Mario Billiani
@starbase.bsky.social
Future astronaut, Unistellar ambassador, exoplanet explorer, KBO co-discoverer, wannabe rocket scientist, occasional palaeontologist – boldly fighting entropy
China always has the next Shenzhou spacecraft on standby, to launch on short notice for a potential rescue mission. Not sure if SpaceX does the same and I doubt that Russia does it.
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
China always has the next Shenzhou spacecraft on standby, to launch on short notice for a potential rescue mission. Not sure if SpaceX does the same and I doubt that Russia does it.
Aaand... scrubbed!
November 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Aaand... scrubbed!
Hold! At the end of the launch window it almost certainly means a scrub for today.
November 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Hold! At the end of the launch window it almost certainly means a scrub for today.
American hype train is exhausting
November 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
American hype train is exhausting
Don't lose hope. It will get better again.
November 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Don't lose hope. It will get better again.
I know it's bad with fascism raising its ugly head again. However, we can do both, fight injustice AND send probes to Mars. That's not a contradiction.
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I know it's bad with fascism raising its ugly head again. However, we can do both, fight injustice AND send probes to Mars. That's not a contradiction.
Launch window is 88 minutes long
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Launch window is 88 minutes long
Totschnig ist die Rache der ÖVP an Gewessler. Die Partei trägt Niedertracht.
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Totschnig ist die Rache der ÖVP an Gewessler. Die Partei trägt Niedertracht.
Kann gern so bleiben! ☀️😎
November 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Kann gern so bleiben! ☀️😎
Reposted by Mario Billiani
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Location at time of observation.
This was a difficult object to model in our reentry model: very eccentric orbit (brief dips below 1540 km), and indications of changing attitude =- changing drag area
Location at time of observation.
This was a difficult object to model in our reentry model: very eccentric orbit (brief dips below 1540 km), and indications of changing attitude =- changing drag area
November 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Location at time of observation.
This was a difficult object to model in our reentry model: very eccentric orbit (brief dips below 1540 km), and indications of changing attitude =- changing drag area
Location at time of observation.
This was a difficult object to model in our reentry model: very eccentric orbit (brief dips below 1540 km), and indications of changing attitude =- changing drag area