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A #test of ingenuity: How #Butch and #Suni are #handling #unexpected #Starliner #delays On Saturday, July 27, the first Boeing Starliner spacecraft designed to carry astronauts successfully completed a major test in space. However, the next mission has been postponed for several months. On Saturday, July 27, the first Boeing Starliner spacecraft designed to carry astronauts successfully completed a major test in space. However, the next mission has https://lnkd.in/dzM3Kakd #BoeingStarlinerspacecraft #ingenuity #POT

A private scientific ride to ISS. 👏 Inspiring ❤️ Countries can leverage diplomacy & international relations to achieve such rides to have scientific success in the field of microgravity rather than simply enjoying joy rides. Developing nations should keep this in mind before planning such missions. Missions should have purpose and impact. #nasa #isro #esa #jaxa #russianspaceagency #trish #spacex #developingcountries

Have you heard about #BlueMoon ? It is very interesting to learn about the world’s first lunar-Earth flyby! Don’t miss those live images of the Moon🌖 ***Thanks to the #GroundStation Services, those ultra clear data can be easily accessible*** #CONTEC #GroundStation #DataToRecieve

In the next issue of Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly (Quest 31:2): the early development of the Manned Orbiting Lab, Oriana Fallaci, chasing eclipses with rockets, Gene Cernan's cosmonaut friendships, and an interview with Marianne Dyson, one of the first women flight controllers in Shuttle Mission Control. If you'd like to subscribe to the award-winning Quest, check out this link: https://lnkd.in/e-TdUi2y

One of the most interesting manoeuvre performed in space (the one I preferred most): gravity assists or flyby. Using a Planet or a Moon, with this manoeuvre you can increase the speed of the spacecraft/ satellite and also change the trajectory, conserving fuel and reaching distant Planet in a shorter period of time. In these days Juice will perform it using our Planet and our Moon in order to reach Jupiter! #ESA #JUICE https://lnkd.in/dEYZ7syr

The power of humanity to gateway to space: Starship As the most powerful launch system ever developed, Starship will be able to carry up to 100 people on long-duration, interplanetary flights. Starship will also help enable satellite delivery, the development of a Moon base, and point-to-point transport here on Earth. SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket – collectively referred to as Starship – represent a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond. Starship is the world’s most powerful launch vehicle ever developed, capable of carrying up to 150 metric tonnes fully reusable and 250 metric tonnes expendable.

The countdown to humanity’s next giant leap has begun! SpaceX is gearing up for a groundbreaking mission with the launch of its Starship spacecraft to Mars, scheduled for 2026, when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens. Mission Overview: * Launch Date: 2026 * Spacecraft: SpaceX Starship * Destination: Mars Innovations developed for this mission will drive progress in space travel and exploration technologies. This historic journey will inspire a new generation of scientists, engineers, and explorers. The future of interplanetary travel is on the horizon, and SpaceX is leading the charge! https://lnkd.in/gq3PdMeT #SpaceX #Starship #MarsMission #SpaceExploration #InterplanetaryTravel #SpaceInnovation #FutureOfSpace

Update #2 on Peregrine Mission One:We continue to gather data and report our best assessment of what we see. The team believes that the likely cause of the unstable sun-pointing is a propulsion anomaly that, if proven true, threatens the ability of the spacecraft to soft land on the Moon. As the team fights to troubleshoot the issue, the spacecraft battery is reaching operationally low levels.

Among the interesting insights in the report: the vast majority of launches are commercial, from the US vs other individual countries, and are related to communications (largely thanks to Starlink). I don't think we will see shifts in this dynamic for a while, but I would definitely like to see insights on down mass. Downmass is typically related to research and using space for the benefit of humanity. I'd love to see that number being tracked and growing. Outside of the Dragon and Soyuz returns from ISS, I don't have much awareness of what China is accomplishing with their station. #commercialspaceflight #spaceeconomy #spacex #spaceresearch

The Psyche spacecraft is still a few years away from its destination — so, until then, Lindy Elkins-Tanton, principal investigator of #MissionToPsyche, is excited about a new educational opportunity: a course titled “Countless Worlds in our Solar System: Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites.” Learn the latest updates about the Psyche mission as well as how to enroll in the course here ➡️: https://ow.ly/jK2e50SFH3n