@ShuttleAlmanac

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Arrived today. My 5xGrandfather's British Naval Rocket Brigade patch. Flown in Space during @PolarisProgram's #PolarisDawn Sept. 10-15, 2024 to over 1,400 km & 75 orbits. Exposed to open Space during the World's first non-govt EVA. Thank you @rookisaacman & Casey Phillips!
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諏訪　理/Makoto Suwa
@AstroMakotoSuwa2h
出張に向けて荷物を整理していたら、このとき受けたテストでいただいたサーティフィケートが出てきました！ 最先端の技術を誇るNASA。そして、この手作り感あふれる温かみ。 このギャップがたまらん。
諏訪　理/Makoto Suwa
@AstroMakotoSuwaSep 30
ぼぶ＠ヒューストンスタッフです。 今日は、ISSでの緊急事態対処訓練のテストが行われました。 ISSの三大緊急事態(火災・急減圧・アンモニアリーク)それぞれについて、シナリオに沿って対処し、知識やスキルをインストラクターが評価する、というものでした。 これまた、諏訪飛行士のISS滞在中にこのような緊急事態が起きないことを祈るばかりですが、あらゆる事態への対処ができる状態になってこそ、自信をもってミッションに臨めるのだと思います。 実物大のISSのモックアップの中での訓練風景をお楽しみください。
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うわー…これ出品者さんやらかしとる… 0を1個つけ忘れて売れてんじゃん… 購入された方うらやまC
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CNSPACE
@CNSpaceflight10h
That's an image of the secret spaceplane taken by a commercial company in 2024. Wondering how clear would US classified images be. (AI enhanced, not authentic)
Andrew Jones@AJ_FI11h
Behold: The US Defense Intelligence Agency has released a report on challenges to security in space, including an NEI image of China’s spaceplane from Maxar, taken in 2024.
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Democrats
@TheDemocrats11h
America, we have ONE WEEK to get the job done.
FactPost
@factpostnewsFeb 25
Mike Johnson: If we lose the majority, it would be the end of the Trump presidency
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ISRO Spaceflight
@ISROSpaceflight14h
❗️ISRO will launch NVS-03 with its pyro valve open! Given the critical nature of this mission, ISRO has decided to launch the NVS-03 satellite on GSLV-F18 with its pyrotechnic main oxidizer valve pre-fired into open state, to avoid a failure like its predecessor NVS-02. NVS-02 had failed to reach its final Geostationary orbit despite a successful launch into GTO on GSLV-F15 after the main oxidizer valve on its 440N Liquid Apogee Motor thruster failed to open, leaving it unable to ignite the thruster. This stranded the satellite in its transfer orbit, rendering it unusable. ISRO had formed an Apex Committee to review the observations leading up to the failure and the committee had determined the cause of failure to be the electrical drive signal to open the valve not reaching the valve as a result of the "disengagement of atleast one contacts (in each of the main and redundant paths) of the connector."
The NVS-02 satellite

ALT The NVS-02 satellite

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Andrew Jones@AJ_FI11h
Behold: The US Defense Intelligence Agency has released a report on challenges to security in space, including an NEI image of China’s spaceplane from Maxar, taken in 2024.
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Space Shuttle Almanac@ShuttleAlmanacOct 26
News from the Russian Space Agency: They are permanently sealing off the aft transfer docking compartment due to the ongoing slow pressure leak. The aft docking port has been used or Progress cargo ships for decades. They will now be redirected to either Poisk or Prichal.
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諏訪　理/Makoto Suwa
@AstroMakotoSuwa15h
ぼぶ＠ヒューストンスタッフです。 今回は、宇宙服(船外活動服/EMU)の手袋のフィットチェック(試着)の模様をお届けします。 宇宙の船外活動では、手が非常に重要です。 足で体を支えられないため、自分自身の移動や姿勢保持も手が大活躍。工具や部品を持つのも、宇宙服の各種機能を操作するのも当然手の仕事です。 その大事な手に装着する手袋、試着はとてもしっかり行います。 手袋だけのために全身の宇宙服を着て加圧し、宇宙服の中が外側より1/3気圧高い状態にします。この状態で使い心地やサイズなどをミリ単位で微調整しながら、脱いだり着たりを繰り返すこと数回。 合計で約5時間かけた本気のコスプレでした。 この手袋を使って諏訪さんが船外活動で活躍するのが楽しみになりますね。
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Michal Vaclavik@Kosmo_MichalOct 26
(1/3) Mise Shenzhou-24 (Šen-čou) by mohla podle, podle zatím neoficiálních zdrojů, odstartovat 25. listopadu. Půjde o první čínskou pilotovanou výpravu s občanem jiné země než ČLR. Na oběžnou dráhu poletí první pakistánský kosmonaut společně s dvojící čínských kolegů.
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Space Shuttle Almanac@ShuttleAlmanacOct 23
Anyone I didnt reply to on these? Still have a lot of the pieces for sale. Just DM me or ask to follow and we can chat.
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NASA History Office
@NASAhistoryOct 26
Veteran astronauts Fred Haise and Gordon Fullerton completed the fifth and final glide test aboard Enterprise OTD in 1977. The Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) took place between February and October 1977 to test the Shuttle's flight characteristics prior to its first spaceflight in 1981.
View of the Enterprise orbiter as it glides through the sky over the California desert on ALT free flight 5.

ALT View of the Enterprise orbiter as it glides through the sky over the California desert on ALT free flight 5.

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Sarrah Bellus
@sarrah_bellusOct 26
LMFAO! Wait for it!
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CNSPACE
@CNSpaceflightOct 26
Shenzhou-23 crew use VR headsets to conduct in-orbit human-factors engineering, including single-person spatial perception and two-person collaborative experiments.
CNSPACE
@CNSpaceflightOct 25
Aboard the China Space Station, Shenzhou-23 astronauts use everyday household tools—lint rollers and a vacuum—to keep their living space clean!
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Andrew Parsonson
@AndrewParsonsonOct 26
Australia has submitted a counteroffer to ESA for an ISS mission for Katherine Bennell-Pegg, with critics calling the proposed spending "reckless." europeanspaceflight.com/aust…

Australia Counters ESA’s Offer for Mission to ISS for Bennell-Pegg - European Spaceflight

Australia has submitted a counteroffer to ESA for an ISS mission for Katherine Bennell-Pegg, with critics calling the proposed spending "reckless."

europeanspaceflight.com
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National Air and Space Museum
@airandspaceOct 26
On this day in 1977, Space Shuttle Enterprise completed its last free flight test at Edwards Air Force Base. This photo is from an earlier flight test the previous month.
White space shuttle flying in air with engines covered.

ALT White space shuttle flying in air with engines covered.

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Cady Coleman@Astro_CadyOct 26
🥳🎂🎶Please join me in extending warm birthday wishes to my friend and #Bandella bandmate, former @NASA #astronaut Steve Robinson! Here's to many more amazing orbits! 💫
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Logendra Naidoo 🌍
@Logendra_NaidooOct 26
Replying to @JohnCleese
17: - 12 (6x2) shirt holes on the front and the back - 2 sleeve holes - 1 waist hole - 1 neck hole - 1 asshole
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News from the Russian Space Agency: They are permanently sealing off the aft transfer docking compartment due to the ongoing slow pressure leak. The aft docking port has been used or Progress cargo ships for decades. They will now be redirected to either Poisk or Prichal.
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NASA's Kennedy Space Center
@NASAKennedyOct 26
Big move, bigger mission! The Artemis III Space Launch System core stage moved to the transfer aisle at NASA Kennedy. Next up – teams will lift and integrate the massive 212-foot-rocket with the solid rocket boosters as we prepare for the next giant leap in lunar exploration.
The SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is horizontal in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. The 212-foot rocket stage was lifted from High Bay 2 using a one-of-a kind lifting beam designed to lift the stage and will be joined vertically with the completed solid rocket booster motor segments in its short stack configuration.

ALT The SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is horizontal in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. The 212-foot rocket stage was lifted from High Bay 2 using a one-of-a kind lifting beam designed to lift the stage and will be joined vertically with the completed solid rocket booster motor segments in its short stack configuration.

The SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is horizontal in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. The 212-foot rocket stage was lifted from High Bay 2 using a one-of-a kind lifting beam designed to lift the stage and will be joined vertically with the completed solid rocket booster motor segments in its short stack configuration.

ALT The SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is horizontal in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. The 212-foot rocket stage was lifted from High Bay 2 using a one-of-a kind lifting beam designed to lift the stage and will be joined vertically with the completed solid rocket booster motor segments in its short stack configuration.

The SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is horizontal in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. The 212-foot rocket stage was lifted from High Bay 2 using a one-of-a kind lifting beam designed to lift the stage and will be joined vertically with the completed solid rocket booster motor segments in its short stack configuration.

ALT The SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is horizontal in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. The 212-foot rocket stage was lifted from High Bay 2 using a one-of-a kind lifting beam designed to lift the stage and will be joined vertically with the completed solid rocket booster motor segments in its short stack configuration.

The SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is horizontal in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. The 212-foot rocket stage was lifted from High Bay 2 using a one-of-a kind lifting beam designed to lift the stage and will be joined vertically with the completed solid rocket booster motor segments in its short stack configuration.

ALT The SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is horizontal in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. The 212-foot rocket stage was lifted from High Bay 2 using a one-of-a kind lifting beam designed to lift the stage and will be joined vertically with the completed solid rocket booster motor segments in its short stack configuration.

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Elysia Segal@elysiasegalOct 26
NEO Surveyor’s Sunshade Gets Inspected: Description The large sunshade of NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor is mounted on an assembly ring during inspections in a clean room at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems in Boulder, Colorado, in July 2026.… ift.tt/mVgtQTW
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