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@RoryTheSpaceGuy @qwkdiesel Atlas V is only available in 551 combination

@qwkdiesel i believe in most configurations of Atlas V, yes

Notice how they gave less satellites to Falcon 9 even though it has a higher capacity than Atlas V?

@Maxarick Different market, what is your point? It’s not like Blue Origin or SpaceX could colonise Mars either

Worth noting that in RocketLab's entire existence, they've only put a little over one Starlink launch worth of mass into orbit

@raz_liu This could be the flight vehicle if the other was a test SF vehicle

CACL was spotted carrying a rocket stage at early Feb. Possible another CZ-12B to JSLC?

@Truthful_ast The first stage is 7 metres in diameter, the same as new Glenn, the rocket is slimmer in the upper half but still remains to be ~5 metres. Neutron is different because it’s wider then most for its height.

Neutron is one of the worst rockets in modern spaceflight history Imagine designing your booster which should be super efficient due to Earth’s gravity to be half rocket and half empty space due to the long interstage and fairing And then build it out of the most inefficient structure type for rockets, carbon fiber…

@LabPadre @RocketLab @jmanfloppy Does this mean only the rebuilt 1st stage is the only part incomplete?

What looks to be a Neutron interstage test article has been rolled out at @RocketLab's Middle River Md. facility. 📸@jmanfloppy

@AJ_FI But their strategies are very well constructed, I am sure investors would pour money into a company with completed launch & recovery infrastructure, many successful methalox engine tests and successful VTVL tests. The have major underdog potential

China's iSpace has announced a staggering $729 million (5 billion yuan) in D++ series funding. This appears to be the largest round so far for a Chinese launch company, despite a far from stellar launch record & no liquid rocket launch attempt to date. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/_Wz1_mQPKPdy…

@SpaceIntel101 Are they gonna try recover the engines on first flight?

🇨🇳ZENK Space's ZH-1🚀 first stage static fire test conducted on an offshore platform in the Yellow Sea. ZH-1 is a three-stage, liquid-fueled launcher designed to deliver up to 4,000 kg to a 500 km sun-synchronous orbit, with reusable engine recovery planned for the future.

@dsshhh112 Meaning not a splashdown but a recovery?

The Long March-10A will attempt to recover the first stage during the maximum dynamic pressure escape test mission of the Mengzhou manned spacecraft.

@TAbusnardo Do you see orienspace Gravity-2 launching this year, they are claiming a launch in mid 206 but all we have seen from the development is a single engine test

Last week, an article claimed Nayuta Space has been in arrears with employee salaries since Oct. then just after the publication the company announces new fundraising... Nayuta's engine provider, Beijing Aerospace Prop. Tech. recently gave sign of life, none of this v promising..

According to Yang Liwei, the Wangyu Lunar EVA suit will complete its electrical , structural , thermal control environment test in 2026 and will enter the Flight model R&D Phase following this, a phase which typically precedes operational readiness by less than 2 years.

@ESA_transport @Arianespace @EuropeSpacePort @CNES @ArianeGroup @esa Is this the first time an extended fairing will be used?

@Arianespace is the launch service provider for this flight #VA267. Liftoff is from @EuropeSpacePort, with operations managed by @CNES. @ArianeGroup is the prime contractor for the Ariane 6 rocket. @ESA is the Ariane 6 launch system architect – ensuring that the rocket and launch pad infrastructure work together. esa.int/Enabling_Suppo…

For the first time, with 4 boosters! 🚀 Flight #VA267 is set to liftoff from @EuropeSpacePort in French Guiana on 12 February between 16:45–17:13 GMT (17:45–18:13 CET, 13:45–14:13 local time). With four boosters, Ariane 6 will take 32 satellites for @Amazonleo constellation to low-Earth orbit.

@CReusability @raz_liu So they might try and catch a sub scale version of the CZ-10A booster?

@GrumpyG53751044 @raz_liu It is. CZ 10 is made up up 3 boosters. One single booster is the CZ 10A. More accurately this is a sub scale test of the CZ 10A

Upper cover has been removed of the CZ-10 test stage. Showing the grid-fins & hooks. And we have movements of the stage recovery barge. It has left the shipyard,destination unknown. There is a chance may be they would do the Max-Q abort & VTVL tests in one launch.

@raz_liu Flight hardware? (Excluding engines)

Astro stone’s AS-1 with mock-up engines at first stage. Via mp.weixin.qq.com/s/kCkVBnIi3HAe…

@cas_space Can we see new Lijian-2 photos?

Kudos to the brilliant drone operators and photographers for this magnificent launch recap video. Massive W for the team!

@raz_liu I thought they were targeting catch reusability?

Latest specs of XZY-1 of Sepoch. Payload capacity to 1100km orbit at 9t, splash-down recvoery at first. Plan to launch at end of 2026(would easily skip to 2027). via weibo.com/2645044133/QoB…

@AdamSoheil20222 @Cosmic_Penguin @Truthful_ast TL3 and Pallas-1 will initially be expendable, nebula-1 will likely first launch suborbital

@GrumpyG53751044 @Cosmic_Penguin @Truthful_ast TL3, Pallas 1 and Nebula 1.

No one understands how insane this is, China is gonna launch four new reusable rockets in the first half of the year. Meanwhile the new reusable American rockets aren’t launching until mid-late 2026 with some not even doing reusable attempts😭😭

@Cosmic_Penguin @Truthful_ast From my research there are 4: CZ-10B, CZ-10A, CZ-12B, Hyperbola-3, there are others which are not targeting reuse on the maiden flight

@Truthful_ast I am not even sure it’s “only” 4; which 4 are you thinking of?

@GewoonLukas_ Is the CARBSAR IOD or Umbra?

These are the labeled payloads for SpaceX' Twilight mission, SpaceX' first dedicated rideshare mission to a Dawn-Dusk Sun-Synchronous Orbit. A Dawn-Dusk SSO is unique in that it follows the Earth's terminator, the line between day and night.

@jamesncantrell When launch

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@MattGialich Is Vestri still riding with IM-3?

Mass models look so clean. More metal less wires.