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STAR WARS: Moody Active Denial Space Sy -Directed Energy Space Platforms, Lunar Infrastructure & Planning + Moody Active Denial Space Systems Non Aggressive Warfare/Active Denial. The terrifying space weapons of the future – explosive ‘rods from God’ meteorites, molten metal cannons and weaponised asteroids, some of the companies involved XS-1 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), BAE Systems, China Aerodynamics Research and Development Centre and Moody Active Denial Space Sy -Directed Energy Space Platforms, Lunar Infrastructure & Planning Space Platforms, CEO John Moody #moodyactivedenialspacesystems #pacificjointspacefacility #darpa #bae #spaceweapons #johnmoody #USSOCOM #DirectedEnergyWeapons #australia #directedenergyspaceplatforms #space #weapons #activedenial #johnmoody #nonaggressivedefence #NAW #nonaggressivewarfare #moodyactivedenialspacesystems

🚀 Firefly Aerospace and Millennium Space Systems are in the "hot standby phase" for a highly important Space Force mission. The launch date for the Victus Nox mission using Firefly's Alpha rocket is undisclosed. What does this mean for the future of space exploration and national defense? #Space #FireflyAerospace #SpaceForce

Under-the-radar Firefly Aerospace, with a history of few launch attempts and only one fully successful mission, is expanding to a second launch site as it prepares to ramp up operations. Announced yesterday, Firefly chose the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at Wallops Flight Facility to launch its Alpha rockets in addition to its existing launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base. This came as no surprise, as Firefly has already partnered with existing MARS user Northrop Grumman on the Antares 330 and Medium Launch Vehicle rockets. The bigger question is why Firefly is adding a second launch site for its Alpha when the rocket has launched so infrequently to date. And why MARS? Firefly's VICTUS NOX mission for the US Space Force in September 2023 demonstrated rapid response, a capability the US Department of Defense is nurturing to be able to launch a payload within 24 hours' notice. In order to launch quickly, Firefly needs flexibility in launch locations to meet orbital criteria and to avoid delays due to weather and launch logistics. MARS and Vandenberg give Firefly options on both US coasts, and MARS isn't as congested as the popular Cape Canaveral Spaceport. Firefly has many launches in its pipeline, including a new agreement with Lockheed Martin to launch 25 missions. In addition to its US Space Force customer and L3Harris' three flights, Firefly now has a significant backlog of Alpha missions to fly. Alpha is scheduled to launch again from Vandenberg as soon as 9:00 PM Pacific Time on Wednesday night. We wish the company success and it makes moves to become a true launch competitor.

There is currently a 5 day spacing requirement between EVAs on the Space Station. The Flight Operations Directorate has set this minimum duration to allow for crew recovery, EVA prep and procedure review. The Collins Aerospace #NextGenSpacesuit will have the capability to perform spacewalks much closer together, even daily (with alternate crews) which will be especially important for a lunar mission. #Exploration #Technology #Innovation #Engineering #EngineeringSolutions

🚀 Rocket Lab secures a $515 million deal to build 18 satellites for a U.S. government agency, likely the Space Development Agency (SDA). The contract includes designing, manufacturing, delivering, and operating the satellites for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, part of the U.S. military's low Earth orbit constellation. The Transport Layer Tranche 2 Beta satellites, set to launch in 2026 and 2027, aim to enhance military communications. The contract marks Rocket Lab's significant entry into satellite manufacturing, reinforcing its position in the small-satellite launch and space systems market. 🛰️🇺🇸 #RocketLab #SatelliteManufacturing #SpaceDevelopmentAgency #MilitarySatellites #SpaceInnovation #USGovernmentContract #LowEarthOrbit #ProliferatedWarfighterSpaceArchitecture

Firefly Aerospace Ready to Launch Alpha FLTA004 for Lockheed Martin No Earlier Than December 20 The Fly the Lightning mission will deploy an Electronically Steered Antenna (ESA) payload developed by Lockheed Martin to demonstrate rapid delivery of on-orbit capabilities for U.S. warfighters. As a secondary objective, the mission team will further demonstrate responsive space capabilities by tracking and improving the total working hours required from payload receival to launch readiness compared to Alpha FLTA003, the record-breaking VICTUS NOX mission. "On the heels of our successful Alpha launch for the U.S Space Force, the Firefly team will continue to push the limits and set new standards in the industry, operating at a rapid pace for Alpha FLTA004 and future missions in response to the needs of our customers," said Bill Weber, CEO of Firefly Aerospace. "This team is utilizing lessons from our VICTUS NOX mission to fundamentally change how quickly both government and commercial customers can process their payloads and launch assets to space." During the final launch operations, the team will transport the payload faring to the launch pad and mate it to Firefly's Alpha rocket using similar responsive operations to VICTUS NOX. The launch is being observed by members of the U.S. Space Force Tactically Responsive Space team to inform future missions and the requirements for repeatable on-demand launch capabilities.

You can't help envisioning something ludicrous from the Jetsons, but this service has large and serious implications for the cost of new satellites and extending the useful life of existing satellites... #satellites #innovation #communications #gps #satellitecommunications #spacecraft #satelliteinternet #spaceindustry

United Launch Alliance (ULA)'s Dream Chaser's Debut Delayed "We waited as long as possible on Dream Chaser because we really wanted to fly them," said Tory Bruno, CEO of United Launch Alliance (ULA), indicating the difficult decision to prioritize national security launches over Dream Chaser's first flight. This delay means Sierra Space's Dream Chaser spaceplane won't launch this summer as planned, making way for crucial ULA Vulcan Centaur rocket missions for the U.S. Space Force by the end of 2024. While Sierra Space maintains Dream Chaser could be ready by year's end, ULA will focus on two critical Vulcan Centaur launches. The first, Cert-2, aims to certify the rocket for military use and is planned for no earlier than September. This follows the successful debut of Vulcan Centaur, which flawlessly deployed its payload despite a minor methane tank performance issue. A second national security launch is slated for late 2024, capitalizing on the first launch's success. #ULA #SpaceExploration #NationalSecurity #SpaceForce #VulcanCentaur #DreamChaser

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Regarding my last post: In addition to space debris, which is one of my biggest concerns for the future of Space travel, the subject of rocket emissions into the atmosphere, which is starting to appear in articles more frequently, should be everyone’s concern, it will be a big problem for the environment in this new space race, with the increase in launches per week around the world. Researching whether anyone had a solution to this problem, I came across to this information (which is the picture below) on Wikipedia in 2018 about the Lockheed Martin project (HAA) that seemed to perhaps be the solution to this problem. But 2021 arrived, the project never materialized and information disappeared from the Wikipedia page. Many years ago when I learned about this amazing Airship and Following the idea of launching planes from a flying aircraft carrier such as the USS Akron in service between September 1931 and April 1933 for the U.S. Navy. It gave me an idea of using the same means to launch spacecraft into space. With the technology we have today, I think it is possible. Six years ago I made a video on my YouTube channel without any computer-generated graphics just to get the idea out there. (Video is below and sorry for the quality) #highaltitudelaunchstation https://lnkd.in/eSu3MZbP (Screenshot Wednesday July 25 2018 12:28am) >>