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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
"
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
"
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
"
".. 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
"
".. 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

#IsarAerospace:
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Mission ‘Onward and Upward’ to launch NET 5 September
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".. launch window opens at 8pm UTC; 10pm CEST .."

" live on YouTube. .. livestream will start at approximately: T-01h00min 9:00pm CEST .."

https://youtube.com/live/Ss1DUqLjecc

https://isaraerospace.com/mission-updates-overview

5.9.2026

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

#IsarAerospace:
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Planet and Isar Aerospace Partner to Launch First German-Built Satellite-Rocket Mission
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".. German-built satellite launching on a German-built rocket .. within 12 months .."

".. Isar Aerospace will launch one of Planet’s next-generation high-resolution Pelican satellites, with additional satellites planned for future launches. .."

https://isaraerospace.com/press/planet-and-isar-aerospace-partner-to-launch-first-german-built-satellite-rocket-mission

2.7.2026

#EO #Erdbeobachtung #Pelican #PlanetLabs #Raumfahrt #Rakete #rocketry #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #Spectrum

#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

#Avio:
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FLIGHT VV29 LAUNCH POSTPONEMENT
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".. launch of the Smile satellite has been postponed, due to a technical issue occurred on a subsystem component production line after VV29 launcher integration.

Additional investigations are needed..

The new launch date will be announced following the completion of these activities, as agreed with the supplier."

https://www.avio.com/press-release/flight-vv29-launch-postponement

5.4.2026

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

#DLR:
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Voraussichtlich startet Artemis II in der kommenden Nacht, 2. April 2026, 0:24 Uhr MESZ. Sollte sich der Start verschieben, sind weitere Startmöglichkeiten im April festgelegt.
Vier DLR-Strahlungssensoren sind an Bord der Orion .. An Bord ist auch der deutsche CubeSat TACHELES ..
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https://www.dlr.de/de/aktuelles/nachrichten/2026/artemis-ii-startet-zum-mond-mit-deutscher-und-europaeischer-technologie-an-bord

1.4.2026

#Artemis #ArtemisII #Cubesat #ESM #KSC #LC38B #M42EXT #Mond #moon #NASA #Neurospace #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SLS #SpaceFlight #TACHELES #USA #Weltraumstrahlung

#NHK:
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Japanese startup Space One fails in third rocket launch attempt
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"The Tokyo-based company said it aborted the flight after determining the rocket would not be able to complete its mission, and is investigating the cause."

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260305_14/

5.3.2026

#Japan #Kairos #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocket #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceOne

#JapanToday:
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Japanese startup aborts rocket flight after liftoff
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".. aborted the flight of its rocket on Thursday shortly after it was launched from a space complex in western Japan, in the latest setback following two previous failed attempts.

Space One Co's Kairos No. 3, an 18-meter, 23-ton solid-fuel rocket, lifted off .. from the privately run Space Port Kii in Kushimoto, .:"

https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-japanese-startup-aborts-rocket-flight-after-liftoff

5.3.2026

#Japan #Kairos #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocket #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceOne

#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

#ESA:
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Phoebus: Bändigung des kleinsten Moleküls im Universum
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".. Wasserstofftank aus kohlenstofffaserverstärktem Kunststoff .. derzeit in der Endphase der Produktion.
.. neue Testanlage in Trauen hat im Juni .. vorläufige Entwurfsprüfung bestanden + wird f. Tests m. Wasserstoff ab April 2026 vorbereitet."

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

22.10.2025

#Ariane6 #ArianeGroup #FLPP #H2 #Kohlefaser #MTAerospace #Oberstufe #Phoebus #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Trauen #upperstage #Wasserstoff

#NHK:
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Japanese venture firm's rocket launch fails
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".. lifted off from a launch pad in Wakayama Prefecture's Kushimoto Town at 11 a.m. on Wednesday. .. experienced trouble during .. ascent. .. bottom .. was able to separate, and --rocket was able to release the cover on its head. But .. it determined that the mission could not be carried out, so it aborted the flight."

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20241218_14/index.html

18.12.2024

#Japan #KAIROS #Rakete #rocketry #rocket #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #SpaceOne