Alec Griffiths
@alectrospace1.bsky.social
Slava Ukraini 🌻 - 🚀 Space enthusiast, model rocketeer, occasional amateur astrophotographer. My YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@alectrospace
I hate to say it, but Estes *slightly* goofed on this one. They should have put the rocket engine at the top, just like the real thing. However, given the flight characteristics of Goddard's actual first rocket, perhaps it's understandable why Estes didn't do that. 😂
February 13, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I hate to say it, but Estes *slightly* goofed on this one. They should have put the rocket engine at the top, just like the real thing. However, given the flight characteristics of Goddard's actual first rocket, perhaps it's understandable why Estes didn't do that. 😂
Agreed. Have you seen the clip showing the crazy unplanned roll maneuver that followed the nozzle loss? It's wild how it still kept going. Their GNC must be top notch.
February 12, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Agreed. Have you seen the clip showing the crazy unplanned roll maneuver that followed the nozzle loss? It's wild how it still kept going. Their GNC must be top notch.
This footage is honestly terrifying. The fact that it still made it to orbit is impressive, but still!!! 😱
Had another look at this, the vehicle roll-rate and gimballing is crazy !
I'm half surprised it held together and hats off to the design team to be able to deal with this !
Now I understand the ULA quote that said "Signification performance issue"
Source: CarstensPete on the other site
#USSF87
I'm half surprised it held together and hats off to the design team to be able to deal with this !
Now I understand the ULA quote that said "Signification performance issue"
Source: CarstensPete on the other site
#USSF87
February 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
This footage is honestly terrifying. The fact that it still made it to orbit is impressive, but still!!! 😱
Yikes, I thought that was timelapse footage at first. That's a crazy amount of roll! 😱😱😱
February 12, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Yikes, I thought that was timelapse footage at first. That's a crazy amount of roll! 😱😱😱
The Problem with Northrop's Solid Motors
YouTube video by BPS.space
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Northrup Grumman need to get their act together. Two SRB nozzle failures in four flights is not good. It seem to me they don't have enough safety margin in the design.
February 12, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Northrup Grumman need to get their act together. Two SRB nozzle failures in four flights is not good. It seem to me they don't have enough safety margin in the design.
I think we all know where he's trying to go with this...
a green laser beam is coming out of a hole in the earth
ALT: a green laser beam is coming out of a hole in the earth
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:30 AM
I think we all know where he's trying to go with this...
Oh wow, I didn't know that. That's super cool!
February 11, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Oh wow, I didn't know that. That's super cool!
Any idea what the vessel is that's next to the landing booster? A stand-in for a drone landing platform?
February 11, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Any idea what the vessel is that's next to the landing booster? A stand-in for a drone landing platform?
Oooohhhhhh!!! 👀👀👀👀
February 11, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Oooohhhhhh!!! 👀👀👀👀
Oh my... we're in the Iron Sky timeline, aren't we? 😬😬😬
February 11, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Oh my... we're in the Iron Sky timeline, aren't we? 😬😬😬
That first photo is epic!
February 11, 2026 at 5:54 AM
That first photo is epic!
Gee, I wonder which one they'll choose? 🤔
February 9, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Gee, I wonder which one they'll choose? 🤔
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the truth of it is that SpaceX pivoted to the Moon in 2019 and only just admitted it
February 9, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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This article makes for some pretty good comedy.
Watching Eric Berger (historically a Musk fanboy) struggle with the revelation that Musk is a fake engineer conman white supremacist never loses its entertainment value
Why would Elon Musk pivot from Mars to the Moon all of a sudden?
SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon."
arstechnica.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:38 PM
This article makes for some pretty good comedy.
Reposted by Alec Griffiths
Elon Musk (you may recognize him from the Epstein files) has just given up on Mars.
February 9, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Elon Musk (you may recognize him from the Epstein files) has just given up on Mars.
This is the most cursed-looking fairing I've ever made for a model rocket. 🤪
February 8, 2026 at 12:20 AM
This is the most cursed-looking fairing I've ever made for a model rocket. 🤪
That would make sense.
February 7, 2026 at 8:35 PM
That would make sense.