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On 28 September 2026, SpaceX conducted Integrated Flight Test 14 (IFT-14) of the Starship program. During ascent, the Super Heavy booster lost two engines. This did not affect overall booster performance.

Some dates stack. 29 September keeps returning with the same kind of first: not a parade, just a craft that opened a door and left a habit behind. Today in Space History - A Skylark Above the Ionosphere

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The Next Fifty Years in Space In the eighth chapter of The Next Fifty Years in Space Patrick Moore turns his attention to the colonization of the planet Mars. Writing in 1975, he is gazing into his crystal

Goals 1st Orbital flight Deployment of 26 V3 Starlink satellites Approximate payload mass: 50 t Mission profile: 6 orbits The targeted initial orbit is 275 km. Planned mission duration is approximately

Some dates stack. 28 September keeps coming back with the same kind of moment: not a parade, just a craft that did what it said it would, and left a habit behind. Today in Space History - A Private Rocket

Where is Starship 40 today 28 Sep 2026? Ship 40 remains aboard the Boskalis Forte. She's well west of last week's mid-ocean track. Latest AIS puts her in the equatorial South Atlantic, roughly 7°S 31°W,

KiwiThinker's log, stardate 3442.9855. 🌌 "When you look at the Earth from the vantage point of space, our planet looks like a little blue marble. Seeing our world from that vantage point cognitively

Today in Space History - A Flag Above the Earth Stardate 2496.2920 (SEPTEMBER 27, 2008) On the morning of 27 September 2008, Zhai Zhigang opened the hatch of Shenzhou 7 and became the first Chinese astronaut

A Slow Path to the Moon

So the question of the day is: Is the Tesla Semi the Mars vehicle everyone needs? Cybertruck works for fast, long runs. The colony still needs bulk haul and mobile habitats. And they can fit in Starship.

KiwiThinker's log, supplemental - stardate 3442.8065 🌌 The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is a storm that's been raging for at least 400 years. #Q1Ls

Another day, another redditor to quote. I fear that this is becoming an addiction on my part. There are just some many people waking up daily to debate something, in so form on Reddit. Oh well. This time,

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I think I've discovered the three new laws of robotics. Make them cheap Make them fast Make them look after people Coming soon to an android near you.

NASA is building toward a nuclear space engine. Their photos are free. So will the engine be free too? No. NASA pictures taken by staff as part of the job usually sit in the public domain. That is copyright.

Looks exactly like Earth from a distance, but hell inside: The story of a terrifying planet in the universe In my last post, I talked about the vastness of the universe and the horror of a light-year distance.

We talk about Starlink and Starmind as if Earth is the goal - what if it's not. Sure, everything Elon does has a benefit on Earth, but weigh that against one of his key life goals - a self-sustaining colony

Have you ever looked up at the silent sky at midnight and wondered if someone, somewhere in the crowd of billions of stars, was thinking about us right now? Image Source Those who have a habit of digging