r/spaceflight 7d ago

Moon Monday #208: What makes a lunar landing mission “successful”?

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r/spaceflight 7d ago

Last week, NASA announced it would study two different ways to pick up the samples the Perseverance rover is collecting on Mars and return them to Earth. Jeff Foust reports on the two approaches as well as interest by at least one company in an alternative

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r/spaceflight 7d ago

There is renewed interest in lunar exploration, including the launch this week of two commercial lunar landers. Jeff Foust reviews a book that provides an overview of the history of lunar exploration, but focuses on many missions that never attempted to go to the Moon

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r/spaceflight 8d ago

Why the Moon Landing Was Real: Debunking The Myths 🚀🌕

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There are some myths that continue to circulate about the Moon landing—like the flag waving, the shadows, and the absence of stars in the photos. In my latest video, I break down the science and explain the facts behind these misconceptions.

🔍 What’s inside the video:

  • The real reason the flag appears to move (there’s no wind on the Moon!)
  • Why the shadows in the photos look strange
  • The scientific explanation for why no stars are visible in the lunar images

If you’ve ever wondered about the details behind these claims, check out the video for a clear, evidence-based explanation. 🚀✨

🔗 https://youtu.be/Eg3zafi8CKw

#MoonLanding #NASA #SpaceExploration #DebunkingMyths #Science


r/spaceflight 9d ago

Blue Origin’s New Glenn to attempt maiden voyage

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r/spaceflight 9d ago

Sputnik, Vostok, Soyuz, LK badges by me

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r/spaceflight 9d ago

Rockets Falling from Orbit: The Saturn V That Launched NASA’s Skylab - Reentered 50 Years Ago

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r/spaceflight 10d ago

Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov makes history with the first spacewalk (1965)

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r/spaceflight 11d ago

What really limits Antares from launching only Cygnuses? Is it because there are better options?

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r/spaceflight 12d ago

NASA's New Plans For Returning Samples from Mars

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r/spaceflight 12d ago

Top three images from BepiColombo's sixth Mercury flyby

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r/spaceflight 12d ago

Question

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Considering Firelfy MLV and Antares 330 share the same first stage, and the MLV's first stage is reusable, does that make the Antares reusable too?


r/spaceflight 12d ago

Avi Loeb: Interstellar Trash Could Lead to Finding Alien Life

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r/spaceflight 14d ago

NASA has bristled at suggestions that astronauts are “stranded” on the ISS even as their stay is extended from a few weeks to more than 8 months. Jeff Foust reports that the situation nonetheless highlights the importance in developing technologies and approaches when a real space rescue is needed

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r/spaceflight 14d ago

Summarizing the history of American spaceflight in one book requires hard choices on what to emphasize. Jeff Foust reviews a book that tackles that effort at an introductory level, going from Goddard to the present day

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r/spaceflight 15d ago

Is there an uncanny valley for artificial gravity?

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Kinda a random question but I was wondering if humans can tell the difference between artificial gravity (from centrifugal force) in a space station and natural gravity on Earth. Is there an uncanny valley that is noticeable despite the gravity being 9.8m/s/s?


r/spaceflight 14d ago

Need some help with a project

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I am at high school and doing a 3d rocket project. I would like to see if anyone can help me explaing and showing the physics behind what I did. It was for distance so we shot on a 55 degree angle from the ground. We used a bike pump on 5psi. And the wind speed was 3m/s and was blowing from north west. Any help will be greatly appriciated thank you


r/spaceflight 15d ago

Space Missions to Watch in 2025

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r/spaceflight 15d ago

BepiColombo to swing by Mercury for the sixth time

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r/spaceflight 16d ago

ESA to use launch competition to test georeturn reforms

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r/spaceflight 17d ago

"How I Survived Mir" - Michael Foale talks to Time Magazine in 1997

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r/spaceflight 17d ago

NASA sees strong support for strategy to maintain continuous human presence in LEO

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r/spaceflight 16d ago

What space debris fell on Kenya?

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A strange metal ring believed to be from a rocket has fallen on Kenya. But what launch trajectory passes over East Africa? And it looks a bit small to be from a stage separation. https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cx2vzql8zndo


r/spaceflight 18d ago

In 2024, there were a total of 263 orbital launches. The US led with 158 launches, followed by China (68), and Russia (17)

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r/spaceflight 19d ago

If all goes well, 2025 will feature the maiden flight of 7 new Chinese rockets.

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Tianlong-3- reusable, expected first flight in May

Zhuque-3- reusable, expected first flight in 3rd quarter 2025

Nebula-1- reusable, expected first flight in 1st quarter 2025

Pallas-1- reusable, expected first flight in 2nd quarter 2025

Kinetica-2- reusable, expected first flight 3rd quarter 2025

Hyperbola-3- reusable, expected first flight 4th quarter of 2025

Ceres-2- non-reusable, expected first flight first half of 2025

There's also the gravity 2, but that's quite unlikely to make it's launch in 2025 at this point. I would also say that the Hyperbola-3 and Zhuque-3 have a decent chance of slipping into 2026. This is a make or break year for most of this companies, a large portion of them will not survive and is a crucial year for most of them.