#rocketry — Public Fediverse posts

Mashable: Track NASA’s Roman Space Telescope on its long cruise to deep space. “As the new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope heads for deep space, the public can follow its three‑month trip in near-real time with NASA’s online tracker. The spacecraft launched on Sunday, Aug. 30, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. It’s now cruising on its own toward its final orbit […]

I have been building rockets with a friend's son since he was 4. Now 12 years old he won a purple ribbon (Grand Champion) at the #minnesota state fair for his slightly enlarged "Big Bertha". A friend and I made a parts set and he assembled and painted it. The original is an #estes rocket from the 60s, a little over a foot tall. His version is a bit over 8 ft. We will fly it next weekend.

#rocketry #highpowerrocket #modelrockets

#IsarAerospace:
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History for European spaceflight: Isar Aerospace reaches orbit and deploys payloads on second flight
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pdf Englisch:
https://isaraerospace.com/images/Press-Release_History-for-European-spaceflight-Isar-Aerospace-reaches-orbit-and-deploys-payloads-on-second-flight.pdf

pdf Deutsch:
https://isaraerospace.com/images/Pressemitteilung_Isar-Aerospace-schreibt-europ%C3%A4ische-Raumfahrtgeschichte-Zweiter-Flug-erreicht-Orbit-und-setzt-Satelliten-aus.pdf

5.9.2026

#Andøya #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

#IsarAerospace:
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History for European spaceflight: Isar Aerospace reaches orbit and deploys payloads on second flight
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pdf Englisch:
https://isaraerospace.com/images/Press-Release_History-for-European-spaceflight-Isar-Aerospace-reaches-orbit-and-deploys-payloads-on-second-flight.pdf

pdf Deutsch:
https://isaraerospace.com/images/Pressemitteilung_Isar-Aerospace-schreibt-europ%C3%A4ische-Raumfahrtgeschichte-Zweiter-Flug-erreicht-Orbit-und-setzt-Satelliten-aus.pdf

5.9.2026

#Andøya #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

#IsarAerospace:
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History for European spaceflight: Isar Aerospace reaches orbit and deploys payloads on second flight
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pdf Englisch:
https://isaraerospace.com/images/Press-Release_History-for-European-spaceflight-Isar-Aerospace-reaches-orbit-and-deploys-payloads-on-second-flight.pdf

pdf Deutsch:
https://isaraerospace.com/images/Pressemitteilung_Isar-Aerospace-schreibt-europ%C3%A4ische-Raumfahrtgeschichte-Zweiter-Flug-erreicht-Orbit-und-setzt-Satelliten-aus.pdf

5.9.2026

#Andøya #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

#IsarAerospace:
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History for European spaceflight: Isar Aerospace reaches orbit and deploys payloads on second flight
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pdf Englisch:
https://isaraerospace.com/images/Press-Release_History-for-European-spaceflight-Isar-Aerospace-reaches-orbit-and-deploys-payloads-on-second-flight.pdf

pdf Deutsch:
https://isaraerospace.com/images/Pressemitteilung_Isar-Aerospace-schreibt-europ%C3%A4ische-Raumfahrtgeschichte-Zweiter-Flug-erreicht-Orbit-und-setzt-Satelliten-aus.pdf

5.9.2026

#Andøya #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

#IsarAerospace:
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History for European spaceflight: Isar Aerospace reaches orbit and deploys payloads on second flight
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pdf Englisch:
https://isaraerospace.com/images/Press-Release_History-for-European-spaceflight-Isar-Aerospace-reaches-orbit-and-deploys-payloads-on-second-flight.pdf

pdf Deutsch:
https://isaraerospace.com/images/Pressemitteilung_Isar-Aerospace-schreibt-europ%C3%A4ische-Raumfahrtgeschichte-Zweiter-Flug-erreicht-Orbit-und-setzt-Satelliten-aus.pdf

5.9.2026

#Andøya #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

#IsarAerospace:
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History for European spaceflight: Isar Aerospace reaches orbit and deploys payloads on second flight
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".. Mission ‘Onward and Upward’ lifted off from Isar Aerospace’s dedicated launch complex at Andøya Space in Norway at 10:12 pm CEST, deploying payloads in orbit. .."

https://isaraerospace.com/press/history-for-european-spaceflight-isar-aerospace-reaches-orbit-and-deploys-payloads-on-second-flight

5.9.2026

#Andøya #Germany #Norway #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

#IsarAerospace:
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History for European spaceflight: Isar Aerospace reaches orbit and deploys payloads on second flight
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".. Mission ‘Onward and Upward’ lifted off from Isar Aerospace’s dedicated launch complex at Andøya Space in Norway at 10:12 pm CEST, deploying payloads in orbit. .."

https://isaraerospace.com/press/history-for-european-spaceflight-isar-aerospace-reaches-orbit-and-deploys-payloads-on-second-flight

5.9.2026

#Andøya #Germany #Norway #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

#IsarAerospace:
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History for European spaceflight: Isar Aerospace reaches orbit and deploys payloads on second flight
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".. Mission ‘Onward and Upward’ lifted off from Isar Aerospace’s dedicated launch complex at Andøya Space in Norway at 10:12 pm CEST, deploying payloads in orbit. .."

https://isaraerospace.com/press/history-for-european-spaceflight-isar-aerospace-reaches-orbit-and-deploys-payloads-on-second-flight

5.9.2026

#Andøya #Germany #Norway #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

#IsarAerospace:
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History for European spaceflight: Isar Aerospace reaches orbit and deploys payloads on second flight
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".. Mission ‘Onward and Upward’ lifted off from Isar Aerospace’s dedicated launch complex at Andøya Space in Norway at 10:12 pm CEST, deploying payloads in orbit. .."

https://isaraerospace.com/press/history-for-european-spaceflight-isar-aerospace-reaches-orbit-and-deploys-payloads-on-second-flight

5.9.2026

#Andøya #Germany #Norway #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

#IsarAerospace:
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History for European spaceflight: Isar Aerospace reaches orbit and deploys payloads on second flight
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".. Mission ‘Onward and Upward’ lifted off from Isar Aerospace’s dedicated launch complex at Andøya Space in Norway at 10:12 pm CEST, deploying payloads in orbit. .."

https://isaraerospace.com/press/history-for-european-spaceflight-isar-aerospace-reaches-orbit-and-deploys-payloads-on-second-flight

5.9.2026

#Andøya #Germany #Norway #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

Freiflugphase, alles nominal soweit laut Stream ..

#Andøya #IsarAerospace #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

Freiflugphase, alles nominal soweit laut Stream ..

#Andøya #IsarAerospace #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

Freiflugphase, alles nominal soweit laut Stream ..

#Andøya #IsarAerospace #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

Freiflugphase, alles nominal soweit laut Stream ..

#Andøya #IsarAerospace #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

Freiflugphase, alles nominal soweit laut Stream ..

#Andøya #IsarAerospace #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

Die zweite Stufe wird noch einen Zirkularisierungsburn absolvieren.

#Andøya #IsarAerospace #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

Die zweite Stufe wird noch einen Zirkularisierungsburn absolvieren.

#Andøya #IsarAerospace #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

Die zweite Stufe wird noch einen Zirkularisierungsburn absolvieren.

#Andøya #IsarAerospace #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

Die zweite Stufe wird noch einen Zirkularisierungsburn absolvieren.

#Andøya #IsarAerospace #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

Die zweite Stufe wird noch einen Zirkularisierungsburn absolvieren.

#Andøya #IsarAerospace #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

SECO. Ein Orbit wurde erreicht. Super!

#Andøya #IsarAerospace #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

SECO. Ein Orbit wurde erreicht. Super!

#Andøya #IsarAerospace #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

SECO. Ein Orbit wurde erreicht. Super!

#Andøya #IsarAerospace #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

SECO. Ein Orbit wurde erreicht. Super!

#Andøya #IsarAerospace #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

SECO. Ein Orbit wurde erreicht. Super!

#Andøya #IsarAerospace #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

Nutzlastverkleidung ist abgeworfen. Zweite Stufe weiter in Betrieb.

#Andøya #IsarAerospace #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

Nutzlastverkleidung ist abgeworfen. Zweite Stufe weiter in Betrieb.

#Andøya #IsarAerospace #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

Stufentrennung erfolgt. Zweite Stufe läuft.

#Andøya #IsarAerospace #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

MaxQ durch.

#Andøya #IsarAerospace #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

Rakete eine Minute unterwegs.

#Andøya #IsarAerospace #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

Rakete abgehoben.

#Andøya #IsarAerospace #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

Rakete auf interner Stromversorgung. Gleich könnte es losgehen!

#Andøya #IsarAerospace #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

#TheRegister:
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NASA's Artemis III will need three rockets to do the job Apollo did with one

Blue Origin and SpaceX get their turn to prove they can dock, loiter, and not blow up the launch pad
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https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/07/16/nasas-artemis-iii-will-need-three-rockets-to-do-the-job-apollo-did-with-one/5273620

16.7.2026

Not really comparable, but by no means better for that reason. Still an unknown amount of effort involved in actually landing, IMHO...

#Artemis #ArtemisIII #BO #HLS #Lander #Mond #moon #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX

#hartpunkt:
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Arianespace-CEO: „Wir haben einige Startfenster im Jahr 2028 frei und viele im Jahr 2029.“
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".. Um die Startkapazitäten für die Jahre 2028 und 2029 nutzen zu können, sei die Voraussetzung allerdings, dass politische Entscheidungen zeitnah getroffen würden. .. Aus seiner Sicht könnten größere Sammelbestellungen einen deutlichen Unterschied machen. .."

https://www.hartpunkt.de/arianespace-ceo-wir-haben-einige-startfenster-im-jahr-2028-frei-und-viele-im-jahr-2029/

16.7.2026

#Ariane6 #Arianespace #EC #Europa #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight

#NASA:
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Teams have successfully established communications with Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft LINK, which is designed to raise the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to a higher altitude.
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https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/2026/07/03/teams-make-contact-with-spacecraft-set-to-boost-nasas-swift/

3.7.2026

#GSFC #KatalystSpace #L1011 #LINK #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #NorthropGrumman #PegasusXL #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Stargazer #Swift #Tristar #Weltraumteleskop

#NASA:
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Teams have successfully established communications with Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft LINK, which is designed to raise the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to a higher altitude.
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https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/2026/07/03/teams-make-contact-with-spacecraft-set-to-boost-nasas-swift/

3.7.2026

#GSFC #KatalystSpace #L1011 #LINK #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #NorthropGrumman #PegasusXL #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Stargazer #Swift #Tristar #Weltraumteleskop

#NASA:
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Mission To Boost NASA’s Swift Launches From Marshall Islands
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"LINK, a robotic servicing spacecraft built by Katalyst Space, launched into orbit on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket, which was deployed by the company’s Stargazer, a modified L-1011 aircraft, .."

https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/2026/07/03/mission-to-boost-nasas-swift-launches-from-marshall-islands/

3.7.2026

#GSFC #KatalystSpace #L1011 #LINK #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #NorthropGrumman #PegasusXL #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Stargazer #Swift #Tristar #Weltraumteleskop

#NASA:
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Launch of Swift Boost Mission Delayed, Teams Reviewing Data

.. launch of .. LINK on .. Pegasus XL rocket .. was postponed Thursday. After takeoff of the L-1011 aircraft carrying the Pegasus XL, a launch vehicle issue temporarily prevented teams from deploying the rocket. ..
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https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/2026/07/02/launch-of-swift-boost-mission-delayed-teams-reviewing-data/

2.7.2026

#GSFC #KatalystSpace #L1011 #LINK #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #NorthropGrumman #PegasusXL #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Stargazer #Swift #Tristar #Weltraumteleskop

#NASA:
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Launch of Mission to Boost NASA’s Swift Scrubs Due to Weather

The launch of Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft LINK .., was postponed Tuesday due to unfavorable weather .. next launch attempt is targeted for no earlier than Wednesday, July 1, at 9:43 p.m. UTC+12, ..
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https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/2026/06/30/launch-of-mission-to-boost-nasas-swift-scrubs-due-to-weather/

#GSFC #KatalystSpace #L1011 #LINK #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #NorthropGrumman #PegasusXL #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Stargazer #Swift #Tristar #Weltraumteleskop

#NASA:
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Partners, NASA Ready for June Launch of Swift Boost Mission
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".. mission to raise the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is poised for launch no earlier than Tuesday, June 30, 6:23 a.m. EDT (10:23 p.m. UTC+12), from Kwajalein Atoll, .."

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/swift/swift-boost-mission/partners-nasa-ready-for-june-launch-of-swift-boost-mission/

26.6.2026

#GSFC #KatalystSpace #L1011 #LINK #NASA #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #NorthropGrumman #PegasusXL #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Stargazer #Swift #Tristar #Weltraumteleskop

#BreakingDefense:
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China dumping more rocket bodies in space, endangering low Earth orbit satellites: Report
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"Three Chinese rocket bodies have exploded over the last four years, creating dangerous debris that "will linger for decades to centuries, potentially colliding with other space objects," LeoLabs study author Darren McKnight told ..."

https://breakingdefense.com/2026/06/china-dumping-more-rocket-bodies-in-space-endangering-low-earth-orbit-satellites-report/

25.6.2026

#China #Debris #LeoLabs #Rakete #rocketry #Raumfahrt #SpaceJunk #SpaceFlight #Weltraummüll #Weltraumschrott

#ArianeGroup:
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Arianespace startet erfolgreich 36 weitere Amazon-Leo-Satelliten an Bord einer Ariane 64 mit fortschrittlichen Boostern
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"Am 17. 6.2026 hat Arianespace m. d. Ariane 6 in ihrer Konfiguration mit vier Boostern, der Ariane 64, erfolgreich 36 Amazon-Leo-Satelliten von Europas Weltraumbahnhof in Französisch-Guayana aus gestartet. .."

https://www.ariane.group/de/news/arianespace-startet-erfolgreich-36-weitere-amazon-leo-satelliten-an-bord-einer-ariane-64-mit-fortschrittlichen-boostern/

17.6.2026

#Amazon #AmazonLEO #Ariane6 #Arianespace #CSG #Kourou #LE03 #P160C #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #VA269

#Arianespace:
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Arianespace successfully launches 36 additional Amazon Leo satellites with an Ariane 64 equipped with advanced boosters
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"On June 17, 2026, Arianespace successfully placed into orbit 36 satellites for Amazon Leo with an Ariane 64 equipped for the first time with four advanced solid-propellant P160C boosters. .."

https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-successfully-launches-36-additional-amazon-leo-satellites-with-an-ariane-64-equipped-with-advanced-boosters/

17.6.2026

#Amazon #AmazonLEO #Ariane6 #CSG #Kourou #LE03 #P160C #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #VA269

#arstechnica:
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A Chinese rocket breaks apart dangerously close to the Starlink constellation

The rocket’s breakup likely generated 100 to 150 new pieces of space junk.
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".. breakup occurred .. perhaps around the time the upper stage was expected to perform a disposal burn."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/06/a-chinese-rocket-breaks-apart-dangerously-close-to-the-starlink-constellation

15.6.2026

#China #Debris #LandSpace #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceJunk #Weltraummüll #Weltraumschrott #Zhuque2E #ZQ2E

#ArianeGroup:
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VA269: Launch-Kit und Start im Livestream
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"Am 17. Juni wird wieder eine Ariane 64 von Kourou aus in den Weltraum starten. Das Besondere: Noch nie gab es eine leistungsstärkere Ariane-Rakete und noch nie hat eine .. eine schwerere Nutzlast ins All gebracht. Insgesamt 36 Satelliten werden für Amazon Leo .. transportiert. .."

https://www.ariane.group/de/news/va269-launch-kit-und-start-im-livestream/

#Amazon #AmazonLEO #Ariane6 #Arianespace #CSG #Kourou #LE03 #P160C #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #VA269

#ESA:
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Watch live: bigger booster, more powerful Ariane 6 launch
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"The next Ariane 6 rocket launch is set for liftoff on 17 June 2026 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana with a launch window of 08:53–09:22 local time (12:53–13:22 BST, 13:53–14:22 CEST) .."

https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Ariane/Watch_live_bigger_booster_more_powerful_Ariane_6_launch

#Ariane6 #ArianeGroup #Arianespace #CSG #Kourou #LE03 #P160C #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #VA269

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