Évoluant à travers les étoiles, de près et de loin ! ☢️🚀🛸
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Saturn's rings are huge but paper thin 🪐
The main rings span about 280,000 km, yet they're mostly only about 10 meters thick. Seen edge-on, they almost disappear.
📷 NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
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🚀🪨 An asteroid is behaving like a spacecraft! Scientists can't explain its mysterious acceleration.
The small asteroid 1998 KY26, measuring just 11 meters in diameter, is moving as if an additional force is acting on it 🧐
At first, researchers suspected that evaporating ice might be responsible. However, a new study suggests that the asteroid is too warm to retain ice for long periods. An exotic theory has even emerged: could it be an abandoned spacecraft? Still, scientists are also considering entirely natural explanations.
Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft, which is set to approach the asteroid in 2031, may help solve the mystery.
So, what do you think — an unusual natural phenomenon or a trace of extraterrestrial technology? Share your theories in the comments! 👀
🔎 Learn more about this mysterious object 👇
universemagazine.com/en/myst…
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ExPace announced yesterday that two new rockets in the Kuaizhou series are expected to fly for the first time next year, being the partially reusable Kuaizhou-6 and the mixed-propellant Kuaizhou-12
Details -> china-in-space.com/p/expace-…
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Behind every stealth jet is an @AFOSR Program Officer who took a bold risk. In 1951, funding Joseph Keller's mathematical equations led to the F-117, B-2 & B-21.
Readiness begins when AFOSR has the technical foresight to back an unproven idea.
#AFResearchLab #AFOSR75 #Readiness
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$RKLB unveils Electron for launch #100
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This is a reminder that 85-90% of the iron mined in North America was used locally and not exported except as finished goods.
The Moon will likely have almost all exports as finished goods, the vast majority of which will not be exported to the Earth's surface.
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Developed by Voyager, CubeRover will travel aboard Griffin-1 to the lunar south pole to test long-range communications and collect thermal data to support future lunar exploration.
$VOYG #AcceleratingtheAdvantage #MissionReady
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When past meets present 🖌️🌙
For decades, artists have imagined humans living and working on the Moon, as seen in these illustrations from the ‘60s through ‘90s.
While the designs may look different from what we'll build, the vision is becoming a reality with @NASAMoonBase.
ALT An artist’s illustration shows an astronaut conducting an extravehicular activity on the lunar surface. In the background, a second astronaut collects lunar samples. Small craters are visible around the surface. A habitat is visible on the righthand side with Earth rising above. Commissioned by NASA in the late ‘80s. Artist: Garret Moore. Credit: NASA
ALT An artist’s illustration from 1986 shows astronauts working on the Moon. On the lefthand side, a rover with six wheels is visible. A communications satellite sits atop. In the left corner, Earth is visible. Two astronauts stand beside the rover to the right. In the far background, elements of lunar habitats can be seen. Artist: Dennis M. Davidson. Credit: NASA
ALT An artist’s illustration from 1969 shows two lunar habitats. One is a raised vertical structure, slightly behind another dome structure. The habitats appear connected by a tubing ventilation system. Astronauts are walking outside the habitats in spacesuits. Artist: Roy G. Scarfo. Credit: NASA
ALT An artist’s illustration commissioned by Ames Research Center in 1978. On the lefthand side, an astronaut in a spacesuit stands with an arm slightly raised. To the right, an elevated habitat is visible. Stars can be seen in the background, with Earth visible. Artist: Rick Guidice. Credit: NASA
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I believe in tiny, elite teams.
At our Series A, Flow was valued at $100M. We were 7 people.
At our Series B, Flow was valued at $750M. We were 25 people.
We’ve modeled Flow on Skunk Works. This = maximum ownership, minimum bureaucracy. An engineer who understands a problem should have the authority to make the call.
A few beliefs that follow from that:
1) A small team needs a short list of priorities. Five people working on ten priorities is ten understaffed projects. Part of my job is deciding what we can stop doing so people can concentrate on the problems that matter.
2) Make the goal simple enough that your subconscious works on it in the shower. Everyone should understand what we’re trying to achieve well enough to think through a solution without opening a slide deck.
3) Leaders should be able to show you their work. What did you build, test or figure out this week? I expect the people leading teams at Flow to have an answer. That includes me.
4) Changing your mind quickly is a skill we should reward. I trust someone more when they can explain which evidence changed their view. One question I like asking is “What did we believe last week that we now know is wrong?”
5) The cost of an experiment should determine how much permission it needs. If something is cheap to try and easy to reverse, people should be able to get on with it. That’s how you get to daily iteration.
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No other traveler has ever journeyed so far from home.
Voyager 1 is about to become the first human-made object to reach a distance of one light-day from Earth, or about 16 billion miles. ½
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Humanity's next chapter on the Moon is taking shape, and Impulse is building the transportation infrastructure to make it possible.
Impulse has been awarded two task orders supporting NASA's Moon Base program, an effort to establish humanity's first permanent lunar outpost. With missions scheduled to begin in 2028, we're bringing our in-space mobility capabilities to one of the greatest challenges in space exploration: building the transportation infrastructure needed for sustained operations around and on the Moon.
With Helios, Mira, and our highly throttleable lunar lander, our fleet is designed to solve logistics challenges in space. With better transportation, lunar exploration will no longer be defined by individual visits but by an enduring human presence on the Moon.
This is the kind of challenge we were founded to solve. We're building the infrastructure that connects humanity's ambitions with the places we have yet to reach.
Read more: aviationweek.com/space/space…
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The Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum has won the Space Force Heritage Award for the THIRD straight year! Thanks to our volunteers, USSF Historical Foundation, community partners, and Rupert the Space Armadillo Three awards. One mission. We're just getting started!
@ccspacemuseum
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New research suggests that Little Red Dots, which have puzzled astronomers since the JWST began discovering them, could host primordial black holes born during the Big Bang. space.com/astronomy/black-ho…
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Press Release: investors.archer.com/news/ne…
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Today, we’re sharing our Q3’26 results. Here’s the latest:
☑️ Received Midnight’s Market Survey Certificate from the FAA unlocking operations in Los Angeles in coming weeks as we prepare for carrying passengers as part of eIPP and LA28 Games
☑️ Acquisition of Boeing’s Wisk, Insitu, and SkyGrid businesses nearing close, set to accelerate our evolution into becoming a diversified aerospace and defense platform with significant revenue generating operations1
☑️ Began testing turboshaft engine for Halo/Thunder hybrid, autonomous VTOL platform; Full-Scale Flight Testing On Track for 2027
☑️ Archer partners with Formula 1 on a multi-year relationship to explore the future integration of eVTOL air taxi services at Grand Prix events.
☑️ Strong financial performance for the quarter with $5.1 million in revenue and $1.4 billion in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
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All eight Redwire Roll Out Solar Array (ROSA) wings are now deployed on the @Space_Station, delivering more than 160 kW to power years of research and discovery ahead. ⚡
A special thank you to our customer, @BoeingSpace, for their continued partnership and trust. We're proud of what we've accomplished together.
Congratulations to @NASA and to the teams and astronauts who made this milestone possible. The flight heritage earned through ROSA now carries forward to Lunar ROSA. 🌙
Made for the Mission. Proven on the ISS. Ready for the Moon.
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🚨 $RKLB just announced a record quarter for Neutron launch contracts.
Eight missions across five operators, totaling over $515M, with several launches priced at $70M each.
One of those customers is planning to deploy data centers in space.
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Rovers, landers, aircraft, and astronauts 🚀
Day 1 of the first-ever MAX POWER aerospace expo and air show was unforgettable! Thanks to the thousands who joined us to celebrate American innovation and technology at @NASAKennedy.
Up next: Day 2. Stay tuned!
ALT Two astronauts wearing blue flight suits are seen smiling as they greet a large crowd.
ALT A family gets a closer look at a spacesuit on display at an aerospace expo.
ALT The Sun shines brightly, and two aircraft are seen flying in formation across a blue sky.
