#spaceplane — Public Fediverse posts

#Dassault 🇫🇷 and #OHB 🇩🇪 announced that they will jointly propose the #VORTEX reusable #spaceplane to #ESA. Dassault selected #ArkadiaSpace to develop the propulsion system https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/dassault-ohb-vortex-s-spaceplane-esa-bid

#Dassault 🇫🇷 and #OHB 🇩🇪 announced that they will jointly propose the #VORTEX reusable #spaceplane to #ESA. Dassault selected #ArkadiaSpace to develop the propulsion system https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/dassault-ohb-vortex-s-spaceplane-esa-bid

#Dassault 🇫🇷 and #OHB 🇩🇪 announced that they will jointly propose the #VORTEX reusable #spaceplane to #ESA. Dassault selected #ArkadiaSpace to develop the propulsion system https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/dassault-ohb-vortex-s-spaceplane-esa-bid

#Dassault 🇫🇷 and #OHB 🇩🇪 announced that they will jointly propose the #VORTEX reusable #spaceplane to #ESA. Dassault selected #ArkadiaSpace to develop the propulsion system https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/dassault-ohb-vortex-s-spaceplane-esa-bid

#Dassault 🇫🇷 and #OHB 🇩🇪 announced that they will jointly propose the #VORTEX reusable #spaceplane to #ESA. Dassault selected #ArkadiaSpace to develop the propulsion system https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/dassault-ohb-vortex-s-spaceplane-esa-bid

Stupid simple little sketch from better years, but why not? I like it anyway. From yours truly: "Two generations of spaceplanes".

#art #sketch #aircraft #liftingbody #spaceplane #spacecraft #digitalart

Stupid simple little sketch from better years, but why not? I like it anyway. From yours truly: "Two generations of spaceplanes".

#art #sketch #aircraft #liftingbody #spaceplane #spacecraft #digitalart

Stupid simple little sketch from better years, but why not? I like it anyway. From yours truly: "Two generations of spaceplanes".

#art #sketch #aircraft #liftingbody #spaceplane #spacecraft #digitalart

Stupid simple little sketch from better years, but why not? I like it anyway. From yours truly: "Two generations of spaceplanes".

#art #sketch #aircraft #liftingbody #spaceplane #spacecraft #digitalart

Stupid simple little sketch from better years, but why not? I like it anyway. From yours truly: "Two generations of spaceplanes".

#art #sketch #aircraft #liftingbody #spaceplane #spacecraft #digitalart

After a moon landing, a lunar cycler space station, which, surprisingly, means lifting bodies just might have their day in the sun...

Read more at my #blog: https://www.adamasnemesis.com/2026/04/26/after-wings-of-fire-a-lifting-body-world/

This post's featured image is of various experimental lifting-body craft from the 1960s.

#worldbuilding #alternatehistory #space #technology #spaceflight #spacecraft #liftingbody #spaceplane #history

After a moon landing, a lunar cycler space station, which, surprisingly, means lifting bodies just might have their day in the sun...

Read more at my #blog: https://www.adamasnemesis.com/2026/04/26/after-wings-of-fire-a-lifting-body-world/

This post's featured image is of various experimental lifting-body craft from the 1960s.

#worldbuilding #alternatehistory #space #technology #spaceflight #spacecraft #liftingbody #spaceplane #history

After a moon landing, a lunar cycler space station, which, surprisingly, means lifting bodies just might have their day in the sun...

Read more at my #blog: https://www.adamasnemesis.com/2026/04/26/after-wings-of-fire-a-lifting-body-world/

This post's featured image is of various experimental lifting-body craft from the 1960s.

#worldbuilding #alternatehistory #space #technology #spaceflight #spacecraft #liftingbody #spaceplane #history

After a moon landing, a lunar cycler space station, which, surprisingly, means lifting bodies just might have their day in the sun...

Read more at my #blog: https://www.adamasnemesis.com/2026/04/26/after-wings-of-fire-a-lifting-body-world/

This post's featured image is of various experimental lifting-body craft from the 1960s.

#worldbuilding #alternatehistory #space #technology #spaceflight #spacecraft #liftingbody #spaceplane #history

After a moon landing, a lunar cycler space station, which, surprisingly, means lifting bodies just might have their day in the sun...

Read more at my #blog: https://www.adamasnemesis.com/2026/04/26/after-wings-of-fire-a-lifting-body-world/

This post's featured image is of various experimental lifting-body craft from the 1960s.

#worldbuilding #alternatehistory #space #technology #spaceflight #spacecraft #liftingbody #spaceplane #history

RE: https://mastodon.social/@europeanspaceflight/115971936362943492

#POLARIS Spaceplanes announced that it had been awarded a contract by the Federal Office of #Bundeswehr Equipment. The first test of its full-sized #spaceplane was planned for 2028 (as of 2024)

#ZDF:
"
Start-up baut Raumflugzeug für die Bundeswehr
"
"Eine Bremer Firma entwickelt ein Hyperschall-Raumflugzeug für die Bundeswehr. Die will im Weltall "kriegstüchtig" werden – und investiert 35 Milliarden Euro in Raumfahrtprojekte."

https://www.zdfheute.de/wirtschaft/ruestung-bundeswehr-raumflugzeug-start-up-bremen-100.html

3.2.2026

#Bundeswehr #BW #PolarisRaumflugzeuge #Raumfahrt #Raumflugzeug #SpaceFlight #spaceplane

#ZDF:
"
Start-up baut Raumflugzeug für die Bundeswehr
"
"Eine Bremer Firma entwickelt ein Hyperschall-Raumflugzeug für die Bundeswehr. Die will im Weltall "kriegstüchtig" werden – und investiert 35 Milliarden Euro in Raumfahrtprojekte."

https://www.zdfheute.de/wirtschaft/ruestung-bundeswehr-raumflugzeug-start-up-bremen-100.html

3.2.2026

#Bundeswehr #BW #PolarisRaumflugzeuge #Raumfahrt #Raumflugzeug #SpaceFlight #spaceplane

#ZDF:
"
Start-up baut Raumflugzeug für die Bundeswehr
"
"Eine Bremer Firma entwickelt ein Hyperschall-Raumflugzeug für die Bundeswehr. Die will im Weltall "kriegstüchtig" werden – und investiert 35 Milliarden Euro in Raumfahrtprojekte."

https://www.zdfheute.de/wirtschaft/ruestung-bundeswehr-raumflugzeug-start-up-bremen-100.html

3.2.2026

#Bundeswehr #BW #PolarisRaumflugzeuge #Raumfahrt #Raumflugzeug #SpaceFlight #spaceplane

#ZDF:
"
Start-up baut Raumflugzeug für die Bundeswehr
"
"Eine Bremer Firma entwickelt ein Hyperschall-Raumflugzeug für die Bundeswehr. Die will im Weltall "kriegstüchtig" werden – und investiert 35 Milliarden Euro in Raumfahrtprojekte."

https://www.zdfheute.de/wirtschaft/ruestung-bundeswehr-raumflugzeug-start-up-bremen-100.html

3.2.2026

#Bundeswehr #BW #PolarisRaumflugzeuge #Raumfahrt #Raumflugzeug #SpaceFlight #spaceplane

#ZDF:
"
Start-up baut Raumflugzeug für die Bundeswehr
"
"Eine Bremer Firma entwickelt ein Hyperschall-Raumflugzeug für die Bundeswehr. Die will im Weltall "kriegstüchtig" werden – und investiert 35 Milliarden Euro in Raumfahrtprojekte."

https://www.zdfheute.de/wirtschaft/ruestung-bundeswehr-raumflugzeug-start-up-bremen-100.html

3.2.2026

#Bundeswehr #BW #PolarisRaumflugzeuge #Raumfahrt #Raumflugzeug #SpaceFlight #spaceplane

A less realistic, but maximally fun SSTO.

These tilt-engines are way more powerful and efficient than what I usually use in KSP, to the point where they probably are unrealistic af. That’s why I didn’t even bother with the TWR or dV this time. But having one part that can do a tilt engine is SO nice. If you want it to be a bit more realistic, I guess you can lower the thrust limiter. 

Its very power hungry, but it comes with an internal nuclear reactor which has a heatsink slapped on to it. This way it can run for quite a long time before running out of juice. Some capacitors also help extending that time. The cargo bay doors can also act as radiators if opened.

The COM is very carefully balanced so this thing is stable both in horizontal and vertical flight, the RCS is centred and the docking port aligns with it reasonably well. (you can dock it to the front of a mothership and it won’t make it spin out of control. If you want to use the engines to propel the other ship though, you might spin)

#spaceart #digitalart #muellermeier #krita #KSP #blueprint #SSTO #spaceplane #VTOL #Kerbal

Sierra said it is now targeting a "late 2026" debut for #DreamChaser https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/09/sierras-dream-chaser-is-starting-to-resemble-a-nightmare

#SierraNevada #NASA #spaceplane

Mysterious #X-37B #spaceplane flies again, this time carrying a #quantum #GPS alternative

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/25/x37b_quantum_navigation_payload/

Mysterious #X-37B #spaceplane flies again, this time carrying a #quantum #GPS alternative www.theregister.com/2025/08/25/x...

Mysterious X-37B spaceplane fl...

Mysterious #X-37B #spaceplane flies again, this time carrying a #quantum #GPS alternative www.theregister.com/2025/08/25/x...

Mysterious X-37B spaceplane fl...

#US #military’s #X37B #spaceplane stays relevant with launch of another mission
Now, on Mission 8, the #spaceplane heads back to low-Earth orbit hosting quantum navigation and laser communications experiments. Few people, if any, envisioned these kinds of missions flying on the X-37B when it first soared to space 15 years ago. At that time, quantum sensing was confined to the lab, and the first laser communication demonstrations in space were barely underway.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/spacex-boeing-team-up-for-another-flight-of-the-militarys-x-37b-spaceplane/ #SpaceForce

#US #military’s #X37B #spaceplane stays relevant with launch of another mission
Now, on Mission 8, the #spaceplane heads back to low-Earth orbit hosting quantum navigation and laser communications experiments. Few people, if any, envisioned these kinds of missions flying on the X-37B when it first soared to space 15 years ago. At that time, quantum sensing was confined to the lab, and the first laser communication demonstrations in space were barely underway.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/spacex-boeing-team-up-for-another-flight-of-the-militarys-x-37b-spaceplane/ #SpaceForce

#US #military’s #X37B #spaceplane stays relevant with launch of another mission
Now, on Mission 8, the #spaceplane heads back to low-Earth orbit hosting quantum navigation and laser communications experiments. Few people, if any, envisioned these kinds of missions flying on the X-37B when it first soared to space 15 years ago. At that time, quantum sensing was confined to the lab, and the first laser communication demonstrations in space were barely underway.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/spacex-boeing-team-up-for-another-flight-of-the-militarys-x-37b-spaceplane/ #SpaceForce

#US #military’s #X37B #spaceplane stays relevant with launch of another mission
Now, on Mission 8, the #spaceplane heads back to low-Earth orbit hosting quantum navigation and laser communications experiments. Few people, if any, envisioned these kinds of missions flying on the X-37B when it first soared to space 15 years ago. At that time, quantum sensing was confined to the lab, and the first laser communication demonstrations in space were barely underway.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/spacex-boeing-team-up-for-another-flight-of-the-militarys-x-37b-spaceplane/ #SpaceForce

#US #military’s #X37B #spaceplane stays relevant with launch of another mission
Now, on Mission 8, the #spaceplane heads back to low-Earth orbit hosting quantum navigation and laser communications experiments. Few people, if any, envisioned these kinds of missions flying on the X-37B when it first soared to space 15 years ago. At that time, quantum sensing was confined to the lab, and the first laser communication demonstrations in space were barely underway.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/spacex-boeing-team-up-for-another-flight-of-the-militarys-x-37b-spaceplane/ #SpaceForce

X-37B launches USSF-36 mission aboard Falcon 9

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#NewsBeep #News #Science #Falcon9 #GB #KSC #LC-39A #rtls #Spaceplane #SpaceX #UK #UnitedKingdom #USSF #USSF-36 #X-37B
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/84367/

X-37B set to launch on USSF-36 mission aboard Falcon 9

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#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Space #Falcon9 #KSC #LC-39A #rtls #Science #Spaceplane #spaceX #USSF #USSF-36 #X-37B
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/99677/

X-37B set to launch on USSF-36 mission aboard Falcon 9

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#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Space #Falcon9 #KSC #LC-39A #rtls #Science #Spaceplane #spaceX #USSF #USSF-36 #X-37B
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/99677/

Secretive #SpacePlane beams back #photo taken high above #Earth https://zorz.it/eVcrt | #MattGrowcoot #HighlyEllipticalOrbit #HighOrbit #PlanetEarth #SpaceForce #X37B #USSpaceForce #SpaceVehicleTechnologies #orbit

Secretive #SpacePlane beams back #photo taken high above #Earth https://zorz.it/eVcrt | #MattGrowcoot #HighlyEllipticalOrbit #HighOrbit #PlanetEarth #SpaceForce #X37B #USSpaceForce #SpaceVehicleTechnologies #orbit

Secretive #SpacePlane beams back #photo taken high above #Earth https://zorz.it/eVcrt | #MattGrowcoot #HighlyEllipticalOrbit #HighOrbit #PlanetEarth #SpaceForce #X37B #USSpaceForce #SpaceVehicleTechnologies #orbit

#ukdj:
"
.. X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle is preparing for its 8th mission, with launch scheduled NET August 21 from Florida ..
"

".. carry a service module designed to expand experiment capacity. mKey demo .. incl. a high-bandwidth inter-satellite laser communications system and what Boeing describes as the highest-performing quantum inertial sensor ever tested in space."

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/secret-u-s-spaceplane-to-fly-again/

2.8.2025

#Boeing #OTV #OTV8 #Raumfahrt #Raumfähre #SpaceFlight #SpaceForce #SpacePlane #USA #X37B

#ukdj:
"
.. X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle is preparing for its 8th mission, with launch scheduled NET August 21 from Florida ..
"

".. carry a service module designed to expand experiment capacity. mKey demo .. incl. a high-bandwidth inter-satellite laser communications system and what Boeing describes as the highest-performing quantum inertial sensor ever tested in space."

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/secret-u-s-spaceplane-to-fly-again/

2.8.2025

#Boeing #OTV #OTV8 #Raumfahrt #Raumfähre #SpaceFlight #SpaceForce #SpacePlane #USA #X37B

#ukdj:
"
.. X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle is preparing for its 8th mission, with launch scheduled NET August 21 from Florida ..
"

".. carry a service module designed to expand experiment capacity. mKey demo .. incl. a high-bandwidth inter-satellite laser communications system and what Boeing describes as the highest-performing quantum inertial sensor ever tested in space."

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/secret-u-s-spaceplane-to-fly-again/

2.8.2025

#Boeing #OTV #OTV8 #Raumfahrt #Raumfähre #SpaceFlight #SpaceForce #SpacePlane #USA #X37B

#ukdj:
"
.. X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle is preparing for its 8th mission, with launch scheduled NET August 21 from Florida ..
"

".. carry a service module designed to expand experiment capacity. mKey demo .. incl. a high-bandwidth inter-satellite laser communications system and what Boeing describes as the highest-performing quantum inertial sensor ever tested in space."

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/secret-u-s-spaceplane-to-fly-again/

2.8.2025

#Boeing #OTV #OTV8 #Raumfahrt #Raumfähre #SpaceFlight #SpaceForce #SpacePlane #USA #X37B

#ukdj:
"
.. X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle is preparing for its 8th mission, with launch scheduled NET August 21 from Florida ..
"

".. carry a service module designed to expand experiment capacity. mKey demo .. incl. a high-bandwidth inter-satellite laser communications system and what Boeing describes as the highest-performing quantum inertial sensor ever tested in space."

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/secret-u-s-spaceplane-to-fly-again/

2.8.2025

#Boeing #OTV #OTV8 #Raumfahrt #Raumfähre #SpaceFlight #SpaceForce #SpacePlane #USA #X37B

🇫🇷 Dassault's #VORTEX #spaceplane demonstrator expected to be launched in 📆 2027 https://europeanspaceflight.com/dassault-ceo-pushing-for-vortex-to-be-adopted-as-an-esa-project

#France #ESA

🇪🇺 #ESA #spaceplane : "Over the next 12 months, the #INVICTUS consortium will deliver the preliminary design of the full flight system" https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Shaping_the_Future/INVICTUS_Europe_s_new_hypersonic_test_platform

Some good aerospace news for you. I don't know the theoretical impact a hypersonic space plane would have, but it sounds very cool.

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/europe-working-to-launch-invictus-hypersonic-space-plane-by-2031-video

#Space #ESA #Astronautics #Aeronautics #SpacePlane #SpaceFlight

@angry_astro 🇬🇧 👩‍🚀 🇺🇸

"Britain, France announce new orbital spaceplanes! Big win for Spaceport Cornwall!"

7/17/2025 🗞️ #Spaceflight #SpacePlane

https://youtu.be/nu3aUaU6TLY?feature=shared

Ich sprach über Projekte des @DLR, besuchte einen #Spaceplane-Demonstrator von #POLARIS, lernte etwas über #Rührreibschweißen und Kommunikation im All, bekam ein Update zum Satelliten #VIBES Pioneer, informierte mich über #Shaker und erfuhr mehr über Projekte der studentischen Raumfahrt.

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Ich sprach über Projekte des @DLR, besuchte einen #Spaceplane-Demonstrator von #POLARIS, lernte etwas über #Rührreibschweißen und Kommunikation im All, bekam ein Update zum Satelliten #VIBES Pioneer, informierte mich über #Shaker und erfuhr mehr über Projekte der studentischen Raumfahrt.

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Ich sprach über Projekte des @DLR, besuchte einen #Spaceplane-Demonstrator von #POLARIS, lernte etwas über #Rührreibschweißen und Kommunikation im All, bekam ein Update zum Satelliten #VIBES Pioneer, informierte mich über #Shaker und erfuhr mehr über Projekte der studentischen Raumfahrt.

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Ich sprach über Projekte des @DLR, besuchte einen #Spaceplane-Demonstrator von #POLARIS, lernte etwas über #Rührreibschweißen und Kommunikation im All, bekam ein Update zum Satelliten #VIBES Pioneer, informierte mich über #Shaker und erfuhr mehr über Projekte der studentischen Raumfahrt.

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