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threelonmusketeers, miesiąc temu (edited miesiąc temu) w CO3D & MicroCarb Launch Thread

AVUM+ shutdown 1 and nominal trajectory.

Coast phase will last ~35 minutes. Coverage will resume at T+48 minutes.

threelonmusketeers, miesiąc temu w CO3D & MicroCarb Launch Thread

Staging 3-4 and AVUM+ burn 1 in progress.

threelonmusketeers, miesiąc temu w CO3D & MicroCarb Launch Thread

Staging 2-3 and fairing separation.

threelonmusketeers, miesiąc temu w CO3D & MicroCarb Launch Thread

Staging 1-2

threelonmusketeers, miesiąc temu w CO3D & MicroCarb Launch Thread

Liftoff!

threelonmusketeers, miesiąc temu w ESA Finally Kicks Off Flying Engine Testbed Project Following ITT Reissue

I didn’t expect ESA to get into hypersonics too. Have any previous spaceplanes had air-breathing engines?

burble, 2 miesiące temu w [Stephen Clark] Sizing up the 5 companies selected for Europe’s launcher challenge

I don’t think Europe will get a SpaceX, but I could see some of these companies being their Rocketlab and Firefly.

threelonmusketeers, 2 miesiące temu w ESA prepares downselect for European Launcher Challenge

I hope MaiaSpace are successful. A launch vehicle with a reusable booster would be great for Europe.

burble, 2 miesiące temu w Arianespace and Avio Call for Enforced European Launcher Preference

Europe calls on them to have rockets available to launch.

Complaining that SpaceX stole their lunch is a bit of an own goal when Ariane 6 was so delayed, Vega scrapped some tanks they needed, and Vega C was grounded for 2 years.

the_mighty_kracken, 2 miesiące temu w ESA and India Agree to Cooperate on Human Spaceflight - European Spaceflight

Hold my Kevin

burble, 3 miesiące temu w OLM Plans to Offer Commercial Launch Services from Sardinia - European Spaceflight

Suborbital

Starlight is designed to carry a payload of up to 50 kilograms to an altitude of around 130 kilometres.

Still neat to see another European launch site open up.

buggy-pull-buggy, 3 miesiące temu w ESA and India Agree to Cooperate on Human Spaceflight - European Spaceflight

Is it only because they both hate Muslims?

BevelGear, 4 miesiące temu w NASA cuts: ESA in talks about the 'full repercussions' – DW – 05/07/2025

It said it would achieve its objectives by cutting NASA’s workforce and IT services, NASA Center operations, facility maintenance, construction and environmental compliance activities. Other climate and environment-focused initiatives would also be eliminated.

Using this logic, the we’ll be landing on Mars by next week if they fire everybody, except for that one person who decided to go on an early break.

threelonmusketeers, 4 miesiące temu w ESA Vega-C BIOMASS Launch Thread

Nominal launch and payload deploy.

moxan46147, 4 miesiące temu w Tuesday Telescope: A rare glimpse of one of the smallest known moons

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