And a short time-lapse of today’s recordings of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and the Falcon upper stage (leading). Recorded on 2026-08-30 between 12:38:18 and 13:21:23 UTC. #NASARoman
Apparently there's been some discourse about recoverable upper stages, so I thought it would be nice to throw in some facts about the Internet's favorite payload fairing and its launch vehicle -- a (short) thread.
Super-dreadnought battleship and lead ship of her class USS Pennsylvania and New Mexico-class battleship USS Idaho providing heavy fire support with their 14-inch main batteries during the Battle of Attu in May 1943
At the Ural Locomotives plant in Verkhnyaya Pyshma, assembly has begun on the carriages of Russia’s first high-speed train, which will be capable of reaching speeds of up to 400 km/h. Fourteen bodies of 16 cars for the first two trains have already been welded in the workshops.
The Tsar Tank entered trials #OTD in 1915. Like many early tank concepts, it looks very strange to us today, but no one at the time knew what a tank was supposed to look like. The small rear wheel resulted in very poor mobility despite working well on a model. #tanks#history
Development of the Object 268 was approved #OTD in 1953. This was the long-awaited replacement for the ISU-152 using the new T-10 chassis. Even though it was superior to its predecessor in every way, the vehicle was never mass produced. #tanks#history#ColdWar
Battlecruiser HMS Hood at anchor off Saint-Jean-de-Luz in April 1937 while serving with the Mediterranean fleet protecting British interests during the Spanish Civil War