#falconheavy — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #falconheavy, aggregated by home.social.
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#NASA:
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NASA’s Dark Universe-Seeking Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches
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"Now on a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will soon reveal the universe’s darkest secrets. The mission launched at 7:26 a.m. EDT Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from LC39A at .. KSC .."30.8.2026
#FalconHeavy #L2 #NASA #NGRST #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Weltraumteleskop #WFIRST
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"NASA’s newest space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe" by @AssociatedPress / Marcia Dunn - #NASA #RomanSpaceTelescope🔭 launched on a #SpaceX #FalconHeavy🚀 and started its 100-day journey to Lagrange Point L2. The spacecraft is named after former NASA Chief of Astronomy Nancy Grace Roman who was an early advocate for the first space telescope which was later named for Hubble. https://apnews.com/article/nasa-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope-2a8e59d0b4e4884966a3b50a159ab8c9 #astronomy #space
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#DerStandard:
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Countdown: Sonntag soll das Nasa-Vorzeigeteleskop Roman abheben
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"Geht alles gut, wird das "Nancy Grace Roman"-Weltraumteleskop Dunkle Materie, Sternenexplosionen und ferne Planeten erforschen. Der Start ist ab 13.26 Uhr geplant"30.8.2026
#FalconHeavy #Kosmologie #L2 #NASA #NGRST #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #Universum #Weltraumteleskop #WFIRST
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#Roman #space #telescope at Noon BST tomorrow, on a #FalconHeavy.
https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman/2026/08/28/nasas-roman-space-telescope-go-for-launch/
I hope this goes well.
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🚀 La #FalconHeavy est arrivée sur le pas de tir environ 24 heures avant le décollage prévu ce dimanche à 11h25 UTC du télescope spatial Nancy Grace #Roman de la NASA
📷 NASA
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🛰️🔭 La coiffe protégant le télescope Nancy Grace #Roman a été transférée dans le hangar de SpaceX pour y être installée sur #FalconHeavy
Décollage prévu ce dimanche à 11h26 UTC (je serai en live à partir de 12h45 heure de Toulouse) -
On 📆 Sunday, Aug. 30, #NASA is planning to launch the Nancy Grace Roman #SpaceTelescope 🔭 at 7:26 a.m. EDT on a SpaceX #FalconHeavy, bound for the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point (or L2) roughly 1 million miles from Earth https://www.astronomy.com/whats-launching-this-week/nasas-roman-space-telescope-takes-flight-and-starlink-endures/
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"Launch Dress Rehearsal Complete Ahead of NASA Roman Space Telescope Liftoff" by US🇺🇸 National Aeronautics & Space Administration #NASA - #RomanSpaceTelescope🔭 is still scheduled for August 30 launch. The launch dress rehearsal followed all the procedures for launch. This did not include propellant loading of the #SpaceX #FalconHeavy rocket🚀, which is tested separately without the satellite. (Lesson learned from 2016.) After launch, 100 days to reach L2. https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman/2026/08/20/launch-dress-rehearsal-complete-ahead-of-nasa-roman-space-telescope-liftoff/ #astronomy #space
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Roman Space Telescope on track for late August launch
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/roman-space-telescope-on-track-for-late-august-launch/
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116954426409877293
Only #SpaceX’s #Falcon9 and #FalconHeavy, and #ULA’s #Vulcan rocket are certified for Lane 2 missions. There are more launch companies qualified for Lane 1 contracts.
In April, Space Systems Command said it had identified 25 additional Lane 2 missions on top of the 54 included in the original contract just one year before. Now, the #SpaceForce is tripling 📈 the maximum value for the Lane 1 contract.
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Launch Vehicle Cost Comparison (2026)
Vehicle LEO Payload List Price $/kg (LEO)
#FalconHeavy 63,800 kg $97M $1,520
#NewGlenn 45,000 kg ~$85M (est.) ~$1,900
#Falcon9 22,800 kg $67M $2,940
#Neutron (est.) 13,000 kg ~$50M (est.) ~$3,850
#Ariane64 21,650 kg ~$115M ~$5,310
#Vulcan Centaur 27,200 kg ~$120M (est.) ~$4,410
#H3 (Japan) 6,500 kg ~$50M ~$7,690
#Electron 300 kg $7.5M $25,000
#Starship (target) 150,000 kg TBD $100-500 (target)https://spacenexus.us/guide/space-launch-cost-comparison#cost-per-kg
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@SimpleMan 📆 2025 "NASAs Communications Services Project aims to shift from #NASA-run relay systems to #commercial networks. That payload remained attached to the upper stage." https://spacenews.com/new-glenn-launches-nasas-escapade-mars-mission-lands-booster/
Europe's Rosalind Franklin rover will head toward the Red Planet atop a #FalconHeavy rocket in 📆 2028 https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/this-life-hunting-rover-may-be-spacexs-1st-ever-mars-launch
If #SpaceX would provide a #Starlink network (#Marslink) around #Mars, you'd call it an "uncrewed commercial" launch, right ? Similar for other launch providers
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116657926587537513
Rebuilding the company’s pad, or finishing a new one, will likely take at least a year, even with a major effort by #BlueOrigin.
#SpaceX’s #FalconHeavy and #ULA’s #Vulcan vehicles both likely have the lift capacity to push #Mark1 to the Moon 🌙.
It’s now all but certain that a #BlueMoon lander will not be ready for a mission within the next 18 months. #NASA will need to decide whether to wait on Blue Origin or press ahead solely with a #Starship mission
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116417915564288153
#SpaceX will launch the #ESA’s Rosalind Franklin #Mars rover, perhaps as soon as late 2028, on a #FalconHeavy rocket
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🛰️📷🚀 Photos incroyables (hors Nadir, non pointé sous le satellite) de #FalconHeavy sur le pas de tir et 38 secondes après le décollage par un satellite BlackSky Gen3
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#Viasat:
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Viasat Confirms Successful Launch and Initial Signal Acquisition of ViaSat-3 F3
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" Successful ViaSat‑3 F3 launch advances Viasat’s global, multi-orbit network strategy.""Next-Generation Satellite Set to Unlock APAC Capacity Expansion and Global Network Scale"
29.4.2026
#FalconHeavy #Kommunikationssatellit #Raumfahrt #satcom #Satelliten #Satellitenkommunikation #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #ViaSat3 #ViaSat3F3
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🚀 #FalconHeavy a décollé ce jour avec le satellite de télécommunications Viasat-3 F3
📷 Jenny Hautmann et Max Evans
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Falcon Heavy launches final ViaSat-3 terabit-class satellite
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Falcon Heavy piercing the clouds 🚀 ☁️
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📢 Jour de lancement
🚀 #FalconHeavy
🛰 Satellite de communication Viasat-3 F3 construit par Boeing
⏰ 14h13 UTC
🌎 Kennedy Space Center, Floride
📷 SpaceX et Boeing
📺 https://www.spacex.com/launches/viasat3f3