DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 15hMeanwhile, in the SR-71 rumor-mill... "Hey...pssst... you....yeah you....wake up.....did you hear that 844 is getting powered-up ?....so like we are next right ?....right ?" 😇 2171
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 22hDuring the IAC SpaceX had a presentation on Starlink and public ephemeris (location) data to help traffic coordination, (one could of course launch less crap but I digress..) it showed interesting on-orbit shots detailing some of the close approaches Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6gE... 0213
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 08/10/2026The ESTEC basement is(was) the best area to find "the good stuff" ;-) #V69 040
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 07/10/2026So we have a little bit of a timeline, NASA Admin visits SR-71 844 on January 25th. Checking our little Sentinel friends, it seems that 844 has been moved between 21 and 26th of February (!) so several months earlier then previously reported (May) 1140
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 07/10/2026Now I understand this pic from January of the NASA admin and SR-71 844 ;-) Source: images.nasa.gov/details/NHQ2... 1160
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 04/10/2026Well that was fun, can we get Malaysia back on the calendar please ? And well done Alonso #MalaysianGP #F1 #Sepang 0100
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 04/10/2026The crowd cheering the medical car doing a lap at a soaked track is epic already lol I'll be eating nasi goreng today in honor of the track being back :) #MalaysiaGP #F1 #Sepang 1110
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026Post script part 2: Just for fun, right next to this building, guess what ? NRO is building a new building, called WPF, or Western Processing Facility, for bigger (5 meter diameter) payloads To be continued ? 090
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026Natuurlijk respect voor beide, is goed en kan, en misschien heb ik een bias (Opa die van de trein is gesprongen en moest onderduiken) maar, voor mij, is het niet hetzelfde. 101
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026Ik begrijp je post, maar de vergelijking staat me een beetje tegen, iemand die tijdens de oorlog, in een bezet land, mensen hielp onderduiken en dit met een dood moest bekopen, en iemand die op een grasveldje zit, en na waarschijnlijk een "foei mag niet" en/of een nachtje in de cel weer thuis is... 100
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026Told you I didn't forget ;-) bsky.app/profile/dutc... 031
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026Post script: hat-tips to those who came before me, @aviationintel.bsky.social and @kennen11.bsky.social I'm glad I could at least provide the information of the current user after Shuttle www.twz.com/27506/vanden... www.thespacereview.com/article/4891/1 120
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026There is more detailed information, and although it is listed as public, I find plans related to electrical and security topics a lapse in OPSEC, so, as this is still an active classified facility, I will leave it at that, its a satellite processing facility used by the NRO... 170
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026Further digging into the public documents found another nugget, confirmation that this building is still active and was used to process a payload for the NRO, L-47, USA-281, a possible TOPAZ/FIA radar satellite 160
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026After finding the building name I started to find more information, including the link to the NRO, in 2017 the HVAC of the building was replaced/upgraded and an addition was built, not knowing the details, I previously reported on that addition on twitter some years ago. 120
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026As its hard to find more about a building if you don't know its name, I started there, I doubt it was still called OMCF, so I needed a map, luckily for me, hunters in the area needed good maps, and Vandenberg provided one ! so building 3000 it is 150
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026It took me a bit to find and prove this, so lets start with the basics, the location at Vandenberg, the building sits close to the south east end of the runway, mostly unchanged, until something changed around 2017, which is where my initial trail began... 140
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026Although the Space Shuttle usage at Vandenberg was cancelled, the building was pretty much ready, after cancellation however, the building was handed over to its current user at some point. The current user you ask ? after "some digging around" I found out it is the NRO... 140
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026So, part of my deep dive on X-37B facilities I looked at another building... Although this building doesn't seem to be related to X-37B ops, or at least its lacking evidence, the building has an interesting history, it is Vandenbergs version of the Space Shuttle OPF, aka OMCF 1211
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026In 2026 there are probably faster ways to simulate an SR-71, then again, there is the small matter of the actual SR-71 simulator sitting in Dallas... More on the mystery work apparently being doing on NASA SR-71 tail 844 www.twz.com/air/former-s... 1263
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026Yo FireFox, I've got 2 lines for you today: about:config browser.nova.enabled falsestatic.klipy.comRobert Downey Jr. Rolling EyesALT: Robert Downey Jr. Rolling Eyes 2191
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026FYI, the UN has been having "fun" some nice juicy ones in there :) 1320 1321 1321-ADD.1 1329 1334 1339 1347 documents.un.org 120
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026ideas.esa.int/core/servlet...ideas.esa.intSelf Registration 110
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026No I didnt forget, need a bit more time to write it up... 160
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026😇static.klipy.comBill Nelson MetronomeALT: Bill Nelson Metronome 010
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026So, Starship IFT-14: Impressive, yes, lots of pretty pics, check... Also: 2 engines out on the booster 1 engine out on Starship early de-orbit after just shy of 2 orbits instead of 6 So today its a nice non-reusable launcher for bigger starlinks, but fully & rapidly re-usable it aint just yet... 6397
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026I know the focus is on the "missing" SR-71... But if you want to do high-speed flight testing.... Someone did go check to see if these are still where they were left.... right ?! 👀 #X15 1211
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026Meanwhile, former X-33 LASRE Aerospike testbed carrier aircraft SR-71 tail 844 has gone "missing" from its display duties... www.twz.com/air/a-sr-71-... 1292
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026Erhmm, did a NASA U-2 fly the sidewinder/JEDI transition ? If so, please tell me someone recorded this ? 0150
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026Interesting research... www.fhr.fraunhofer.de/en/projects/... 0243
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DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026Part of my deep dive on X-37B facilities I looked at another building.. I had to do some due diligence... however later this week some more info on the topic of Vandenberg's version of the Space Shuttle OPF, aka OMCF The building still exists, has expanded, and has changed owner, a 3 letter owner 2303
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026Seems so, if its Philly TRACON that that whole area is borked... 020
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026Final note on the Astrotech PPF building, it seems it is being expanded with a new cleanroom, the topping-off was celebrated 2nd of September, you can see the Airlock used OTV-1 on the left. 0130
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026For OTV-3 and OTV-7 it is currently unknown which facility was used, although I would not be surprised if it was the same HPF building 1610, but that remains a guess as evidence is missing, also more recent images of this building are missing. 1110
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026For OTV-2 however, this is not the case, for whatever reason they switched from Astrotech to the (former ?) NASA Hazardous Processing Facility, aka building 1610, identification, again, was done by looking at other images, like this image KSC-08pd3500 of NOAA-N prime processing 190
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026Reason why i'm pretty sure, is there are several images of this same airlock where the location is mentioned, a good example is this image KSC-20250119-PH-ATR01_0542 of the PUNCH Satellites, notice the emergency exit door and the height indication (10) on the wall 1111
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026For OTV-1, after a bit of research and checking the only picture available, I'm pretty sure the building is the airlock of the Astrotech PPF, aka ASO building 1032 1101
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026The focus will be OTV-1 & OTV-2 as we have evidence available on those. After landing on runway 12 & runway processing, it is towed back to a processing facility. Now the reason for this thread, I wrongly assumed it is the same building it was towed into, except, it wasn't... 1131
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026So, a bit of a deep dive/thread on the X-37B processing after landing at Vandenberg. This is probably very boring and nerdy, so you have been warned :) Note: this is evidence based, using public sources, I'll indicate when I make educated guesses. 16314
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 16/09/2026It seems NASA's Guam Remote Station is back in action Source: www.nasa.gov/technology/s... 0200
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 16/09/2026And when I say full nerd, I do mean it... Building 1032, I'm coming for you ;-) (I'll do a thread, once i'm done digging...) 0101
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 16/09/2026Die doos was al een tijdje open, men zegt het nu alleen en plein public, verder weten we bar weinig over deze "wapens" de zin "on-orbit space control weapons" zegt niet heel veel. Een robot-arm aan boord van een satelliet kan handig zijn voor een reparatie, maar kan ook als wapen gebruikt worden... 000
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 16/09/2026NASA stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCpf...youtube.comProgress 96 Cargo Ship LaunchYouTube video by NASA 030
DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 16/09/2026On a hunch I checked and found something, so during my lunch break I will go full nerd on the X-37B processing flow at Vandy. Nobody will care, I know, however it adds a little puzzle piece to the conundrum which is the baby shuttle... 3422
