#rocketry — Public Fediverse posts

#FireflyAerospace:
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Firefly Aerospace Signs Contract with SSC Space for Two Alpha Launches from Esrange Space Center
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"Contract builds on momentum of long-term, multi-launch partnership delivering orbital launch capabilities from mainland Europe"

"Targeted to launch no earlier than 2028 .."

https://fireflyspace.com/news/firefly-aerospace-signs-contract-with-ssc-space-for-two-alpha-launches-from-esrange-space-center/

9.9.2026

#Alpha #ESRANGE #Europa #Europe #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #Schweden #SpaceFlight #SSCSpace #Sweden

#DLR:
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DLR beteiligt sich an Ausgründung HyImpulse
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"Das DLR beteiligt sich an einer Finanzierungsrunde der DLR-Ausgründung HyImpulse Technologies GmbH.
.. unterstützt .. dabei, Know-how aus der DLR-Forschung zur kommerziellen Marktreife weiterzuentwickeln und den strategischen Aufbau europäischer suborbitaler und orbitaler Startdienste voranzutreiben. .."

https://www.dlr.de/de/aktuelles/nachrichten/2026/dlr-beteiligt-sich-an-ausgruendung-hyimpulse

2.9.2026

#HyImpulse #Lampoldshausen #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SL1 #SpaceFlight #SR75

Independent:
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SpaceX has been forced to ground its Starship rocket while it conducts an investigation into an incident during its most recent test flight.
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""“A return to flight of the Starship Super Heavy vehicle is based on the FAA determining that any system, process, or procedure related to the mishap does not affect public safety.”""

https://www.independent.co.uk/space/starship-rocket-mishap-faa-spacex-next-launch-b2984994.html

28.5.2026

#FAA #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starship #StarshipFlight12 #StarshipV3 #SuperHeavy #USA

Bernd Leitenbergers Blog:
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Nachlese Starship IFT-12
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".. SpaceX hat es geschafft, dass Triebwerksausfälle nicht mehr zur Explosion führen. Das war es aber auch schon. Es sind die neuen Raptor 3 nicht zuverlässiger als die Raptor 2 und damit schwebt über jedem Start ein Damoklesschwert. .."

https://www.bernd-leitenberger.de/blog/2026/05/24/nachlese-starship-ift-12/#more-18666

24.5.2026

#Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starbase #Starship #StarshipFlight12 #StarshipV3 #SuperHeavy #Texas #USA

Starship "weich" gewassert, umgekippt, explodiert. Beschäftigte bei SpaceX brüllen USA, USA. 🤐

#Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starbase #Starship #StarshipFlight12 #StarshipV3 #SuperHeavy #Texas #USA

Starship im Reentry. Peek heating ist durch lt. SpaceX.

#Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starbase #Starship #StarshipFlight12 #StarshipV3 #SuperHeavy #Texas #USA

Starship wird keinen Raptor in space relight probieren.

#Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starbase #Starship #StarshipFlight12 #StarshipV3 #SuperHeavy #Texas #USA

Starship wirft Massensimulatoren aus, außerdem sind zwei Geräte mit Kameras, die Bilder vom Hitzeschild machen sollen, dabei, die zum Schluss ausgeworfen werden sollen.

#Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starbase #Starship #StarshipFlight12 #StarshipV3 #SuperHeavy #Texas #USA

SpaceX sagt explizit nicht, dass Starship auf einem "nominal Orbit" sei.

#Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starbase #Starship #StarshipFlight12 #StarshipV3 #SuperHeavy #Texas #USA

Starship Triebwerke abgeschaltet.

#Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starbase #Starship #StarshipFlight12 #StarshipV3 #SuperHeavy #Texas #USA

Ein Raptor( R-VAC) aus auch beim Starship.

#Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starbase #Starship #StarshipFlight12 #StarshipV3 #SuperHeavy #Texas #USA

Ein Raptor aus beim Aufstieg. Stufentrennung erfolgt.

#Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starbase #Starship #StarshipFlight12 #StarshipV3 #SuperHeavy #Texas #USA

Rakete ist abgehoben.

#Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starbase #Starship #StarshipFlight12 #StarshipV3 #SuperHeavy #Texas #USA

Beim letzten Versuch hat ein hydraulisch zu bewegender Bolzen den Quick Disconnect Arm kurz vor der (nicht erfolgten) Zündung nicht freigegeben (lt. Musk). Heute Nacht wohl ein neuer Versuch.

Ein Teil der Anlagen am neuen Pad scheinen mir noch nicht wirklich rund zu laufen.

#Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starbase #Starship #StarshipFlight12 #StarshipV3 #SuperHeavy #Texas #USA

scrub for today

#Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starbase #Starship #StarshipFlight12 #StarshipV3 #SuperHeavy #Texas #USA

starship didn´t liftoff, on hold at T - 40 seconds

#Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starbase #Starship #StarshipFlight12 #StarshipV3 #SuperHeavy #Texas #USA

propellant load underway for starship

#Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starbase #Starship #StarshipFlight12 #StarshipV3 #SuperHeavy #Texas #USA

Go for propellant load.

#Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starbase #Starship #StarshipFlight12 #StarshipV3 #SuperHeavy #Texas #USA

liftoff probably at 6:30 p.m. CT. or later (1:30 Uhr MESZ)

https://www.spacex.com/launches/starship-flight-12

#Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starbase #Starship #StarshipFlight12 #StarshipV3 #SuperHeavy #Texas #USA

liftoff probably at 6:00 p.m. CT. or later

https://www.spacex.com/launches/starship-flight-12

#Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starbase #Starship #StarshipFlight12 #StarshipV3 #SuperHeavy #Texas #USA

#SpaceX:
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The twelfth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch Thursday, May 21. The 90-minute launch window will open at 5:30 p.m. CT.
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"A live webcast of the flight test will begin about 45 minutes before liftoff, which you can watch here and .."

https://www.spacex.com/launches/starship-flight-12

#Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starbase #Starship #StarshipFlight12 #StarshipV3 #SuperHeavy #Texas #USA

#Rocketry
How does liquid #Methane (bad stuff, better burned) with high test Hydrogen #Peroxide look for an #orbital class #booster ?

The UK has experience tucked away somewhere of kerosene/H202 and perhaps that is a smaller jump than #Methalox or the liquid hydrogen engines?

#CGTN:
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China's Long March-12A rocket reaches orbit on maiden flight
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".. Long March-12A Y1 carrier rocket lifted off from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone and completed its maiden flight .. with its second stage successfully entering the preset orbit. However, the recovery of its first stage did not achieve the expected results, .."

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-12-23/China-s-Long-March-12A-rocket-reaches-orbit-on-maiden-flight-1JkJIjs7YCQ/p.html

23.12.2025

#CASC #China #CZ12A #JSLC #LM12A #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SAST #SpaceFlight #Wiederverwendung

#SpaceNews:
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Long March 12A reaches orbit in first reusable launch attempt, but landing fails
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".. lifted off at 9:00 p.m. Eastern, Dec. 22 (0200 UTC, Dec. 23) from a dedicated pad at Jiuquan .. landing was unsuccessful, .."

https://spacenews.com/long-march-12a-reaches-orbit-in-first-reusable-launch-attempt-but-landing-fails/

23.12.2025

#CASC #China #CZ12A #JSLC #LM12A #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SAST #SpaceFlight #Wiederverwendung

#NorthropGrumman zu

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=Uz642CPq2r0
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"“Today’s test pushed the boundaries of large solid rocket motor design to meet rigorous performance requirements. While the motor appeared to perform well through the most harsh environments of the test, we observed an anomaly near the end of the two-plus minute burn. .."

https://news.northropgrumman.com/launch/Northrop-Grumman-Tests-Most-Powerful-Segmented-Solid-Rocket-Booster-Ever-Built

26.6.2025

#Artemis #BOLE #Booster #Fehlerkultur #Feststoffbooster #NASA #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SLS #SpaceFlight