Markus Schiller

Mostly rocket stuff.

[Markus Schiller @RocketSchiller]

The open source report on the Chinese missile program is now available in English. No update, just a translation of the German version from June 2024.

https://t.co/oYkT5iwlWX

[Markus Schiller @RocketSchiller]

@sealdreams_ History alone shows that these plans never materialize.

[Markus Schiller @RocketSchiller]

Nice. But betting against it. 💸

[X Freeze @XFreeze]

NASA just officially unveiled their master plan for a permanent Moon Base at the lunar South Pole

This is not just about flags and footprints. NASA is moving to establish an enduring, sustained human presence, and they are heavily relying on commercial innovators to build it

The roadmap is highly aggressive:
• Phase 1: Heavy robotic missions and commercial payload deliveries
• Phase 2: Semi-permanent infrastructure, including fission surface power and lunar drones
• Phase 3: A sustained, permanent human outpost

The most important takeaway is NASA explicitly stated this base is the ultimate proving ground to prepare humanity for missions to Mars

While legacy aerospace companies are still struggling to reliably get a small capsule to the ISS, NASA is setting the stage for massive lunar infrastructure....which is exactly the kind of heavy-lift planetary deployment SpaceX’s Starship was designed for

The multi-planetary economy is officially kicking off

[Markus Schiller @RocketSchiller]

@sealdreams_ Definitely timeline, most likely architecture.

[Markus Schiller @RocketSchiller]

@SaakovValerij Has anyone actually measured the speed? Perhaps it’s an optical illusion. First two times we only saw those things briefly, falling out of low clouds.

[Markus Schiller @RocketSchiller]

Oreshnik is back. Hard to defend against.

[AMK Mapping 🇳🇿 @AMK_Mapping_]

Closer up footage showing the moment of the Russian Oreshnik IRBM strike on Kyiv.

[ben-reuter @benreuter_IMINT]

and then they need years to discuss what nations companies will work on which subsystem....

[Markus Schiller @RocketSchiller]

This is almost as impressive as Artemis II.

[Roy Rogers Happy Trails Music Shop  @RoyRogers_HTMS]

Even the flûte was like “bro… I didn’t know I could do this either” 😭🎵

This absolute legend took the plastic recorder we all suffered through in 6th grade and turned it into Dire Straits’ “Sultans of Swing.”

Zero shame. Maximum talent. The flute is now in therapy.

#SultansOfSwing

[Markus Schiller @RocketSchiller]

@SaakovValerij Is there someone that you can point me to for questions on even more detailed information? If yes, please message me. Thanks!

[Markus Schiller @RocketSchiller]

Time to add my two cents to the debates about the recent NK missile launches. The important one is the “solid SRBM” or “SS-26/Iskander clone”, seen here. 1/10

[Markus Schiller @RocketSchiller]

@SaakovValerij Yes, with more information becoming available, my view on the KN-23 has changed somewhat over the years. Thanks for the link!

[NASA @NASA]

Hello, Moon. It’s great to be back.

Here’s a taste of what the Artemis II astronauts photographed during their flight around the Moon. Check out more photos from the mission: https://t.co/rzM1P0QbOl

[NASA @NASA]

History in the making

In this new image from our @NASAArtemis II crew, you can see Orientale basin on the right edge of the lunar disk. This mission marks the first time the entire basin has been seen with human eyes.

[Jonathan McDowell @planet4589]

The Integrity spacecraft just entered the lunar gravitational sphere of influence, at 0438 UTC Apr 6. Wiseman, Glover, Koch and Hansen are now the 25th to 28th humans to have left terrestrial space.

[Ryan Caton @dpoddolphinpro]

Something of note - These are the FIRST PHOTOS Shot on iPhone to be released from the Artemis II mission.

Both were captured on the iPhone 17 Pro Max.

A cousin of the phone you have in your pocket right now has seen the whole Earth in one. single. frame.

📷 @NASA

[NASA @NASA]

The Moon astronauts shared their location…with all of us!

Follow the crew in real-time on their journey around the far side of the Moon and back to Earth. https://t.co/KitoqI4s4a

[delian @zebulgar]

The coolest orbital animation I've seen of Artemis 2

Just really shows you how far away they're flying today and also how precise they need to be to go to the moon

[SIPRI @SIPRIorg]

What does the reported attack on Diego Garcia tell us about Iran’s missile capabilities? In this Q&A, SIPRI expert @RocketSchiller explains what we can glean from the limited information available.

Read the Q&A ➡️ https://t.co/06COEUJ6El

[Markus Schiller @RocketSchiller]

On Iran‘s missiles
https://t.co/sc2Cwv4Qfy

[Markus Schiller @RocketSchiller]

Excellent overview of Artemis II 👇

[Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson]

Artemis II will lift off tomorrow, fly around the moon and return safely back to earth.

It starts with the six engines producing 8.8 million pounds of thrust and ends with a splashdown off the coast of California and a ship recovering the astronauts and capsule.

Here’s an animation of many of the dynamic and exciting steps that happen in between!

[Markus Schiller @RocketSchiller]

@SaakovValerij 🤷‍♂️ Perhaps. „4000 km, 2 stages“ simply is not enough data. Could also be that „2 stages“ was a mix-up of a separating warhead, putting the Khorramshahr back on the table as an option. 🤷‍♂️

[Markus Schiller @RocketSchiller]

Well, 2 stages indeed makes the Khorramshahr very unlikely. 👇

[Tal Inbar @inbarspace]

The Chief of the General Staff of the IDF said today that Iran launched "2 two-stage ICBM towards Diego Garcia". The statement rules out Khorramshahr. The first page of my January 2024 report on Qaem-100 is kind of "I told you"....

[Markus Schiller @RocketSchiller]

@8k84 @Etienne_Marcuz Correct. 2nd stage = KV

[Markus Schiller @RocketSchiller]

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[Etienne Marcuz @Etienne_Marcuz]

@Matt_Costlow Is it really exo or could it be high endo ?

To me the most likely candidate is THAAD as we see two consecutive burns on this other video - though THAAD is given to be able to intercept over 100 km altitude.

https://t.co/7GzAHoXEDr