1 year agoAirspace closure over Lake Michigan has been cleared; no official word on what caused the impromptu closure
1 year agoAirspace closed above Lake Michigan for 'national defense purposes'; exact reason unclear
1 year agoA "UFO" was claimed to be found by authorities of China near Qingdao, Shandong today. PLA Air Force was preparing to shoot down the unidentified flying object
1 year agoMariusz Błaszczak: MQ-9A Reaper MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) drones were delivered to Poland, leased from the US as part of an urgent operational need. They will serve in the Air Force, conducting reconnaissance, among others on our eastern border
.@SpaceX: Deployment of 55 Starlink satellites confirmed
.@SpaceX: Falcon 9's first stage has landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship – completing this booster's 12th flight
.@SpaceX: Watch Falcon 9 launch 55 Starlink satellites to orbit
.@SpaceX: Less than 1 hour until Falcon 9's launch of 55 Starlink satellites to orbit; weather conditions have improved to 60% favorable for liftoff
1 year agoSome pilots that interacted with the object over Alaska said that it "interfered with their sensors". Some pilots also claimed to have seen no identifiable propulsion on the object, and could not explain how it was staying in the air - CNN
1 year agoLeak from Progress MS-21 appears to be less extensive than a similar loss of coolant on Souyz MS-22 in December, but it seemingly originated from the same area of a radiator.
1 year agoLocation of the alleguedy Chinese balloon launch facility mentioned recently in a WSJ article. It is located in the Siziwang Banner, 138 km N of Hohhot
.@SpaceX: Targeting Sunday, February 12 at 12:10 a.m. ET for Falcon 9's launch of 55 Starlink satellites; team is keeping an eye on weather which is 20% favorable for liftoff
US F-22 shoots down , small car-sized floating object over Alaska. Officials say it's not another big China spy balloon & doesn't appear to be manned. "We're calling this an object. That's the best description we have"
.@SpaceX: Super Heavy Booster 7 completed a full duration static fire test of 31 Raptor engines, producing 7.9 million lbf of thrust (~3,600 metric tons) – less than half of the booster's capability
.@SpaceX: Views from drone of Booster 7's static fire test
.@SpaceX: First static fire attempt of 33 Raptor engines on Booster 7
.@SpaceX: 33 Raptor engine static fire attempt soon
.@SpaceX: Starlink is now available in Iceland
Turkish Vice President: Bad weather prevented us from using helicopters in relief operations
.@SpaceX: A SpaceX Starlink está agora disponível em todo o Brasil, permitindo que os clientes solicitem o serviço em todo o país
1 year agoThe "Edge Autonomy" unmanned aerial vehicle production building caught fire in Mārupe. Eyewitness video shared on social media shows the building burning with open flames. A large rescue force is involved in the extinguishing. Residents are advised to stay away from smoke
.@SpaceX: Deployment of @Hispasat's Amazonas Nexus confirmed
.@SpaceX: Falcon 9's first stage has landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship
.@SpaceX: Watch Falcon 9 launch the @Hispasat Amazonas Nexus mission to orbit
.@SpaceX: Team completed vehicle checkouts, and we are now targeting 8:32 p.m. ET for tonight's launch of the @Hispasat Amazonas Nexus mission from SLC-40 in Florida; rocket, payload, and weather are looking good for liftoff
.@SpaceX: Falcon Heavy generates more than five million pounds of thrust at liftoff, equal to approximately eighteen 747 aircraft. As one of the world's most powerful operational rockets, Falcon Heavy can lift nearly 64 metric tons (141,000 lbs) to orbit
.@SpaceX: Falcon Heavy has completed five launches to-date, and could fly up to five missions this year
.@SpaceX: Five years ago today, Falcon Heavy flew for the first time
1 year agoSuspected Ukrainian Tu-141 Strizh drone crashed in Kaluga
1 year agoReports that a Boeing 737-300 (N619SW) has crashed during a fire fighting mission in southern Australia. The aircraft involved belong to Coulson Aviation and is 27 years old. According to media the pilots have been taken to hospital
