bluerobo in #hive-163521 • 13 days ago2022 in Space was Dominated by Elon and ChinaElon’s goal for 2022 was 60 Launches. SpaceX achieved 61. 34 of these were for their own Starlink network. SpaceX has used 55% of their launches from 2020 to 2022 to deploy…bluerobo in #hive-163521 • 25 days agoVirgin Orbit – First Orbital Launch from Western Europe - [Live: 09.01.2023, UTC 22:16]The upper stage seems to have failed during the coast phase: We appear to have an anomaly that has prevented us from reaching orbit. We are evaluating the information.— Virgin Orbit (@VirginOrbit)bluerobo in #hive-163521 • 2 months agoSpaceX throwing away a Booster – Eutelsat 10B [NEW Live: 23.11.2022, UTC 02:57]First attempt scrubbed: Standing down from tonight’s launch of the Eutelsat 10B mission to allow for additional pre-flight checkouts; now targeting tomorrow, November 22 at…bluerobo in #hive-163521 • 3 months agoABL Space Systems – Maiden Flight [Scrub]Update: Off-nominal data was observed during Stage 1 fill at T-30 minutes. Countdown has been scrubbed for the day. ABL Space Systems is the lastest company that is…bluerobo in #hive-163521 • 3 months agoRocket Lab attempting 2nd Aerial Capture [Live: 04.11.2022, 17:15 UTC]Rocket lab is trying to capture their spent first stage with a helicopter for the second time. The first capture attempt was a partial success. They managed to catch the rocket…bluerobo in #hive-163521 • 5 months agoFirefly’s Second Attempt to reach Orbit [Scrubbed]EDIT 1: launch scrubbed. Next opportunity 12.09.22; 22:00 UTC. EDIT 2: second scrub. no new launch date as of now Firefly’s first attempt to reach orbit ended in a…bluerobo in #hive-163521 • 5 months ago1st Time SpaceX is Reusing a Booster for the 14th Time [Live: 11.09.2022, UTC 01:10]Starlink 4 -2 & BlueWalker-3 SpaceX offering rideshares on their Starlink launches is a newer phenomenon. The second stage will perform two burns to release BlueWalker-3 into…bluerobo in #hive-163521 • 5 months agoArtemis 1 - Frankenstein's Rocket to the Moon - Second Attempt [SCRUB]EDIT 1: Teams were inspecting a hydrogen leak. New launch date is 02.09.2022, 18:48 UTC EDIT 2: Main reason for the scrub was a faulty temperature sensor on one of the engines.…bluerobo in #hive-163521 • 6 months agoHow to stay up to date with the Icelandic volcanoThere are a few individals and organizations that provide content about the volcano. Individual content creators Just Icelandic - videos with commentary about Iceland…bluerobo in #hive-163521 • 6 months agoKorea Going to the Moon with SpaceX [Live: 04.08.2022, 23:08 UTC]SpaceX is sending the "Korean Lunar Pathfinder Orbiter" (KPLO) to the Moon. This is the first lunar mission for Korea and only a first step in a more ambitious Moon program.…bluerobo in #hive-163521 • 6 months agoThe Icelandic Volcano is Erupting AgainThe Geldingadalir Volcano near Grindavik in Iceland is active again. It started 13:30 GMT, August 3rd 2022. Barely 2 hours later, there is a fissure of 300 m. The expected maga…bluerobo in #hive-163521 • 7 months agoStarlink 3-1 + Elon Talking about Rocket Engines for Starship [Live: 11.07.2022, UTC 01:39]Elon Talking Rocket Engines with Tim Dodd To kick it off, a video by Tim Dodd from 2019, where he explains how rocket engines work and how the Raptor for Starship compares to…bluerobo in #hive-163521 • 7 months agoULA Atlas V 541 - USSF-12 [Live: 01.07.2022, 22:00 UTC]Rocket Lab's CAPSTONE Update Rocket Lab launched its first mission outisde of Earth's orbit just a few days ago. The "Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navibluerobo in #hive-163521 • 7 months agoRocket Lab going to the MOON - CAPSTONE [Live: 28.06.2022, 09:50 UTC]EDIT1: Rocket Lab is takeing an extra 24 hours for final checkout. It will have no influence on the arrival time at the planned lunar orbit. Rocket Lab will be sending a 300kg…bluerobo in #hive-163521 • 7 months agoSecond Test of the South Korean Nuri Rocket [Live: 21.06.2022, 07:00 UTC]Space is hard. As the recent failures by Astra and Firefly Alpha show. Nuri's maiden flight failed because the third stage shut down too early. Korea's New Rocket Falls…bluerobo in #hive-163521 • 8 months agoStarlink 4-19 + 1st booster reused for the 13th time [Live: 17.06.2022, UTC 16:08]Bobby from Sailing Doodles/Glamping Doodles is testing the new mobile Starlink Starlink is Mobile and Approved for RVs! Current limitation: only works on the…bluerobo in #hive-163521 • 8 months agoAstra Rocket 3.3 - TROPICS-1. Will it explode again? [Live: 12.06.2022, 16:00 UTC]Astra had a bumpy ride until they ironed out a few issues. Out of the first eight missions, only two were successful. It will carry two out of six TROPICS (Tbluerobo in #hive-163521 • 8 months agoSpaceX Rideshare Mission 5 [Live: 25.05.2022, 18:26 UTC] + Return to LandSpaceX is sending a rideshare mission for smallsats (Transporter 5) into a sun-synchronous orbit. There are 59 different payloads from various customers. The booster is on its…bluerobo in #hive-163521 • 9 months agoStarliner Uncrewed Test 2 [Live: 19.05.2022, UTC 22:54]Boeing will launch their Starliner Spacecraft on an uncrewed test mission to the ISS , for the second time. Watch the Anbluerobo in #hive-163521 • 9 months agoStarlink 4-15 + Starlink Availability Map [Live: 14.05.2022, UTC 20:38]SpaceX has updated the world map which shows where Starlink is already available or when it is expected to be available. ![220514_starlink_availability_map.png](