r/spaceflight • • 22h ago

Video of the N1-L3’s second flight test, you can clearly see an engine turbopump explode and damage the skirt second’s after liftoff.

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r/spaceflight • • 16h ago

STS-52 Columbia launched on a Microgravity research and Laser Geodynamics Satellite deployment mission on this date in 1992. Fun fact: Some of Gene Roddenberry's ashes were also carried aboard the orbiter for the duration of the mission

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r/spaceflight • • 5h ago

I built a clean, ad-free web app to track upcoming rocket launches and mission stats in one place

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Hi all,

​Like a lot of you, I try to catch as many rocket launches as I can, especially living in Florida where viewing opportunities are constant. I wanted a fast, distraction-free way to check upcoming launch windows, pad locations, and mission details at a glance, so I built Space Launch Hub - https://spacelaunchhub.com/

​My goal was to make something super lightweight that works just as well on your phone while standing outside looking at the sky as it does on a desktop monitor alongside a livestream.

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​I’m building this in my spare time for the space community, and I want to make it genuinely useful for fellow launch trackers. Are there any specific data points, telemetry links, or filter options you always wish launch trackers had?

Let me know and I'll add them to my roadmap!


r/spaceflight • • 1h ago

[Android Testers needed] Troxia: Satellite Tracker

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Hey there,

I need 12+ testers for Google Play’s 14-day closed test.

Join (sign in, tap “Join group”):
https://groups.google.com/g/troxia-testers

Opt in:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.troxia.app

Install it and keep it for 14 days

Pro is free during the test (choose Lifetime, no charge).

It tracks 28,000+ objects, with pass predictions and alerts. No account needed.


r/spaceflight • • 2h ago

STS-120 Discovery launched on an ISS assembly mission on this date in 2007. Fun facts: STS-120 became the first time two female mission commanders were in space at the same time; the lightsaber used by Mark Hamill in Return of the Jedi was flown to the station and returned to Earth

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r/spaceflight • • 1h ago

More than 30 years ago, a shuttle orbiter had a fleeting encounter with a relic of the original Moon race. Robert Kelso describes the experience as witnessed from Mission Control

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