#space-com — Public Fediverse posts
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Hungary’s 4iG commits to $100 million Axiom Space investment
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Oggi il passaggio ravvicinato della cometa interstellare 3I/ATLAS: come seguirla in tempo reale
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This company's plan to launch 4,000 massive space mirrors has scientists alarmed: 'From an astronomical perspective, that's pretty catastrophic'
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"Reflect Orbital says their light-on-demand idea has generated significant interest .."21.10.2025
#Astronomie #astronomy #biodiversity #EARENDIL1 #Lichtverschmutzung #lightpollution #mirror #Raumfahrt #ReflectOrbital #reflector #Satelliten #SolarPower #SpaceFlight #Spiegel #Umweltverschmutzung #wildlife
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‘The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.’ Museum resists Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ plan to move space shuttle to Houston – Space
Thirty years after its first launch, the space shuttle Discovery is now the centerpiece of the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. (Image credit: Smithsonian Institution / Dane Penland)‘The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.’ Museum resists Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ plan to move space shuttle to Houston
By Josh Dinner, published July 30, 2025
“This is not a transfer — it’s a heist.”
Thirty years after its first launch, the space shuttle Discovery is now the centerpiece of the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. (Image credit: Smithsonian Institution/Dane Penland)
A provision in President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” orders the Air and Space Museum to transfer ownership of Space Shuttle Discovery back to NASA for relocation near the space center in Houston. However, the Smithsonian Institution is not backing down on its stance that Congress has no legal authority to mandate Discovery’s removal, and they’re bringing the receipts.
It all started with the “Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act.” Introduced by Texas Senators John Cornyn (R) and Ted Cruz (R) in April, this act was an attempt to force the transfer of Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian‘s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center just outside Washington D.C. to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The act stalled in committee and would have been dead in the water, but was rebranded and folded into the more than 1,100 pages of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” in an attempt to force the issue.
While the language of the legislation was altered to comply with Senate reconciliation rules, such as refraining to name Discovery directly, the goal remained the same. The new wording instead refers to the transfer of a “space vehicle” — to be specified by the NASA Administrator within one month of the bill’s signing — to a NASA facility “involved in the administration of the Commercial Crew Program” by January 2027. The Smithsonian has rejected the attempt outright, saying it has the paperwork to prove the Institution’s ownership of Discovery and that it’s critical the space shuttle remains in its care.
Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.
Continue/Read Original Article Here: ‘The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.’ Museum resists Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ plan to move space shuttle to Houston | Space
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#2025 #America #Discovery #DonaldTrump #History #Libraries #LibraryOfCongress #NASA #Politics #Resistance #Science #SpaceShuttle #SpaceCom #Technology #Trump #TrumpAdministration #UnitedStates
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This damn fool. He's the reason #SPACECOM didn't come. He and his theocratic crusade against women's rights. He can go to hell. #Tuberville #military https://www.waff.com/2024/04/29/sen-tuberville-still-fighting-space-command-be-huntsville/
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Severe space weather can affect not only technology, but also wildlife. A new study shows that nocturnal birds, such as thrushes and warblers, change their migration behavior during geomagnetic storms. The birds may rely on the Earth’s magnetic field to navigate, and get confused when it is disturbed by solar activity. #SpaceWeather #BirdMigration #SpaceCom https://www.space.com/severe-space-weather-affects-nocturnal-bird-migration
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https://newrepublic.com/post/174747/biden-rejects-plan-move-space-command-alabama #TraitorTuberville Take That, Tuberville: Biden Rejects Plan to Move Space Command to Alabama
Biden has overturned a Trump decision to move Space Command headquarters from Colorado General James Dickinson, successfully argued to the president that moving the headquarters would jeopardize military readiness.
Keping Spacecom in Colorado means that Alabama will miss out on 1,400 jobs & millions of dollars in economic impact #TubervilleIsaThreatToNationalSecurity #SpaceCom
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"Burt said states that pass laws protecting the unborn or impacting the LGBTQ+ community are threats that should also be considered."
I 100% guarantee that "protecting the unborn" were words that this #Alabama station put into Lt. Gen. Burt's mouth, and she did not say that. This local station just made shit up to fit their agenda. Helping to make the case that AL is bad for today's #military and their families.
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Officials: ‘Alabama still preferred location’ for Space Command headquarters
GEN Jim Dickinson gave AL lawmakers some confident, soothing noises about the #USSPACECOM move to Huntsville. It bears reminding that Dickinson is not the decider. However, I know him personally & it is not in his nature to make statements on controversial issues that are not supported all the way up his chain. The talking points would have been pre-reviewed.
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“The White House appears ready to reverse a Trump admin plan to relocate USSPACECOM from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Ala.,” ...Trump claimed credit for the Space Command move to Huntsville saying he personally made the decision after Alabama supported his unsuccessful re-election bid.
Biden admin knows AL is not a safe place for women & girls who are capable of pregnancy. Why send more there, from a safer place? Punish Alabama.
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📆 2023/02/16 Four 4️⃣ private #SpaceStations planned
• #AxiomSpace
• #NorthropGrumman
• #VoyagerSpace / #Nanoracks
• #SierraSpace / #BlueOrigin"It's going to be a small percentage that #NASA is going to be funding these #SpaceStations" so each project needs "to go out and raise #capital 💰 to do this." https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/16/investing-in-space-the-space-station-kingmaker.html
Several other #SpaceNews in this article : #FAA #SpaceX #IntuitiveMachines #CASC #Roscosmos #AerojetRocketdyne #Maxar #VirginOrbit #VirginGalactic #SpaceRyde #Inmarsat #Astranis #SidusSpace #RocketLab #RelativitySpace #AllSpace #Iridium #AerojetRockdyne #JAXA #SpaceCom
Pictures : "Langley engineers check out the interior of the #inflatable 24-foot #SpaceStation in 📆 1962.", #Bigelow #SpaceStation, #CrewDragon approaches #ISS Kibo laboratory https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Langley_engineers_inside_inflatable_a_24-foot_spacestation_mock-up.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bigelow_Aerospace_facilities.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crew-2_dragon_approach.jpg
