Alex Hoganson
@anotherrocketman.bsky.social
Propulsion engineer with Blue Origin, views my own. Follow if you like space, fire, and questionable dry humor
Colonials -> Bulldogs -> Boilermakers
Colonials -> Bulldogs -> Boilermakers
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Colani jet fighter concept
November 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Colani jet fighter concept
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While the New Glenn tanks look very clean compared to Falcon 9, you can actually see some pink discoloration on the COMET thermal protection system on the aft module and fins! This was expected, and means New Glenn is going to become more pink the more flights it makes.
📸 Jeff Bezos
📸 Jeff Bezos
November 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
While the New Glenn tanks look very clean compared to Falcon 9, you can actually see some pink discoloration on the COMET thermal protection system on the aft module and fins! This was expected, and means New Glenn is going to become more pink the more flights it makes.
📸 Jeff Bezos
📸 Jeff Bezos
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An incredible sight of the first New Glenn booster to successfully land! Named ‘Never Tell Me the Odds,’ it returns to Port Canaveral aboard the barge Jacklyn after a five-day journey.
Reporting for Supercluster
Reporting for Supercluster
November 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
An incredible sight of the first New Glenn booster to successfully land! Named ‘Never Tell Me the Odds,’ it returns to Port Canaveral aboard the barge Jacklyn after a five-day journey.
Reporting for Supercluster
Reporting for Supercluster
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Blue Origin planning next New Glenn flight for early next year
After a successful second flight of New Glenn, includig landing the booster, Blue Origin is looking to perform its next launch early next year, possibly with the same booster.
After a successful second flight of New Glenn, includig landing the booster, Blue Origin is looking to perform its next launch early next year, possibly with the same booster.
Blue Origin planning next New Glenn flight for early next year
After a successful second flight of New Glenn, includig landing the booster, Blue Origin is looking to perform its next launch early next year, possibly with the same booster.
spacenews.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Blue Origin planning next New Glenn flight for early next year
After a successful second flight of New Glenn, includig landing the booster, Blue Origin is looking to perform its next launch early next year, possibly with the same booster.
After a successful second flight of New Glenn, includig landing the booster, Blue Origin is looking to perform its next launch early next year, possibly with the same booster.
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A photo shared by Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp of New Glenn GS1 as it sails aboard Jacklynn back home to Capr Canaveral following uesterday's sucessful landing.
November 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
A photo shared by Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp of New Glenn GS1 as it sails aboard Jacklynn back home to Capr Canaveral following uesterday's sucessful landing.
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What a phenomenal launch. Gorgeous views, booster successfully landed for the first time, and EscaPADE safely deployed! Once the GS1 is fully secured, it will take LPV1 "Jacklyn" about 4 days to return to Port. Meanwhile EscaPADE will head to L2, which will take a couple of weeks.
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
What a phenomenal launch. Gorgeous views, booster successfully landed for the first time, and EscaPADE safely deployed! Once the GS1 is fully secured, it will take LPV1 "Jacklyn" about 4 days to return to Port. Meanwhile EscaPADE will head to L2, which will take a couple of weeks.
Huge wins today
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Huge wins today
Launch dayyy!
@anotherrocketman.bsky.social You are on the NG2 Webcast. Nice!
November 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Launch dayyy!
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Remote cameras are being set up ahead of the second New Glenn launch, which is carrying ESCAPADE, a mission to study Mars’ magnetosphere. The 146-minute launch window opens tomorrow at 2:45 p.m. ET, and the weather is currently 60% GO for launch.
Reporting for Supercluster
Reporting for Supercluster
November 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Remote cameras are being set up ahead of the second New Glenn launch, which is carrying ESCAPADE, a mission to study Mars’ magnetosphere. The 146-minute launch window opens tomorrow at 2:45 p.m. ET, and the weather is currently 60% GO for launch.
Reporting for Supercluster
Reporting for Supercluster
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Twin spacecraft are set to take off on an unprecedented, winding journey to Mars, where they will investigate why the barren red planet began to lose its atmosphere billions of years ago.
https://cnn.it/49FLkR0
https://cnn.it/49FLkR0
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Twin spacecraft are set to take off on an unprecedented, winding journey to Mars, where they will investigate why the barren red planet began to lose its atmosphere billions of years ago.
https://cnn.it/49FLkR0
https://cnn.it/49FLkR0
does anyone know where I can buy a Kevlar pirate flag
September 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
does anyone know where I can buy a Kevlar pirate flag
Thinking about boosted darts
September 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Thinking about boosted darts
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Q: Okay but why are you doing this?
I don't know.
I don't know.
August 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Q: Okay but why are you doing this?
I don't know.
I don't know.
Does anyone have recommendations for FDM printers that don’t send my designs through the Chinese cloud? Love my bambu but I can’t print some things on it.
August 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Does anyone have recommendations for FDM printers that don’t send my designs through the Chinese cloud? Love my bambu but I can’t print some things on it.
I would argue that we’re ‘regrassing’ as a country!
To be fair, Trump claims: "I know more about grass than any human being anywhere in the world. We are going to be regrassing your parks, new sprinklers systems."
Sadly, he doesn't know "regrassing" isn't a word in the dictionary.
Sadly, he doesn't know "regrassing" isn't a word in the dictionary.
August 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I would argue that we’re ‘regrassing’ as a country!
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A realistic orbital bombardment scene: a free electron laser tuned to cyan is used to get through the atmosphere, and the beam is invisible, except where it creates a glowing plasma channel in thicker air.
#space #art by Agatha Mallett.
geometrian.com/projects/art...
#space #art by Agatha Mallett.
geometrian.com/projects/art...
August 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A realistic orbital bombardment scene: a free electron laser tuned to cyan is used to get through the atmosphere, and the beam is invisible, except where it creates a glowing plasma channel in thicker air.
#space #art by Agatha Mallett.
geometrian.com/projects/art...
#space #art by Agatha Mallett.
geometrian.com/projects/art...
shouldn’t compare the greatness of calvinball to what’s going on in our country
KBJ: "This is Calvinball jurisprudence with a twist. Calvinball has only one rule: There are no fixed rules. We seem to have two: that one, and this Administration always wins."
OMG KBJ CONSECRATES SCOTUS CALVINBALL INTO THE US REPORTS
August 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
shouldn’t compare the greatness of calvinball to what’s going on in our country
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things were better when the computer lived in its own specific room and you only went in there sometimes
August 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
things were better when the computer lived in its own specific room and you only went in there sometimes
it’s so not fair that Putin gets to be closer to a Raptor than I do
August 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
it’s so not fair that Putin gets to be closer to a Raptor than I do
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This Sunday, we’re hosting a back to school drive in Evanston with 500 free backpacks, all-day free haircuts, and free food by two of the best restaurants in Evanston!
Drop by the Fleetwood-Jourdain Center this Sunday afternoon to start the school year with everything you need!
Drop by the Fleetwood-Jourdain Center this Sunday afternoon to start the school year with everything you need!
August 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This Sunday, we’re hosting a back to school drive in Evanston with 500 free backpacks, all-day free haircuts, and free food by two of the best restaurants in Evanston!
Drop by the Fleetwood-Jourdain Center this Sunday afternoon to start the school year with everything you need!
Drop by the Fleetwood-Jourdain Center this Sunday afternoon to start the school year with everything you need!
sometimes hard for me to pick up but while I’m playing I’m having a blast
The truth about the saxophone is, you never really want to put it down or take it out of your mouth.
August 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
sometimes hard for me to pick up but while I’m playing I’m having a blast
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Rest in peace legend
Jim Lovell 1928-2025
Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13
🫡 🚀
Jim Lovell 1928-2025
Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13
🫡 🚀
August 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Rest in peace legend
Jim Lovell 1928-2025
Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13
🫡 🚀
Jim Lovell 1928-2025
Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13
🫡 🚀
cancels DRACO for a nuclear reactor… why?
Industry supports NASA plans to accelerate work on lunar nuclear reactors
A new NASA directive to accelerate development of a nuclear reactor for the moon has is aggressive but achievable, industry officials believe.
A new NASA directive to accelerate development of a nuclear reactor for the moon has is aggressive but achievable, industry officials believe.
Industry supports NASA plans to accelerate work on lunar nuclear reactors
A new NASA directive to accelerate development of a nuclear reactor for the moon has is aggressive but achievable, industry officials believe.
spacenews.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
cancels DRACO for a nuclear reactor… why?
They’re beating us to the moon :/
China has conducted a landing and takeoff test for the Lanyue crewed lunar landing system.
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/tWz-hmP-bw...
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/tWz-hmP-bw...
August 8, 2025 at 3:17 AM
They’re beating us to the moon :/
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Establishment figures want to downplay progressive candidates, even though we're the ones providing real solutions.
If we want to move forward as a country, we need to prioritize people over big money and corporations. That's what I'm trying to do:
If we want to move forward as a country, we need to prioritize people over big money and corporations. That's what I'm trying to do:
August 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Establishment figures want to downplay progressive candidates, even though we're the ones providing real solutions.
If we want to move forward as a country, we need to prioritize people over big money and corporations. That's what I'm trying to do:
If we want to move forward as a country, we need to prioritize people over big money and corporations. That's what I'm trying to do: