@stats_feed Work.
Later today it will be feeding the kids & looking after the house.
That will all finish at about 21:30.
At that point it will be dark, -1°C, and still flooded.
In 2025, several notable space missions are planned:
Blue Ghost 1 Moon Landing: In mid-January, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost 1 lander will deliver 10 NASA payloads to Mons Latreille on the Moon's near side. The mission will study the lunar regolith and its interactions with the solar wind and Earth's magnetic field. It will also capture images of the lunar sunset and analyze surface changes at dusk.
Intuitive Machines' IM-2 Mission: Scheduled for February, the IM-2 spacecraft aims to land near the Moon's south pole. It will assess volatile compounds in the lunar regolith using a drill and mass spectrometer. Additionally, it will deploy the Lunar Trailblazer satellite to map water deposits, aiding future Artemis mission landing site selections.
SpaceX In-Orbit Propellant Transfer Test: Planned for March, SpaceX intends to demonstrate propellant transfer between two Starship vehicles docked in low Earth orbit. This test is crucial for validating the spacecraft's capability to undertake extended missions to the Moon and Mars.
NASA-ISRO Earth Science Mission: Later in the year, NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch a joint Earth science mission. This mission aims to provide critical data on Earth's changing ecosystems, ice mass, and natural hazards.
ESA's Space Rider Test Flight: The European Space Agency plans to conduct an orbital test flight of its uncrewed Space Rider spaceplane in the third quarter of 2025. Space Rider is a reusable spacecraft designed to perform various scientific experiments in low Earth orbit.
China's Tianwen-2 Mission: China plans to launch the Tianwen-2 (ZhengHe) mission, an asteroid sample-return and comet probe, contributing to the growing field of planetary exploration.
These missions represent significant advancements in lunar exploration, in-orbit refueling technology, Earth science collaborations, and planetary exploration, marking an exciting year ahead in space exploration.
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@BadMedicalTakes Everyone "loves" animals until they hear the word 'vegan'. Then they'll argue tooth and nail why it's acceptable to abuse them. - Rob Zombie
I'm not a vegan - I just love these words (And RZ obv.)
@spaceflight_fan @stoke_space It's not just creating the rocket - it's making money from it.
Not suggesting Stoke can't achieve this for a single second! Only pointing out that SpaceX, Rocket Lab, BO and of course, the Chinese, are ahead on this half of the equation.
My new book is available from here. Your support means everything. Enjoy this collected works as much as I enjoyed creating it, which includes every Starship flight from FT-1 to FT-5 and Polaris Dawn plus others.
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CAVE EXPLORATION ON MARS
Internship!
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Am mentoring project to find best caves to explore among 1000+ on Mars.
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