Tessera

It's been a hot minute but the Discovery drive is finally being produced, QC it left before shipment. Can't wait to get my greedy hands on one, of course it will come when I'm busy in Jungle for work most likely, but ok.

DutchSpace@dutchspace.bsky.social · last wk.

Some slightly more positive LINK/Swift news, spin rate down to less than 4 degrees per second (from 9) and the teams keep at it science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/...

Efforts Continue to Stabilize LINK Spacecraft for NASA’s Swift Boost - NASA Science

Teams at Katalyst Space are making progress slowing the spin of their LINK spacecraft, which is designed to boost the orbit of NASA’s Swift.

science.nasa.gov

Not such a good update, LINK currently in a multi-axis spin due to reaction wheels and cold gas thruster issues, teams working to recover science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/...

ST/SG/SER.E/ OCD session, new ones: 1174-Add.1 1232-Add.1 1277 1326 1330 ping @planet4589.bsky.social

DutchSpace @dutchspace.bsky.social · 5d ago

Who's a pretty Bird ? Source: no clue.

Looks like I might be testing this little guy soon...

Hackaday@hackadayofficial.bsky.social · 5d ago

Tiny Desktop Robot Has Radar

DutchSpace @dutchspace.bsky.social · 6d ago

I hesitate to post this, as I have a link to STS-107, (crew trained at ESTEC) and it remains a emotional topic, even after all these years. however,this is the first time I've seen a full breakdown of what actually happened with the request for on-orbit imagery of Columbia. youtu.be/GunBfLPev5M?...

DutchSpace @dutchspace.bsky.social · 6d ago

Very interesting read, good to see my country having independent assets like this, even more independence coming by building our own satellites, via PAMI-1. www.iceye.com/blog/operati...

Operation Fighter Lion: Demonstrating tactical timelines with ISR Cells

ICEYE's space-based ISR capabilities enhance the Royal Netherlands Army's Fighter Lion exercise, showcasing rapid intelligence integration for improved tactical operations.

iceye.com

DutchSpace@dutchspace.bsky.social · last wk.

Apparently Floaty McFloatFace will get transported back to shore. Source: Musk on the other site.

Meanwhile the lawn dart, errr Starship, is still bobbing around... #IFT13 Source: SpaceX on the other site

Not such a good update, LINK currently in a multi-axis spin due to reaction wheels and cold gas thruster issues, teams working to recover science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/...

Commissioning Update for Spacecraft to Boost NASA’s Swift - NASA Science

Over the weekend, Katalyst’s LINK servicing spacecraft experienced issues with attitude control.

science.nasa.gov

Right, another update from NASA on LINK and the Swift rescue mission seems they now have the stability and communication issues under control now science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/...

Meanwhile the lawn dart, errr Starship, is still bobbing around... #IFT13 Source: SpaceX on the other site

The always interesting NRO patches, in this case for the upcoming NROL-95 mission "The ferret, a clever creature, embodies agility and resilience—key traits for exploration. Its confident grin and bright eyes reflect a spirit of victory in a realm where determination meets adventure" Source: NRO

Interesting, Talon-A has flown 10+ Consecutive Hypersonic Flights Source: Stratolaunch on the other site.

Spoke too soon it seems, RFA ONE will be de-stacked after they "encountered an issue with the vehicle that requires further investigation." Source: RFA on the other site.

It seems RFA is making good progress with their RFA ONE, roll-out and erection on the pad at Saxavord have been completed, next up: first stage hotfire testing Source: RFA on the other site.

INTA is doing inspections at the site of the NASA DSN site near Madrid Although not sure which building this is, those cable trays and cables show damage, I hope the impact is low but whatever that building is, the repair will not be a 5 minute job... Source: INTA on the other site.

And landed

Soyuz MS-28 undocked.

Off-topic, I'm glad there are still real artists... Source: baileylanesofficial on YouTube (Florence + the Machine cover)

Soyuz MS-28 undocked.

SSpacePolicyOnline@spacepolicyonline.bsky.social · 2w ago

It's very impressive what they are doing, but shall we keep in mind that this is being "sold" as a human rated fully and rapidly re-usable system ? Ie. few booster engines still didnt start during landing burn, smashing the booster into the ocean and Starship still has damaged TPS after landing.

Successful Flight for Starship IFT-13 spacepolicyonline.com/news/success...

Interesting find: A 1980s British TOP SECRET map showing the flight path taken by SR-71 aircraft on their missions into the Barents Sea, flown from RAF Mildenhall. Source: pinstripedline on the other site.

ESA statement: www.esa.int/About_Us/Cor...

ESA statement on the wildfires near Cebreros

(Spanish text below)ESA is closely monitoring the wildfire situation in the vicinity of its deep-space ground station in Cebreros, Spain.

esa.int

Dish update, she made it through.

Made a quick timelapse of yesterday's wildfires surrounding ESA's DSA-2 Dish, Cebreros station. The dish survived, however I really hope all the people in the surrounding areas are safe.

As there seems to be some confusion in the media, this is ESA's dish, the Cebreros station, DSA 2 in our ESTRACK network, NOT the NASA DSN dish