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16mm film footage captured from the Apollo 17 LM Challenger as it descended to the surface of the Moon in the Taurus-Littrow valley on December 11, 1972. I've rotated it so the view is roughly upright and smoothed the video. (Original video source: NASA, JSC and the Internet Archive)
December 12, 2024 at 8:41 PM
16mm film footage captured from the Apollo 17 LM Challenger as it descended to the surface of the Moon in the Taurus-Littrow valley on December 11, 1972. I've rotated it so the view is roughly upright and smoothed the video. (Original video source: NASA, JSC and the Internet Archive)
Starting now! Initial thoughts: Hold music isn’t as bad as it used to be
NASA leadership to give an update on the Artemis program tomorrow at 1pm ET: www.nasa.gov/news-release...
December 5, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Starting now! Initial thoughts: Hold music isn’t as bad as it used to be
This wasn’t on my bingo card!
December 4, 2024 at 4:55 PM
This wasn’t on my bingo card!
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Prompted by this and a need for distraction I Did Some Math. Turns out most extrasolar planets are quite cauliflower-compatible. A thread, with citations. And laboratory astrophysics. And footnotes.
December 1, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Prompted by this and a need for distraction I Did Some Math. Turns out most extrasolar planets are quite cauliflower-compatible. A thread, with citations. And laboratory astrophysics. And footnotes.
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The amazingly awesome Dragonfly mission will launch on a Falcon Heavy rocket, NASA says, in July 2028.
www.nasa.gov/news-release...
www.nasa.gov/news-release...
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Dragonfly Mission - NASA
NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the Dragonfly mission, a rotorcraft lander mission under NASA’s New Frontiers Program, designed to
www.nasa.gov
November 25, 2024 at 9:24 PM
The amazingly awesome Dragonfly mission will launch on a Falcon Heavy rocket, NASA says, in July 2028.
www.nasa.gov/news-release...
www.nasa.gov/news-release...
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Stupid globe... it ruined our shot 😭 In all seriousness, this is a pretty unusual situation here where a 21 story tall building is falling from the sky and is within the perfect distance to be over the horizon when at sea level, but not when 28 floors up! Pretty cool!
November 25, 2024 at 3:03 AM
Stupid globe... it ruined our shot 😭 In all seriousness, this is a pretty unusual situation here where a 21 story tall building is falling from the sky and is within the perfect distance to be over the horizon when at sea level, but not when 28 floors up! Pretty cool!
This is pretty sick. It’s wild how much goes into making this happen from a technical level
The LISA mission is one of the most audacious plans to study fundamental science, first conceived in the 80's it took decades for technology to reach the point where it would be possible to actually realize:
https://t.co/U4liobdrCP
https://t.co/U4liobdrCP
Why We Must Build a Massive Gravitational Wave Telescope In Space - The LISA Mission
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna - LISA is a set of 3 spacecraft which will work together to make a massive gravitational wave telescope in deep space,...
youtu.be
November 22, 2024 at 8:36 PM
This is pretty sick. It’s wild how much goes into making this happen from a technical level
Now with a wooden interstage and skirt!
November 22, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Now with a wooden interstage and skirt!
This is honestly one of the wildest things to me about flight 6…it still survived despite these tiles
November 21, 2024 at 6:53 PM
This is honestly one of the wildest things to me about flight 6…it still survived despite these tiles
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Ok, here is an updated version of my space policy starter pack.
Let's make #BlueSpace the best platform for space news, space econ and space law discussions.
@sharestuff.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/PRWt1qf
Let's make #BlueSpace the best platform for space news, space econ and space law discussions.
@sharestuff.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/PRWt1qf
November 19, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Ok, here is an updated version of my space policy starter pack.
Let's make #BlueSpace the best platform for space news, space econ and space law discussions.
@sharestuff.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/PRWt1qf
Let's make #BlueSpace the best platform for space news, space econ and space law discussions.
@sharestuff.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/PRWt1qf
This is insane
33 Raptor engines powering the Super Heavy booster off the pad from Starbase 🔥🔥🔥
November 21, 2024 at 2:59 AM
This is insane
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Blue Origin's New Glenn peeks out of its hangar as the company rolls the rocket to the pad. Next up is its integrated hotfire test
November 20, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Blue Origin's New Glenn peeks out of its hangar as the company rolls the rocket to the pad. Next up is its integrated hotfire test
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Starship landing flip and splashdown in the Indian Ocean to complete IFT-6:
November 19, 2024 at 11:21 PM
Starship landing flip and splashdown in the Indian Ocean to complete IFT-6: