Future astronaut, @Unistellar ambassador, exoplanet explorer, KBO co-discoverer, wannabe rocket scientist, occasional palaeontologist β boldly fighting entropy
In orbit around a G2V star
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Never miss a launch with #GoogleCalendar for worldwide space launches! Reminders & #webcast links included.
bit.ly/SpaceLaunchCalendar
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THIS WILL BE INCREDIBLE TO SEE!!! Flight 15 could feature the first DOUBLE CATCH! That's right! Both ship and booster could be caught. This obviously means it'd be an orbital mission again too, so this will easily be the most exciting mission to date! I can't wait!!!
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Gwynne Shotwell said the company is in advanced discussions with the FAA to get approval for catching both ship and booster at Starbase.
Launch of @SpaceX #Falcon9 Block 5 rocket with 32 payloads on #Bandwagon5 mission & 1st stage droneship landing imminent. Watch live!
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After more than 15 years in orbit, @NOAA will be deorbiting the Suomi NPP satellite starting on Dec. 1, 2026. This will be done by gradually lowering its orbit before it reenters Earthβs atmosphere over the South Pacific Ocean.
Suomi NPP was a pathfinding mission to demonstrate the capabilities of NOAA's JPSS constellation. The data provided by Suomi NPP are now operationally delivered by NOAA-20 and NOAA-21.
Learn more: bit.ly/3VQ4YoM
ALT Visualization of the Suomi NPP in orbit with Earth in the background. (Credit: NOAA)
Launch of @MHI_LS #H3-24L rocket with @mmx_jaxa_en Mars moon mission imminent. Watch live! #H3F10
youtube.com/live/Fn6gzuGa-6c
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China's Zhuque-2E rocket broke apart in orbit after a June launch. The following mission in September inexplicably deorbited over the American Midwest.
arstechnica.com/space/2026/1β¦
Launch of @SpaceX #Falcon9 Block 5 rocket on #USSF481 classified mission & 1st stage droneship landing imminent. Watch live!
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Post-flight analysis confirms the Artemis II Orion heat shield performed as expected during its Mach 39 reentry, protecting the spacecraft and the astronauts aboard as they returned from the 694,481-mile journey around the Moon. go.nasa.gov/4B7EWNT
ALT Two photos side-by-side showing the Artemis I Orion heat shield on the left and the Artemis II Orion heat shield on the right. Both heat shields are seen on stands and rotated for inspection. Credit: NASA
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LIVE: Watch as a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft docks to the @Space_Station, delivering thousands of pounds of supplies and science experiments that could help treat diseases back on Earth. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1vKpPNmnqβ¦
Mario Billiani π retweeted
"We have some good news for Venus."
arstechnica.com/space/2026/1β¦
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LandSpace's Zhuque-2E has brought eight new Three-Body Computing Constellation satellites into orbit to expand the leading constellation, alongside two laser communication test spacecraft
Details -> china-in-space.com/p/three-bβ¦
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New simulations show that our now-moonless neighbor might once have had a satellite, but the moon crashed back into it.
Read more: buff.ly/K9k646i
ALT Gibbous Venus from Akatsuki
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As of now, Rassvet practically lost 2 satellites in each of the two batches β 4 out of 32 in total.
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π°οΈ Satellite trails ruining your astrophotography?
SatSafe is now live! Developed by SETI Institute, SkyMapper & LAM with Lounsbery Foundation support, it helps you find observing windows with fewer satellite trails.
Try it and share with your astronomy club!
satsafe.skymapper.io/
