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LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1103-7 launches USSF-627 from SLC-4E, Vandenberg.
Watch Falcon 9 launch the USSF-627 mission from pad 4E in California xitter.twitterapi.xyz/i/broadcasts/2brkWyoln…
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Orbital launch No. 262 of 2026 🇺🇸🚀26⭐️🔗🛰️ Starlink 31-2 | SpaceX | November 13 | 2245 UTC @SpaceX to launch the 2nd orbital Starship mission carrying the 2nd batch of operational @Starlink V3🛰️ to LEO from @StarbaseTX Pad 2, Texas. First Starship upper stage tower catch attempt. First catch attempt for both: the booster - shortly after launch - and the ship - about 14 orbits and 22 hours later. The long coast is needed so Earth’s rotation brings Starbase back under the ship’s ground track for a return-to-launch-site trajectory. The ship attempts the tower catch only if systems critical for reentry, the landing burn, and the tower approach check out healthy; contingency ocean splashdown options exist (including early returns near Hawaii or Chile).
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BREAKING: The FCC has accepted @SpaceX’s application to acquire 800 MHz of wireless spectrum from Grain Management, covering nearly 100% of the U.S. population and supporting Starlink Mobile’s expansion into satellite-to-phone connectivity
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The Starlink Speed Loader has left Starfactory to load Ship 42 with 26 Starlink V3s. nsf.live/starbase
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So, this is how the Himalayas were formed. 🏔️🌍 Mount Everest, standing at 8,848 meters above sea level, was once part of an ancient ocean floor. It’s incredible to witness nature’s craftsmanship far more extraordinary than anything human imagination could create.
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🚨LAUNCH ALERT🚨 🚀United Launch Alliance will launch an optimized Vulcan heavy-lifter rocket on the Vulcan Leo 1 (LV-01) mission. ⏰NET Friday, November 13 at 12:54 p.m. 👀Launch viewing is available and included with admission: bit.ly/3WuqFLq
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Black rocket 🤝 Golden milestone. Electron is all dressed up for launch 100.
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Okay, we're loving these. This vintage Moon Base artwork is such a vibe 🤩
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.
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🚀🫨 Une autre perspective impressionnante du lancement de la fusée Kinetica-2 : cette fois, la caméra est installée directement sur le tracteur-érecteur-lanceur. Les entreprises chinoises savent décidément mettre en valeur les décollages !
🚀🤯 Vous ne verrez rien de plus spectaculaire aujourd’hui qu’un drone lancé à la poursuite d’une fusée en plein décollage. Les entreprises chinoises sont passées maîtres dans cet exercice : ici, un drone suit la Kinetica-2 lors de son dernier lancement.
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ICYMI: NASA leadership recently provided updates on the significant progress we are making toward the Artemis III test flight in 2027 and Artemis IV Moon landing mission in 2028. Here’s the summary from that event >> go.nasa.gov/4AoVLTi
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Engineering perfection in every single detail. 🔩🚀 A stunning close-up of the SpaceX Starship highlighting the jaw-dropping mechanical artistry behind its design. This incredible shot captures the massive, intricately sculpted grid fin hinge mechanism alongside the flawless pattern of hexagonal ceramic heat shield tiles. From the rugged aerodynamic shrouds to the heavy-duty bolts engineered to withstand the extreme forces of atmospheric reentry, it’s a powerful testament to modern aerospace engineering. Human ingenuity at its absolute peak.
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Roars Off the Launch Pad: China successfully launched the 29th group of satellites for its low-Earth-orbit satellite internet constellation from the Hainan commercial space launch site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, on November 9, 2026. A Long March-12 carrier rocket lifted off at 4:24 a.m. (Beijing Time), sending the satellites into their preset orbit. The launch marked the 676th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. The Long March-12, measuring about 62 meters in length, is a new-generation Chinese launch vehicle that uses cryogenic liquid propellants. It is the country's first single-core rocket with a diameter in the 4-meter class. The rocket has a payload capacity of at least 6 tonnes to a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 700 kilometers and can support both single-satellite and multi-satellite launches into different orbits. #LongMarch12 #CZ12 #LowOrbitInternetSatellites #LEO #InternetSatellites #CommercialSpace #Hainan #Wenchang #CNSA #CASC #ChinaSpace #ChinaMilitary #ChinaMilBugle
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POV: You are landing back on Earth after a ten-day mission flying around the Moon.
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Booster 22 waiting to enter Highway 4. youtube.com/live/2L5mTBR6Djs
Starship Flight 15: Booster 22 is making moves, ahead of a potential roll to Pad 2 shortly. ➡️youtube.com/live/2L5mTBR6Djs
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On Friday, November 13, SpaceX is planning to catch the V3 Super Heavy booster for the first time, as well as Starship. If they succeed, this will be the first rocket to be fully recovered and soon the first to be fully reused! The booster will return and be caught at +6:35, while the ship won’t return to be caught until +22:32:34, giving SpaceX plenty of time to safe the booster and return it to the build site before the ship returns.
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BREAKING: SpaceX selected by NASA for a 2028 Starship lunar communications satellite mission and a spot in the $10B Moon cargo program Starship will deploy the sats to support Moon Base links
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La Tierra tiene un escudo invisible. Cada segundo el Sol suelta 1,5 millones de toneladas de partículas y la magnetosfera desvía casi todas. Sin ella no habría vida como la conocemos. 🌍🛡️
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All 14 Starship Launches Flight 1: Apr 20 2023 Flight 2: Nov 18 2023 Flight 3: Mar 14 2024 Flight 4: Jun 6 2024 Flight 5: Oct 13 2024 Flight 6: Nov 19 2024 Flight 7: Jan 16 2025 Flight 8: Mar 6 2025 Flight 9: May 27 2025 Flight 10: Aug 26 2025 Flight 11: Oct 13 2025 Flight 12: May 22 2026 Flight 13: Jul 24 2026 Flight 14: Sep 28 2026
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New awards. New mission updates. More progress toward a Moon Base. We're advancing commercial lunar deliveries, a nuclear-powered rover, launch and orbital transfer services, and infrastructure to support a sustained human presence on the Moon: nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-a…
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The Moon Base delivery network is growing. NASA has selected eight American companies for the next phase of our CLPS initiative, strengthening our lunar transportation capabilities to support larger and more frequent deliveries for Moon Base development.
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