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. 😂
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!!! 😱
The Problem with Northrop's Solid Motors
YouTube video by BPS.space
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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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.
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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. 🤪
My Estes "ProtoStar" model rocket has flown six times, but has never had a successful parachute deployment. I think the poor thing is cursed. Anyway, here's a cool view it got during its flight earlier today. 🚀
February 6, 2026 at 1:09 AM
My Estes "ProtoStar" model rocket has flown six times, but has never had a successful parachute deployment. I think the poor thing is cursed. Anyway, here's a cool view it got during its flight earlier today. 🚀
Pure and utter insanity. This must be shut down ASAP.
Really can't make this stuff up
I did not have a fast-tracked FCC application for an actual megaconstellation (1 million satellites) justified as "taking the first step towards becoming a Kardashev Il-level civilization" on my 2026 bingo card
What are we doing friends
I did not have a fast-tracked FCC application for an actual megaconstellation (1 million satellites) justified as "taking the first step towards becoming a Kardashev Il-level civilization" on my 2026 bingo card
What are we doing friends
February 5, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Pure and utter insanity. This must be shut down ASAP.
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This is the same xAI that just merged with SpaceX for "scaling to make a sentient sun to understand the Universe and extend the light of consciousness to the stars!”
Paris prosecutors raid the French offices of Elon Musk’s X as part of an investigation into spreading child pornography and deepfakes.
Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of an investigation into child porn, deepfakes and more
French prosecutors have launched a search at the offices of Elon Musk's social media platform X. This is part of an investigation into alleged offenses, including spreading child pornography and deepfakes.
bit.ly
February 3, 2026 at 1:22 PM
This is the same xAI that just merged with SpaceX for "scaling to make a sentient sun to understand the Universe and extend the light of consciousness to the stars!”
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Welcome to Paris.
February 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Welcome to Paris.
I'm still amazed this happened exactly 40 years before I was born.
January 31, 1958: 10:48 PM EST- The United States puts its very first satellite into Earth orbit, Explorer-1. To learn more about the science around the mission here's a link to a JPL website that explains more explorer1.jpl.nasa.gov
January 31, 2026 at 7:55 PM
I'm still amazed this happened exactly 40 years before I was born.
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COUNTDOWN: 7 days until the launch window opens for SLS Artemis II - Here is your (unofficial) step-by-step infographic guide to the mission. Godspeed astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen and Team NASA.
January 30, 2026 at 1:41 PM
COUNTDOWN: 7 days until the launch window opens for SLS Artemis II - Here is your (unofficial) step-by-step infographic guide to the mission. Godspeed astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen and Team NASA.
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Wow, Florida might see launches of an SLS (Artemis 2), crewed Falcon 9, Vulcan, New Glenn and no doubt a Starlink F9 or two all in a couple of weeks in Feb.
January 29, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Wow, Florida might see launches of an SLS (Artemis 2), crewed Falcon 9, Vulcan, New Glenn and no doubt a Starlink F9 or two all in a couple of weeks in Feb.
Geez, that's scary. They definitely could have used International Rescue's elevator cars in this situation. I'm glad the pilots are safe.
January 27, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Geez, that's scary. They definitely could have used International Rescue's elevator cars in this situation. I'm glad the pilots are safe.
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Woh one of NASA's WB-57 did a wheels up landing
January 27, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Woh one of NASA's WB-57 did a wheels up landing
Love this.
January 27, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Love this.
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Made with paper and an empty toilet roll. Will be a future painting reference 💚⭐️
January 26, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Made with paper and an empty toilet roll. Will be a future painting reference 💚⭐️
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"How many people does it take before it becomes wrong?
A thousand?
Fifty thousand?
A million?
How many people does it take, admiral?"
- Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek: Insurrection
A thousand?
Fifty thousand?
A million?
How many people does it take, admiral?"
- Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek: Insurrection
January 26, 2026 at 5:09 AM
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January 23, 2026 at 5:51 PM
WHOA, fantastic shots!!!
Matt Melnyk: Jan 20th, was the most incredible display of Aurora I've ever seen in my 20y of flying! Show started as soon as we climbed above clouds &continued on& off during flight from Calgary to London.This was historical view from 37,000 feet over N Manitoba, Hudson Bay& Baffin Island in Canada.
January 20, 2026 at 6:51 PM
WHOA, fantastic shots!!!
Still waiting for the aurora to show itself. 🫤
January 20, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Still waiting for the aurora to show itself. 🫤
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I am working on a space scene from construction paper that I will eventually paint. My NASA logo & flag aren’t perfect. I thought about redoing, but no!
The colors around Earth are an edge-on view of our atmosphere from space taken by ISS astronauts. Still need to trim, glue, add ⭐️, & the Moon
The colors around Earth are an edge-on view of our atmosphere from space taken by ISS astronauts. Still need to trim, glue, add ⭐️, & the Moon
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 AM
I am working on a space scene from construction paper that I will eventually paint. My NASA logo & flag aren’t perfect. I thought about redoing, but no!
The colors around Earth are an edge-on view of our atmosphere from space taken by ISS astronauts. Still need to trim, glue, add ⭐️, & the Moon
The colors around Earth are an edge-on view of our atmosphere from space taken by ISS astronauts. Still need to trim, glue, add ⭐️, & the Moon
WOW
It gets much, much better!
Airbus' Pleiades NEO 3 satellite captured 30cm resolution imagery of SLS rolling out to the pad today at 16:24:26 UTC.
Incredible imagery!
I've uploaded the full capture to @soaratlas.bsky.social: soaratlas.com/maps/140457
Airbus' Pleiades NEO 3 satellite captured 30cm resolution imagery of SLS rolling out to the pad today at 16:24:26 UTC.
Incredible imagery!
I've uploaded the full capture to @soaratlas.bsky.social: soaratlas.com/maps/140457
January 18, 2026 at 1:34 AM
WOW
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There have been five years in our history where a rocket that would carry humans to the Moon stood on a launch pad.
1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
But now, there are six.
1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
But now, there are six.
January 17, 2026 at 11:32 PM
There have been five years in our history where a rocket that would carry humans to the Moon stood on a launch pad.
1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
But now, there are six.
1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
But now, there are six.