SpaceKate

Virgin Galactic reveals new ship, but it’s running out of time and cash. arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/…

@nationalrailenq Hahaha. Their staff on the platform at Milton Keynes couldn’t agree if the line was open or closed, and then the best train option vanished from all the station signs, but thankfully still existed. Bit of a nightmare…

@SpaceKate Hi there, I advise contacting the operator of your original service to see if they is any unadvertised alternate options. Apologies about the disruption to your journey today.

⚠️NEW: Disruption between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central expected until the end of the day #WatfordJunction nationalrail.co.uk/service-disrup…

@nationalrailenq So how do you suggest we get from Milton Keynes into London? I’m about to be ditched there and doesn’t appear to be any helpful information on that point.

⚠️❗️#WatfordJunction - Whilst the emergency services respond to an incident trains between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central will be cancelled, revised or delayed until it is deemed safe for lines to reopen. Delays are expected to reach up to 120 minutes. ❗️Major disruption is expected to continue until the end of the day❗️

@ChrizWhewell @RupertLowe10 Apologies - let me Google that for you: Uk Census data here - ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati… I’m not about to attempt to give you a history lesson about WWII, suffice to say the British Indian Army was the largest volunteer army in history and they fought valiantly for the UK

@SpaceKate @RupertLowe10 Your making a statement based on statistics without giving sources and the statistics themselves. Without verification its all just whistling into the wind.

The rapidly changing demographics of our country mean that the Muslim population of our country is set to grow and grow and grow - a process that will only get faster. This is the honest truth no other politician will dare to mention. Demands for political Islam will spread alongside that. We’re already seeing that process accelerate. The British people will be further expected to have our way of life changed, permanently, to tolerate those who would not show us the same respect. I don’t want that. Restore Britain does not want that. We have been quite clear that a Restore Britain Government would be far more muscular in our approach to Islam. This is a Christian country. Under a Restore Britain Government, it would stay that way. Halal slaughter would be banned, along with cousin marriage and the wearing of the burqa/niqab. Sharia courts outlawed, with any foreign nationals attempting to promote Islamism removed from our country. Mass dominating Islamic prayer in public spaces will not be tolerated. Islamic call to prayer blaring out across British towns will be banned. Unfettered immigration from Islamic countries will come to an end. Foreign nationals who cannot speak English, refuse to work, claim benefits, live in social housing, or hate Britain will also be deported. Under a Restore Britain Government, the British state would not bend over backwards to accommodate practices that would have been unwelcome in medieval England. The islamification of Britain will end. For making these demands, I have received numerous death threats. I want to be really clear - we will not be intimidated. Starmer panders to the Muslim vote, hoping the crocodile will eat him last. Farage has pathetically said if we ‘alienate’ Islam we ‘will lose’. The Tories had their chance, they accelerated the process. It’s all too weak, it’s all too late. And the hour is late. Because if we continue on our current trajectory, the size of the Muslim population will reach a point where they will no longer be asking. Just look at Lebanon. I will be hounded for stating these facts. And they are all facts. My response? Go to Tower Hamlets. Bradford. Rochdale. Leicester. Blackburn. Birmingham. Walk around. You could be living in an Islamic country. It’s not even multiculturalism. It’s one culture. Islam. And British people in those areas are expected to sit back and accept it, or leave. Colonisation is the right word. That is not an acceptable state of affairs. What has happened in those towns will happen elsewhere. It is simply a matter of time. We can all already see it developing. It is demographic reality. I’m 68. It will not impact me. I will be long gone. But my one objective with Restore Britain is to leave the country in a better state than the one my generation was gifted. I want my grandchildren, and your grandchildren, to grow up in a cohesive, prosperous and confident Christian country which treats women with respect. That will require decent British men and women to stand up for our way of life in a far more assertive manner than has so far happened. I am absolutely determined to offer the British people a democratic route out. There is finally a serious political party with the courage to do what needs to be done. Restore Britain. Join us.

China's human spaceflight agency has selected 2 Pakistani astronaut candidates--Muhammad Zeeshan Ali & Khurram Daud--who will travel to China for training. 1 will be selected as a payload specialist and become the 1st foreign astronaut to visit Tiangong. cmse.gov.cn/xwzx/202604/t2…

SLS Core Stage 3 departs Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana, beginning its journey to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for integration and assembly in the Vehicle Assembly Building.

You know you’re a space nerd when you pass a Chinese restaurant called ‘Golden Dragon’ but the ‘n’ of dragon has fallen off, and you automatically read it as “Golden Draco”.

I love that the Navy divers were taking images of Orion's heat shield before it was brought onto the ship:

In a statement, @AST_SpaceMobile said that Blue Origin placed its BlueBird 7 satellite into "a lower than planned orbit by the upper stage of the launch vehicle." "...the altitude is too low to sustain operations with its on-board thruster technology and will de-orbited." Full statement: feeds.issuerdirect.com/news-release.h…

Ah… that’s not ideal. Wonder what went wrong.

New Glenn booster ‘never tell me the odds’ has landed successfully on recovery ship Jacklyn for the second time. Nice job Blue Origin!

Nice shot of stage one separation from the live video for the New Glenn launch.

New Glenn has cleared the tower!

LIVE NOW: Tune in to watch the NG-3 webcast! x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Focus on Artemis was needed, but proposed cuts to rest of the agency is uncharted territory. Even if congress adds $ back, there will be long-term consequences to these drastic swings 2 yrs in a row. NASA's broader purposes, bipartisan support & public interest are now at risk.

Blue Origin's BlueBird Block 2 FM2 mission is scheduled for liftoff tomorrow morning @ 6:45am EDT with a 2 hr window. New Glenn will carry the huge single BlueBird satellite supporting its new continuous cellular broadband service coverage constellation. Below is a view of the Escapade booster returning to Port Canaveral which will be making its 2nd trip to orbit with this flight. @JeffBezos

Check out the New Glenn-3 mission timeline.

Again, no advanced warning: Shenzhou-21 astronauts Zhang Lu and Wu Fei completed the mission's 3rd, 5.5-hour long, EVA at 1736 UTC April 16. Mission to be extended by ~1 month due to emergency SZ-22 launch. cmse.gov.cn/xwzx/202604/t2…

@wntrslmbr @NASAScience_ Because they can compare how the cells were affected by space by comparing them to exact copies that were not flown. You always need a control!

@NASAScience_ Why use AVATAR to test for radiation on chips when you had actual humans up there to take samples from? Make it make sense.

Welcome home, AVATAR! The Artemis II crew brought back more than memories. This hardware, signed by all four astronauts midway through the mission, carried personalized organ chips on a 10-day journey around the Moon. The chips are now on their way to research labs where scientists will analyze how deep space radiation and microgravity affected bone marrow cells. The data may help protect future crew. go.nasa.gov/4m5dGH9

Can’t wait to see the #ArtemisII crew - been missing the daily doses of their Moon joy! youtube.com/live/_43Ei9eQV…