just a Space Nerd

Joined October 2022
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ROUND TWO of the Spitter Best Moon Poll is here! 32 moons have been eliminated and 32 remain, find 8 polls below matched randomly against one another. I will say, some of these are quite hard for me to pick between the two presented.
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Braking: $SPCX on an all time Record height (sorry spitter members just had to do this, wind reoccurre that soon)
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"ISAR Launches Today!!!"

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UNDER 10 HOURS TO LAUNCH
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Here's a cool screenshot showing the scale of Kerbal Space Program vs Real Life. The blue orbit is the diameter of Earth. The yellow orbit is the ISS's orbit.
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I have joined Spitter: spacetwit.xyz/#/profile/othe…

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26 Jun 2018
Replying to @Tesla
Don’t buy our car if that’s a problem. People should be free to live their lives where their heart takes them ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤💖🌈
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Launch delayed so much it's become a day launch without changing the liftoff time.
We are targeting NET 15 June to launch Mission 'Onward and Upward' during the available launch window opening at 8:00 pm UTC (10:00 pm CEST), subject to weather, safety, and range infrastructure. Follow the launch live: youtube.com/live/Ss1DUqLjecc
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👩‍🚀🇮🇳 BAS : quelques éléments sur la future station spatiale indienne. À l’occasion d’une récente présentation technique de l’ISRO, de nouveaux détails ont émergé concernant la Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS), la future station spatiale habitée de l’Inde. 🔹 Le 11 juin 2026, dans le cadre du programme de formation en ligne IIRS-ISRO Digital Learning Programme, le Dr S. Unnikrishnan Nair a présenté une conférence intitulée « Launch Vehicle System ». Cette intervention, diffusée en direct, abordait notamment les systèmes de lancement associés aux futures missions habitées indiennes et au développement de la BAS. 🔹 Figure majeure de l’ISRO, le Dr Unnikrishnan Nair est fortement impliqué dans le programme spatial habité indien. Ses travaux concernent notamment les évolutions du vaisseau Gaganyaan ainsi que l’architecture de la future station spatiale nationale. 🔹 Le diaporama présenté lors de la conférence comportait plusieurs illustrations inédites liées à la BAS. L’une d’elles montrait notamment le module central BAS-02 dans sa configuration encapsulée sous coiffe, offrant un aperçu concret de son intégration avant lancement. 🔹 Les dimensions visibles sur les documents correspondent aux caractéristiques déjà associées au module central BAS-02. Celui-ci afficherait un diamètre allant de 2,8 à 4 mètres selon la sections, pour une longueur proche de 9,25 mètres, soit environ la moitié de la longueur du module central chinois Tianhe. 🔹 Une autre illustration présentait le vaisseau habité Gaganyaan équipé d’un système d’amarrage. Cette configuration confirme la volonté de l’ISRO de rendre le véhicule compatible avec le standard international IDSS (International Docking System Standard), ouvrant la voie à des missions régulières vers la BAS et potentiellement vers d’autres stations spatiales compatibles. 👉 L’Inde poursuit activement la définition technique de son infrastructure orbitale habitée. La Bharatiya Antariksh Station constitue l’une des pierres angulaires de la stratégie spatiale indienne pour les décennies à venir, avec l’objectif de disposer d’une présence humaine autonome en orbite basse. 📄 : Dr S. Unnikrishnan Nair, IIRS-ISRO Digital Learning Programme, 11 juin 2026.
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We are targeting NET 15 June to launch Mission 'Onward and Upward' during the available launch window opening at 8:00 pm UTC (10:00 pm CEST), subject to weather, safety, and range infrastructure. Follow the launch live: youtube.com/live/Ss1DUqLjecc
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Tim Wrede retweeted
Congrats to @elonmusk and @SpaceX on the largest IPO in history. Tens of thousands worked to tackle some of the hardest engineering problems imaginable, revolutionizing an industry in service of their nation and humanity, are now fully realizing the American Dream🇺🇸 May this moment spark many more companies like it across the domains of the future, unlocking new capabilities and prosperity for those who dare to dream.
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>they're literally building a borg cube
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SpaceX exists now because of NASA. NASA as an angel investor (early customer) helped create a $2 trillion company. This is much more than all taxpayer money that NASA has ever received, even adjusted for inflation. Best “NASA spinoff” ever.
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When the NASA administrator pops into the Flame Trench Show! youtube.com/watch?v=nLKr9bPI…
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Gwynne Shotwell is anticipating SpaceX's 13th Starship Flight could happen some time in July with monthly flights thereafter with Flight 14 hopefully being their first attempt at full orbit! 🔥 📸: @CNBC
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Teams are go for launch with a $135 price per share for the SpaceX IPO → spacexipo.com/#priceannounce…
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rocket arriving in the UK? first time?
Jun 11
Astra’s next-generation rocket just crossed the Atlantic. Rocket 4.0 arrived in the UK the same way it’s designed to launch: in standard shipping containers. Mobile. Containerized. Orbital. The future of launch is everywhere.
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Details on The Exploration Company's Storm: - Liquid Oxygen/Liquid Bio-methane - 1,765kN / 180tf thrust (about 72% Raptor 3) - Full-flow staged combustion cycle - Reusable "[...] Storm represents a concrete step toward a new generation of European rocket propulsion." The Exploration Company had already been working on this engine for some time, but I guess today is the "official" unveiling or something. So far they've worked on turbomachinery, main combustion chamber hardware, regeneratively cooled nozzle extensions, as well as oxidizer-rich and fuel-rich preburners. P.S. the original name, Typhoon, was so much better than "Storm" 😭 📷 The Exploration Company
The Exploration Company has just unveiled Storm at ILA Berlin - an engine that could help power Europe’s future heavy-lift rocket.
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Just go bankrupt damn it
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Astra’s next-generation rocket just crossed the Atlantic. Rocket 4.0 arrived in the UK the same way it’s designed to launch: in standard shipping containers. Mobile. Containerized. Orbital. The future of launch is everywhere.
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