BugWarp, 2 months ago to astrophotography

It's been a while since I've done some long exposure photography of satellites because it gets a little repetitive too fast. But yesterday I took this picture of the #Tiangong space station since the last time I did that the station was only the Tianhe module.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tiangong_space_station_as_seen_from_M.B_Gonnet_in_March_2024_-_BugWarp.jpg

#AstroPhotography

itnewsbot, 4 months ago to SpaceX

Rocket Report: A new estimate of Starship costs; Japan launches spy satellite - Enlarge / An H-IIA rocket lifts off with the IGS Optical-8 spy satellit... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1997065 #spacelaunchsystem #impulsespace #elonmusk #momentus #starship #tiangong #tianzhou #artemis #launch #spacex #space #japan #orbex #nasa

China says its space station—seen in new photos—is poised for growth (arstechnica.com)

Tiangong could now outlive the older, larger International Space Station.

itnewsbot, 6 months ago to space

For the first time, we’re seeing views of China’s entire space station - China's Tiangong s... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1986983 #humanspaceflight #spacestation #tiangong #space #china

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to SpaceX

Rocket Report: China launches 3-man crew; SpaceX adds to busy manifest - Enlarge / A Long March 2F rocket climbed into space Thursday with a thr... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1979086 #unitedlaunchalliance #rocketreport #arianespace #shenzhou #tiangong #ariane6 #falcon9 #launch #spacex #space #china #india #avio

GolansMom, 8 months ago to random

Greetings for the conference from the #ISS and from the Chinese space station #Tiangong for the #IAC2023
There are 10 people in orbit right now!.

spaceflight, 1 year ago to politics

#TheDiplomat 📆 January 19, 2022 The #politics of #fear 😱 sells. #SpaceAlarmism makes great #headlines 📰. #China’s 🇨🇳 #SpaceFunding has increased, their #SpaceProgram made significant advances. The China 🇨🇳 #SpaceRace narrative has helped to stoke #fears in #Washington. #Excluded from participation in the International #SpaceStation or #NASA’s #Artemis Accords, the #Chinese have had little choice but to develop their own #SpaceStation and #MoonBase 🌙 🌃. https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/the-china-us-space-race-is-a-myth

Pictures :
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lego_21309_NASA_Apollo_Saturn_V_(34431980112).jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Scream_by_Edvard_Munch,_1893_-_Nasjonalgalleriet.png
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Animated-Flag-China-2.gif

spaceflight, 1 year ago to space German

#scmp 📆 6 Sep, 2022 #China 🇨🇳 successfully tests #3Dprinted #rocket 🚀 engine with twice the thrust of the US 🇺🇸 competitor to be used in #NASA-led #Artemis missions https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3191579/complete-success-china-tests-powerful-rocket-engine-moon-landing

#NYT 📆 Dec. 2022 The #Pentagon predicted in August that #China 🇨🇳 would surpass #American 🇺🇸 capabilities in #space as soon as 📆 2045 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/12/science/china-space-moon-mars.html

Pictures :
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lego_21309_NASA_Apollo_Saturn_V_(34431980112).jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Scream_by_Edvard_Munch,_1893_-_Nasjonalgalleriet.png
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Animated-Flag-China-2.gif

#RocketScience #SpacePolitics #SpaceRace