#space-rider — Public Fediverse posts

#DW:
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Portugal greift nach den Sternen
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"Ein Weltraumbahnhof auf einer Insel im Atlantik, auf dem Raketen starten und Raumkapseln im Meer praktisch nebenan landen können. Fabriken, die Satelliten bauen: Das kleine Land am Westende Europas hat ehrgeizige Pläne."

https://amp.dw.com/de/portugal-will-raumfahrtnation-werden/a-77146571

19.5.2026

#ASC #AtmosSpaceCargo #Azoren #CEiiA #Europa #OpenCosmos #Portugal #Raumfahrt #SantaMaria #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #SpaceRider #Wasserung

#DW:
"
Portugal greift nach den Sternen
"
"Ein Weltraumbahnhof auf einer Insel im Atlantik, auf dem Raketen starten und Raumkapseln im Meer praktisch nebenan landen können. Fabriken, die Satelliten bauen: Das kleine Land am Westende Europas hat ehrgeizige Pläne."

https://amp.dw.com/de/portugal-will-raumfahrtnation-werden/a-77146571

19.5.2026

#ASC #AtmosSpaceCargo #Azoren #CEiiA #Europa #OpenCosmos #Portugal #Raumfahrt #SantaMaria #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #SpaceRider #Wasserung

#space #esa #spacerider

Europe's 1st reusable spacecraft 'Space Rider' clears key hurdles on the road to launch

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/europes-1st-reusable-spacecraft-space-rider-clears-key-hurdles-on-the-road-to-launch

#space #esa #spacerider

Europe's 1st reusable spacecraft 'Space Rider' clears key hurdles on the road to launch

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/europes-1st-reusable-spacecraft-space-rider-clears-key-hurdles-on-the-road-to-launch

El Space Rider, el primer laboratorio espacial reutilizable de Europa, ha superado las pruebas de plasma y temperaturas extremas para su reentrada terrestre.

#SpaceRider #AgenciaEspacial #Europea #Tutiempo

https://www.tutiempo.net/noticias/space-rider-agencia-espacial-europea-supera-pruebas-extremas-de-plasma.html

Das Space Rider Gleitmodell ist startklar
Das erste Testmodell in Originalgröße des wiederverwendbaren Raumfahrzeugs „Space Rider“ der Europäischen Weltraumorganisation ESA ist fertiggestellt. Das Modell wurde am italienischen Luft- und Raumfahrtforschungszentrum in Capua fertiggestellt. Es wird noch in diesem Jahr aus einem Hubschrauber abgeworfen und gleitet zur Landung, um den Endanflug aus dem Orbit nachzustellen. Pressemitteilung ESA. #spacerider
https://www.raumfahrer.net/das-space-rider-gleitmodell-ist-startklar/

Das Space Rider Gleitmodell ist startklar
Das erste Testmodell in Originalgröße des wiederverwendbaren Raumfahrzeugs „Space Rider“ der Europäischen Weltraumorganisation ESA ist fertiggestellt. Das Modell wurde am italienischen Luft- und Raumfahrtforschungszentrum in Capua fertiggestellt. Es wird noch in diesem Jahr aus einem Hubschrauber abgeworfen und gleitet zur Landung, um den Endanflug aus dem Orbit nachzustellen. Pressemitteilung ESA. #spacerider
https://www.raumfahrer.net/das-space-rider-gleitmodell-ist-startklar/

#ESA:
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Space Rider drop model ready to glide
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"The first full-size test model of the European Space Agency’s reusable spacecraft Space Rider is complete. .. finalised at the Italian Aerospace Research Centre in Capua, Italy .. will be dropped from a helicopter later this year and glide to a landing to reenact the final approach from orbit"

https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Space_Rider/Space_Rider_drop_model_ready_to_glide

22.4.2026

#CIRA #INCAS #Raumfahrt #Raumgleiter #SpaceFlight #SpaceRider #TAS #ThalesAleniaSpace

#ESA:
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Space Rider drop model ready to glide
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"The first full-size test model of the European Space Agency’s reusable spacecraft Space Rider is complete. .. finalised at the Italian Aerospace Research Centre in Capua, Italy .. will be dropped from a helicopter later this year and glide to a landing to reenact the final approach from orbit"

https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Space_Rider/Space_Rider_drop_model_ready_to_glide

22.4.2026

#CIRA #INCAS #Raumfahrt #Raumgleiter #SpaceFlight #SpaceRider #TAS #ThalesAleniaSpace

RE: https://mastodon.social/@europeanspaceflight/116447723254335419

While #ATMOS is moving forward with offering its commercial service, #ESA is moving toward a 2028 test flight of its #SpaceRider vehicle, similar to The Exploration Company’s #Nyx capsule. Other efforts include Orbital Paradigm’s #Kestrel vehicle, Space Cargo Unlimited’s #REV1, Space Forge’s #ForgeStar, and #ArianeGroup’s #SpaceCase service

#SpaceCargo

RE: https://mastodon.social/@europeanspaceflight/116447723254335419

While #ATMOS is moving forward with offering its commercial service, #ESA is moving toward a 2028 test flight of its #SpaceRider vehicle, similar to The Exploration Company’s #Nyx capsule. Other efforts include Orbital Paradigm’s #Kestrel vehicle, Space Cargo Unlimited’s #REV1, Space Forge’s #ForgeStar, and #ArianeGroup’s #SpaceCase service

#SpaceCargo

🇵🇹 The #ASC launch site on the island of #SantaMaria* will initially be used for suborbital flights. Santa Maria is also set to serve as a landing site for a reusable ♻️ spacecraft, #ESA's #SpaceRider https://europeanspaceflight.com/portugals-asc-granted-licence-for-santa-maria-launch-centre

* 🗺️ https://graphhopper.com/maps/?point=ASC+Spaceport

#spaceport #Portugal

🇵🇹 The #ASC launch site on the island of #SantaMaria* will initially be used for suborbital flights. Santa Maria is also set to serve as a landing site for a reusable ♻️ spacecraft, #ESA's #SpaceRider https://europeanspaceflight.com/portugals-asc-granted-licence-for-santa-maria-launch-centre

* 🗺️ https://graphhopper.com/maps/?point=ASC+Spaceport

#spaceport #Portugal

🪂 Thales Alenia Space a réalisé avec succès en juin le test de vol libre en boucle fermée d'un modèle réduit du véhicule de rentrée réutilisable #SpaceRider de l’ESA pour valider le système autonome de guidage et de navigation au cours de la descente et de l’atterrissage.

J'avais raté l'info postée il y a quelques jours : https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/07/Space_Rider_model_targeted_touchdown

🪂 Thales Alenia Space a réalisé avec succès en juin le test de vol libre en boucle fermée d'un modèle réduit du véhicule de rentrée réutilisable #SpaceRider de l’ESA pour valider le système autonome de guidage et de navigation au cours de la descente et de l’atterrissage.

J'avais raté l'info postée il y a quelques jours : https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/07/Space_Rider_model_targeted_touchdown

Kreis schließt sich: neuer Space Rider Falltest
Wiederverwendbarer #SpaceRider der ESA hat 2. Runde an Abwurftests absolviert. Modelle des Wiedereintrittsmoduls von Hubschrauber aus Höhe von bis 2,5 km abgeworfen. Sequentielle Space Rider-Fallschirme wurde getestet & Algorithmen zur Steuerung, Navigation & Kontrolle des Gleitschirms. Weitere Testkampagnen geplant, um Landung vorzubereiten. Pressemitteilung/Bild #ESA
https://www.raumfahrer.net/der-kreis-schliesst-sich-neuer-space-rider-falltest/

Kreis schließt sich: neuer Space Rider Falltest
Wiederverwendbarer #SpaceRider der ESA hat 2. Runde an Abwurftests absolviert. Modelle des Wiedereintrittsmoduls von Hubschrauber aus Höhe von bis 2,5 km abgeworfen. Sequentielle Space Rider-Fallschirme wurde getestet & Algorithmen zur Steuerung, Navigation & Kontrolle des Gleitschirms. Weitere Testkampagnen geplant, um Landung vorzubereiten. Pressemitteilung/Bild #ESA
https://www.raumfahrer.net/der-kreis-schliesst-sich-neuer-space-rider-falltest/

🛰️ ALEK (AVUM Life Extension Kit), le module fournissant principalement l'électricité au #SpaceRider, l'engin réutilisable de l'ESA, a subi des essais d'environnement mécaniques (vibrations, acoustique et chocs) à l'ESTEC aux Pays-Bas pendant 2 mois.
📷 ESA

🛰️ ALEK (AVUM Life Extension Kit), le module fournissant principalement l'électricité au #SpaceRider, l'engin réutilisable de l'ESA, a subi des essais d'environnement mécaniques (vibrations, acoustique et chocs) à l'ESTEC aux Pays-Bas pendant 2 mois.
📷 ESA

📆 2025 preview :

• #Moon 🌙 deliveries by #Astrobotic, #IntuitiveMachines and #Firefly Aerospace.
• #SPHEREx will create a map of the universe 🌌
• #ESA's 🇪🇺 #SpaceRider #spaceplane orbital test flight
• #Japan's 🇯🇵 lunar lander and micro-rover
• #Tianwen2 🇨🇳 collects samples from a #NEA ☄️
• #BepiColombo at #Mercury
• #EuropaClipper at #Mars
• #NASA’s #Lucy #asteroid flyby
• #JUICE at #Venus
https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/space-missions-coming-in-2025

• #SierraSpace #DreamChaser test mission to the #ISS https://www.planetary.org/articles/calendar-of-space-events-2025

📆 2025 preview :

• #Moon 🌙 deliveries by #Astrobotic, #IntuitiveMachines and #Firefly Aerospace.
• #SPHEREx will create a map of the universe 🌌
• #ESA's 🇪🇺 #SpaceRider #spaceplane orbital test flight
• #Japan's 🇯🇵 lunar lander and micro-rover
• #Tianwen2 🇨🇳 collects samples from a #NEA ☄️
• #BepiColombo at #Mercury
• #EuropaClipper at #Mars
• #NASA’s #Lucy #asteroid flyby
• #JUICE at #Venus
https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/space-missions-coming-in-2025

• #SierraSpace #DreamChaser test mission to the #ISS https://www.planetary.org/articles/calendar-of-space-events-2025

🇪🇺 #SpaceRider's inaugural flight is currently expected in 📆 2027. This is four years ⌛ after the original Q3 2023 projection, established when the first contracts were signed in December 2020 https://europeanspaceflight.com/beyond-gravity-delivers-key-elements-of-esas-space-rider-vehicle

#ESA #Spaceplane

🇪🇺 #SpaceRider's inaugural flight is currently expected in 📆 2027. This is four years ⌛ after the original Q3 2023 projection, established when the first contracts were signed in December 2020 https://europeanspaceflight.com/beyond-gravity-delivers-key-elements-of-esas-space-rider-vehicle

#ESA #Spaceplane

#SpaceRider funding was initially approved by the #ESA in 📆 2016. Its maiden flight is currently scheduled for the third quarter of 📆 2025 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Rider

📆 August 2024 Drop 🪂 Test https://europeanspaceflight.com/esa-completes-first-drop-test-for-reusable-space-rider-spacecraft

#spaceplane

#SpaceRider funding was initially approved by the #ESA in 📆 2016. Its maiden flight is currently scheduled for the third quarter of 📆 2025 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Rider

📆 August 2024 Drop 🪂 Test https://europeanspaceflight.com/esa-completes-first-drop-test-for-reusable-space-rider-spacecraft

#spaceplane

Aquest any és el vintè aniversari de la publicació a casa nostra de "Space Rider" per "PlayStation" de #Sony 🕹🎮. #SpaceRider #Playstation #Videojocs #Gaming #VideoGames #RetroGaming #ClassicGaming #RetroGames #VideojocsAntics

Aquest any és el vintè aniversari de la publicació a casa nostra de "Space Rider" per "PlayStation" de #Sony 🕹🎮. #SpaceRider #Playstation #Videojocs #Gaming #VideoGames #RetroGaming #ClassicGaming #RetroGames #VideojocsAntics

@PhotoSniperFox ESA is slowly advancing on Space Rider. Last news in July, if all goes well it could fly in 2025? https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Space_Rider Space Rider is a small unmanned reusable lifting body flying on top of Vega C, and the first time ESA will have reentry and landing tech.
#ESA #SpaceRider

@PhotoSniperFox ESA is slowly advancing on Space Rider. Last news in July, if all goes well it could fly in 2025? https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Space_Rider Space Rider is a reusable lifting body flying on top of Vega C, and the first time ESA will have reentry and landing tech.
#ESA #SpaceRider

@steventdennis

I am not an engineer, but I think this is what you are asking for #ProjectSusie):
https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article241147537/Projekt-Susie-Mit-diesem-Plan-uebertrumpft-die-europaeische-Raumfahrt-sogar-Elon-Musk.html

The re-usable-launch-rocket technology that he is using ran into problems last year but is supposed to fly this year (Project #SpaceRider):

https://www.mdr.de/wissen/faszination-technik/vorerst-kein-raumschiff-aus-europa-100.html

Note: if you want to read the articles and don't speak #German, just copy and paste it into a MS Word doc and habmve it "translate document". The machine translation is usually pretty good.

@steventdennis

I am not an engineer, but I think this is what you are asking for #ProjectSusie):
https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article241147537/Projekt-Susie-Mit-diesem-Plan-uebertrumpft-die-europaeische-Raumfahrt-sogar-Elon-Musk.html

The re-usable-launch-rocket technology that he is using ran into problems last year but is supposed to fly this year (Project #SpaceRider):

https://www.mdr.de/wissen/faszination-technik/vorerst-kein-raumschiff-aus-europa-100.html

Note: if you want to read the articles and don't speak #German, just copy and paste it into a MS Word doc and habmve it "translate document". The machine translation is usually pretty good.

RT @auersusan
(@AuerSusan on Twitter)

#SpaceRider - Return, Reload, Relaunch

Short, quick 🎞️ by #esa demonstrating a typical Space Rider mission; from the start on #VegaC to the parachute landing.
https://youtu.be/L4bGWpWbHDM

Link to tweet: https://twitter.com/AuerSusan/status/1594399522939101185?t=9JEc1_ghYc-9yQFrGM9Z_g&s=19

RT @auersusan
(@AuerSusan on Twitter)

#SpaceRider - Return, Reload, Relaunch

Short, quick 🎞️ by #esa demonstrating a typical Space Rider mission; from the start on #VegaC to the parachute landing.
https://youtu.be/L4bGWpWbHDM

Link to tweet: https://twitter.com/AuerSusan/status/1594399522939101185?t=9JEc1_ghYc-9yQFrGM9Z_g&s=19