art war.... attack on @casi-bev.bsky.social

another #lego spaceship i built ages ago that i remembered existed today. i like how nicely those technic panels match up with the bubble canopy and leave just enough space for a minifig.

What a ride. CNN has audio from air traffic controllers and pilots in the moments the SpaceX Starship debris rains down over the Caribbean. Listen to it here: www.cnn.com/science/live...

At long last, Blue Origin's New Glenn made it to orbit -- and on the first try too. We didn't get a booster landing, but that was always icing on the cake www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Reaches Orbit spacepolicyonline.com/news/blue-or...

My second submission to NASA's Moon to Mars Architecture Art challenge from last year, "The Traverse." My vision for Sustained Lunar Evolution is inspired by Antarctic research logistics, where cargo shipped to coastal ports is hauled across the surface to remote outposts.

My first submission to NASA's Moon to Mars Architecture Art challenge from last year, "Spiralling Complexity." I wanted to capture the magnitude of scientific research and tech development that will come together to enable Humans to Mars. Also, low-thrust trajectories are cool :)

Astranis has launched their first operational batch of MicroGEO satellites, beginning a wave of deployment in GEO. Read more from @nik-proxima.bsky.social here: www.spacescout.info/2024/12/astr...

New Glenn was successfully static fired last night in preparation for its maiden flight, now targeting early 2025. This vehicle is a behemoth, the largest and most powerful rocket fired at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station since Titan IV. Can’t wait to see this monster spread its wings.

NCC-1532 U.S.S Kuronagi, Himeji-Class. Lots of excellent Trek on bsky lately, so here's a design from last year that I'm very proud of. If the off-canon impulse engines bother you, just imagine a photo-etch grill obscuring that entire rectangle... Inspired by @admiralbuck.bsky.social of course :)

First look at the selection of Jared Isaacman, commander of two SpaceX private astronaut missions but someone without much policy experience, to be the next administrator of NASA. spacenews.com/trump-select...

#NASA #Artemis - Plan to launch Artemis III assuming the HLS SpaceX lander is ready will launch Artemis III in 2027. Well ahead of the China in 2030. Have made progress on Artemis , establishing the Moon to Mars program, the arachetecture, learning form Artemis 1 developing our suits ...

#NASA #Artemis - Based on the data we have decided to move forward with a modified entry trajectory, we need to complete our updates to the Orion Environmental controls and Life support systems, The life support system on Artemis II needs to be checked out planning to launch Artemis 2 in April 2026

Artemis II will proceed in a crewed configuration - with a modified entry trajectory

NASA's investigation of the Orion heat shield erosion found that the skip entry trajectory caused a build up of gas pressure that cracked the material: www.nasa.gov/missions/art...

With reaction from Dave Cavossa, Scott Pace and Jim Bridenstine. Jared Isaacman Tapped to be Next NASA Administrator spacepolicyonline.com/news/jared-i...

My reaction? I can't say what my initial reaction was ( trying to keep this thread clean) but this is a gigantic error on the part of the incoming Trump Administration. The relationship between SpaceX and NASA is a bit too cozy as it is. This choice gives the US Space Agency to SpaceX & Elon Musk.

Allow me to fix this @gizmodo.com headline: "Rare asteroid sample contaminated by microorganisms after exposure TO THE AIR". This team from London received an asteroid Ryugu grain from JAXA's Hayabusa2 mission 🛰️. There were no Earthy evils when they received it from JAXA then... they exposed it. 🧪😑

Ahead of ACR24 product release, Bev takes a look at what we might expect to see from NASA’s Moon to Mars architecture. Read more here: www.spacescout.info/2024/11/nasa...

Here’s a video from our half scale LOFTID demo for reference. youtu.be/11DR_420lRI?...

Reuse System CDR underway in Centennial. This torus is from the HIAD, about half way across the cone.