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I was able to capture the #ArtemisII launch this evening for @MyNews13.
And the crew are going to the #moon in a flyby mission.
Learn more in my article. mynews13.com/fl/orlando/spac…
#Artemis #Artemis2
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BREAKING: SpaceX is in talks to acquire Boost Mobile or gain access to its wireless network, potentially accelerating Elon Musk's plans to challenge Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile in the U.S. telecom market.
According to new reporting from The Washington Post, SpaceX has been negotiating with Boost parent EchoStar, with Musk personally meeting chairman Charlie Ergen last month.
The potential deal could give $SPCX access to an established mobile customer base and terrestrial wireless infrastructure, allowing Starlink Mobile to combine traditional cell networks with satellite coverage.
EchoStar reported 7.38 million wireless subscribers at the end of Q2, primarily through Boost Mobile and Gen Mobile.
The talks follow SpaceX's $8 billion spectrum acquisition, part of its broader effort to build a satellite-terrestrial mobile network capable of competing with America's largest telecom operators.
No agreement has been reached, and access to existing carrier networks may require approval from AT&T and T-Mobile.
Happy #Halloween everyone!
Bonesy is looking at the #moon and #Frankenstein, #Dracula and the #Wolfman and their friends are having a monsterous good time!
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BREAKING: NASA's Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman, who led the historic crewed mission around the Moon earlier this year, has been named deputy director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
The former astronaut and retired U.S. Navy captain will help oversee JPL's robotic exploration missions, laboratory operations and relationships with the Pentagon.
Wiseman will also serve as JPL's primary interface for national security programs, as the laboratory expands its work across lunar exploration, Mars missions and Earth observation.
He begins his new role November 30, joining the leadership team of the Caltech-managed laboratory responsible for some of NASA's most ambitious deep-space missions.
ALT Credit: NASA
We are hearing that Sir #PatrickStewart has died.
While known as Capt. #Picard (which I talked about when I was the captain of my high school’s #StarTrek club), he graced us with many characters.
One of my favorite was his version of Ebeneezer Scrooge. 1/2
“Are we alone in the universe?
“Well, there are people in the greater Tampa Bay trying to answer this question. David Metcalfe wants people to open their minds at the Museum of the Unknown on St. Pete Beach.”
Learn more in @VirginiaJohnson’s story here: baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2…
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JUST IN: Astroscale is proposing a fleet of “bodyguard” satellites to protect Western spacecraft from potential orbital attacks by Russia and China.
The company says it could have a defensive spacecraft ready for launch within three years, adapting technology already demonstrated for inspecting, approaching and capturing objects in orbit.
The proposal follows an October incident in which a Russian satellite maneuvered near an ICEYE reconnaissance satellite used to support Ukraine.
Astroscale envisions patrol spacecraft protecting clusters of allied military and communications satellites, detecting and responding to potentially threatening approaches.
The company is discussing the concept with European customers, but no development contracts have been signed.
And now we got a new player with @CowboySpaceCorp.
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The team also made progress at LC-36B yesterday. Roughly 450 truckloads of concrete, lined up bumper-to-bumper and stretching nearly 3 miles up the coast, supported a 4,500-cubic-yard pour for the pile caps. Three more placements to go for a total of 15,000 cubic yards. This is the foundation for our New Glenn 9x4 pad.
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These days are coming to an end. 🥲
With the transition to Starship underway in Florida, the sight of SpaceX's Falcon 9 boosters and fairings returning to Port Canaveral has become rare. 🚀
The Falcon 9 rocket once launched from Florida multiple times per week on Starlink missions. The rocket's booster lands on drone ships in the ocean, and on any given day a returned booster could be spotted at Port Canaveral.
The signs have been building all year. As SpaceX looks to the first Starship from Kennedy Space Center, Starlink missions on Falcon 9 are now exclusively from California.
Make no mistake, Falcon 9 still launches from Florida, but it's less common. Plus many booster returns are back to the Landing Zone, where the public cannot see it.
Starship will return the booster and ship to the launch tower.
One chapter is closing, but an exciting one is looming.
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We are not slowing down. 🚀
Our Artemis III mission will send four astronauts to low Earth orbit next year to test critical systems needed for future lunar landings go.nasa.gov/4jzartX and we’re accelerating efforts to ensure the success of Artemis IV, the first Artemis mission on the lunar surface go.nasa.gov/4zV3TLc.
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We have completed our first design review for our part in NASA's MoonFall mission!
For this mission, we'll use our Elytra spacecraft to deploy JPL-built drones above the Moon's south pole.
Completing the preliminary design review is a testament to the hard work, ingenuity, and collaboration across our joint teams in just a matter of months.
Next step: Critical design review!
fireflyspace.com/news/firefl…
I was able to capture the #jellyfish effect from #SpaceX’s #Falcon9 #rocket during this morning’s launch from Cape Canaveral.
(Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026)
#space
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NASA Artemis acceleration stream is up which will be live on October 23rd.
youtube.com/watch?v=pAKqJxux…
Update on the HLS provider timelines from NASA
Short Overview:
Still targeting early 2028 for Artemis 4 and late 2028 for Artemis 5.
Starship cargo lander expected in 2032 and Mk2 cargo lander in 2033.
NASA provided an image of the CONOPS for Artemis 3 which is currently targeting NET Q3 2027.
Starship uncrewed landing demo still targeting NET Q4 2027. Blue Origin uncrewed Mk2 landing demo NET Q1 2028.
Starship Milestones:
First cape flight in Q4 2026 (currently NET Dec 10th). Completed HLS "Cabin 1" in Q4 2026 (ground testing cabin). This will have operations testing in Q1 2027 and airlock demonstrations in Q2.
Prop demo in Q1 2027, first launch from LC-37 also in 2027 - I personally believe 37a will be ready in Q2 or Q3.
Tank presurizations upgraded in Q2/Q3.
The first uncrewed landing demo tanker launch in Q3 with the landing demo in Q4.
Blue Origin Milestones:
New Glenn return to flight Q4 2026. First Blue Moon Mk1 landing in Q1 2027. Second Mk1 landing in Q4 2027 with the viper rover. Third Mk1 landing in Q1 2028 with an LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle) for Artemis 4.
Artemis 3 crew vehicle hardware complete in Q1 2027 with launch in Q2/Q3 2027.
LC36B (9x4 Pad) complete in Q3 2027 with the first NG 9x4 launch in Q4.
Source: ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/…
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SpaceX will perform Starship's first ever orbital docking and refueling mission in the first half of 2027, likely around Feburary.
Per NASA at IAC 2026.
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Tonight's fat crescent Moon is parked in the Teapot of Sagittarius, low in the SSW after dark. Just off the spout is the center of our galaxy, where this lives: a black hole 4 million times the Sun's mass, 27,000 light years away. Why is it so blurry?
Image: EHT Collaboration
I was able to capture the #planet #Saturn last night!
(Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026)
#astrophotography #astronomy
