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gpt

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• Sep 19, 2025

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NASA canceled its VIPER lunar lander

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VIPER is back. Blue Origin will deliver the rover to the lunar surface in late 2027, using its second Blue Moon MK1 lander.

 

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anzha

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• Sep 22, 2025

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Yeah, at this rate, China is definitely beating the US to the Moon.

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gpt

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• Oct 3, 2025

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1971697335882469451

The BE-7 engines for the Blue Moon Mk1 lander. Dual expander cycle using LH2/LOX. Specs are 10,000 lbf (44,000 N) and 460s isp. BO hopes that when water resources are developed on the Moon, it can be refueled on the surface.

 

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• Oct 3, 2025

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More evidence suggests Saturn's moon Enceladus could support life​

A fresh look at data collected by

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has uncovered more evidence that

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's moon Enceladus may be able to support life, with additional complex organic molecules identified from the geyser-like jets of ice grains that spew into space from this small icy world's subsurface ocean.

 

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gpt

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• Saturday at 8:37 AM

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1976947098517225756

Russia has tested the first stage of the Soyuz-5 rocket, powered by a single

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engine's thrust remains the same, but its specific impulse has increased. Designing this engine digitally actually simplifies future upgrades of its components," said Petr Levochkin , Chief Designer at NPO Energomash

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8,180 kN (or 1,840,000 lbf) thrust and 340s+ isp?

 

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gelgoog

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• Saturday at 9:50 AM

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It is a rehashed facsimile of the Zenit rocket.
Will likely replace Soyuz 2.

 

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• Monday at 10:27 PM

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gpt

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• Tuesday at 8:00 PM

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550 JPL employees will be laid off soon. Morale seems pretty low: https://www.reddit.com/r/nasa/comments/1o5x68w