Eric Grabowski

per aspera ad astra

[fram2 @framonauts]

Watch Fram2 return to Earth:

[Chun @satofishi]

Hello, Antarctica.

Unlike previously anticipated, from 460 km above, it is only pure white, no human activity is visible.

[Chun @satofishi]

The ride to orbit was much smoother than I had anticipated. Apart from the final minute before SECO, I barely felt any G-forces—it honestly felt like just another flight.

I had imagined it would feel like being in an elevator that suddenly drops, but that sensation never came. If I hadn’t set free Tyler, the polar bear zero-gravity indicator, I might not have realized we were already weightless. I think being tightly strapped into our seat buckets made the transition less noticeable.

The first few hours in microgravity weren’t exactly comfortable. Space motion sickness hit all of us—we felt nauseous and ended up vomiting a couple of times. It felt different from motion sickness in a car or at sea. You could still read on your iPad without making it worse. But even a small sip of water could upset your stomach and trigger vomiting.

Rabea spent some time on the ham radio, making contact with Berlin. No one asked opening the cupola on the first day—we were all focused on managing the motion sickness. We had a movie night watching our own launch and went to sleep a bit earlier than scheduled. We all slept really well.

By the second morning, I felt completely refreshed. The trace of motion sickness is all gone. We had breakfast, took a few X-ray images, and opened the cupola three minutes after midnight UTC—right above the South Pole.

Stay tuned.

[Eric Grabowski @ericgrbwsk]

Godspeed! 🚀

[Chun @satofishi]

L-2h05m

Side hatch closed. We are go for launch. 🚀

[Chun @satofishi]

We’re gonna watch a rocket launch while on our way to a rocket launch. 🚀

[Eric Grabowski @ericgrbwsk]

@satofishi Awesome! 🚀

[Eric Grabowski @ericgrbwsk]

🚀🚀🚀

[Chun @satofishi]

Credit: artofaspacenerd @ IG

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Super Heavy landing burn and soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Watch Starship's fourth flight test https://t.co/SjpjscHoUB

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Watch the super hot plasma field grow as Starship re-enters the atmosphere!

[Eric Grabowski @ericgrbwsk]

Wow! 🚀🌕

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Starship re-entering Earth's atmosphere. Views through the plasma

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Watch Starship's third flight test https://t.co/1u46r769Vp

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Watch Starship’s third flight test → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK https://t.co/1u46r769Vp

[Deutsche Raumfahrtagentur @DLR_SpaceAgency]

Neuer Starttermin für Artemis II
NASA hat Zeitplanänderungen für #ArtemisII und Artemis III bekannt gegeben:
NASA peilt nun September 2025 für Artemis II an, die erste #Artemis-Mission mit Besatzung.
Artemis III, bei dem die ersten Astronauten in der Nähe des Mondsüdpols landen sollen, soll im September 2026 starten.
Artemis IV, die erste Mission zum Lunar Gateway, ist weiterhin für 2028 geplant.
Der Hauptgrund für diese Änderungen am Zeitplan ist die Gewährleistung der Sicherheit der Astronautinnen und Astronauten. #Raumfahrt
Die Details bei @NASAArtemis: https://t.co/s64HoAeXEM

[FloSpacenerd @FloSpacenerd]

Hier eine Zeitlupenaufnahme der Explosion von #Booster9 :

Kurz nachdem der "boost back burn" eingeleitet wurde, ist klar zu erkennen, dass sich Fragmente aus dem Bereich der Triebwerke gelöst haben.
#Starship

[Eric Grabowski @ericgrbwsk]

So sieht’s aus! 🚀

[Maximilian Funke-Kaiser @max_fksr]

In Wahrheit war dieser Test ein riesen Erfolg für @SpaceX und die gesamte Raumfahrt. Wir brauchen German Mut!

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

As if the flight test was not exciting enough, Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly before stage separation

[Senkrechtstarter @Senkrechtstart3]

Heute vermutlich Startlizenz für Starship!

[Dr. Buzz Aldrin @TheRealBuzz]

2001: A Space Odyssey’s impact on culture and space interest is lasting. You may recall it premiered in DC’s widescreen Uptown Theater, amidst the Apollo program, 55 years ago this week. It still amazes viewers now and its topics on A.I. and space travel remain relevant today.

[Martin Hagen @_MartinHagen]

Forsa-Umfrage zeigt: 79 Prozent der Deutschen ist gegen ein Verbot von Gas- und Ölheizungen, 68 Prozent gegen ein Verbrennerverbot. Deutliche Unterstützung für die Haltung der FDP 👍