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George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽 @georgetakei@universeodon.com · 2 weeks ago

Musk is so predictably petty.

Linknation @Linknation@infosec.exchange · 2 weeks ago

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@georgetakei yes but time of #iss has come anyway... it has grown old and some say it smells like burned... something, time for a #spacestation in #moon #orbit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaOC9danxNo

Spaceflight 🚀 @spaceflight@spacey.space · 3 weeks ago

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#Competition accelerates #innovation : "What if we actually build a #SpaceStation, launch 🚀 it in #orbit, have a crew 👨‍🚀 of four go to it, spend two weeks at least in the space station, and come back home safely…before the U.S. #government makes their decision?” (in 📆 2026) https://youtu.be/us_V_e0-NVs?feature=shared&t=205

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/02/vast-interview-2025

#Vast #NASA

Spaceflight 🚀 @spaceflight@spacey.space · 3 weeks ago

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The #3Dprinted prototype was able to generate thrust more #efficiently than larger, more expensive #chemical rockets and outperformed existing droplet #electrospray engines. It can be produced rapidly and for a fraction of the #cost 💵 of traditional thrusters and even be fully made in #orbit 🌌 https://news.mit.edu/2025/mit-engineers-develop-fully-3d-printed-electrospray-engine-0212

#SpacecraftPropulsion

Spaceflight 🚀 @spaceflight@techhub.social · 2 years ago

🤔 Why isn't the #ISS (partially) recycled (by #SpaceRobot) and parts ⚙️ or raw material used for the #LunarGateway (maybe for #RadiationProtection instead of #luggage 🛍️)? The #BBC article doesn't cover this https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/why-is-the-iss-being-retired-and-what-will-happen-to-it

The #LaunchCost 💰 were very high to bring this material to #orbit 🚀 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station

Spaceflight 🚀 @spaceflight@techhub.social · last year

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To safely bring the #ISS back to #Earth, a dedicated #spacecraft will have to be built, the total cost of which is estimated at $1 billion 💰 over the course of this decade.
A #SpacePolicy expert suggested the opposite idea: #raising ⤴️ the #ISS to a stable #orbit at the end of its useful life ♻️ https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-11-20/25-years-of-the-international-space-station-what-next-for-a-beacon-of-peaceful-international-scientific-collaboration.html

#NASA #SpaceStation #ISRU

Spaceflight 🚀 @spaceflight@techhub.social · 2 years ago

The #LaunchCost 💰 were very high to bring this material to #orbit 🚀 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station

Spaceflight 🚀 @spaceflight@techhub.social · 2 years ago

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#ESA 📆 05/06/2020 #Orbit #recycling ♻️ : An idea submitted to the #OpenSpace Innovation Platform (#OSIP) proposed that orbital #debris 🗑️ could be used for in-situ resource manufacturing on the #Moon 🌙 https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2020/06/Orbit_recycling

How about #ISRU of #ISS components ? 🤔

Spaceflight 🚀 @spaceflight@techhub.social · 2 years ago

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The #LaunchCost 💰 were very high to bring this material to #orbit 🚀 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station

Spaceflight 🚀 @spaceflight@spacey.space · 7 months ago

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• #SpaceX plans to increase the size 📏 of the #Starship from 50 m to 70 m, and #SuperHeavy from 71 m to 80 m. The upgraded Starship will stand 150 m tall.
• More power 💪 : To get the larger spacecraft into #orbit, SpaceX will more than double 📈 the amount of thrust for Starship, and increase Super Heavy’s thrust by nearly 40%
https://payloadspace.com/spacex-inches-closer-to-increasing-starship-launches/