#TheRegister:
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NASA said nyet to Roscosmos plan to cut into leaky ISS segment

Crew sheltered in SpaceX Dragon as aging Zvezda segment's cracks continue to test orbital nerve
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".. routinely keeps the hatch to the tunnel closed .. more permanent solution might be necessary .. "
".. A sudden depressurization of the PrK segment is a risk NASA is no longer willing to take. .."

https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/06/16/nasa-said-nyet-to-roscosmos-plan-to-cut-into-leaky-iss-segment/5252739

16.6.2026

#ISS #NASA #Raumfahrt #Raumstation #Roscosmos #SpaceFlight #Swesda #Zvezda

#arstechnica:
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A Chinese rocket breaks apart dangerously close to the Starlink constellation

The rocket’s breakup likely generated 100 to 150 new pieces of space junk.
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".. breakup occurred .. perhaps around the time the upper stage was expected to perform a disposal burn."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/06/a-chinese-rocket-breaks-apart-dangerously-close-to-the-starlink-constellation

15.6.2026

#China #Debris #LandSpace #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceJunk #Weltraummüll #Weltraumschrott #Zhuque2E #ZQ2E

#ESA:
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Pacific warming signals El Niño has stirred
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"Satellite measurements are showing a sharp surge in sea-surface temperatures across the tropical Pacific in recent months – the clearest early signal that El Niño is back. .."

https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Pacific_warming_signals_El_Nino_has_stirred

15.6.2026

#Copernicus #ElNino #EO #Erdbeobachtung #Klima #Klimakrise #Klimawandel #Pacific #Pazifik #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #Sentinel3 #SpaceFlight

Isar Aerospace must abort Spectrum launch again

The devil of failure does not leave Isar Aerospace in peace: it prevents the launch of the rocket from Bavaria for the fourth time.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Isar-Aerospace-must-abort-Spectrum-launch-again-11333822.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Raumfahrt #Wissenschaft #news

Isar Aerospace muss Start der Spectrum erneut abbrechen

Der Fehlerteufel lässt Isar Aerospace nicht in Ruhe: Er verhindert zum vierten Mal den Start der Rakete aus Bayern.

https://www.heise.de/news/Isar-Aerospace-muss-Start-der-Spectrum-erneut-abbrechen-11333765.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Raumfahrt #Wissenschaft #news

#ESA:
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Watch live: bigger booster, more powerful Ariane 6 launch
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"The next Ariane 6 rocket launch is set for liftoff on 17 June 2026 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana with a launch window of 08:53–09:22 local time (12:53–13:22 BST, 13:53–14:22 CEST) .."

https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Ariane/Watch_live_bigger_booster_more_powerful_Ariane_6_launch

#Ariane6 #ArianeGroup #Arianespace #CSG #Kourou #LE03 #P160C #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #VA269

#IsarAerospace:
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Mission 'Onward and Upward' scrubbed

08:06 GMT+2 ∙ 15 Jun, 2026

We are standing down from today’s launch attempt. We are still detecting off nominal behavior in the vehicle's fluid systems, the teams are analyzing the new data to isolate the root cause.
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https://isaraerospace.com/mission-updates-overview

15.6.2026

#Andøya #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum