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Manned and unmanned spacecraft, including launchers, space stations, deep space probes, lunar and planetary landers, etc.

No astronomy, although spaceborne observatories are on topic.

No conspiracy theories, moon landing hoaxes, flat Earths, denial of space travel, electric universes, or other such fringe topics.

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Virgin Galactic's First Full Suborbital Flight From Their New Mexico Base     (youtu.be)
submitted by dominus_stercae to spaceflight 3.0 years ago (+4/-0)
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https://youtu.be/juBHUqB9A74

Probably feeling the pressure from Blue Origin's New Shepard. Both of course pale next to SpaceX's progress.
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SLS launch abort system test (2019) - NASA's new SLS, Artemis I is scheduled to launch this morning.     (youtu.be)
submitted by Boardallday3 to spaceflight 1.7 years ago (+4/-0)
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https://youtu.be/zrq71ocWMcg

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Launch was scrubbed.
Next date is Sep. 2nd or 3rd that, or October.
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MaxQ Abort -- Jew Origin's little suborbital dildo rocket "New Shepard" suffered a fiery engine failure in flight     (youtu.be)
submitted by Boardallday3 to spaceflight 1.7 years ago (+4/-0)
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Space Shuttle entering the atmosphere (fluid dynamics simulation)     (youtu.be)
submitted by Boardallday3 to spaceflight 1.7 years ago (+4/-0)
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Private US spacecraft lands on moon, then falls over. Needs a cool nickname     (www.krqe.com)
submitted by Panic to spaceflight 2 months ago (+5/-1)
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Perseverance Rover’s Descent and Touchdown on Mars     (hooktube.com)
submitted by dominus_stercae to spaceflight 3.2 years ago (+3/-0)
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https://hooktube.com/watch?v=4czjS9h4Fpg

Spectacular video of the descent and landing of Perseverance onto Mars. Note the sky color in the upward views.
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SpaceX will launch a new Starlink fleet before sunrise Wednesday. Here's how to watch.     (www.space.com)
submitted by veo to spaceflight 3.2 years ago (+4/-1)
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SpaceX launches another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit and sticks rocket landing     (www.space.com)
submitted by veo to spaceflight 3.1 years ago (+4/-1)
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SpaceX will launch Astrobotic lander to the moon with NASA's ice-sniffing VIPER rover     (www.space.com)
submitted by veo to spaceflight 3 years ago (+3/-0)
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Rocket Lab Electron 2nd Stage Failed - Loss of Payload     (twitter.com)
submitted by dominus_stercae to spaceflight 3 years ago (+3/-0)
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https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1393531340188913665

From the live stream, it appears that the 2nd stage motor started, then stopped a couple of seconds later. If so, I'm guessing a sudden loss of power to the electric propellant pumps.

ETA: Appears to have spun hard shortly after staging.
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VIrgin Galactic Completes First Suborbital Hop with Ful l Contingent of Passengers     (youtu.be)
submitted by dominus_stercae to spaceflight 2.9 years ago (+3/-0)
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https://youtu.be/ZPrB3WvnZpE

Crossed the US definition for the boundary to space, but not the FAI's Karman Line. Still, passengers experienced around 3 minutes of zero G.
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One of the more photogenic launches - CSG-2 on Falcon 9. Left is staging with booster turning for boostback. Right is at the moment of landing in Florida.     (files.catbox.moe)
submitted by dominus_stercae to spaceflight 2.3 years ago (+3/-0)
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https://files.catbox.moe/n0zwlg.jpg

The beauty here is visible to the naked eye near Cape Canaveral. Staging is clear with a good pair of binoculars.
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A 21-ton Chinese rocket stage is falling from space — and scientists cannot predict where it will land next week     (www.washingtonexaminer.com)
submitted by Spaceman84 to spaceflight 1.8 years ago (+3/-0)
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Mouse on the thruster at 4:30:02      (www.youtube.com)
submitted by GetFuckedCunt to spaceflight 1.2 years ago (+6/-3)
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The new era of private human orbital spaceflight     (www.thespacereview.com)
submitted by dominus_stercae to spaceflight 3.2 years ago (+3/-1)
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NASA and SpaceX sign agreement on spaceflight safety     (spacenews.com)
submitted by veo to spaceflight 3.2 years ago (+3/-1)
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Starship SN11 takes a break, while Super Heave (BN1) takes shape     (www.spaceflightinsider.com)
submitted by veo to spaceflight 3.2 years ago (+2/-0)
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Rocket Lab Electron Launch Live Stream     (youtu.be)
submitted by dominus_stercae to spaceflight 3.2 years ago (+3/-1)
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https://youtu.be/u5wmrGriVX0

In about an hour from this post.
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NASA's New Horizons reaches a rare space milestone     (phys.org)
submitted by veo to spaceflight 3 years ago (+2/-0)
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Starship SN15 prepares for flight following major NASA vindication     (www.nasaspaceflight.com)
submitted by veo to spaceflight 3 years ago (+2/-0)
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The end of a DREAM     (sputniknews.com)
submitted by ParnellsUprising to spaceflight 2.7 years ago (+2/-0)
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SpaceX Crew Dragon makes 1st nighttime splashdown with US astronauts since Apollo era     (www.space.com)
submitted by veo to spaceflight 3 years ago (+2/-0)
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SpaceX Set to Launch Six Commercial Moon Landers after Latest Win     (www.teslarati.com)
submitted by dominus_stercae to spaceflight 3.0 years ago (+3/-1)
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https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-secures-six-moon-lander-launch-contracts

If such a demand continues it might soon be cost effective to do ride shares for lunar missions.
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Two US Probes Selected for Venus Exploration - an Orbiter and a Lander     (www.jpl.nasa.gov)
submitted by dominus_stercae to spaceflight 2.9 years ago (+2/-0)
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Leaked video of the inside of Starship's nosecone     (files.catbox.moe)
submitted by mikenigger to spaceflight 2.5 years ago (+5/-3)
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