David Scott and James Irwin on board Apollo 15 landed on the Moon OTD in 1971 with the first Lunar Rover https://toilet-guru.com/spacecraft.html?s=mb #spaceflight #history

Scott Manley's take on Eris TestFlight1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98haEggTw4A

He adds some interesting details about the design of the rocket, e.g. the use of fixed main engine nozzles with reaction control thrusters.

#Space #Spaceflight #GilmourSpace #ErisRocket #TestFlight1

Australia's First Homegrown Rocket Goes Down, Down Under.

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David Scott and James Irwin on board Apollo 15 landed on the Moon OTD in 1971 with the first Lunar Rover https://toilet-guru.com/blog/44.html?s=mb #spaceflight #history
David Scott and James Irwin on board Apollo 15 landed on the Moon OTD in 1971 with the first Lunar Rover https://toilet-guru.com/blog/3.html?s=mb #spaceflight #history

#ESA:
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Grönland: subglaziale Überflutung bricht durch die Oberfläche der Eisschicht
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"Anhand von Daten mehrerer Erdbeobachtungssatelliten .. haben Forschungsteams entdeckt, dass eine enorme Flut unter dem grönländischen Eisschild mit solcher Wucht nach oben gedrückt hat, dass sie den Eisschild aufgebrochen hat .."

https://www.esa.int/Space_in_Member_States/Germany/Groenland_subglaziale_Ueberflutung_bricht_durch_die_Oberflaeche_der_Eisschicht

30.7.2025

#Arktis #Cryosat #Eis #EO #Erdbeobachtung #Grönland #Klimakrise #Klimawandel #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #Sentinel1 #Sentinel2 #SpaceFlight

Grönland: subglaziale Überflutung bricht durch die Oberfläche der Eisschicht

Anhand von Daten mehrerer Erdbeobachtungssatelliten, darunter CryoSat der ESA und die Missionen Copernicus Sentinel-1 und Sentinel-2, haben Forschungsteams entdeckt, dass eine enorme Flut unter dem grönländischen Eisschild mit solcher Wucht nach oben gedrückt hat, dass sie den Eisschild aufgebrochen hat und eine gewaltige Menge Schmelzwasser durch die Eisoberfläche gerungen ist.

#GilmourSpace:
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First Test Launch of Eris Rocket a Giant Leap for Australian Space Capability
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"Gilmour Space Technologies has completed the maiden test launch of Australia's first locally designed and built orbital rocket — a major milestone toward offering low-cost, responsive launch services for small satellites globally."

https://www.gspace.com/post/first-test-launch-of-eris-rocket-a-giant-leap-for-australian-space-capability

30.7.2025

#AbbotPoint #Australia #Australien #Eris #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight

First Test Launch of Eris Rocket a Giant Leap for Australian Space Capability

Gilmour Space Technologies has completed the maiden test launch of Australia's first locally designed and built orbital rocket from the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in Queensland.

Gilmour Space

#AustralianSpaceAgency:
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First launch attempt of Aussie made rocket
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"In a milestone for the nation’s space industry, Gilmour Space Technologies has attempted the first launch of an Australian made rocket into orbit from Australian soil."

https://www.space.gov.au/news-and-media/first-launch-attempt-of-aussie-made-rocket

30.7.2025

#AbbotPoint #Australia #Australien #Eris #GilmourSpace #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight

David Scott and James Irwin on board Apollo 15 landed on the Moon OTD in 1971 with the first Lunar Rover https://toilet-guru.com/blog/2.html?s=mb #spaceflight #history

Gilmour Space have now released some video of Eris TestFlight1 to the media and it's getting posted in various places, e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rtKV9t_Cqs

The video shows the flight from two different cameras. In the second clip you can clearly see that there is a failure of one of the four first stage engines almost immediately after lift off, leaving the rocket with a thrust to weight ratio very close to one. Eris ends up basically hovering near the launch pad, but then a second engine fails and it drops to the ground.

The guidance system did a good job keeping the rocket upright during all this.

#Space #Spaceflight #GilmourSpace #ErirRocket #TestFlight1

Eris first launch

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Long March 8A launch bulletin

https://sh.itjust.works/post/43069500

Long March 8A launch bulletin - sh.itjust.works

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2025-07-30, 07:50 [https://dateful.com/convert/utc?t=0750&d=2025-07-30] | | — | — | | Scheduled for (local) | 2025-07-30, 15:50 (CST) | | Launch provider | CALT [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Academy_of_Launch_Vehicle_Technology] / CASC [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Aerospace_Science_and_Technology_Corporation] | | Launch vehicle | Long March 8A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March_8#CZ-8A_variant] | | Launch site | Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, China | | Payloads | Unknown | Webcasts: - CGTN: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ba6Y0zQa1ak [https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ba6Y0zQa1ak] Stats: ☑️ 3rd Long March 8 mission this year, 6th overall Sourced from NextSpaceflight [https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7835]