#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

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

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

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

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

#CGTN:
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Land recovery of China's Zhuque-3 reusable rocket first stage completed
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".. accurately placing the Honghu-03 satellite into its designated orbit.

According to rocket developer LandSpace, the land recovery sequence of the first stage was completed as intended, .."

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-19/Land-recovery-of-Chinese-reusable-rocket-first-stage-completed-1PJ9H1Mxgoo/p.html

19.8.2026

#China #Honghu03 #Landspace #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #Spaceflight #Wiederverwendung #ZQ3 #Zhuque3 #Zhuque3Y2

#NSS:
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The New Glenn 3 Anomaly in Historical Perspective
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"When Blue Origin’s New Glenn 3 mission (NG-3) suffered an upper-stage failure, the reaction on social media was immediate and, in many ways, familiar. ..

As an engineer, I find that kind of reaction understandable—but often incomplete .."

https://nss.org/the-new-glenn-3-anomaly-in-historical-perspective/

20.4.2026

#BE3U #BlueBird7 #BlueOrigin #BO #GS2 #NewGlenn #Rakete #rocketry #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

#BBC:
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Blue Origin rocket grounded after satellite 'mishap'
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".. lack of "sufficient thrust" in an engine. .. Blue Origin is investigating the incident, which happened on Sunday, with oversight from the FAA. .. The FAA will determine based on the investigation findings when New Glenn can be launched again. .."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjr9vwz48npo

20.4.2026

#BE3U #BlueBird7 #BlueOrigin #BO #GS2 #NewGlenn #Rakete #rocketry #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

#FlugRevue:
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Dritter Flug von Bezos's Schwerlastrakete
Warum New Glenn einen Satelliten im falschen Orbit aussetzte
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"Der Satellit BlueBird 7 von AST SpaceMobile wurde in eine zu niedrige Umlaufbahn befördert. Blue-Origin-Chef Dave Limp gab erste Information, woran es gelegen hat."

https://www.flugrevue.de/raumfahrt/warum-new-glenn-einen-satelliten-im-falschen-orbit-aussetzte/

21.4.2026

#BE3U #BlueBird7 #BlueOrigin #BO #GS2 #NewGlenn #Rakete #rocketry #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

#ASTSpaceMobile:
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During the New Glenn 3 mission, BlueBird 7 was placed into a lower than planned orbit by the upper stage of the launch vehicle. While the satellite separated from the launch vehicle and powered on, the altitude is too low to sustain operations with its on-board thruster technology and will de-orbited.
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https://feeds.issuerdirect.com/news-release.html?newsid=5941043598547951&symbol=ASTS

19.4.2026

#BlueBird7 #BlueOrigin #BO #CapeCanaveral #LC36 #NewGlenn #Rakete #rocketry #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

#BlueOrigin:
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New Glenn’s Third Mission Slated for April 19
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".. date for New Glenn's third mission, slated to launch no earlier than Sunday, April 19, 2026, from LLC 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station .. launch window will be open from 6:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. EDT / 10:45 – 12:45 UTC. .. coverage on BlueOrigin.com will start 30 min. prior to launch."

https://www.blueorigin.com/news/new-glenn-ng-3-mission

16.4.2026

#ASTSpaceMobile #BlueBird7 #BO #CapeCanaveral #LC36 #NewGlenn #Rakete #rocketry #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

#radioschwaben:
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RFA transportiert Raketenstufen zum Weltraumbahnhof SaxaVord für den ersten orbitalen Flug im Sommer 2026
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https://www.radioschwaben.de/rfa-transportiert-raketenstufen-zum-weltraumbahnhof-saxavord-fuer-den-ersten-orbitalen-flug-im-sommer-2026-435174/

10.3.2026

#Esrange #Helix #Kiruna #Rakete #Raumfahrt #RFA #RFAONE #RocketFactoryAugsburg #rocketry #SaxaVord #SpaceFlight

#ESA:
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Flight-Ticket-Initiative: erste fünf Missionen mit Avio und Isar Aerospace gesichert
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https://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/Flight-Ticket-Initiative_erste_fuenf_Missionen_mit_Avio_und_Isar_Aerospace_gesichert

27.8.2025

#Avio #DLR #ETPack #GapMap1 #Grasp #InfiniteOrbits #IsarAerospace #Isispace #Persei #PlutoPlus #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #Spectrum #VegaC