Cool picture of the #ArtemisII stack in front of the first quarter #Moon at the #KSC - supplied by ULA: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ulalaunch/55063964129/
Pedro the #Math Cat 🐈 knows that everyone has to say "big stretch!" even when it is just a medium stretch.
#cats #CatsOfMastodon
Blacksky is interesting: https://blackskyweb.xyz
Also, they have transparent finances, which I care about really a lot: https://opencollective.com/blacksky
Next attempt for the #RocketLab #Electron with #Celeste today (28 March): webcasts from 8:50 UTC at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR1en0oGPRs and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJxRic-a4SU and lift-off - https://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Watch_live_First_Celeste_launch - at 9:14 UTC.
Phase C has officially begun for Lunar Meteoroid Impacts Observer or #Lumio, ESA’s pioneering CubeSat technology demonstration mission dedicated to monitoring #meteoroid flashes on the far side of the #Moon: https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Shaping_the_Future/A_leap_forward_for_Lumio_Phase_C_officially_launched - Lumio is entering the detailed design and implementation phase that will advance the mission toward flight readiness and a potential launch in 2028.
Explosions reportedly rock Russia's Khanskaya military airfield: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/29/explosions-reportedly-rock-russias-khanskaya.html
The #ArtemisII mission has quite an impact on ... the operation of the James Webb Space Telescope as #JWST operations plan currently assumes roughly a quarter of the usual #DeepSpaceNetwork (DSN) access will be available, which has a direct impact on the number of science visits that can be executed and the volume of data that can be downlinked."
Hungary summons Ukrainian ambassador over election interference claims: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/27/hungary-summons-ukrainian-ambassador-over.html