RUSHED, SURPRISE #ROCKET LAUNCH: There was no warning. On Thursday night at 7:28 pm PDT, a Firefly Alpha rocket lifted off from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. It carried an unusual #satellite named "Victus Nox." Stephen Hummel saw the launch more than a thousand miles away at the McDonald Observatory in Texas:

"A bright exhaust cone expanded to cover a large area of the sky during astronomical darkness," says Hummel. "After the cone faded, there was a slight red afterglow" probably caused by the rocket #punching a #hole in the #ionosphere.

Latin for "conquer the night", Victus Nox is a US Space Force experiment, testing the ability of Firefly Alpha to launch a #military satelite with only 24 hours notice--a so-called "responsive #launch." In the past, typical Defense Department launches took anywhere from two to five years. The last responsive #space #experiment, the June 13, 2021 launch of TacRL-2, required 21 days.

Alpha Firefly successfully launched Victus Nox only 27 hours after it received a "go" notice. The extra 3 hours was a result of a #weather delay. The mini-fridge-sized satellite will now provide "space domain awareness" data to the Space #Force.
#DEW ?

#Chandrayaan-3 Launches to the #Moon

#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230719.html

#APOD #India #Launch

lunch launch...

#lunch #launch #enunciation #apocalypse #comic

#space #rocket #launch #ISS
Remember, 2021 April 1...

Rocket Launch as Seen from the Space Station

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210401.html

Daniel Ellsberg, Kevin Gosztola ~ The State of Journalism

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=-I8MDtSEZwc
https://shadowproof.com/2023/03/08/conversation-ellsberg-assange-guilty-of-journalism-book-launch/

#danielellsberg #kevingosztola #guilty-of-journalism #the-political-case-against-julian-assange #book #launch #interview #transcript #whistleblowers #journalism #espionage #julianassange #truth #truthtelling #freepress #peace

A Conversation Between Kevin Gosztola & Daniel Ellsberg: 'Guilty of Journalism' Book Launch:

Shadowproof and Project Censored present a conversation between Kevin Gosztola and Daniel Ellsberg to celebrate the release of Kevin's book, "Guilty of Journalism: The Political Case Against Julian Assange." The book is available today, March...

GOES-16 #SATELLITE SEES #ARTEMIS #LAUNCH: NOAA's GOES-16 #weather satellite is stationed almost directly above #Florida, so naturally it saw the launch of NASA's Artemis moon rocket on Nov. 16th. Infra-red sensors recorded the rocket's hot plume cutting through the atmosphere as it left Earth:

Thanks to Spaceweather.com reader Jim Ruebush for alerting us to these GOES-16 data!

This is a "Band 8" movie. Band 8 is an infrared channel at 6.19 microns tuned to the thermal glow of water vapor in clouds. It works well for rockets, too.

The Artemis rocket successfully propelled NASA's #Orion #spacecraft toward the #Moon. It'll be back in about 25 days after orbiting the Moon and safety-testing onboard systems for future astronauts

#Launch Of #Apollo 11 In #RealTime (July 16, 1969) - #FranBlanche

I meticulously synchronized the console audio from the Booster, #CAPCOM, Flight, and RETRO feeds with footage from dozens of sources to come up with an experience close to what you would have gotten being on the inside of Mission Control on a headset for the launch of Apollo 11 on the morning of July 16, 1969. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhTvadtW2dc
#NASA #Moon #history

#shuttle

#launch

See Starliner's OFT-2 launch to the International Space Station on Atlas V

ULA Starliner has permission to launch

Boeing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrynA5Klc6Y See #Starliner's OFT-2 launch to the International Space Station on Atlas V

Everyday Astronaut https://youtu.be/GMG4lG939rc Watch Boeing and ULA launch Starliner to the ISS!

#Space #Travel #ULA #Starliner #Launch #Everyday #Astronaut #Atlas #ISS

#Russia releases video of intercontinental ballistic #missile #launch

source: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-61170853

The Russian #defence ministry has released video of what it says is a successful launch of a nuclear-capable missile.

The new #Sarmat super-heavy #intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Plesetsk spaceport in the north-western Arkhangelsk region and landed in the other side of Russia in the far-eastern #Kamchatka peninsula.

President #Putin said it was food for thought for those who try to threaten Russia.

#nuclear #weapon #military #thread #warfare #politics #news

Russia releases video of nuclear-capable missile test

President Putin says the new Sarmat missile is food for thought for those who try to threaten Russia.

Ohno! but great try! the little kabab that nearly could <3

#excellent #space #launch #fail #heroes

Turkish kebab splashes down after failed attempt to reach space

Restaurant owner Yasar Aydin celebrated the 61st anniversary of spaceflight by launching a spicy kebab into the earth's atmosphere. It cruised for three hours at an altitude of 35 -40 kilometres until it crashed into the ocean.

#Comet #Leonard behind #JWST #Launch #Plume

#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211227.html

#APOD

It's very interesting to follow the launch of the #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope. The #Ariane5 #Launch #Vehicle has done its job flawlessly and #JWST is coasting on its own now.

#NASA #ESA

#Launch of the #IXPE #Observatory

#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211222.html

#APOD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0woOmQ7lZ8

#BeansonToast - #Survival of the #Friendliest #Live #Album #Launch

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Retrotechtacular: Junior Missile Men of the 1960s

#retrotechtacular #california #estes #launch #modelrocket #rocketry #stem #hackaday
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Retrotechtacular: Junior Missile Men Of The 1960s

Just like the imaginative kids depicted in “Junior Missile Men in Action,” you’ll have to employ a fair bit of your own imagination to figure out what was going on in the original…

Space Age Road Rage: Right Of Way Above The Karman Line

#currentevents #featured #interest #space #deadsatellites #debris #launch #orbit #orbitaldebris #orbitalmechanics #satellite #satellites #spacejunk #hackaday
posted by pod_feeder_v2

Space Age Road Rage: Right Of Way Above The Karman Line

On a dark night in 2006 I was bicycle commuting to my office, oblivious to the countless man made objects orbiting in the sky above me at thousands of miles per hour. My attention was instead focus…

PRODUCT ROUND-UP: REC Group launches new n-type module, Philadelphia Solar plans 1GW facility

A round-up of the latest product news, featuring Philadelphia Solar\xe2\x80\x99s plans for a 1GW module plant in the US, REC Group\xe2\x80\x99s new N-Peak 2 panel and Meyer Burger\xe2\x80\x99s IEC certification success.
https://www.pv-tech.org/product-round-up-rec-group-launches-new-n-type-module-philadelphia-solar-plans-1gw-facility/
#burger, #launch, #product, #round-up, #meyer, #news, #solar, #philadelphia

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PRODUCT ROUND-UP: REC Group launches new n-type module, Philadelphia Solar plans 1GW facility

A round-up of the latest product news, featuring Philadelphia Solar’s plans for a 1GW module plant in the US, REC Group’s new N-Peak 2 panel and Meyer Burger’s IEC certification success.

#Crystal-lang ?
https://crystal-lang.org

am 8. Juli werde ich zur Crystal Conference – 1.0 Launch Konferenz gehen,
also sitzen.. zu Hause, remote..

Crystal ist eine sehr junge Sprache, die sich stark an Ruby anlehnt. Soeben ist Version 1.0.0 released worden und ich habe schon eine Komponente produktiv auf https://Societas.online im Einsatz.
Am 8. Juli gibt es ein Launch - Event, das wird die erste Konferenz sein, die ich seit einiger Zeit mal wieder besuchen werde.

#crystal #launch #diaspora

Crystal

Livestreamed on 8 July 2021