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Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️<p>"White House budget seeks to end SLS, Orion, and Lunar Gateway programs" by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span> / <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@sciguyspace" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sciguyspace</span></a></span> - The high cost of <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLS</span></a> rockets, derided as the Senate Launch System and built under Cold War style cost-plus contracts, have always been a lightning rod for cancellation whenever the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> budget came under pressure. Unclear whether Artemis crew flights will end after Artemis 3 landing, or reorganize under the Artemis banner with commercial spacecraft. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/05/white-house-budget-seeks-to-end-sls-orion-and-lunar-gateway-programs/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/space/2025/05/</span><span class="invisible">white-house-budget-seeks-to-end-sls-orion-and-lunar-gateway-programs/</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Artemis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artemis</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a>🌒</p>
RTN<p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Reuters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reuters</span></a>:<br>"<br>Trump 2026 space budget would cancel NASA rocket, lunar station<br>"<br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/nasa-rocket-lunar-station-many-science-programs-face-cuts-trump-2026-budget-2025-05-02/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/business/aerospace</span><span class="invisible">-defense/nasa-rocket-lunar-station-many-science-programs-face-cuts-trump-2026-budget-2025-05-02/</span></a></p><p>2.5.2025</p><p>And it relies on space hardware that Trump's tech bros have promised, but which is not fully developed or does not even exist yet.</p><p>I thought I would see a human moon landing in my lifetime, but I have been convinced for some time that the Western world will not be able to achieve it "so quickly." </p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Artemis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artemis</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Mond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mond</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Mondlandung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mondlandung</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Raumfahrt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Raumfahrt</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLS</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SpaceFlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceFlight</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️<p>"ICPS-2: ULA-built upper stage for Artemis II delivered to NASA" by United Launch Alliance ULA - <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/ULA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ULA</span></a> delivered the upper stage rocket to <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> for stacking on the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLS</span></a> rocket for <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Artemis2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artemis2</span></a>. <a href="https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/icps-2-ula-built-upper-stage-for-artemis-ii-delivered-to-nasa" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/icps-2</span><span class="invisible">-ula-built-upper-stage-for-artemis-ii-delivered-to-nasa</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Artemis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artemis</span></a>🚀 <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>🇺🇸 <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a>🌔</p>
Revesdespace<p>🚀 L'assemblage du <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLS</span></a> d' <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Artemis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artemis</span></a> 2 continue avec un nouveau segment d'un booster à poudre<br>📷 NASA</p>
Spaceflight 🚀<p>The incoming Trump administration will certainly keep <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>'s goal of landing people on the Moon, but without the budgetary 💰 burden of the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLS</span></a> rocket. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/12/trumps-nominee-to-lead-nasa-favors-a-full-embrace-of-commercial-space" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/space/2024/12/</span><span class="invisible">trumps-nominee-to-lead-nasa-favors-a-full-embrace-of-commercial-space</span></a></p>
Spaceflight 🚀<p>It is not easy to turn a big <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bureaucracy</span></a>, and there will undoubtedly be friction and pain points. But the opportunity here is enticing: <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> should not be competing with things that private industry is already doing better, such as launching big rockets. Rather, it should find difficult research and development projects at the edge of the possible. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/12/how-did-the-ceo-of-an-online-payments-firm-become-the-nominee-to-lead-nasa" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/space/2024/12/</span><span class="invisible">how-did-the-ceo-of-an-online-payments-firm-become-the-nominee-to-lead-nasa</span></a></p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLS</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Artemis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artemis</span></a></p>
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️<p>"NASA Prepares for Artemis II Rocket Integration" by NASA Artemis Program - Stacking of <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Artemis2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artemis2</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLS</span></a> rocket about to begin, in preparation for first crewed lunar spaceflight since Apollo program ended. <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Orion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Orion</span></a> test flight will carry crew of 4 (🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇨🇦) around the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a> and back. <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/11/18/nasa-prepares-for-artemis-ii-rocket-integration/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/11</span><span class="invisible">/18/nasa-prepares-for-artemis-ii-rocket-integration/</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Artemis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artemis</span></a>🚀 <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>🇺🇸 <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a>🌖</p>
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Spaceflight 🚀<p>The <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chinese</span></a> 🇨🇳 <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceIndustry</span></a> recognizes that the future of spaceflight is fully reusable ♻️, and even its state enterprises are re-calibrating toward such an outcome.</p><p>By contrast, <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> 🇺🇸 policymakers seem determined to force <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> to continue building the ultra-expensive and expendable <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLS</span></a> rocket for decades. This consumes a NASA budget 💰 that could otherwise be directed toward the kind of technological advances that might keep the US civil <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceProgram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceProgram</span></a> ahead of <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/11/chinas-long-term-lunar-plans-now-depend-on-developing-its-own-starship/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/space/2024/11/</span><span class="invisible">chinas-long-term-lunar-plans-now-depend-on-developing-its-own-starship/</span></a></p>
Spaceflight 🚀<p>Nearly twice 📊 the funding it took to build the largest structure in the world, the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/BurjKhalifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BurjKhalifa</span></a>, which is seven times taller <a href="https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/nasas-second-large-launch-tower-has-gotten-stupidly-expensive/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/</span><span class="invisible">nasas-second-large-launch-tower-has-gotten-stupidly-expensive/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLS</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LaunchTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaunchTower</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Artemis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artemis</span></a></p>
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️<p>"NASA wants clarity on <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Orion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Orion</span></a> heat shield issue before stacking Artemis II rocket" by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span> / @StephenClark1 - <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Artemis2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artemis2</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLS</span></a> rocket stacking may be delayed to wait for decisions and work on crew capsule heat shield. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/nasa-wants-clarity-on-orion-heat-shield-issue-before-stacking-artemis-ii-rocket/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/</span><span class="invisible">nasa-wants-clarity-on-orion-heat-shield-issue-before-stacking-artemis-ii-rocket/</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Artemis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artemis</span></a>🚀 <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>🇺🇸 <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a>🌖</p>
Joseph<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/boeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boeing</span></a> once again showing that their quality control is horrendous. With over 24 CAR 2 quality control failures, boeings work on the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLS</span></a> should be put in question and their competency at handling something as technically challenging as the space launch system reviewed. Why bother anymore with a company willing to jeopardize future moon launches?</p><p><a href="https://spacenews.com/nasa-watchdog-finds-quality-control-problems-with-boeing-sls-work/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spacenews.com/nasa-watchdog-fi</span><span class="invisible">nds-quality-control-problems-with-boeing-sls-work/</span></a></p>
Spaceflight 🚀<p>📊 <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/ESA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ESA</span></a> 🇪🇺 and its member states forked over $4.4B 💰💰💰💰 to develop <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Ariane6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ariane6</span></a>. Customer launches are unlikely to pay back development costs any time soon.</p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> has invested over $5B 💰💰💰💰💰 in <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Starship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starship</span></a> 🚀 R&amp;D to date. Starship has proven its expendable capability, and the company is focusing on achieving full <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/reusability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reusability</span></a> ♻️. </p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> spent a dizzying $24B 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰 developing <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLS</span></a> <br><a href="https://payloadspace.com/rocket-development-costs-by-vehicle-payload-research" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">payloadspace.com/rocket-develo</span><span class="invisible">pment-costs-by-vehicle-payload-research</span></a></p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/DevelopmentCost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DevelopmentCost</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LaunchCost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaunchCost</span></a></p>
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️<p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLS</span></a> core stage for <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Artemis2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artemis2</span></a> lunar crew flight has completed its barge journey from New Orleans to Cape Canaveral/Kennedy Space Center (KSC), now in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/07/24/nasas-rocket-on-roll-core-stage-arrives-at-vehicle-assembly-building/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/07</span><span class="invisible">/24/nasas-rocket-on-roll-core-stage-arrives-at-vehicle-assembly-building/</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Artemis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artemis</span></a>🚀 <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>🇺🇸 <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a>🌖</p>
AkaSci 🛰️<p>The SLS core stage for the Artemis II mission is now safely inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's KSC in Florida.</p><p>It was rolled out of the Pegasus barge and rolled into the VAB this morning.</p><p>The Artemis II mission, with 4 astronauts, will perform a flyby of the Moon in Sep 2025.</p><p><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/07/24/nasas-rocket-on-roll-core-stage-arrives-at-vehicle-assembly-building/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/07</span><span class="invisible">/24/nasas-rocket-on-roll-core-stage-arrives-at-vehicle-assembly-building/</span></a><br>Image credit: NASA<br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLS</span></a><br>11/n</p>
AkaSci 🛰️<p>Bon Voyage Artemis II SLS core stage onboard the Pegasus barge.</p><p>See you soon at NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida.</p><p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/space-launch-system/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nasa.gov/humans-in-space/space</span><span class="invisible">-launch-system/</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Artemis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artemis</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLS</span></a><br>8/n</p>
AkaSci 🛰️<p>Here is a beautiful aerial pic of the NASA SLS core stage approaching the Pegasus barge.</p><p>And maps of the area in New Orleans, zooming out from the barge docking area.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLS</span></a><br>5/n</p>
AkaSci 🛰️<p>Here is a video showing the assembly of the core stage of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.</p><p>The 212-foot core stage was transported to the Pegasus barge this week. The barge will ferry the stage more than 900 miles to KSC in Florida, where engineers will prepare it in the Vehicle Assembly Building for attachment to other rocket and Orion spacecraft elements.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tdMaYXTo8U" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=-tdMaYXTo8</span><span class="invisible">U</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLS</span></a><br>4/n</p>
Spaceflight 🚀<p>Ariane 5 upper stages are located mainly in <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/GTO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GTO</span></a> &amp; just a small delta-v (1,6km/s) is left to reach the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a> 🌙. Since the debris 🗑️ is picked up in orbit, small propulsion units are sufficient for the remaining transport to the moon. More than 150 tons of <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/aluminum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aluminum</span></a> can be regained ♻️ from <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Ariane5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ariane5</span></a> upper stages alone. This saves more than €50 billions 💰 of tax money in transportation costs compared to <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLS</span></a> or <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Ariane6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ariane6</span></a> launchers. <a href="https://activities.esa.int/4000132842" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">activities.esa.int/4000132842</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/ESA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ESA</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceDebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceDebris</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Recycling</span></a></p>
Matija Nalis<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@65dBnoise" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>65dBnoise</span></a></span> I don't think anybody called NASA "boring". Slow compared to SpaceX, sure (<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLS</span></a>). My reference was to the fact that I don't wake up anymore in the middle of the night to watch EVERY Falcon9 launch -- because, at launches twice a week and no issues, those have lost much of their excitedness. And that is great - just not news! I certainly did cheering at <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> launch and EDL! But if <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> starts launching new Mars rovers on a weekly schedule, that will become "boring" too 😅</p>
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