#rocketry — Public Fediverse posts

#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

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

#ChinaDaily:
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SMILE in sky: a new chapter in China-Europe space science cooperation
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"The China-Europe jointly developed Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) was launched into orbit on Tuesday, expected to usher in a new era in space weather forecasting and mark a deeper, more exemplary phase in China-Europe space science cooperation. .."

https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202605/19/WS6a0bedd3a310d6866eb49739.html

19.5.2026

#CAS #China #Kourou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #rocketry #SMILE #SpaceFlight #Vega #VegaC #VV29

#AVIO:
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AVIO SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES THE SMILE SATELLITE WITH VEGA C
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".. 19 May 2026 – Today at 00.52 AM local time (03.52 UTC; 05.52 AM CEST), Avio successfully launched.. SMILE scientific satellite for the European Space Agency (ESA) and Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana with a Vega C launcher .."

https://www.avio.com/press-release/avio-successfully-launches-the-smile-satellite-with-vega-c-

19.5.2026

#CAS #China #Kourou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #rocketry #SMILE #SpaceFlight #Vega #VegaC #VV29

#ESA:
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Smile startet auf ihrer Mission, den unsichtbaren Schutzschild der Erde gegen den Sonnenwind zu enthüllen
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"Die Raumsonde Smile startete am 19. Mai 2026 um 04:52 Uhr BST / 05:52 Uhr MESZ (00:52 Uhr Ortszeit) mit einer Vega-C-Rakete vom europäischen Weltraumbahnhof in Französisch-Guayana. .."

https://www.esa.int/Space_in_Member_States/Germany/Smile_startet_auf_ihrer_Mission_den_unsichtbaren_Schutzschild_der_Erde_gegen_den_Sonnenwind_zu_enthuellen

19.5.2026

#CAS #China #Kourou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #rocketry #SMILE #SpaceFlight #Vega #VegaC #VV29

#ESA:
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How to follow the Smile launch live
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"ESA will be broadcasting live as the European-Chinese Smile mission launches at 04:52 BST/05:52 CEST (00:52 local time) on 19 May 2026. .."

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Smile/How_to_follow_the_Smile_launch_live

12.5.2026

#CAS #China #Kourou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #rocketry #SMILE #SpaceFlight #Vega #VegaC #VV29

#ESA:
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Smile set to launch on 19 May
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"The European-Chinese Smile mission is due to launch on Tuesday 19 May 2026, at 05:52 CEST / 04:52 BST / 00:52 local time on a European Vega-C rocket."

"The initial launch date was postponed as a precautionary measure, after a technical issue was identified on the production line..."

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Smile/Smile_set_to_launch_on_19_May

23.4.2026

#CAS #China #ESA #Kourou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #rocketry #SMILE #SpaceFlight #Vega #VegaC #VV29

#CGTN:
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China takes key step toward manned lunar landing with successful Long March-10 rocket test
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"China conducts a low-altitude demonstration and validation flight test of the Long March-10 launch vehicle system at the Wenchang Space Launch Site .."

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-02-11/China-conducts-low-altitude-flight-test-for-Long-March-10-rocket-1KFK9b0VBiU/p.html

11.2.2026

#China #CZ10 #LM10 #Mengzhou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight

#scmp:
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China’s Mengzhou spacecraft passes key test for 2030 crewed moon mission with Long March-10 rocket
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"The successful safety trial is a major step forward for the country’s plans to put astronauts on the moon by the end of the decade"

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3343144/chinas-mengzhou-spacecraft-passes-key-test-2030-crewed-moon-mission-long-march-10-rocket

11.2.2026

#China #CZ10 #LM10 #Mengzhou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight

#Xinhua:
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China's new crewed spaceship passes key abort flight test
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"China on Wednesday successfully conducted a maximum dynamic pressure abort flight test for its new-generation crewed spaceship system Mengzhou in the southern island province of Hainan .."

http://english.news.cn/20260211/e560def78a1348a2b829b565d65d3e6d/c.html

11.2.2026

#China #CZ10 #LM10 #Mengzhou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight

#Chinadaily:
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China successfully conducts key flight test for manned lunar mission
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"A prototype of the Mengzhou spacecraft was mounted atop a prototype first-stage booster of the Long March 10 .."

".. test successfully verified the Long March 10's first-stage ascent and recovery phases, as well as the Mengzhou's Max-Q escape and recovery capabilities,.."

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202602/11/WS698bf2b4a310d6866eb38a93.html

11.2.2026

#China #CZ10 #LM10 #Mengzhou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight