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I want to report and discuss with you everything what happen in the world of spaceflight of the government organizations like NASA, CNSA, ESA, JAXA or Roscosmos but as well about private companies like SpaceX, RocketLab, etc. Follow me for rocket fun!
Toller Text, aber das Bild von Apollo 13 mit dem zerstörten Servicemodul ist mal wieder AI. Bei Apollo gab es keine Solarzellen am Servicemodul 😉
August 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Looks like #Athena landed on the moon but the main engine burned longer then expected. Intuitive Machines is trying to understand the situation and confirm a successful moon landing. Fingers crossed. 🤞 #IM2

(Screenshot: Intuitive Machines Livestream)
March 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The 2nd ignition of the Vinci engine was successful and the satellite #CSO-3 was successfully separated after the 2nd burn. A complete success for this 2nd Ariane 6 flight! Congratulations to #ArianeSpace! A great step for Europe! #Ariane6 #VA263

(Screenshot: ArianeSpace Livestream)
March 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The 2nd Ariane 6 launched successfully with its 1st commercial payload #CSO-3. The Vulcain 2.1 engine and boosters worked well. The 1st ignition of the upper stage was also successful. Now waiting for 2nd ignition of Vinci engine at ~17:20 UTC. #VA263 #Ariane6

(Screenshot: #ArianeSpace Livestream)
March 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Livestream of #Arianespace for the 2nd Ariane 6 flight with the 1st commercial payload #CSO-3 will start in around 10 minutes. Liftoff is scheduled for 16:24 UTC. #VA263

Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvvU...
Flight VA263 | CSO-3 | Ariane 6 | First Commercial Flight I Arianespace
YouTube video by arianespace
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March 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This morning at 10:33 UTC the #Athena lander performed successfully its Descent Orbit Insertion. So there is no way back and Intuitive Machines is attempting to land today at 17:30 UTC on the Moon for the 2nd time.

Livestream is starting in around an hour: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGf4... #IM-2
Intuitive Machines IM-2 Mission Landing Live Stream
YouTube video by Intuitive Machines
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March 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Second launch attempt of #SpaceX for #IFT-8 with #Starship 34 is currently NET 6th March at 23:30 UTC.
March 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Although the first stage successfully landed on the drone ship JRTI in the Atlantic, it was lost due to a subsequent fire on the rocket.
March 6, 2025 at 7:54 AM
The next launch attempt for 2nd Ariane 6 flight with #CSO-3 is now on Thursday, 6th of March. Again at 16:24 UTC. #Ariane6

(Photo: #Arianespace)
March 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
#SpaceX wants to try the second launch attempt for #IFT-8 with #Starship 34 NET 5th March at 23:30 UTC.

(Photo: SpaceX)
March 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Scrub of #IFT-8 launch with #Starship 34 and Super Heavy Booster B15. New launch date will be announced later.
March 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
And Intuitive Machines released the first photos made by #Athena from the moon after entering a moon orbit. #IM-2
March 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
We are just less than one hour away from #IFT-8 with #Starship 34 and Super Heavy Booster B15. Enjoy the launch at the NSF Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/live/nAlPb6N...
🚀 SpaceX Launches Starship Flight 8 and Attempts to Catch Another Booster!
YouTube video by NASASpaceflight
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March 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The #Athena moon lander completed today it's Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) successfully and arrived in an orbit around the moon. Landing on the moon is planned for the 6th of March. #IM-2

(Photo: Intuitive Machines)
March 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The launch of Ariane 6 with #CSO-3 was scrubbed for today. During pre-launch procedure an issue in the ground infrastructure was detected. New launch date will be announced when the issue is fixed. #Ariane6

(Photo: #Arianespace)
March 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
#Starship 34 was delivered to the launch pad and was stacked on top of Super Heavy booster B15. Launch still NET 23:30 UTC this upcoming night. #IFT-8

(Photo: #SpaceX)
March 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The 2nd launch of a Ariane 6 is still scheduled for today at 16:24 UTC. The rocket built by #Arianespace will deliver #CSO-3 into a Sun-synchronous low-Earth orbit.

You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/live/K2VwcNC...

#VA263 #Ariane6
Flight VA263 | CSO-3 | Ariane 6 | First Commercial Flight I Arianespace
YouTube video by arianespace
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March 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Yesterday, at 23:04 UTC, the #Progress MS-30 docked automatically with the aft port of the ISS's Zvezda module of the International Space Station #ISS.

(Photo: Alexander Gorbunov, Roskosmos)
March 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
And commercial moon lander Blue Ghost 1 landed successfully softly and in an upright position on the Moon. That's a big success for #Firefly to do it in the first try. Congratulations! 🥳💐 #BG1

One of the 1st photos shows the shadow of Blue Ghost and the Earth as a small blue dot.

(Photo: #Firefly)
March 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Yesterday, at 21:24 UTC, the #Soyuz 2.1a rocket lifted off with #Progress MS-30 from Cosmodrome Baikonur. The cargo spacecraft will dock on 1st March at 23:04 UTC.

(Photo: Natalia Berezhnaya/ #Roscosmos)
February 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
And we have already a first image from Intuitive Machines #Athena commercial moon lander with a look down to our blue planet Earth. #IM-2

(Photo: Intuitive Machines)
February 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM