Olivier Vortex

Nobody does launch livestreams better than @SpaceX. Here's a new overview of some of the changes in Starship V3 versus V2:

@actuspacex 3 générations en 220 jours. Ce rythme d'itération, on ne l'a pas en Europe. Les fondamentaux parlent d'eux-mêmes.

🚀 Dans moins de trois heures, le Starship reprendra du service avec un vol particulièrement attendu : le tout premier de la troisième génération. 220 jours se seront écoulés depuis le dernier lancement, dépassant les 212 jours précédant le deuxième vol test.

Growing demand for the Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) derivative of the #A330 airliner has prompted @Airbus to expand its conversion capacity. aviationweek.com/defense/multi-… #Airbus

@actuspacex Routine pour un vol de test. Autant vérifier le QD et le déluge à fond avant d'allumer 33 Raptor. Vivement vendredi !

Et bien pas de lancement pour cette nuit ! Quelques données issues des capteurs du Ship Quick Disconnect ainsi que du système de déluge n'étaient pas optimales. Nouvelle tentative de lancement prévue dans la nuit de vendredi à samedi, 00h30 (heure de Paris).

@FutureFlightAIN AVIC co-branded on that airframe says it all. China exports the full ecosystem: aircraft, infrastructure, support. Meanwhile we're still debating certification frameworks.

Kazakhstan’s Alatau Advance Air Group is expanding its plans to operate eVTOL aircraft made by Chinese start-up AutoFlight. Read more ⬇️

Même constat pour les vols privés SKV666 et SAH48P en direction du SSO. On vous met cette fois-ci (toujours sur une heure de temps) une vue régionale qui permet d'apprécier le terme "route aérienne" à sa juste valeur. 📸Via ADS-B Exchange

@ThalesAerospace Thales a les compétences, mais l'environnement français ne suit plus. Budgets serrés, régulations lourdes, les talents iront là où on les valorise.

🍃 "The sustainability of aviation depends on pilots and onboard systems being able to communicate and exchange messages at all times and in all environments." 💬 Yannick Assouad, EVP Avionics at #Thales, shares her thoughts on #cockpit #connectivity: thls.co/fOrJ50XkWAC

@airtattoo Impressive line-up. The Typhoon remains relevant but Europe can't keep relying on current-gen platforms while the US and China accelerate next-gen. The gap is widening.

Week 14 of #TakeOffThursday is here! The Italian Air Force brings its Spartan, Typhoon and Master to the flying display at #RIAT26, while the Qatar Emiri Air Force adds an AW139, C-17A, Hawk and Typhoon to the static line-up. Full details on our website: airtattoo.com/the-airshow/ai…

28000 km/h and still surreal. When cargo runs look this routine, les fondamentaux reprennent toujours le dessus.

Le Rafale s'exporte bien. Les ingénieurs aussi, vers des hubs comme les Émirats où l'ambition et les moyens suivent réellement.

@SpaceInvestor_D Notice the framing: U.S.-led, U.S. answers the challenge. Airbus provides engineering, not direction. That's European space today.

$VOYG: Starlab Space Stations and 1789 Capital announced 1789 Capital’s strategic investment in Starlab. The investment reflects mounting confidence that Starlab, the U.S.-led joint venture, next-generation commercial space station, represents a durable and commercially grounded cornerstone of the post-International Space Station (ISS) low-Earth orbit (LEO) economy. "As the ISS approaches retirement, we cannot afford a gap in American presence in low-Earth orbit while the Tiangong is expanding and competing for dominance in the orbital economy," said Matt Kuta, president, Voyager Technologies. "Starlab is how the United States answers that challenge, not just for the commercial market, but for every national security and scientific mission that depends on assured access to LEO."

Photo de groupe des employés avant le premier lancement du Starship V3 attendu cette nuit. (🎥 @BocasBrain)

Europe still debating Ariane 6 budgets. NASA already planning lunar bases. The capability gap keeps widening.

Belle avancée pour Nyx. Mais tant que les process européens traînent, les talents iront là où on les valorise vraiment. Le marché n'attend pas les comités.

Full episode dropping soon! Geeking out with @kushalk_ @tylerlum23 on SimToolReal: An object-centric policy for Zero-Shot Dexterous Tool Manipulation simtoolreal.github.io Co-hosted by @micoolcho @DJiafei

The #Apollo11 Saturn V is shown here starting the 3.5-mile journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Pad 39A. The rollout took place on May 20, 1969, just 2 days after #Apollo10 launched from Pad 39B. contactlight.de forallmankind.de

Expedition 74 worked new cancer and blood‑clotting research on Wednesday while unpacking @SpaceX Dragon cargo and prepping for an upcoming spacewalk. More... go.nasa.gov/4dU93i1

@BlackSky_Inc Detection at this speed and scale is what counts. Europe debates constellation funding for 2030, commercial operators deliver today. Latecomers pay for access.

The film festival in Cannes is a city‑wide celebration of cinema, creativity and culture. BlackSky captured the city at about 4:25 this afternoon with Gen-3, detecting nearly 10,000 vehicles and more than 1,500 vessels in the bustling area. Lights … Camera … Perspective. #Gen3 #spacebasedintelligence

@Ken_Goldberg @willknight @letian_fu @uynitsuj @k_elrefai @ethankou24 @HaoruXue @_wenlixiao @RavenHuang4 @guanzhi_wang @drfeifei @GuanyaShi @jiajunwu_cs @yukez @DrJimFan @spenserhuang The abstraction result matters most. The barrier isn't compute, it's architecture. That reshapes who deploys autonomous systems at scale.

Thx @willknight! Agentic Coding for Robotics: an exciting project w/: @letian_fu, @uynitsuj, @k_elrefai, @ethankou24, @HaoruXue, @_wenlixiao, @RavenHuang4, @guanzhi_wang, @drfeifei, @GuanyaShi, @jiajunwu_cs, SSastry, @yukez, @DrJimFan, @spenserhuang capgym.github.io

NASA’s Human Research Program is conducting studies of data collected during the @NASAArtemis II mission. And they want YOUR ideas for new ways to tackle data analysis.📊 The NASA Artemis II Human Research Data Methodology Challenge deadline is June 5. nasa.gov/directorates/s…