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To date, I have edited hundreds of timelapses, and one of the recurring questions in the comments is whether military activities in war zones can be seen from space. Until now, I hadn't detected anything like that, but in this case, around Kyiv, flashes and lights can be seen that do not seem to be related to natural phenomena like lightning or meteors. I wanted to ask some other enthusiasts/experts I follow here on 𝕏 what they think about it (cc @Marco_Langbroek @planet4589 @DaveAtCOGS @_TheSeaning ) The IDs of that photos are around ISS074-E-80140 taken by @Astro_Kimiya on Dec 26th, 2025. Quick note for everyone: Feel free to share this video as you wish, a retweet would be best. But if you repost it elsewhere, please don't delete the credits. Thank you! @NASA @NASAAdmin @esa @esaspaceflight @JAXA_jp
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Incoming @ARISS_Intl event @NASA astronaut Luke Delaney is talking with some children sustained by the @hamogelo organization in Agia Paraskevi - GREECE🇬🇷 Live: youtube.com/live/EIDzmv5t0ic Telebridge via @AB1OC 🇺🇸 Oct 30, 2026 - 10:04 UTC downlink 145,800 MHz FM-N over Eastern Canada🇨🇦/US🇺🇸 – at New Hampshire, USA
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#ISS #timelapse #fromspace Exposure Issues 🌍️🌏🛰📸 (Sep 21) Camera 📸 setup by @NASA astronaut @Astro_Jessica 🇺🇸 Raw photos courtesy of the ESRS @NASAEarth @NASAJohnson ID ISS075-E-166554 to 169936 Edit by Riccardo Rossi (ISAA) Music: "Number 1" generated with ElevenLabs You'll find the full-res 4K60fps video on the @AstronautiCAST YouTube channel. Enjoy! #Expedition75 #EarthFromSpace
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Riccardo Rossi - IU4APB - @AstronautiCAST co-host retweeted
The core stage of the Artemis III rocket is officially stacked.
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Riccardo Rossi - IU4APB - @AstronautiCAST co-host retweeted
As the prophecy foretold, Starship 42 will be the first tower catch
Ship 42 static fires complete. The Starship preparing for Flight 15 performed a full duration, six-engine static fire, and fired a single Raptor engine to simulate a deorbit burn
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Riccardo Rossi - IU4APB - @AstronautiCAST co-host retweeted
Cosmonauts Anna Kikina and Pyotr Dubrov unpack & install the control exoskeleton for the Teledroid experiment, a robot that could allow cosmonauts in the future to do some tasks outside without conducting EVAs. The robot itself should arrive with the next Progress MS-36 mission.
The next Soyuz crew (Anna Kikina and Pyotr Dubrov) started their training with Teledroid/ARTS, the Cosmonaut Training Center shared some photos. Later this year, a Progress spacecraft is expected to deliver such robot to the ISS to be installed on the surface of Nauka module.
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#ISS #timelapse #fromspace From Namib to Sea of Okhotsk 🌍🌏🛰️🏞️🌤️ (Sep 30) Camera 📸 setup by @ESA astronaut @Soph_astro 🇪🇺🇫🇷 Raw photos courtesy of the ESRS @NASAEarth @NASAJohnson ID ISS075-E-202049 to 204834 Edit by Riccardo Rossi (ISAA) Music: The Lunar Ascent by The Golden Moons You'll find the full-res 4K60fps video on the @AstronautiCAST YouTube channel. Enjoy! #Expedition75 #EarthFromSpace #εpsilon
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Riccardo Rossi - IU4APB - @AstronautiCAST co-host retweeted
Ship 42 static fires complete. The Starship preparing for Flight 15 performed a full duration, six-engine static fire, and fired a single Raptor engine to simulate a deorbit burn
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Riccardo Rossi - IU4APB - @AstronautiCAST co-host retweeted
🚀🇺🇸 Artemis III : le corps central du SLS est positionné entre ses deux boosters au VAB du Kennedy Space Center. Réalisée le 25 octobre, cette intégration complète la configuration courte du lanceur, avant la poursuite de son assemblage. 📷 NASA/Sean Cannon
🌍🚀 Artemis III : l’étage central du SLS a quitté son emplacement de stockage dans le High Bay 2 du VAB, avant d’être pesé dans l’allée de transfert. Semaine prochaine, il sera assemblé aux propulseurs SRB sur ML-1 pour empilement partiel, avant test de remplissage au Pad 39B.
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Riccardo Rossi - IU4APB - @AstronautiCAST co-host retweeted
According to the sources, Roscosmos agreed to seal completely the Transfer chamber of the #Zvezda module due to the continuing air leak. From now on, #PrK will not be used for cargo operations, despite the docking port of Zvezda will be used by Progress ships to reboost the #ISS.
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#ISS #timelapse #fromspace 150-Minute Ride 🌍🌏🌎🛰️🌅✨🎣 (Jul 20) Camera 📸 setup by @NASA astronaut @Astro_ChrisW 🇺🇸 Raw photos courtesy of the ESRS @NASAEarth @NASAJohnson ID ISS074-E-891943 to 901109 Edit by Riccardo Rossi (ISAA) Music: Diaspore by Ken Elkinson You'll find the full 5-minute 4K60fps video on the @AstronautiCAST YouTube channel. Enjoy! #Expedition74 #EarthFromSpace – at Italy
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Riccardo Rossi - IU4APB - @AstronautiCAST co-host retweeted
Chez ISS season 2 preview: new chefs, new food, and some old connections are coming soon. We've been growing more plants on station to improve our cultivation techniques. Russian kale, dragoon lettuce, wasabi lettuce. The ground is running a similar crop to compare. Cosmonaut Anna Kikina joins us for a taste test!
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Incoming @ARISS_Intl event @csa_asc @asc_csa astronaut @Astro_Kutryk is talking with some students of the @Paul_Duke_STEM in Norcross, Georgia - USA🇺🇸 Link: pds-ariss-20925700.codehs.me… Direct via #KN4SIE Oct 26, 2026 - 13:14 UTC downlink 145,800 MHz FM-N over Eastern US🇺🇸/CA🇨🇦 – at Norcross, GA
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Riccardo Rossi - IU4APB - @AstronautiCAST co-host retweeted
Ship at the double! Starship Flight 16: Ship 43 returning from Massey's. Starship Flight 15: Ship 42 taking its place. nsf.live/starbase
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Riccardo Rossi - IU4APB - @AstronautiCAST co-host retweeted
Full duration 33-engine static fire for the Super Heavy booster preparing for Flight 15
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#SSTV @ARISS_Intl activity is underway Series 34: "ARISS Hardware" Some images I decoded in a couple of days. 21el UHF H-pol & Yaesu G-5500 rotator (only azimuth without elevation) Ground Station 0.8.20 @SGoudelis as fully automatic tracker (K3NG Arduino interface) and decoder. ADALM-PLUTO SDR. 73 DE IU4APB in JN54LR
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#SSTV @ARISS_Intl activity is underway" Series 34: "ARISS Hardware" Image decoded on Oct, 22 23:47 UTC 21el UHF H-pol & Yaesu G-5500 rotator (only azimuth without elevation) Ground Station 0.8.20 as fully automatic tracker (K3NG Arduino interface) and decoder. ADALM-PLUTO SDR. 73 DE IU4APB in JN54LR
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#ISS #timelapse #fromspace Attitude Change after Cygnus XL Reboost 🌎🌍🌏🛰️🚀🌤️🌌🌙 (Sep 29) Camera 📸 setup by @NASA astronaut @astro_anil 🇺🇸 Raw photos courtesy of the ESRS @NASAEarth @NASAJohnson ID ISS075-E-177625 to 183026 Edit by Riccardo Rossi (ISAA) Music: Labyrinthine Dreams by Igor Pumphonia You'll find the full 4-minute 4K60fps video on the @AstronautiCAST YouTube channel. Enjoy! #Expedition75 #EarthFromSpace #ADCO @annawmenon @Uncle_Rocket_98 @astrosean_ @spaceguy87 @McCarthy_13
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Incoming @ARISS_Intl event @NASA astronaut Luke Delaney is talking with some students of the @ourSMA in Sarasota, Florida - USA🇺🇸 Direct via #W4SMA 🇺🇸 Oct 22, 2026 - 16:25 UTC downlink 145,800 MHz FM-N over Central America & Caribbean – at Sarasota, FL
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Incoming @ARISS_Intl #SSTV activity Series 34: ARISS Hardware Downlink 437,550 MHz FM-N Robot36 MODE from Oct, 22 15:30 to Oct, 25 18:00 (UTC) Upload images here ariss-usa.org/ARISS_SSTV/ and request the award. #Expedition75
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