Amazing Space

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Live views of the sun - youtube.com/live/8PKuNWSJ9…

Mission VA268: Ariane 6 has reached the launch pad. At Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, the central core of Ariane 6 for mission VA268 has been transferred from the Launcher Integration Building (BAL) to the launch pad. Once in front of the mobile gantry, the stage was raised to a vertical position, a key milestone in the launcher assembly process. This operation initiates the final assembly phase on the pad, where Ariane 64, the most powerful version of Ariane 6, will progressively come together. Scheduled for April 28, 2026, mission VA268 will place 32 @Amazonleo satellites into low Earth orbit, demonstrating once again Ariane 6’s capability to support large-scale constellation deployments. The campaign is underway. #LaunchingAmbitions @Amazonleo @ArianeGroup @esa @CNES @EuropeSpacePort

Stefan Moluf on the Kerbal Space Program frustrations that helped shape Kitten Space Agency. Engine-level barriers pushed him away. KSA is being built with those lessons in mind. #space #spacesim #gamedev

@sonnyamai This isn’t Apollo - there is no lunar lander here

@AmazingSpace2 Enough prove there was no moon landing, the energy remaining here isn't enough for lift up from the moon and gets enough speed and altitude from the moon gravity.

Artemis II animation - fuel use during launch

@timfarron Stop being a dick and playing politics at every chance...god you really are a plonker Farron

The return to the Moon is an awesome thing. For those of you who feel the mission is tainted by the current US leadership, please don’t let that spoil this for you. Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins made history while Nixon remains in infamy. So it will be with this new adventure…

See ARTEMIS II's Fuel Levels Drop During Launch Sequence youtu.be/1RsRYG2ptdA?si… via @YouTube

Fingers crossed all goes well and the Artemis rocket launches carrying humans further into space than ever before 4 Astronauts. 10 Days. One giant leap for the next generation. 📍 Launching: April 1, 2026 | 11:24 PM BST 📍 Where: Kennedy Space Center, FL #NASA #Artemis #SpaceLaunch #Moon2026 @NASA @NASAArtemis @rookisaacman

Diving into how Planetary Rings in Kitten Space Agency have been built. A thread 🧵

There’s a molecular cloud near the centre of our galaxy containing enough ethanol to fill 400 TRILLION TRILLION pints of beer. Every human alive could drink 300,000 pints a day for a billion years and still not finish it. The universe is utterly unhinged. 🤯 #SpaceFacts #Astronomy

@Gork tell me about NASA's Artemis mission

For those who like Star Trek, my scottish Trek friend has been busy on Youtube youtube.com/live/DZorRFByF…

📸 Want to photograph it? • Use a tripod • ISO 800–1600, 1–4 sec exposure • Include foreground for drama • Smartphones work too — just stabilise! Full blog post with everything you need to know: [LINK] #BloodMoon #LunarEclipse #TotalLunarEclipse2026 #SpaceFact

💡 FUN FACT: This eclipse is part of Saros Series 133, a chain of eclipses repeating every 18 years since 1557. AND during totality, the Moon will occult galaxy NGC 3423 — visible from parts of N. America. Deep-sky objects are rarely occulted during a total eclipse!

🔴 TOMORROW NIGHT: The last Blood Moon for THREE YEARS. The Moon will turn deep copper-red as Earth’s shadow swallows it whole — 58 minutes of totality. No special glasses needed. Just look up. Visible: N. America, Asia, Australia, Pacific 🧵 Thread with times & science below ⬇️

March Lunar Calendar

@torybruno @Daviestrongbow Oh Tory you are a tease

@Daviestrongbow Think of it as a cross between the Arc Royal, the Astute, and the HMS Adventure. But in Space...

Blue Ring #1 is moving through testing and doing well. Any interest in pictures?