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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/

#Astronomy

"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

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/

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.

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

#LaunchCost

@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

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

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

🛰️📷🚀 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

#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"

https://www.viasat.com/news/latest-news/corporate/2026/viasat-confirms-successful-launch-and-initial-signal-acquisition/

29.4.2026

#FalconHeavy #Kommunikationssatellit #Raumfahrt #satcom #Satelliten #Satellitenkommunikation #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #ViaSat3 #ViaSat3F3

🚀 #FalconHeavy a décollé ce jour avec le satellite de télécommunications Viasat-3 F3

📷 Jenny Hautmann et Max Evans

Falcon Heavy launches final ViaSat-3 terabit-class satellite

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/falcon-heavy-launches-final-viasat-3-terabit-class-satellite/

Falcon Heavy piercing the clouds 🚀 ☁️

#SpaceX #FalconHeavy

📢 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

Next #FalconHeavy launch 🚀 Wednesday April 29, 2026 04:13 PM CEST. Launch vehicle was switched from #Ariane64 to Falcon Heavy due to delays 🥱 in #Ariane6 development https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/437/

🚀 Le vol #FalconHeavy prévu ce jour a été reporté à mercredi 29 avril à partir de 14h13 UTC en raison des mauvaises conditions météo
📷 SpaceX

Noin 17.20 lähtee Falcon Heavy. Striimi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyqOd6pf0E8 ja kisakatsomo #sirius:hacklab.fi

#avaruus #avaruustekniikka #falconheavy

📢 Jour de lancement
🚀 #FalconHeavy
🛰 Satellite de communication Viasat-3 F3 construit par Boeing
⏰ 14h21 UTC
🌎 Kennedy Space Center, Floride
📷 SpaceX et Boeing
📺 https://www.spacex.com/launches/viasat3f3

🚀 C'est le retour de #FalconHeavy !
Le lanceur doit décoller lundi 27 avril à 14h31 UTC avec le satellite ViaSat-3 F3. Premier vol depuis octobre 2024
📷 SpaceX

RE: https://mastodon.social/@europeanspaceflight/116419569201467886

#NASA announced that a #SpaceX #FalconHeavy would launch #ESA’s Rosalind Franklin mission to #Mars 🔴

The 600th safe recovery ♻️ of a #Falcon9 or #FalconHeavy rocket since 2015 https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-starlink-17-22-b1097-vsfb-ofisly-600th-falcon-landing

📊 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches#Booster_landings

#SpaceX

🛰️🔭 La NASA annonce le lancement du télescope spatial Nancy Grace Roman en septembre sur #FalconHeavy, en avance sur le planning prévisionnel et en dessous du budget.
#NASARoman

ESA's Rosalind Franklin Rover Secures Falcon Heavy Launch to Mars in Late 2028 via NASA Partnership

📰 Original title: El rover europeo Rosalind Franklin viajará a Marte en 2028 con un Falcon Heavy

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/esas-rosalind-franklin-rover-secures-falcon-heavy-launch-to-mars-in-late-2028-via-nasa-partnership/?redirpost=872ef68f-94cb-4e93-9fd5-5d0e1bfaae9c

#astronomy #marsrover #esa #falconheavy