#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

#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

#ChinaInSpace:
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China Recovers Rocket Booster, Debuts New Launch Vehicle! [Long March 10B Y1]
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"The Long March 10 series is in space at last, thanks to a customer-carrying demonstration flight of the commercially focused Long March 10B from Wenchang."

https://www.china-in-space.com/p/china-recovers-rocket-booster-debuts

10.7.2026

#CALT #China #CX26 #CZ10B #GuoWang #Linghangzhe #LM10B #Raumfahrt #Rakete #rocketry #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #Wenchang

#TheMoscowTimes:
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Defect in Oreshnik’s Soviet-Era Guidance System Causes Serious Accuracy Issues – Report
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"At hypersonic speeds .. a deviation of just 0.5 degrees from the planned trajectory can cause the missile to miss its target by dozens of kilometers."
".. letter shows .. manufacturer is also unable to test the gyroscope and identify defects .."
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/18/defect-in-oreshniks-soviet-era-guidance-system-causes-serious-accuracy-issues-report-a93045

18.6.2026

#AOMZ #GU503 #Gyroskop #Oreschnik #Oreshnik #Pfusch #Militär #missile #Rakete #rocketry #Russia #Russland

#TOnline:
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Probleme bei Oreschnik
.. Vorzeige-Rakete hat wohl eklatante Schwachstelle
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".. Trümmerstücke der Oreschnik, die der US-Sender CNN untersucht hat, zeigen, dass unter anderem eine GU-503-Einheit, die in den 1970er Jahren entwickelt wurde, gefunden wurde. Dabei handelt es sich um ein Gyroskop .."

"Unterlagen zeigen: Firmen war Problem bekannt"

https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/ukraine/id_101304946/oreschnik-putins-vorzeige-rakete-hat-wohl-eklatante-schwachstelle.html

20.6.2026

#AOMZ #GU503 #Gyroskop #Oreschnik #Oreshnik #Pfusch #Militär #missile #Rakete #rocketry #Russland

#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

#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

#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

For the second time, incredibly lucky that the rocket was able to complete its mission despite a solid rocket motor failure. Absolute respect for the adaptability and responsiveness of the rocket's guidance and control technology. But these boosters... in their current form, are truly dangerously unreliable.

#Centaur #Feststoffbooster #GEO #GSSAP7 #GSSAP8 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SLC41 #SRM #SSC #ULA #USA #USSF87 #Vulcan

#ULA:
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ULA Vulcan Rocket Successfully Launches the Future of Defense
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""Early during flight, the team observed a significant performance anomaly on one of the four solid rocket motors. Despite the observation, the Vulcan booster and Centaur performed nominally and delivered the spacecraft directly to geosynchronous orbit,’"

https://newsroom.ulalaunch.com/releases/ula-vulcan-rocket-successfully-launches-the-future-of-defense

12.2.2026

#Centaur #Feststoffbooster #GEO #GSSAP7 #GSSAP8 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SLC41 #SRM #SSC #USA #USSF87 #Vulcan