Cosmic Penguin
@cosmicpenguinov103.bsky.social
Astronomy & spaceflight weeb penguin. In a relationship w/ Space Shuttle Discovery. Starship x Space Launch System shipper. Chinese spaceflight news hunter.
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What Is Happening In Chinese Spaceflight, Quarter 4 2025 Issue - What The......?????
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thousands of man hours later, one successful mission to Mars. i'm so unbelievably proud to have worked on this thing.
this is my rocket 🩵
this is my rocket 🩵
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
thousands of man hours later, one successful mission to Mars. i'm so unbelievably proud to have worked on this thing.
this is my rocket 🩵
this is my rocket 🩵
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A 3-tonne Chinese rocket stage (CZ-3B Y67 stage 3, object 44867) launched in Dec 2019 and abandoned in orbit, made an uncontrolled reentry over eastern Florida at about 1120 UTC Nov 8 and was widely observed.
November 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A 3-tonne Chinese rocket stage (CZ-3B Y67 stage 3, object 44867) launched in Dec 2019 and abandoned in orbit, made an uncontrolled reentry over eastern Florida at about 1120 UTC Nov 8 and was widely observed.
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Spacebook.com consolidates a comprehensive set of space object information and metadata. It draws upon a rich set of space object databases and historical archives, including Space-Track.org, CelesTrak, Jonathan McDowell’s (@planet4589.bsky.social) GCAT, and COMSPOC. (1/4)
October 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Spacebook.com consolidates a comprehensive set of space object information and metadata. It draws upon a rich set of space object databases and historical archives, including Space-Track.org, CelesTrak, Jonathan McDowell’s (@planet4589.bsky.social) GCAT, and COMSPOC. (1/4)
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Via ABC news,
Planet imagery showing the change in the view from space of the White House over the past month
Planet imagery showing the change in the view from space of the White House over the past month
October 24, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Via ABC news,
Planet imagery showing the change in the view from space of the White House over the past month
Planet imagery showing the change in the view from space of the White House over the past month
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Me: "Samson said that while she doesn't see kinetic ASATs as being particularly useful, "we're seeing the line blurred between satellites conducting Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and those that are doing RPOs"
www.space.com/space-explor...
www.space.com/space-explor...
Are we already witnessing space warfare in action?
"The Russians and the Chinese are demonstrating more sophisticated orbital maneuvering abilities. There's no denying that."
www.space.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Me: "Samson said that while she doesn't see kinetic ASATs as being particularly useful, "we're seeing the line blurred between satellites conducting Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and those that are doing RPOs"
www.space.com/space-explor...
www.space.com/space-explor...
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Nice review article in Nature Astronomy celebrating 25 years of the Chandra mission www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Nice review article in Nature Astronomy celebrating 25 years of the Chandra mission www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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October 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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A satellite image of the launch pad at Chabahar Space Base, Iran, taken by Pleiades NEO on September 24, 2025.
@soaratlas.bsky.social soaratlas.com/maps/139324?...
@armscontrolwonk.bsky.social may be of interest to you
@soaratlas.bsky.social soaratlas.com/maps/139324?...
@armscontrolwonk.bsky.social may be of interest to you
October 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A satellite image of the launch pad at Chabahar Space Base, Iran, taken by Pleiades NEO on September 24, 2025.
@soaratlas.bsky.social soaratlas.com/maps/139324?...
@armscontrolwonk.bsky.social may be of interest to you
@soaratlas.bsky.social soaratlas.com/maps/139324?...
@armscontrolwonk.bsky.social may be of interest to you
What Is Happening In Chinese Spaceflight, Quarter 4 2025 Issue - What The......?????
October 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
What Is Happening In Chinese Spaceflight, Quarter 4 2025 Issue - What The......?????
I don’t want to undermine the efforts by Blue Origin, but are we really thinking a company struggling to get their rocket flying a 2nd time for a whole year, which is required to get this *crew* lander (based on one that hasn’t even flown yet) to the Moon, can do that in 4 years?
October 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I don’t want to undermine the efforts by Blue Origin, but are we really thinking a company struggling to get their rocket flying a 2nd time for a whole year, which is required to get this *crew* lander (based on one that hasn’t even flown yet) to the Moon, can do that in 4 years?
LMAO Avio Group what even is this conglomeration of an Ariane 6/Vega-C rocket motor & you-know-what-must-not-be-named??? It's actually a pretty useful test config except, uh, that's just mini-Starship on top???
There, you need to re-do your homework...
There, you need to re-do your homework...
September 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
LMAO Avio Group what even is this conglomeration of an Ariane 6/Vega-C rocket motor & you-know-what-must-not-be-named??? It's actually a pretty useful test config except, uh, that's just mini-Starship on top???
There, you need to re-do your homework...
There, you need to re-do your homework...
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NASA Marshall director steps down
The director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center has abruptly stepped down, becoming the third NASA center director to leave in recent months.
The director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center has abruptly stepped down, becoming the third NASA center director to leave in recent months.
NASA Marshall director steps down
The director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center has abruptly stepped down, becoming the third NASA center director to leave in recent months.
spacenews.com
September 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
NASA Marshall director steps down
The director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center has abruptly stepped down, becoming the third NASA center director to leave in recent months.
The director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center has abruptly stepped down, becoming the third NASA center director to leave in recent months.
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F9/Cygnus NG-23: Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo ship is closing in on the International Space Station, on track for a day-late capture by the lab's robot arm; the freighter's main engine has been working normally after a software update in the wake of two premature shutdowns Tuesday
September 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
F9/Cygnus NG-23: Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo ship is closing in on the International Space Station, on track for a day-late capture by the lab's robot arm; the freighter's main engine has been working normally after a software update in the wake of two premature shutdowns Tuesday
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During a visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center last March, I was confronted with an environment of fear, uncertainty and discrimination which struck me as a troubling moral issue that also raises serious safety concerns. Read all about it here: www.thespacereview.com/article/5060/1
September 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
During a visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center last March, I was confronted with an environment of fear, uncertainty and discrimination which struck me as a troubling moral issue that also raises serious safety concerns. Read all about it here: www.thespacereview.com/article/5060/1
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It's Copernicus Sentinel-1D! 🛰️
The satellite just arrived in French Guiana last week and will soon start to prepare for liftoff!
Sentinel-1D will fly onboard an Ariane 6 rocket.
🤝 @esa.int @ec.europa.eu
The satellite just arrived in French Guiana last week and will soon start to prepare for liftoff!
Sentinel-1D will fly onboard an Ariane 6 rocket.
🤝 @esa.int @ec.europa.eu
September 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
It's Copernicus Sentinel-1D! 🛰️
The satellite just arrived in French Guiana last week and will soon start to prepare for liftoff!
Sentinel-1D will fly onboard an Ariane 6 rocket.
🤝 @esa.int @ec.europa.eu
The satellite just arrived in French Guiana last week and will soon start to prepare for liftoff!
Sentinel-1D will fly onboard an Ariane 6 rocket.
🤝 @esa.int @ec.europa.eu
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Guess what's under there 👀
September 15, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Guess what's under there 👀
Hmm @rocketksc.bsky.social maybe you should take this to the Evening News department...
x.com/CBSEveningNe...
x.com/CBSEveningNe...
CBS Evening News on X: "SpaceX has launched a Starlink mission aimed at adding an additional 24 broadband internet satellites to orbit. https://t.co/VsRx82JXIn" / X
SpaceX has launched a Starlink mission aimed at adding an additional 24 broadband internet satellites to orbit. https://t.co/VsRx82JXIn
x.com
September 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Hmm @rocketksc.bsky.social maybe you should take this to the Evening News department...
x.com/CBSEveningNe...
x.com/CBSEveningNe...
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thought i should post this launch video from a few nights back. as the rocket ascended through the cloud layers it refracted into a rainbow blob, which you can just barely see in the video.
September 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
thought i should post this launch video from a few nights back. as the rocket ascended through the cloud layers it refracted into a rainbow blob, which you can just barely see in the video.
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SpaceX agrees to acquire EchoStar's AWS-4 and H-block spectrum licenses for up to $8.5B in cash and up to $8.5B in stock, resolving an FCC inquiry into EchoStar (Bloomberg)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
September 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
SpaceX agrees to acquire EchoStar's AWS-4 and H-block spectrum licenses for up to $8.5B in cash and up to $8.5B in stock, resolving an FCC inquiry into EchoStar (Bloomberg)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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Nice Ariane 6 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) shots
Source: ArianeGroup on the other site.
Source: ArianeGroup on the other site.
September 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Nice Ariane 6 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) shots
Source: ArianeGroup on the other site.
Source: ArianeGroup on the other site.
Personal announcement: I’m now on a somewhat longer term, if not semi-permanent movement to another side of the planet, so tweets posting time may change accordingly. 🙃
August 31, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Personal announcement: I’m now on a somewhat longer term, if not semi-permanent movement to another side of the planet, so tweets posting time may change accordingly. 🙃
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MaiaSpace has completed a six-month burst test campaign that pushed multiple subscale propellant tank prototypes to failure.
europeanspaceflight.com/maiaspace-co...
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MaiaSpace Completes Burst Test Campaign and Begins Orbital Vehicle Development - European Spaceflight
MaiaSpace has completed a six-month burst test campaign that pushed multiple subscale propellant tank prototypes to failure.
europeanspaceflight.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
MaiaSpace has completed a six-month burst test campaign that pushed multiple subscale propellant tank prototypes to failure.
europeanspaceflight.com/maiaspace-co...
europeanspaceflight.com/maiaspace-co...
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RKK Energia, Russia's prime contractor in human space flight, publicly admits that the company is in dire financial straits, with debt eating its budget, demotivated staff and obsolete processes. Only a miracle left to save it, according to Energia's Director General.
August 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
RKK Energia, Russia's prime contractor in human space flight, publicly admits that the company is in dire financial straits, with debt eating its budget, demotivated staff and obsolete processes. Only a miracle left to save it, according to Energia's Director General.
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With add-ons like ASTRIS, Ariane 6 will be able to:
- deliver payloads on orbits farther from Earth (Moon, Mars, asteroid orbits).
- offer more ridesharing missions where several small payloads are launched together, even with different destinations.
- deliver payloads on orbits farther from Earth (Moon, Mars, asteroid orbits).
- offer more ridesharing missions where several small payloads are launched together, even with different destinations.
August 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
With add-ons like ASTRIS, Ariane 6 will be able to:
- deliver payloads on orbits farther from Earth (Moon, Mars, asteroid orbits).
- offer more ridesharing missions where several small payloads are launched together, even with different destinations.
- deliver payloads on orbits farther from Earth (Moon, Mars, asteroid orbits).
- offer more ridesharing missions where several small payloads are launched together, even with different destinations.