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NASA says it's "Go" for tanking of its SLS rocket for a wet dress rehearsal that could pave the way for the launch of Artemis II www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...
Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal: ‘Go’ for Tanking - NASA
At approximately 11:25 a.m. EST, the Artemis launch director, in coordination with the mission management team chair, gave the “go” to begin loading cryogenic
www.nasa.gov
February 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM
NASA says it's "Go" for tanking of its SLS rocket for a wet dress rehearsal that could pave the way for the launch of Artemis II www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...
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The reason for the go for tanking dispite the low temperatures, seems to be a diffrenece between this WDR and the actual launch:
"While teams continue to monitor cold weather that would impact launch day, they are not tracking weather constraints to Monday’s tanking operations"
#ArtemisII
"While teams continue to monitor cold weather that would impact launch day, they are not tracking weather constraints to Monday’s tanking operations"
#ArtemisII
Go, no-go for WDR tanking is coming up, based on this 24hrs temp chart it seems doubtfull they would give a go for tanking, however lets see...
#ArtemisII
#ArtemisII
February 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
The reason for the go for tanking dispite the low temperatures, seems to be a diffrenece between this WDR and the actual launch:
"While teams continue to monitor cold weather that would impact launch day, they are not tracking weather constraints to Monday’s tanking operations"
#ArtemisII
"While teams continue to monitor cold weather that would impact launch day, they are not tracking weather constraints to Monday’s tanking operations"
#ArtemisII
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Two PSLV failures (PSLV-C61 and PSLV-C62) were not related. Failure assessment committees have been set up. Next PSLV launch expected in June 2026.
www.reddit.com/r/ISRO/comme...
www.reddit.com/r/ISRO/comme...
From the ISRO community on Reddit: Two PSLV failures (PSLV-C61 and PSLV-C62) were not related. Failure assessment committees have been set up. Next PSLV launch expected in June 2026.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Two PSLV failures (PSLV-C61 and PSLV-C62) were not related. Failure assessment committees have been set up. Next PSLV launch expected in June 2026.
www.reddit.com/r/ISRO/comme...
www.reddit.com/r/ISRO/comme...
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Wowser. Massive sunspot region AR 4366 juuust kicked off a powerful X-8.1 class flare within the past hour... could be an interesting spaceweather week ahead. #DwarfLab #DwarfMini
February 2, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Wowser. Massive sunspot region AR 4366 juuust kicked off a powerful X-8.1 class flare within the past hour... could be an interesting spaceweather week ahead. #DwarfLab #DwarfMini
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Cool photo down from Mars earlier today.
February 2, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Cool photo down from Mars earlier today.
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From the comments: "[T]o be mentioned TWICE as a thorn in the side of pedos. That’s a badge of honor I’d wear everyday.
RebeccaWatsonRules"
To be called "a rather nasty young woman," by Richard Dawkins is another badge of honor.
@skepchick.org, always right about these heinous creatures.
RebeccaWatsonRules"
To be called "a rather nasty young woman," by Richard Dawkins is another badge of honor.
@skepchick.org, always right about these heinous creatures.
From the SGU community on Reddit: In the new Epstein Files release there's a previously unpublished email form Richard Dawkins talking about Rebecca Watson
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January 31, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Just an incredible and unusual landslide at Niscemi, Sicily, Italy, as captured by @planet.com SuperDove satellites 🧪⚒️🛰️
January 29, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Just an incredible and unusual landslide at Niscemi, Sicily, Italy, as captured by @planet.com SuperDove satellites 🧪⚒️🛰️
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New Blogpost:
"You Only Die Twice (redux): the unusual and confusing double reentry of a ZQ-3 upper stage (2025-282A)"
sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2026/01/you-...
"You Only Die Twice (redux): the unusual and confusing double reentry of a ZQ-3 upper stage (2025-282A)"
sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2026/01/you-...
You Only Die Twice (redux): the unusual and confusing double reentry of a ZQ-3 upper stage (2025-282A)
classified military Space (spy satellites) and Missiles
sattrackcam.blogspot.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:49 PM
New Blogpost:
"You Only Die Twice (redux): the unusual and confusing double reentry of a ZQ-3 upper stage (2025-282A)"
sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2026/01/you-...
"You Only Die Twice (redux): the unusual and confusing double reentry of a ZQ-3 upper stage (2025-282A)"
sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2026/01/you-...
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After asking around it sounds like the estimated number of launches for this is 17 *thousand*…
That is more than every combined orbital launch in history.
That is more than every combined orbital launch in history.
January 31, 2026 at 5:09 PM
After asking around it sounds like the estimated number of launches for this is 17 *thousand*…
That is more than every combined orbital launch in history.
That is more than every combined orbital launch in history.
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60 YEARS AGO TODAY: Luna-9 launch
www.russianspaceweb.com/luna9.html
www.russianspaceweb.com/luna9.html
Soviet probe makes world's first soft landing on the Moon
Luna-9 mission
www.russianspaceweb.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:46 PM
60 YEARS AGO TODAY: Luna-9 launch
www.russianspaceweb.com/luna9.html
www.russianspaceweb.com/luna9.html
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Making a Deep Dive: Spacecraft to Gauge the Sizzling Science of Reentry
www.leonarddavid.com/making-a-dee...
www.leonarddavid.com/making-a-dee...
January 31, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Making a Deep Dive: Spacecraft to Gauge the Sizzling Science of Reentry
www.leonarddavid.com/making-a-dee...
www.leonarddavid.com/making-a-dee...
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We are excited to share that we are beginning work on a new onboarding experiment for #mastodon: Default Server Recommendations.
Our intent for this experiment is to recommend the closest server geographically that is in the correct language during the sign-up flow. We will be running this […]
Our intent for this experiment is to recommend the closest server geographically that is in the correct language during the sign-up flow. We will be running this […]
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January 31, 2026 at 12:52 PM
We are excited to share that we are beginning work on a new onboarding experiment for #mastodon: Default Server Recommendations.
Our intent for this experiment is to recommend the closest server geographically that is in the correct language during the sign-up flow. We will be running this […]
Our intent for this experiment is to recommend the closest server geographically that is in the correct language during the sign-up flow. We will be running this […]
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The number song samples the 1972 scifi film Silent Running according to whosampled.
But Valley of the Shadows uses the STS-51C countdown, yet another shuttle win
But Valley of the Shadows uses the STS-51C countdown, yet another shuttle win
January 31, 2026 at 3:37 PM
The number song samples the 1972 scifi film Silent Running according to whosampled.
But Valley of the Shadows uses the STS-51C countdown, yet another shuttle win
But Valley of the Shadows uses the STS-51C countdown, yet another shuttle win
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A massive landslide has occurred in SE Sicily, likely due to excessive rainfall from Storm Harry www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
May make a good test case to determine NISAR capabilities. Could region be included in Feb 2026 release ?
@ericjfielding.bsky.social @gfun.earth @rowenalohman.bsky.social
May make a good test case to determine NISAR capabilities. Could region be included in Feb 2026 release ?
@ericjfielding.bsky.social @gfun.earth @rowenalohman.bsky.social
Sicily hit by huge landslide in aftermath of Storm Harry
More than 1,000 residents have been evacuated from their homes on the Italian island.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 5:52 AM
A massive landslide has occurred in SE Sicily, likely due to excessive rainfall from Storm Harry www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
May make a good test case to determine NISAR capabilities. Could region be included in Feb 2026 release ?
@ericjfielding.bsky.social @gfun.earth @rowenalohman.bsky.social
May make a good test case to determine NISAR capabilities. Could region be included in Feb 2026 release ?
@ericjfielding.bsky.social @gfun.earth @rowenalohman.bsky.social
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ISRO conducts testing of sub-scale thrust chamber for LOX-Methane Engine
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From the ISRO community on Reddit: ISRO conducts testing of sub-scale thrust chamber for LOX-Methane Engine
Posted by Kimi_Raikkonen2001 - 2 votes and 1 comment
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January 31, 2026 at 3:51 PM
ISRO conducts testing of sub-scale thrust chamber for LOX-Methane Engine
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You may have seen pictures, but have you ever seen video of a gigantic jet #TLE from space?
Astronaut Jeanette Epps captured this incredible sequence on July 20th, 2024 for the DTU/@science.esa.int Thor-Davis experiment. 🧪🔭
youtu.be/xN2J7_rOBJY
Credit: ESA/NASA/J. Epps
Processing: Simeon Schmauß
Astronaut Jeanette Epps captured this incredible sequence on July 20th, 2024 for the DTU/@science.esa.int Thor-Davis experiment. 🧪🔭
youtu.be/xN2J7_rOBJY
Credit: ESA/NASA/J. Epps
Processing: Simeon Schmauß
January 30, 2026 at 9:09 PM
You may have seen pictures, but have you ever seen video of a gigantic jet #TLE from space?
Astronaut Jeanette Epps captured this incredible sequence on July 20th, 2024 for the DTU/@science.esa.int Thor-Davis experiment. 🧪🔭
youtu.be/xN2J7_rOBJY
Credit: ESA/NASA/J. Epps
Processing: Simeon Schmauß
Astronaut Jeanette Epps captured this incredible sequence on July 20th, 2024 for the DTU/@science.esa.int Thor-Davis experiment. 🧪🔭
youtu.be/xN2J7_rOBJY
Credit: ESA/NASA/J. Epps
Processing: Simeon Schmauß
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Another great way to to access #NISAR data from QGIS - this new plugin from @giswqs.bsky.social (h/t @jotatx.bsky.social)
Given the file size of some of the #NISAR products we'll still better ways to subset information.
@ericjfielding.bsky.social @gfun.earth @richardthomasw.bsky.social
Given the file size of some of the #NISAR products we'll still better ways to subset information.
@ericjfielding.bsky.social @gfun.earth @richardthomasw.bsky.social
How to Download and Visualize NASA-ISRO NISAR Data in QGIS | Step-by-Step Tutorial
Learn how to download and visualize NASA-ISRO NISAR SAR satellite data in QGIS without coding! This complete tutorial shows you how to use the NASA Earthdata plugin for QGIS to access powerful SAR data.
Learn how to download and visualize NASA-ISRO NISAR SAR satellite data in QGIS without coding! This complete tutorial shows you how to use the NASA Earthdata plugin for QGIS to access powerful SAR data.
January 30, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Another great way to to access #NISAR data from QGIS - this new plugin from @giswqs.bsky.social (h/t @jotatx.bsky.social)
Given the file size of some of the #NISAR products we'll still better ways to subset information.
@ericjfielding.bsky.social @gfun.earth @richardthomasw.bsky.social
Given the file size of some of the #NISAR products we'll still better ways to subset information.
@ericjfielding.bsky.social @gfun.earth @richardthomasw.bsky.social
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I cant wait to see what creative projects people looking back on Artemis will make.
Apollo certainly gave us some gems.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8hz...
Apollo certainly gave us some gems.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8hz...
Public Service Broadcasting - Go! (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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January 30, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I cant wait to see what creative projects people looking back on Artemis will make.
Apollo certainly gave us some gems.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8hz...
Apollo certainly gave us some gems.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8hz...
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Read some @drspacejunk.bsky.social on the topic of Rocket Parks!
'Learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss': the children's playground as a variable gravity environment
Despite the various rationales of playground design and equipment from the 1890s to the 1980s, one aspect remains constant: the physical en...
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January 31, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Read some @drspacejunk.bsky.social on the topic of Rocket Parks!
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I could swear that my local playground had something like this. I still remember running down the slide, getting a good push from a bar above, with my mind thinking I was going to slide into Thunderbird 2.
The whole concept was great.
You'd go out, pretend you'd launch off to another world, get into some weird battle (slingshots were involved) and then come back.
Wish we never lost this kinda stuff as adults.
Design 1962 schematics of the rocket park by John Yeaman's
📸 Blue Mountains City Council
You'd go out, pretend you'd launch off to another world, get into some weird battle (slingshots were involved) and then come back.
Wish we never lost this kinda stuff as adults.
Design 1962 schematics of the rocket park by John Yeaman's
📸 Blue Mountains City Council
January 31, 2026 at 12:12 AM
I could swear that my local playground had something like this. I still remember running down the slide, getting a good push from a bar above, with my mind thinking I was going to slide into Thunderbird 2.
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Blue Origin is pausing New Shepard flights for "no less than two years" to shift resources to accelerate their lunar human landing system.
www.blueorigin.com/news/new-she...
www.blueorigin.com/news/new-she...
January 30, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Blue Origin is pausing New Shepard flights for "no less than two years" to shift resources to accelerate their lunar human landing system.
www.blueorigin.com/news/new-she...
www.blueorigin.com/news/new-she...
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It's not really a surprise that New Shepard had a limited life, it is surprising that it seems to have stopped to suddenly with hardware in various stages of construction and customers who were happy to pay for the service.
www.blueorigin.com/news/new-she...
www.blueorigin.com/news/new-she...
www.blueorigin.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:03 AM
It's not really a surprise that New Shepard had a limited life, it is surprising that it seems to have stopped to suddenly with hardware in various stages of construction and customers who were happy to pay for the service.
www.blueorigin.com/news/new-she...
www.blueorigin.com/news/new-she...