym środowisku.

    Przedstawicielka NASA podkreśla, że obie firmy „traktują sprawę bardzo poważnie” i wykazują ogromne zaangażowanie, by zmieścić się w wyznaczonym na 2028 rok terminie. Pytanie jednak brzmi: jak wiele elementów architektury misji będzie musiała jeszcze dostosować NASA, by ten historyczny lot ostatecznie doszedł do skutku?

    Dlaczego Orion zamilkł na 41 minut? Technologia łączności już istnieje, ale nie dla NASA

    #ArtemisIII #BlueMoon #BlueOrigin #eksploracjaKosmosu #ElonMusk #JeffBezos #Księżyc #lądownikiKsiężycowe #NASA #politykaKosmiczna #SpaceX #Starship
  8. “The goal of #Isaacman is 30 landings in three years”. Only #Firefly’s #BlueGhost 1 mission a year ago was a complete success. The two #IntuitiveMachines landers fell over upon landing. #Astrobotic’s #Peregrine lander malfunctioned hours after launch and was unable to attempt a landing.

    There are four #CLPS missions currently scheduled for launch this year: Astrobotic’s Griffin-1, #BlueOrigin’s #BlueMoon Mark 1, Firefly’s Blue Ghost 2 and Intuitive Machines’ #IM3 spacenews.com/nasa-considering

  9. “The goal of #Isaacman is 30 landings in three years”. Only #Firefly’s #BlueGhost 1 mission a year ago was a complete success. The two #IntuitiveMachines landers fell over upon landing. #Astrobotic’s #Peregrine lander malfunctioned hours after launch and was unable to attempt a landing.

    There are four #CLPS missions currently scheduled for launch this year: Astrobotic’s Griffin-1, #BlueOrigin’s #BlueMoon Mark 1, Firefly’s Blue Ghost 2 and Intuitive Machines’ #IM3 spacenews.com/nasa-considering

  10. “The goal of #Isaacman is 30 landings in three years”. Only #Firefly’s #BlueGhost 1 mission a year ago was a complete success. The two #IntuitiveMachines landers fell over upon landing. #Astrobotic’s #Peregrine lander malfunctioned hours after launch and was unable to attempt a landing.

    There are four #CLPS missions currently scheduled for launch this year: Astrobotic’s Griffin-1, #BlueOrigin’s #BlueMoon Mark 1, Firefly’s Blue Ghost 2 and Intuitive Machines’ #IM3 spacenews.com/nasa-considering

  11. “The goal of #Isaacman is 30 landings in three years”. Only #Firefly’s #BlueGhost 1 mission a year ago was a complete success. The two #IntuitiveMachines landers fell over upon landing. #Astrobotic’s #Peregrine lander malfunctioned hours after launch and was unable to attempt a landing.

    There are four #CLPS missions currently scheduled for launch this year: Astrobotic’s Griffin-1, #BlueOrigin’s #BlueMoon Mark 1, Firefly’s Blue Ghost 2 and Intuitive Machines’ #IM3 spacenews.com/nasa-considering

  12. “The goal of #Isaacman is 30 landings in three years”. Only #Firefly’s #BlueGhost 1 mission a year ago was a complete success. The two #IntuitiveMachines landers fell over upon landing. #Astrobotic’s #Peregrine lander malfunctioned hours after launch and was unable to attempt a landing.

    There are four #CLPS missions currently scheduled for launch this year: Astrobotic’s Griffin-1, #BlueOrigin’s #BlueMoon Mark 1, Firefly’s Blue Ghost 2 and Intuitive Machines’ #IM3 spacenews.com/nasa-considering

  13. Fermented Friday – Hilton Garden Inn

    I’m on the road this weekend, so it’s just a quick and easy beer in my hotel room before I call it a night. ​

    medi-nerd.com/2026/03/06/ferme

  14. “With ‘#BlueMoon,’ the director #RichardLinklater waited a decade until #EthanHawke was older and could better convey a lifetime of regret.”

  15. “With ‘#BlueMoon,’ the director #RichardLinklater waited a decade until #EthanHawke was older and could better convey a lifetime of regret.”

  16. “With ‘#BlueMoon,’ the director #RichardLinklater waited a decade until #EthanHawke was older and could better convey a lifetime of regret.”

  17. “With ‘#BlueMoon,’ the director #RichardLinklater waited a decade until #EthanHawke was older and could better convey a lifetime of regret.”

  18. 2026 #lunar 🌙 missions

    #Astrobotic’s #Griffin lander is scheduled for July 2026, will carry #Astrolab’s FLEX rover
    #IntuitiveMachines' third #NovaC mission in the second half of the year will carry payloads for #NASA, #ESA, and #KASI
    #BlueOrigin's first lunar landing with its #BlueMoon #Mark1 craft
    #Firefly's #BlueGhost Mission 2 in November will carry five payloads to the lunar surface
    #China is planning a #ChangE 7 landing near the lunar south pole

    nasaspaceflight.com/2026/01/sp

    #Moon

  19. 2026 #lunar 🌙 missions

    #Astrobotic’s #Griffin lander is scheduled for July 2026, will carry #Astrolab’s FLEX rover
    #IntuitiveMachines' third #NovaC mission in the second half of the year will carry payloads for #NASA, #ESA, and #KASI
    #BlueOrigin's first lunar landing with its #BlueMoon #Mark1 craft
    #Firefly's #BlueGhost Mission 2 in November will carry five payloads to the lunar surface
    #China is planning a #ChangE 7 landing near the lunar south pole

    nasaspaceflight.com/2026/01/sp

    #Moon

  20. 2026 #lunar 🌙 missions

    #Astrobotic’s #Griffin lander is scheduled for July 2026, will carry #Astrolab’s FLEX rover
    #IntuitiveMachines' third #NovaC mission in the second half of the year will carry payloads for #NASA, #ESA, and #KASI
    #BlueOrigin's first lunar landing with its #BlueMoon #Mark1 craft
    #Firefly's #BlueGhost Mission 2 in November will carry five payloads to the lunar surface
    #China is planning a #ChangE 7 landing near the lunar south pole

    nasaspaceflight.com/2026/01/sp

    #Moon

  21. 2026 #lunar 🌙 missions

    #Astrobotic’s #Griffin lander is scheduled for July 2026, will carry #Astrolab’s FLEX rover
    #IntuitiveMachines' third #NovaC mission in the second half of the year will carry payloads for #NASA, #ESA, and #KASI
    #BlueOrigin's first lunar landing with its #BlueMoon #Mark1 craft
    #Firefly's #BlueGhost Mission 2 in November will carry five payloads to the lunar surface
    #China is planning a #ChangE 7 landing near the lunar south pole

    nasaspaceflight.com/2026/01/sp

    #Moon

  22. 2026 #lunar 🌙 missions

    #Astrobotic’s #Griffin lander is scheduled for July 2026, will carry #Astrolab’s FLEX rover
    #IntuitiveMachines' third #NovaC mission in the second half of the year will carry payloads for #NASA, #ESA, and #KASI
    #BlueOrigin's first lunar landing with its #BlueMoon #Mark1 craft
    #Firefly's #BlueGhost Mission 2 in November will carry five payloads to the lunar surface
    #China is planning a #ChangE 7 landing near the lunar south pole

    nasaspaceflight.com/2026/01/sp

    #Moon

  23. RE: mastodon.social/@arstechnica/1

    #Artemis 🌙 🇺🇸
    #Starship refueling ⛽, catch 🦾
    #BlueMoon 🌙
    #Neutron 🚀
    #Nova 🚀
    #Mengzhou ♻️🇨🇳
    #Zhuque3 ♻️️🇨🇳
    • Roman #SpaceTelescope 🔭🇺🇸
    #ChangE7
    #Spectrum, #RFA One, #Miura5 🇪🇺🚀
    #TerranR 🚀
    #Eclipse 🚀
    #NovaC 🌙
    #BlueGhost 🌙
    #Astroscale refueler ⛽
    #Plato exoplanets 🔭🇪🇺
    #Gaganyaan 🚀🇮🇳
    #Martian Moons Exploration 🛰️ 🇯🇵

    #NASA #ESA #CASC #ISRO #JAXA #SpaceX #BlueOrigin #RocketLab #StokeSpace #LandSpace #Vast #RelativitySpace #Firefly #NorthropGrumman #IntuitiveMachines #Astroscale

  24. Pawn Broker: “Are you from Kiev?” Reacher: “No, but I had their chicken once. It was pretty good.” #leechild #bluemoon #booksky

  25. The Vintage Multicolored Ice Cream We Rarely See People Eat These Days

    Among the list of vintage ice cream flavors no one seems to eat anymore, some are perhaps best left in the past. Others, however, have settled into culinary collective consciousness. Such is the case with a…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Cooking #BlueMoon #BlueMoonicecream #CookingTopics #IceCream #VanillaIceCream
    diningandcooking.com/2417301/t

  26. Both companies’ plans rely on the availability of an orbital propellant ⛽ depot, which would fuel up their vehicles on the way to the #moon 🌙. The biggest test will be the orbital propellant transfer demonstration astronomy.com/space-exploratio

    A single #NewGlenn rocket will be able to send the #BlueMoon lander to the Lunar #Gateway. But the lander won’t have enough #propellant to make a powered descent to the lunar surface hackaday.com/2023/12/07/artemi

    #SpaceX #Starship #BlueOrigin #Mk1 #NASA #Artemis