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Andrew 🚀🛰️

@cosmic-andrew1.bsky.social

Space, Rockets, Astrophysics, Nukes, Politics

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Rocket Lab@rocketlabcorp.com · 3mo ago

The 1,000th Rutherford engine has rolled off the production line🎉The world's first 3D printed, battery-powered rocket engine is now one of the most manufactured rocket engines on Earth. Congratulations to the production and development teams behind Rutherford.

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Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I’m not a bigot. I’m not a transphobe. I’m not a misogynist. I try to think hard about to be respectful of others. I try to think hard about complicated things. I try to figure out the parts of the world I don’t understand. I try to help my community and my neighbors. I don’t know what else to do.

Daniel Pomarède@pomarede.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Artemis III European Service Module: work on the solar array wings on Thursday, April 30, 2026, inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center. Credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky #Artemis 🧪🔭

IOZ ESM Team Photos NASA ID: KSC-20260430-PH-JBS01_0028 NASA and its partners work on the solar array wings for the agency’s Artemis III Orion spacecraft on Thursday, April 30, 2026, inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Orion’s solar arrays, manufactured and installed by ESA (European Space Agency) and its contractor Airbus, have been temporarily installed ahead of acoustic testing on the spacecraft. The Artemis III mission will launch astronauts in 2027 to Earth’s orbit aboard the Orion spacecraft on top of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket to test rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial spacecraft needed to land Artemis IV astronauts on the Moon in 2028.   Date Created:2026-04-30IOZ ESM Team Photos NASA ID: KSC-20260430-PH-JBS01_0020 NASA and its partners work on the solar array wings for the agency’s Artemis III Orion spacecraft on Thursday, April 30, 2026, inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Orion’s solar arrays, manufactured and installed by ESA (European Space Agency) and its contractor Airbus, have been temporarily installed ahead of acoustic testing on the spacecraft. The Artemis III mission will launch astronauts in 2027 to Earth’s orbit aboard the Orion spacecraft on top of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket to test rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial spacecraft needed to land Artemis IV astronauts on the Moon in 2028.   Date Created:2026-04-30IOZ ESM Team Photos NASA ID: KSC-20260430-PH-JBS01_0004 NASA and its partners work on the solar array wings for the agency’s Artemis III Orion spacecraft on Thursday, April 30, 2026, inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Orion’s solar arrays, manufactured and installed by ESA (European Space Agency) and its contractor Airbus, have been temporarily installed ahead of acoustic testing on the spacecraft. The Artemis III mission will launch astronauts in 2027 to Earth’s orbit aboard the Orion spacecraft on top of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket to test rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial spacecraft needed to land Artemis IV astronauts on the Moon in 2028.   Date Created:2026-04-30
Lukas C. H.@gewoonlukas.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The countdown was aborted shortly before ignition, and unfortunately there's no more launch window available today, so that's a scrub. The current window on the range extends until March 29th. The next window after that is from April 8th to April 19th.

Lukas C. H.@gewoonlukas.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Isar has announced that the second launch of their Spectrum rocket, "Onward And Upward", is now set for NET March 23rd at 20:00 UTC due to unfavorable weather. This is the first time Spectrum will carry payloads, onboard are 5 cubesats & 1 hosted payload manifested through ESA's Boost! program.

Andrew 🚀🛰️@cosmic-andrew1.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I hate the "Trump Moon Base, Trump national space policy, Trump Space Supremecy High ground blah blah blah" that is spewing out of NASA. Has been a place partisanship has largely been left at the door, now its a feature and will turn a big portion of the country against them unfortunatly.

Andrew 🚀🛰️@cosmic-andrew1.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Something is wrong if a top scientist is leaving NASA to do science elsewhere

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Kate Marvel@drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I just resigned from NASA. It breaks my heart to leave, but I’ve become convinced the best path forward is to do the best science I can, and that can’t be here anymore. I’m still in love with the promise of those four magic letters. Ad astra per aspera, and remember: Earth is the only good planet.

Andrew 🚀🛰️@cosmic-andrew1.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Gateway is dead. PPE is being used at least, mission is kinda lame though. 3 ingenuity copters to mars, should have gone to deep space. Didn’t mention this but are basically confirming SLS dead after Artemis V Was right on base Not shifting right, they will, just not yet.

Andrew 🚀🛰️@cosmic-andrew1.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Prediction: Gateway is toast. Hoping they use the PPE module for something good at least Offically announcing starship will to the TLI on A4 which is insane Moon base hype renders w/ few details and an impossible timeline Possibly shifting everything to the right to give SX more time

Rocket Lab@rocketlabcorp.com · 5mo ago

T-3 hours to launch for our latest mission for Synspective. Here's today's launch by the numbers: 🦉 8th deployment of a StriX satellite 🚀 Latest of 27 launches overall for Synspective 📈 5th launch of 2026 and 84th Electron launch overall

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Andrew 🚀🛰️@cosmic-andrew1.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Okay so they are just turning it all over to SpaceX essentially, not surprising. Essentially Orion is just a safety lifeboat now and this just puts it all on starship. No shot we are doing a landing in 2030 unless blue pulls a rabbit out of a hat

Loren Grush@lorengrush.bsky.social · 5mo ago

NASA is shaking up its plans for its moon landing if SpaceX gets to the finish line first with Starship. Under the new plan, Starship would dock with Orion in low Earth orbit and propel Orion to low lunar orbit instead. SLS would no longer perform TLI www.bloomberg.com/news/article...