mcnees, 5 days ago (edited 3 days ago) to random

William Anders, astronaut on the Apollo 8 mission, passed away earlier today.

Anders took the iconic Earthrise photo while orbiting the Moon with Borman and Lovell. No human had ever seen an Earthrise before.

On the transmission he says "Oh my God, look at that picture over there! It's the Earth coming up. Wow, is that pretty!"

🌕

Image: NASA

br00t4c, 5 days ago to space

NASA is commissioning 10 studies on Mars Sample Return--most are commercial

#nasa #spacex

https://arstechnica.com/?p=2029984

br00t4c, 5 days ago to SpaceX

Everything We Noticed During SpaceX's Thrilling Fourth Test of Starship

#fourth #spacex

https://gizmodo.com/everything-noticed-spacex-starship-fourth-test-flight-1851526202

Eka_FOOF_A, 6 days ago to SpaceX

Best #SpaceX #Starship blow by blow on the flight is by Scott Manley. Well worth the watch. He speeds through the boring parts, and gives very good commentary. It is most important to know this is a test flight to find possible issues and confirm engineering choices. Rockets are subject to tyranny of the rocket equation. One has to design light but robust. Starship's method of reentry is also new and never tried before.
https://youtu.be/8m0TY6i1Kuo

br00t4c, 6 days ago to SpaceX

SpaceX's Starship took a beating, but held on for first return from space

#booster #spacex

https://arstechnica.com/?p=2029471

br00t4c, 6 days ago to SpaceX

SpaceX Soars Through New Milestones in Test Flight of the Most Powerful Rocket Ever Built

#spacex

https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/06/06/163222/spacex-soars-through-new-milestones-in-test-flight-of-the-most-powerful-rocket-ever-built