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Or it's free. Bet they throw it over the fence too.
r/spacexstarship
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r/SpaceXStarship
2025-06-06
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Finally got that splinter out of elons ass.
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r/SpaceXStarship
2025-06-06
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When people here opine about how to fix what is wrong with Blue, most will make blanket statements about firing all middle or upper management. That's obviously not going to happen, nor really can it. Others will blame Bezos/Limp, but seeing as Bezos owns the company and Limp is his right-hand man, that's not happening either. What actually-feasible steps could Blue take to go from the slow-moving company it is to a rapid-cadence launch company?
r/blueorigin
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r/BlueOrigin
2025-06-06
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They strap a copy of penthouse to the nose cone.
r/spacexstarship
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r/SpaceXStarship
2025-06-06
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[NASAWatch quotes acting Administrator Janet Petro](https://nasawatch.com/ask-the-administrator/acting-nasa-administrator-janet-petro-june-6-2025/) in her latest email to the NASA Workforce. The interesting bit is buried: "Looking ahead, we’re taking steps to streamline operations and ensure we’re aligned with mission priorities. Starting next week, we’ll introduce voluntary separation tools, including a new Deferred Resignation Program (DRP) to help manage workforce transitions thoughtfully and transparently." So I guess the NASA workforce will hear more next week.
r/nasa
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r/nasa
2025-06-07
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[https://spacenews.com/cruz-seeks-10-billion-for-nasa-programs-in-budget-reconciliation-bill/](https://spacenews.com/cruz-seeks-10-billion-for-nasa-programs-in-budget-reconciliation-bill/)
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r/nasa
2025-06-07
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They actually haul those over normal roads?
r/spacexstarship
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r/SpaceXStarship
2025-06-07
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Me when I see Starship
r/spacexstarship
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r/SpaceXStarship
2025-06-07
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Fun fact: the people who are just standing around are there to stabilize or catch it if it starts to tip.
r/spacexstarship
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r/SpaceXStarship
2025-06-07
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Eh just a little taller than average. No biggy.
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r/SpaceXStarship
2025-06-07
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1. What are the certification needed and how do you evaluate in regard to these standards? 2. On what par is the simulation? Are there industry standards for the simulation granularity? (or does each team/company/process set there own that makes the parts comply to the certifactions needed?) 3. Are there any popular open source tools available for simulating arbitrarily complex whole systems? (i.e f.ex. an engine under load - not "just" the separate discrete parts) 4. Can you "unit test" a simulation of a complex, larger whole with f.ex. a discrete part breaking, overheating or malfunctioning? 5. What are some popular open source buzz words for describing, storing and analyzing the data output from the simulations? Thanks in advance for any and all sincere and informative answers!
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r/SpaceEngineering
2025-06-07
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Wan't to keep the endeavor open source and with research results (and simulation data) open to the public? Want the public to be able to make money of your plight? Want the company to be a non-profit organisation? edit: Just realized OP posted seven years ago... Nevermind...
r/spaceengineering
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r/SpaceEngineering
2025-06-07
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1. Depends on the entity (NASA, ESA, etc) and the field (mechanical, electronics, etc). Testing is defined in these standards as well. In this industry it is called qualification not certification. 2. It is called systems engineering, the documents exchanged at interfaces between teams are standardized even when the tools used are different. 3. something like Simulink? 4. never seen it 5. no idea what you mean question in the title: a part that is good enough for space is called space-qualified
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r/SpaceEngineering
2025-06-07
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See, this is why I *need* a dually as my daily driver - just in case!
r/spacexstarship
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r/SpaceXStarship
2025-06-07
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It’s an Osborne 1 I just picked up today, has a modem expansion so I’m guessing it was used for diagnostics and/or other feild work
r/nasa
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r/nasa
2025-06-07
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[](https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/falcon2520925_image_20221009234147.png) # Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 12-24 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread! Welcome everyone! | Scheduled for (UTC) | [Jun 10 2025, 13:03](https://dateful.com/convert/utc?t=1303&d=2025-06-10) | | --- | --- | | Scheduled for (local) | Jun 10 2025, 09:03 AM (EDT) | |Launch Window (UTC)| Jun 10 2025, 13:03 - Jun 10 2025, 17:34 | | Payload | Starlink 12-24 | | Customer | [SpaceX](https://www.spacex.com/) | | Launch Weather Forecast | Unknown | | Launch site | [**SLC-40**](https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceX/wiki/pads 'Pads Wiki'), Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. | |Booster| Unknown | | Landing | The Falcon 9 1st stage will attempt to land on one of two East Coast ASDS after its flight. | | Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit | |Trajectory (Flight Club)|N/A| # Watch the launch live No livestreams currently available/known # Stats ☑️ 525th SpaceX launch all time ☑️ 466th Falcon Family Booster landing ☑️ 1st landing on N/A ☑️ 5th consecutive successful SpaceX launch (if successful) ☑️ 75th SpaceX launch this year ☑️ 33rd launch from SLC-40 this year ☑️ 3 days, 9:44:00 turnaround for this pad *Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship* # Timeline No timeline events available # Updates | Time (UTC) | Update | | --- | --- | | 03 Jun 12:25 | [NET June 10.](https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=62945.msg2691339#msg2691339) | | 02 Jun 15:59 | [Added launch.](https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=62945.msg2691123#msg2691123) | # Resources ## Partnership with The Space Devs Information on this thread is provided by and updated automatically using the [Launch Library 2 API](https://thespacedevs.com/llapi) by [The Space Devs](https://thespacedevs.com/). ## Community content 🌐 | Link | Source | | :----------------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------- | | [Flight Club](https://www.flightclub.io/live) | u/TheVehicleDestroyer | | [Discord SpaceX lobby](https://discordapp.com/invite/9Vr6VWw) | u/SwGustav | | [SpaceX Now](https://spacexnow.com/) | u/bradleyjh | | [SpaceX Patch List](http://spacexpatchlist.space) || [](/# MC // section participate) # Participate in the discussion! 🥳 Launch threads are party threads, we relax the rules here. We remove low effort comments in other threads! 🔄 Please post small launch updates, discussions, and questions here, rather than as a separate post. Thanks! 💬 Please leave a comment if you discover any mistakes, or have any information. ✉️ Please send links in a private message.
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r/spacex
2025-06-08
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🌕🔍 \*\*Unlock the Secrets of Moon Colonization: What Blue Origin is Planning Might Change Astronomy Forever! 🚀✨\*\*
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r/BlueOrigin
2025-06-08
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Was just on the NASA eyes on exoplanets website and this weird shape of stars/ planets was there. What is it?
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r/nasa
2025-06-08
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Stillness and Quietude of the Milky Way Exploring in the Arrecife de las Sirenas, I came across this place where the stars reflected when the wind gave a break. After making my way down to the shore, carrying all the equipment on my back, what was a quick view of the ground ended up being an entire night of waiting without water, food, or warm clothes (I always forget something in the car). Although the views were nice, the Scorpio constellation was so obvious at sight, and the feeling of needing to capture the Ha, the RGB, and the foreground when sticking to photos, the night went perfectly well. It’s another occasion of making an effort for a nice photo; the result pays off the thirst and cold. @ igneis.nightscapes Sony A7IV Sony A7III astro mod Sony 14mm f/1.8 GM Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM[](https://www.instagram.com/sonyalpha/)
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r/space
2025-06-08
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Captured with a remote camera equipped with a special "fish-eye" lens. Source: NASA
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r/space
2025-06-08
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[https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/06/white-house-asked-joint-chiefs-chairman-candidates-lead-nasa-worrying-experts.html](https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/06/white-house-asked-joint-chiefs-chairman-candidates-lead-nasa-worrying-experts.html)
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r/nasa
2025-06-08
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Hi, I have a holiday booked for Disney and planned to visit Kennedy space center whilst there. I saw there is a launch on the 13th and just wondered if it’s possible to see the launch while visiting the KSC or if we would have to leave to find another area? Not aiming for perfect or I’d spend $750 for me and my two kids to watch it with a viewing package (we wouldn’t be able to make another day if it doesn’t go as planned as the rest of our holiday is pretty booked so I’d rather not risk the money). How busy does the area get with launches? Just a nervous Brit excited to see something so awesome in person. Thanks
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r/nasa
2025-06-08
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photos
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r/Spaceexploration
2025-06-08
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Okay so I know the whole visiting vehicles page on the ISS section of the NASA website but the thing I’m looking for is the 3D models they have of the visiting vehicles. They always have the most up to date one at the top of that page but I’ve seen other ones from past dates and I can’t reliably find them anywhere. Does anyone know if there’s somewhere I can find them all?
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r/nasa
2025-06-09
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Took a few months of printing but I’m happy it’s finished.
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r/nasa
2025-06-09
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An unmitigated disaster ☠️
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r/SpacePolicy
2025-06-09
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I'd love to see a 30 minute talk on the challenges and innovations involved in designing a rover for such low gravity!
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2025-06-09
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That's fucking hilarious dude
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2025-06-09
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From David Limp on June 9th New Glenn’s second mission will take place NET August 15th. Following in the footsteps of our first booster, we’ve chosen the name  “Never Tell Me The Odds” for Tail 2. One of our key mission objectives will be to land and recover the booster. This will take a little bit of luck and a lot of excellent execution. We’re on track to produce eight GS2s this year, and the one we’ll fly on this second mission was hot-fired in April. Gradatim Ferociter! [https://x.com/davill/status/1932113352714825833?ref\_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1932113352714825833%7Ctwgr%5Eb5fe3d943538b6f05d838caa200b79aae389cb6b%7Ctwcon%5Es1\_&ref\_url=https%3A%2F%2Fforum.nasaspaceflight.com%2Findex.php%3Ftopic%3D62794.60](https://x.com/davill/status/1932113352714825833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1932113352714825833%7Ctwgr%5Eb5fe3d943538b6f05d838caa200b79aae389cb6b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fforum.nasaspaceflight.com%2Findex.php%3Ftopic%3D62794.60)
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r/BlueOrigin
2025-06-09
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Cleaning out my parent's home and found these. Are the valuable or special?
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2025-06-09
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There's no article about this I could find yet, but just about every single mission-specific social media account has posted messages saying they'll be archived. Things like *Perseverance,* Commercial Crew, SLS, Orion, Exploration Ground Systems... It all seems to be reduced to a few big ticket items and a few centers.
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2025-06-09
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And to what extent would launch windows still be a concern? Would coming back to Earth take the same amount of time? If not, why? Researching for a screenplay in case that wasn't clear already :)
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2025-06-09
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I have a few thoughts on this. 1. For nuclear thermal rockets, or pretty much any form of non-fantastic rocket, launch windows are always going to be a concern. They let you carry more payload for the same amount of propellant, or less propellant for the same payload. 2. Using a Hohmann transfer, the most efficient method, windows between Earth and Venus open every 19 months, with the transfer taking 5 months. That basically means your round trip time is 24 months if you’re using Hohmann transfers both ways- 5 months there, 14 months at Venus waiting for your window, 5 months back. 3. More precise answers are going to be very complicated and probably need some detailed specs on your imaginary spacecraft. It’s a complex system of equations with multiple valid solutions, which will end up generating something called a “pork-chop plot” of possible departure times, arrival times, and delta-v requirements. If you’re looking for a more precise answer I suggest you start there.
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2025-06-10
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Beidou come out simply because USA weaponlized GPS and target at china
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2025-06-10
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NASA’s Hubble Telescope captured MyCn18, a distant planetary nebula shaped like an hourglass, revealing complex gas patterns formed by a dying Sun-like star. This detailed image offers insight into how stars expel matter during their final stages. Source: NASA / JPL-Caltech Website:https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia14442-hubble-finds-an-hourglass-nebula-around-a-dying-star/
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2025-06-10
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Nuclear Thermal Rocket engines are a not as groundbreaking as the ISP number suggests, at least for the current solid core ones we've tested. Yes, you get twice the efficiency of comparable chemical engines, but you have to deal with a significantly heavier engine, with the lowest density propellant of them all, and with shielding if you plan to have crew onboard. That all wears down the efficiency gains so much you end up with a vehicle barely more capable than a similar chemical one. I used this online calculator tool to get porkchop plots showing the dV requirements depending on departure time and total travel time: https://transfercalculator.com/calculator/index.html If you had a single stage vehicle like Starship fully fueled in low Earth orbit, with ~8 km/s of dV you could realistically get the transfer down to 3 months, and with a more capable multi stage vehicle you could pull off 40-50 days, but that'd cost you upwards of 15 km/s of dV. The reverse trip, Earth to Venus, is similar in terms of time and requirements, although keep in mind it doubles the dV requirements if there's no refueling while in orbit around Venus.
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2025-06-10
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"The heart of the system was an off-the-shelf backup Apollo digital flight control computer and inertial sensing unit which transmitted pilot inputs to the actuators on the control surfaces."
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r/nasa
2025-06-10
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New Horizons is currently our only spacecraft in the Kuiper Belt. The data it provides is unique and invaluable. If we lose it, it will take decades to develop any mission that can replace it, even disregarding the 20-year transit time. Shutting down this mission will set back planetary science by years. If Congress approves the 2026 budget request, 41 NASA missions will be cancelled or shuttered, including New Horizons, Juno, OSIRIS-APEX, the Roman Space Telescope, and the Mars Sample Return mission. These budget cuts are the worst NASA has ever faced -- far worse than the cuts after the Apollo program ended. **Contact your representatives.** Let them know that we will not stand idly by while our space program is eviscerated. Sources: https://www.planetary.org/space-policy/cost-of-new-horizons https://www.planetary.org/articles/billions-wasted-mysteries-unsolved-the-missions-nasa-may-be-forced-to-abandon https://www.planetary.org/articles/nasa-2026-budget-proposal-in-charts https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/how-much-will-the-dc-military-parade-cost-heres-a-tally/
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r/space
2025-06-10
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[](https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/falcon2520925_image_20221009234147.png) # Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 15-6 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread! Welcome everyone! | Scheduled for (UTC) | [Jun 13 2025, 01:46](https://dateful.com/convert/utc?t=0146&d=2025-06-13) | | --- | --- | | Scheduled for (local) | Jun 12 2025, 18:46 PM (PDT) | |Launch Window (UTC)| Jun 13 2025, 01:46 - Jun 13 2025, 06:14 | | Payload | Starlink 15-6 | | Customer | [SpaceX](https://www.spacex.com/) | | Launch Weather Forecast | Unknown | | Launch site | [**SLC-4E**](https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceX/wiki/pads 'Pads Wiki'), Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. | |Booster| Unknown | | Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage will attempt to land on ASDS OCISLY after its flight. | | Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit | |Trajectory (Flight Club)|N/A| # Watch the launch live No livestreams currently available/known # Stats ☑️ 526th SpaceX launch all time ☑️ 467th Falcon Family Booster landing ☑️ 136th landing on OCISLY ☑️ 5th consecutive successful SpaceX launch (if successful) ☑️ 76th SpaceX launch this year ☑️ 25th launch from SLC-4E this year ☑️ 4 days, 12:12:00 turnaround for this pad *Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship* # Timeline No timeline events available # Updates | Time (UTC) | Update | | --- | --- | | 02 Jun 15:48 | [Added launch.](https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=62977.msg2691119#msg2691119) | # Resources ## Partnership with The Space Devs Information on this thread is provided by and updated automatically using the [Launch Library 2 API](https://thespacedevs.com/llapi) by [The Space Devs](https://thespacedevs.com/). ## Community content 🌐 | Link | Source | | :----------------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------- | | [Flight Club](https://www.flightclub.io/live) | u/TheVehicleDestroyer | | [Discord SpaceX lobby](https://discordapp.com/invite/9Vr6VWw) | u/SwGustav | | [SpaceX Now](https://spacexnow.com/) | u/bradleyjh | | [SpaceX Patch List](http://spacexpatchlist.space) || [](/# MC // section participate) # Participate in the discussion! 🥳 Launch threads are party threads, we relax the rules here. We remove low effort comments in other threads! 🔄 Please post small launch updates, discussions, and questions here, rather than as a separate post. Thanks! 💬 Please leave a comment if you discover any mistakes, or have any information. ✉️ Please send links in a private message.
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r/spacex
2025-06-11
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This stunning Hubble image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 1317 glowing with bright blue rings of young stars, captured as part of a large survey using Hubble and ALMA to study star formation across the universe. Source: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Lee, PHANGS-HST Team Website: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-pinpoints-young-stars-in-spiral-galaxy/
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r/nasa
2025-06-11
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This administration doesn't value science in general. NASA is just a visible example.
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r/SpacePolicy
2025-06-11
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Hello everyone, I have seen the book reading list linked in the subreddit, but I was wondering if you might know some speeches or short texts about space exploration. Browsing on the internet I have found **Space Travel Troubles** by Neil DeGrasse Tyson and **Why We Should Go Into Space** by Stephen Hawking. I would appreciate it a lot (please, no politicians).
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r/Spaceexploration
2025-06-11
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Thanks to its newly tilted orbit around the Sun, the European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft is the first to image the Sun’s poles from outside the ecliptic plane. Solar Orbiter’s unique viewing angle will change our understanding of the Sun’s magnetic field, the solar cycle and the workings of space weather. Any image you have ever seen of the Sun was taken from around the Sun’s equator. This is because Earth, the other planets, and all other operational spacecraft orbit the Sun within a flat disc around the Sun called the ecliptic plane. By tilting its orbit out of this plane, Solar Orbiter reveals the Sun from a whole new angle. The video above compares Solar Orbiter’s view (in yellow) with the one from Earth (grey), on 23 March 2025. At the time, Solar Orbiter was viewing the Sun from an angle of 17° below the solar equator, enough to directly see the Sun’s south pole. Over the coming years, the spacecraft will tilt its orbit even further, so the best views are yet to come. “Today we reveal humankind’s first-ever views of the Sun’s pole,” says Prof. Carole Mundell, ESA's Director of Science. “The Sun is our nearest star, giver of life and potential disruptor of modern space and ground power systems, so it is imperative that we understand how it works and learn to predict its behaviour. These new unique views from our Solar Orbiter mission are the beginning of a new era of solar science.” The images shown above were taken by three of Solar Orbiter’s scientific instruments: the Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager (PHI), the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI), and the Spectral Imaging of the Coronal Environment (SPICE) instrument. Click on the image to zoom in and see video versions of the data.
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r/space
2025-06-11
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# Intro Welcome to the monthly Blue Origin career discussion thread for June 2025, where you can talk about all career & professional topics. Topics may include: * Professional career guidance & questions; e.g. Hiring process, types of jobs, career growth at Blue Origin * Educational guidance & questions; e.g. what to major in, which universities are good, topics to study * Questions about working for Blue Origin; e.g. Work life balance, living in Kent, WA, pay and benefits --- # Guidelines 1. Before asking any questions, check if someone has already posted an answer! \[A link to the previous thread can be found here.\](https://www.reddit.com/r/BlueOrigin/comments/1kfqlvv/blue\_origin\_monthly\_career\_thread/) 2. All career posts not in these threads will be removed, and the poster will be asked to post here instead. 3. Subreddit rules still apply and will be enforced. \[See them here.\](https://www.reddit.com/r/BlueOrigin/about/rules/?utm\_source=reddit&utm\_medium=usertext&utm\_name=BlueOrigin&utm\_content=t5\_2y5rj)
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r/BlueOrigin
2025-06-12
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What if black holes don’t just swallow stars—but erase information itself? In 24 seconds, this short dives into one of the most terrifying paradoxes in physics—a cosmic glitch that challenges everything we know about reality, quantum mechanics, and time itself.
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r/Spaceexploration
2025-06-12
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An essay about why planetary systems go unstable, and one way in which to interpret this. Thoughts welcome.
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r/space
2025-06-12
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Hello everyone, I don't know if this is the correct place to post this, but I wanted to try.. During the Strawberry moon on 6.11.2025 Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/UNVZKeffx8tTSjJg6 Facing South/South East Time: 10:30ish maybe? There was a star, well off to the left of the Moon, slightly higher in the sky. When we first noticed the star, it was about as bright as any other star in the sky that night, but all of a sudden it got REALLY bright and big. Then it just faded away and I couldn't locate it anymore. Is there a way to find out what this was, a nova or something?
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r/space
2025-06-12
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https://preview.redd.it/…r the questions!
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r/space
2025-06-12
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S6k2LBJhac This one immediately springs to mind. Dr. Zubrin explains why a mission to Mars is so important for humanity.
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r/Spaceexploration
2025-06-12
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Z0FBQUFBQm9WUzJLbFU4YWRBV2hNX3l3dVRKbXRtTHlYNW45WTRMMVhEaTlpN1ZWdkZfZWtTRWZuUG1VMGtIQ3NpWjJ5OWtsQVQ1REdlTlI3bDE1N05qUGhzUi1GUGZHU2JZbnNvTURWTXdRSlYzNVRTOUktWVFYRVI2N3Zhb24zMFhDeGFFejg0cERYblVZM2pUTTlCd3R3OThKQzhxUjR5WE80YzhJMHhmdnNpOU9NUjF4TzZBR0IxS1BQSjZoQzkyZW50cEljY2t5Sy1FYkR6bkxxWGxyVUQ1eFF1RzkwMXhyS2dyX3Zobmh4aHpSTXFnUFAydz0=
5kg of payload mass? How can this vehicle succeed in an era of cheap rideshare missions?
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r/SpacePolicy
2025-06-12
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24 seconds isn't even enough time to skim the surface of a complex topic like this, much less dive into it.
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r/Spaceexploration
2025-06-12
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Link to petition here I’m not affiliated with the Planetary Society, but like most of you reading this, I care deeply about space exploration and I’m extremely troubled by the proposed budget cuts. The planetary society is leading the way and advocating our government to not make these cuts, and they have a petition which I realized is still short more than 2000 signatures of their goal that ends today. Please sign the petition and write to your congress member! It takes just a couple minutes!
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r/space
2025-06-12
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Did what you call the finish, stonewashed? Resin? But I like it
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r/nasa
2025-06-12
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Thanks ChatGPT!
r/spaceexploration
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r/Spaceexploration
2025-06-12
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Uh - Ya Think?? Trump voters WANT to destroy our government. That absolutely includes NASA.
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r/SpacePolicy
2025-06-13
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NASA and Axiom Space are indefinitely delaying a private astronaut mission to the International Space Station after detecting a “new pressure signature” in a part of the station that has had a long-running air leak.
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r/nasa
2025-06-13
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Did something move the camera or is "flap 2" new and they never adjusted the camera? The camera used to be unobstructed and give great images for background images. Anyone know when ... this happened?
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r/nasa
2025-06-13
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Mr. San’tok.yāi, I see your comments all over the place
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r/Spaceexploration
2025-06-13
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i thought the were "fuzzy", and that accounted for the missing information?
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r/Spaceexploration
2025-06-13
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The mission is called Sporadic-E ElectroDynamics (SEED) and it will study high-altitude cloud-like structures that could potentially disrupt critical communication systems.
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r/space
2025-06-13
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I’ve been fascinated by how many people are in orbit at the same time, and how that number has changed over the years. So I set out to build a full timeline of orbital population, starting with Yuri Gagarin’s first flight. I only counted fully orbital missions. Still debating whether some borderline suborbitals should be included (what do you think). After lots of digging (and struggling to track overlapping missions), I ended up using GPT-4’s deep search tools to help !!. There are still a few errors that need fixing, but I think most of the key dates are at least covered especially every time the number of people in orbit increased or decreased. The most recent record was 19 people in orbit at once in September 2024, with Polaris Dawn, an ISS crew handover, and Tiangong all active. Which was really fascinating With private flights, the ISS, and Tiangong constantly rotating crews, I wonder if we’ll see a **3-digit** population in orbit within our lifetime. I posted the current table on GitHub as a[ PDF](https://github.com/FreddieHong19/HumansInSpace/blob/main/Record-Breaking%20Human%20Orbital%20Populations.pdf). Once I double-check all the dates, I’ll convert it to a CSV and keep it updated, hopefully starting soon with Axiom-4. Attached is the dates for when the new records have been set! Let me know what you think! https://preview.redd.it/ypempgkxmp6f1.png?width=948&format=png&auto=webp&s=500e0027062a7794b3e13c5829f85ec8cd083e9c https://preview.redd.it/ct0qx2u2np6f1.png?width=925&format=png&auto=webp&s=c56fdb1c7e7487385f2acb0ced9c22fb5d9bba42
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r/space
2025-06-13
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Hi all I'm in DC visiting family for a couple of days. I work out of JSC as a contractor, was wondering if there was anything worth exploring in GSFC or HQ.
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r/nasa
2025-06-13
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Here is a new interesting[ interview with Fraser Cain.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj0Gi7d0zm4) Fraser discusses his upbringing into science, proudest career moments, fine tuning, black holes, as well as his case for no aliens. He also gets into his favorite scifi media outlets. Fraser is a class act and was awesome to hear his insight and experience. Very humble and bright guy. If you don't know Fraser Cain, he is a Canadian science communicator, best known as the founder and publisher of *Universe Today*. This is a website dedicated to space and astronomy news. He has a passion for making complex scientific concepts accessible to the public, and his work has helped thousands of people develop a deeper understanding of the universe. He is also the host of the *Universe Today Podcast*, where he discusses a wide range of topics related to space exploration, astrophysics, and astronomy with experts in the field. I believe he has been in this field since the late 90s.
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r/space
2025-06-13
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This composite image of the Crab Nebula shows the remnant of a supernova explosion first observed in 1054 AD. It combines far-infrared data from the Herschel Space Observatory and visible-light imagery from the Hubble Space Telescope, highlighting emissions from dust and ionized gases. Notably, astronomers detected argon hydride here—the first noble-gas-based molecule found in space. Source NASA/ESA https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA17563
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r/nasa
2025-06-13
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launch window June 21-24, per filed advisory: [https://www.cadenaois.org/vpublic\_anspdetail.jsp?view=15#](https://www.cadenaois.org/vpublic_anspdetail.jsp?view=15#)
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r/BlueOrigin
2025-06-13
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"Spot the Station" taken offline. Social media accounts "sunsetting." Major policy alterations re: communications. I have to ask - are "Houston, We Have a Podcast" and the other podcasts safe?
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r/nasa
2025-06-13
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"Spot the Station" taken offline (I am very sad about this and would love alternatives- I want a website, not an app). Social media accounts "sunsetting." Major policy alterations re: communications (https://nasawatch.com/news/shrinking-the-nasa-office-of-communications/). I have to ask - are "Houston, We Have a Podcast" and the other podcasts safe?
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r/space
2025-06-13
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JWST has recently found massive well developed galaxies at high redshift (z>13). According to the linked study, these massive galaxies could represent an unexpected foreground contamination of the CMB, which might bring our interpretation of the CMB as a sort of "afterglow" of the big bang into question. It appears to at least suggest that the CMB strength may have been overestimated. To clarify, I am not an astronomer or astrophysicist although I have studied physics at a graduate level (different subfield entirely however). I found this article and was curious if anyone knowledgeable had commented on it. It seemed strange to me how little attention this appeared to have gotten as it has significant potential to cause a ruckus in cosmology as far as I understand it. I found little commentary aside from a poorly written Newsweek article, so I thought I would try and raise awareness and discussion about this here as I was curious and had some free time on my hands. If I missed some such discussion or post, let me know because I would like to hear the thoughts of other experts on this study.
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r/space
2025-06-13
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Hi! A few years ago I remember they had a website to login to and check your boarding passes cause I already had 2 at the time. I was trying to find it again today and can't seem to. Is there anyway to find those boarding passes again or are they gone forever if I didn't save them?
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r/nasa
2025-06-14
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We have this amazing outpost in space that we’ve invested so many billions of dollars in and there’s leaks. Why aren’t we swapping and adding new modules? I don’t understand why they wanna throw the whole thing away instead of it being a continual upgrade and replace.
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r/space
2025-06-14
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Ok look, I know this has little bearing on the conversation as all these are assumption calculations. Could more accurate figures be used please. A Light year is not 9,500,000,000km You're out by a factor of 1000x even rounded: speed of light is roughly 300,000km/sec. This means 300,000 x 3600 = 1,080,000,000 km/hr which is 1,080,000,000 x 24 =25,920,000,000 km/day which is 25,920,000,000 x 365 (forget the 0.25 for now) = 9,460,800,000,000 km / year or just 1 ly so a light year isn't 9500 million km / 9.5 billion km. It's in fact 9,460.8 billion km / 9.4608 trillion km. Sorry like I said I realise it has no bearing on anything, I'm just being a bit OCD (Actually I the value is closer to 9.4607 E+12 km but I did round off the speed)
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Wow! It always amazes me when someone responds to an old post I made. I always wonder how the hell they stumbled upon such a random topic 2 years later?! But with you, you commented on this random post from 2 years ago...and it is your first comment every! It almost seems like you made this account just to comment on a 2 year old comment. It blows me away! But anyway....thanks for the better numbers.
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2025-06-14
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Is anyone else genuinely scared that the majority of the human race is losing interest in space? Esp in America where science and NASA defunding sentiment continues to proliferate, it has me worried about the future…
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2025-06-14
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I am working on a project that involves rationalizing large spans of time and distances. I want to be able to provide a given distance in light years and find the nearest object weather it be a planet, star, asteroid, etc. I have done some quick glances at things like NASAs API as well as the stelar catalog but I have not had much luck. Any help would be appetited, thanks in advance.
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2025-06-15
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Taken on celestron powerseeker 60AZ (Thanks for all the recent support!!) i had to redo this post due to a typo.
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2025-06-15
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The result of 2 galaxies colliding roughly 31 MLy away…very small faint galaxies can be seen in the bottom right and the top left of m51. I spent 10 hours capturing long exposure photos and stacking them together to give the final result you see here. I used an inexpensive small smart telescope. My favourite target and my best work since starting this hobby. Thanks for looking!
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2025-06-15
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\- Ariel Ekblaw | TED Have not been so impressed by an idea/approach in a long time
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Hello Star Voyagers, I am not an engineer hence this question. I would imagine that since 1966, there was progress in simulation, onboard computer, guidance system, radar and communication, thrust system, materials etc. and yet ... Granted, the recent failures are from smaller or private entities but still, there is a body of accumulated knowledge and experience I suppose since 1966 and better access to complex and advanced equipment. So I really do not understand... If you could explain why, it would be nice  \^\_\^
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2025-06-15
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I was on a site visit this week to the LIGO site in Hanford, Washington, which looks for gravitational waves! LIGO works by shooting a laser down two 4km long tubes and looking for slight wiggles from black holes or neutron stars merging in space. This is as insane as it sounds! (There’s another site in Louisiana too to make sure they know which signals aren’t local interference from a guy driving a truck or similar.) Pic 3 is control room, 4 shows some of the noise they track, like from the sloshing of water in the oceans- turns out that’s a micron or so of noise at any time! 5 is one of the schematics, 6 is a cutout of what one of these tubes look like inside (long w a smaller vacuum tube inside for the laser- better detail of that in the next pic). Final pic is of the second arm of this LIGO site, a 90deg angle from the first one. For those not used to the American West, see the bunch of stuff piled up on the tunnel in the first pic? That's the LIGO tumbleweed collection! Also, it should be noted that [LIGO is currently going to be shut down per the current budget request.](https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-s-proposed-cut-giant-physics-experiment-could-snuff-out-new-form-astronomy?utm_so) Please contact your Congressional reps and tell them to support science- it’s not too late to change this!
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Anyone know about this or what it’s worth? Still unopened
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2025-06-15
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A stunning nebula in Orion and my best photo to date, capturing the natural red colors of the ionized hydrogen gas. Look closely for the shadow cast by the horsehead just below it and to the left. Integration: Bortle 3, 120x120s (4 hrs) Equipment used: 2600MC Pro @ Gain 100 offset 20 HEQ5 Pro mount ZWO 30mm f/4 Mini Guide Scope + ASI120MM MINI Guide Cam Apertura Carbonstar 150p
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2025-06-15
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Does anyone know if there is anything in my collection that is valuable, or if I have a ton of stuff where each is worth like ten bucks? I want to sell or donate this because I need to make space for the baby, but have no idea what the worth is
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2025-06-15
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With the Chinese SJ-21 approaching its refueler SJ-25 as well as MEV-1 nearing the Australian Optus D3 in the coming days, I’ve put together a recap of the major events that have led up to this moment. This article is the first of a 3-part series on Orbital Servicing and their strategic use: - Part I covers how commercial innovations are becoming a strategic necessity for major space powers. - Part II will include a vulnerability analysis framework for satellite servicing approaches. - Part III will explore strategic positioning and international opportunities for new commercial players.
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Please sort comments by 'new' to find questions that would otherwise be buried. In this thread you can ask any space related question that you may have. Two examples of potential questions could be; "How do rockets work?", or "How do the phases of the Moon work?" If you see a space related question posted in another subreddit or in this subreddit, then please politely link them to this thread. ​ Ask away!
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https://youtube.com/shorts/5AagTKS3PHA?si=P678S42KN31SQGiP thanks to Satgus.
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2025-06-15
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If you haven't already, try the simulation ["Space Engine"](https://store.steampowered.com/app/314650/SpaceEngine/) on Steam. It simulates very nicely not just the databases of "known" objects in the universe but also fills out the rest of the realistically sized "unknown" universe with billions of scientifically reasonable random galaxies filled with billions of random stars and random planets, moons, comets and asteroids whose surfaces can all be landed on.
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I saw Chris Hadfield today in the Bord Gáis theatre in Dublin. Amazing show and such an interesting person. If you get the opportunity I'd highly recommend it.
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This is definitely a neat bit of software I will probably buy in the future. But I was looking for something that I could build into a website. Ideally an API or database of some kind.
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2025-06-16
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I know that Jupiter acts as a body guard against asteroids coming from space. If Jupiter didn’t exist, would earth still be habitable? I know it’s unlikely that humans would exist but could there at least be microbial life?
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r/space
2025-06-16
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[This reference is listed on the paper \\"SIMULATION OF LAUNCH AND RE-ENTRY ACCELERATION PROFILES FOR TESTING OF SHUTTLE AND UNMANNED MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH PAYLOADS\\" published in 1988](https://preview.redd.it/5y2fxn25n97f1.png?width=1894&format=png&auto=webp&s=66a99f5e863d11a4766ca85bec1b167467aedd96) The photo above shows the specific reference i am looking for. This is to do with re-entry loads experienced by spacecraft and the effect they can have on materials that have been processed in space and brought back. This is to help me understand specifically the effect that the space shuttle had on payloads that were brought back after being synthesized in space. This precedes the launch of the International space station (ISS), but i'm curious to know if this is being accounted for now that the only return options from the ISS are capsules which have higher re-entry loads compared to the Space Shuttle. I have spent a long time looking for this specific reference, but it has been difficult. I apologize in advance if this is the wrong subreddit to ask this, and would request if you can guide me to the right one.
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r/nasa
2025-06-16
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Trump supporters have killed NASA.
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r/SpacePolicy
2025-06-16
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Trump supporters have killed NASA.
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r/SpacePolicy
2025-06-16
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My family and I are planning a trip to Kennedy Space Center this summer on a Sunday. We're trying to figure out the best way to start our day to avoid the worst of the crowds. Should we: 1. Head straight for the bus tour (which goes to the Apollo/Saturn V Center) as soon as we get there? 2. Or go directly to the Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit and the Shuttle Launch Experience (flight simulator) first? Any tips from KSC veterans on managing summer Sunday crowds would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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r/nasa
2025-06-16
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As is known, the temperature of objects in the orbital space varies from about -260 ° C in the shade to + 200-300 ° C under the light of the sun. But there is a nuance here. The fact is that the efficiency of solar panels is extremely dependent on temperature, and decreases rapidly as it increases. Optimal battery performance is achieved at +25 °C. With an excess of +25°C, Si single crystals begin to lose efficiency by about 0.5% with each degree. Heating of the surface layer to 60-70 °C, which often occurs in summer in hot regions, leads to a loss of 20% of the rated capacity. For other types, the coefficient is slightly lower, up to 0.3%, but the initial efficiency value is also lower. When the temperature reaches ~+120° an irreversible degradation of the device begins. In addition, solar panels are very sensitive to temperature fluctuations, which reach enormous values in space conditions. This means that the operation of solar panels in space conditions is impossible, they will simply fail there. However, I have never come across information about this problem and how to solve it, as if it does not exist at all.
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r/space
2025-06-16
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Did anyone happen to be at the Goddard Town Hall that could give a quick recap? I had to miss it for an appointment but I heard they had some updates on RIF and potential impacts on contractors
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r/nasa
2025-06-16
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Once it works
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r/SpaceXStarship
2025-06-16
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Could be worse
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r/SpaceXStarship
2025-06-16
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Just finished my Phase 3 interview last week and interviews for the position are done. How long is the waiting period until a potential offer?
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r/BlueOrigin
2025-06-17
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I wanted to know what the gym is like, kinda used to going to LA fitness and would like to know how comparable it is. Also include any pictures if it's non NDA, if not allowable comparison to LA would be appreciated.
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r/BlueOrigin
2025-06-17
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[](https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/falcon2520925_image_20221009234147.png) # Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 10-18 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread! Welcome everyone! | Scheduled for (UTC) | [Jun 18 2025, 05:55:10](https://dateful.com/convert/utc?t=0555&d=2025-06-18) | | --- | --- | | Scheduled for (local) | Jun 18 2025, 01:55:10 AM (EDT) | |Launch Window (UTC)| Jun 18 2025, 05:55:10 - Jun 18 2025, 09:34:49 | | Payload | Starlink 10-18 | | Customer | [SpaceX](https://www.spacex.com/) | | Launch Weather Forecast | 95% GO (Cumulus Cloud Rule) | | Launch site | [**SLC-40**](https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceX/wiki/pads 'Pads Wiki'), Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. | |Booster| B1090-5 | | Landing | The Falcon 9 1st stage B1090 has landed on ASDS JRTI after its 5th flight. | | Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit | |Trajectory (Flight Club)|[2D](https://flightclub.io/result/2d?llId=35c0c65c-3077-45e8-a374-790f7d202ccb),[3D](https://flightclub.io/result/3d?llId=35c0c65c-3077-45e8-a374-790f7d202ccb)| # Watch the launch live | Stream | Link | | --- | --- | | Unofficial Re-stream | [The Space Devs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dpcGSFTzBA) | | Unofficial Re-stream | [SPACE AFFAIRS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewZIxPP4eF8) | | Unofficial Webcast | [Spaceflight Now](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBQzW_ArgfY) | | Unofficial Webcast | [NASASpaceflight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAjAUVL455E) | | Official Webcast | [SpaceX](https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1ypKdZvOVNjJW) | # Stats ☑️ 528th SpaceX launch all time ☑️ 469th Falcon Family Booster landing ☑️ 125th landing on JRTI ☑️ 12th consecutive successful SpaceX launch (if successful) ☑️ 78th SpaceX launch this year ☑️ 35th launch from SLC-40 this year ☑️ 4 days, 14:26:10 turnaround for this pad ☑️ 34 days, 13:16:20 hours since last launch of booster B1090 *Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship* # Timeline | Time | Event | | --- | --- | | -0:38:00 | GO for Prop Load | | -0:35:00 | Prop Load | | -0:35:00 | Stage 1 LOX Load | | -0:16:00 | Stage 2 LOX Load | | -0:07:00 | Engine Chill | | -0:01:00 | Tank Press | | -0:01:00 | Startup | | -0:00:45 | GO for Launch | | -0:00:03 | Ignition | | 0:00:00 | Liftoff | | 0:01:10 | Max-Q | | 0:02:25 | MECO | | 0:02:28 | Stage 2 Separation | | 0:02:35 | SES-1 | | 0:02:55 | Fairing Separation | | 0:06:03 | Entry Burn Startup | | 0:06:28 | Entry Burn Shutdown | | 0:07:48 | Stage 1 Landing Burn | | 0:08:13 | Stage 1 Landing | | 0:08:40 | SECO-1 | | 0:54:54 | SES-2 | | 0:54:56 | SECO-2 | | 1:04:18 | Starlink Deployment | # Updates | Time (UTC) | Update | | --- | --- | | 18 Jun 07:07 | [Launch successful](https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1935231586435584258) | | 18 Jun 05:55 | [Liftoff](https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1ypKdZvOVNjJW) | | 17 Jun 19:52 | [Now targeting Jun 18 at 05:55 UTC](https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-10-18) | | 17 Jun 05:19 | [GO for launch.](https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-10-18) | | 16 Jun 14:49 | [Updated launch weather, 95% GO.](https://45thweathersquadron.nebula.spaceforce.mil/assets/LaunchForecasts/Falcon%209%20Starlink%2010-18%20L-2%20Forecast%20-%2018%20Jun%20Launch.pdf) | | 12 Jun 17:55 | [Launch pad assigned.](https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html) | | 12 Jun 17:08 | [Added launch.](https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=63049.msg2693629#msg2693629) | # Resources + https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-10-18 ## Partnership with The Space Devs Information on this thread is provided by and updated automatically using the [Launch Library 2 API](https://thespacedevs.com/llapi) by [The Space Devs](https://thespacedevs.com/). ## Community content 🌐 | Link | Source | | :----------------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------- | | [Flight Club](https://www.flightclub.io/live) | u/TheVehicleDestroyer | | [Discord SpaceX lobby](https://discordapp.com/invite/9Vr6VWw) | u/SwGustav | | [SpaceX Now](https://spacexnow.com/) | u/bradleyjh | | [SpaceX Patch List](http://spacexpatchlist.space) || [](/# MC // section participate) # Participate in the discussion! 🥳 Launch threads are party threads, we relax the rules here. We remove low effort comments in other threads! 🔄 Please post small launch updates, discussions, and questions here, rather than as a separate post. Thanks! 💬 Please leave a comment if you discover any mistakes, or have any information. ✉️ Please send links in a private message.
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r/spacex
2025-06-17
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