Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 31/05/2025Siamo in mano ad un cialtrone pieno di sè. Pescara-Milano sulla carta 4h, nella pratica: in bocca al lupo. Che tristezza 010
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 31/05/2025Singolare nel senso che sono stati gli unici, di certo. Singolare nel senso che c'è qualcos'altro dietro, non saprei. L'Italia è pur sempre il paese del Moby Prince e del ponte Morandi, il paese della Uno Bianca e di Ustica. Tutto è possibile... 020
Reposted by Edoardo Giammarino | Space ReporterSpace Voyaging @spacevoyaging.com · 31/05/2025🌕 Sierra Space has been awarded a contract by NASA to explore how its LIFE inflatable habitat could be repurposed for staging, transport, and storage on the Moon. The study contract falls under NASA’s NextSTEP-2 Appendix R initiative. Read more: www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2025/05...spacevoyaging.comSierra Space Expands on Its new Lunar Contract for NASA | Space VoyagingSierra Space reveals details of its NASA lunar logistics contract, expanding its LIFE habitat technology from LEO to Moon missions under the Artemis program 022
Reposted by Edoardo Giammarino | Space ReporterSpace Voyaging @spacevoyaging.com · 30/05/2025The FAA is requiring an investigation for the SpaceX Starship Flight 9 mishap. This only applies to the Ship loss, the Super Heavy vehicle loss was under a test objective cover 143
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 29/05/2025ULA says that the launch of Kuiper 2 Mission for Project Kuiper, the second batch of production satellites for Amazon, on an Atlas V 551 rocket is planned for June 13, 2025, pending range approval. Liftoff scheduled for 2:29 p.m. EDT with a 30-min window, from SLC-41, Florida 043
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 15/05/2025The FAA approved license modifications for the SpaceX #Starship Flight 9 mission. However, SpaceX may not launch until the FAA either closes the Starship Flight 8 mishap investigation or makes a return to flight determination. The FAA is reviewing the mishap report #SpaceX submitted on May 14. 010
Reposted by Edoardo Giammarino | Space ReporterSpace Voyaging @spacevoyaging.com · 15/05/2025The FAA has just released the following statement about SpaceX's Starship Flight 9: 323
Reposted by Edoardo Giammarino | Space ReporterSpace Voyaging @spacevoyaging.com · 29/04/2025🚀 A Firefly's Alpha rocket launch from Vandenberg suffered a mishap during stage separation. 🛰️ The #FLTA006 mission was carrying Lockheed Martin's LM 400 tech demo satellite. As of now, it is unclear whether the payload has reached orbit. Read more: www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2025/04...spacevoyaging.comFirefly Alpha carrying Lockheed Martin Satellite suffered Stage Separation Mishap | Space VoyagingFirefly launched the Lockheed Martin's LM 400 tech demo abord its Alpha Rocket, however, a mishap during stage separation may have compromised the mission 022
Reposted by Edoardo Giammarino | Space ReporterSpace Voyaging @spacevoyaging.com · 29/04/2025🛰 ULA successfully launched the first batch of 27 satellites for Amazon's Kuiper commercial constellation. 🚀 The Atlas V 551 rocket lifted off from SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral, carrying the satellites to low Earth orbit. Read more: www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2025/04...spacevoyaging.comULA Launches The First Batch Of Kuiper For Amazon’s New Constellation | Space VoyagingToday, ULA's Atlas V rocket successfully launched the first batch of satellites for Amazon's new mega constellation for worldwide connectivity: Project Kuiper 032
Reposted by Edoardo Giammarino | Space ReporterSpace Voyaging @spacevoyaging.com · 29/04/2025🚀 Today, Arianespace successfully launched the #VV26 mission from French Guiana. 🌍 Vega-C carried ESA’s Earth Explorer #Biomass satellite, which will provide unprecedented insights into the world’s forests and their role in Earth’s carbon cycle. Read more: www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2025/04...spacevoyaging.comESA’s New Biomass Launched to Map Forests’ Carbon | Space VoyagingESA’s Biomass satellite launched from Kourou on the Vega-C VV26 mission to map forest carbon, strengthening Europe’s independent access to space with Avio 032
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 04/04/2025The US Space Force has awarded the NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 contract to SpaceX for $5.9B, United Launch Alliance for $5.3B, and Blue Origin for $2.3B: www.defense.gov/News/Contrac...defense.gov 022
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 02/04/2025ULA's launch of Kuiper 1, the first production satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper, with an Atlas V 551 rocket, is planned for April 9, 2025. The launch is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. EDT at the opening of a three-hour window, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fl 012
Reposted by Edoardo Giammarino | Space ReporterSpace Voyaging @spacevoyaging.com · 01/04/2025🚀 Last night, #SpaceX launched #Fram2, the first human spaceflight into polar orbit. 🌎 The planned three-to-five-day private mission will support polar and space environment studies, advance long-duration spaceflight and human health research. Read more: www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2025/04...spacevoyaging.comFram2 Launched into Polar Orbit for a New Worldview | Space VoyagingSpaceX launched Fram2, the first private human spaceflight over Earth's poles, carrying a four-person crew for scientific research and educational outreach 033
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 31/03/2025SpaceX is very likely to share more about the flight and the investigation on its website. We hope that it will include some statements to address this topic 000
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 31/03/2025The FAA closes the investigation on #Starship Flight 7: 141
Reposted by Edoardo Giammarino | Space ReporterSpace Voyaging @spacevoyaging.com · 28/03/2025🚀 The US Space Force has selected @rocketlabusa.com and Stoke Space to participate in the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 program. The IDIQ contract has a maximum value of $5.6 billion, with an ordering period until 2029. Read more: www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2025/03...spacevoyaging.comUS Space Force selects Rocket Lab and Stoke for National Security Space Launches | Space VoyagingThe United States Space Force (USSF) has added Rocket Lab and Stoke Space to the competition for launch contracts under the NSSL Phase Line 1 062
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 20/03/2025Let's be clear: it's great that RL is really pushing towards reusability... It's also important to remember that someone pushed for that first, against the whole industry. I don't want to mix politics and technology, but despite what you (and me) think about Elon Musk now, kudos for what he did... 000
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 20/03/2025"If a plane doesn't throw away its doors to deliver cargo, why should our rocket?" says Rocket Lab on X today. Interesting because, reading feels like 2016 again, with a certain CEO of a certain company trying to pursue fairing recovery (and reuse) while getting mocked by everyone... 100
Reposted by Edoardo Giammarino | Space ReporterSpace Voyaging @spacevoyaging.com · 18/03/2025🧑🚀 After much controversy, SpaceX's #Crew9 mission safely splashed down off the coast of Florida. The Crew Dragon capsule is carrying NASA's astronauts Nich Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Willmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov. Read more: www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2025/03...spacevoyaging.comCrew-9 is Back on Earth, Ending an Eventful Mission | Space VoyagingSpaceX's Crew-9 Dragon capsule safely splashed down off the coast of Florida carrying Willmore and Williams after a long and controversial mission 022
Reposted by Edoardo Giammarino | Space ReporterSpace Voyaging @spacevoyaging.com · 19/03/2025🌌 Among the most notable #Euclid results is a classification survey that has cataloged over 380,000 galaxies and identified 500 gravitational lens candidates, leveraging a combination of artificial intelligence and citizen science contributions. 📸Credits: ESA 041
Reposted by Edoardo Giammarino | Space ReporterSpace Voyaging @spacevoyaging.com · 19/03/2025🚨 @esa.int's Euclid mission released its first major batch of survey data, including a preview of Euclid’s deep fields. This data release consists of three large mosaics that contain 26 million galaxies, some as far as 10.5 billion light-years away. Read more: www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2025/03...spacevoyaging.comESA Euclid Mission Unveils First Deep Field Data | Space VoyagingESA Euclid first deep field data reveals millions of galaxies, mapping the cosmic web, advancing understanding of dark matter, dark energy, and galaxy evolution 132
Reposted by Edoardo Giammarino | Space ReporterSpace Voyaging @spacevoyaging.com · 07/03/2025Intuitive Machines confirmed today, in a press release, that #Athena landed 250 meters from the planned landing site in a crater. The lander is on its side, and the solar panels are not charging the batteries. The mission is thus concluded, and teams are analysing all collected data. 143
Reposted by Edoardo Giammarino | Space ReporterSpace Voyaging @spacevoyaging.com · 07/03/2025🚀 SpaceX launched the height #Starship flight test, and it hasn't gone as planned with the second consecutive losses of the upper stage early in the flight. However, the tower catch maneuver was successfully validated again. An analysis of what happened: www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2025/03...spacevoyaging.com 022
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 07/03/2025A sentence that started as a joke and is now a trademark of the company 010
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 07/03/2025Official SpaceX words: "The vehicle experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly and contact was lost. Our team immediately began coordination with safety officials to implement pre-planned contingency responses. We will review the data from today's flight test to better understand root cause" 032
Reposted by Edoardo Giammarino | Space ReporterSpace Voyaging @spacevoyaging.com · 06/03/2025🚀 Today Arianespace launched the first Ariane 6 commercial mission carrying the CSO-3 Earth Observation satellite for French government. 🛰️The Composante Spatiale Optique constellation provides high-quality optical imagery for France's defense needs. Read more: www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2025/03...spacevoyaging.comAriane 6 Launches CSO-3 Supporting France’s Defense Earth Observation | Space VoyagingDespite delays, today Arianespace's Ariane 6 successfully launched the French CSO-3 observation satellite, marking an important step for European sovereignity 042
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 02/03/2025If any Rocket Lab investor is following me and is willing to talk with me for a story, please contact me here or write to me at edoardo.giammarino@spacevoyaging.com If you wish to contact me anonymously, write to me at edoardo.sv@protonmail.com 010
Reposted by Edoardo Giammarino | Space ReporterSpace Voyaging @spacevoyaging.com · 02/03/2025🛰️ Yesterday, NASA's Europa Clipper probe conducted a gravity assist around Mars, reaching a minimum distance of 884 kilometers from the Red Planet’s surface. During the close flyby, the spacecraft tested some of its important scientific instruments. Read more: www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2025/03...spacevoyaging.comEuropa Clipper swings by Mars on its Long Journey to Jupiter | Space VoyagingThe Europa Clipper spacecraft passed near the Red Planet to change its orbit. The NASA probe tested two of its nine fundamental scientific instruments 184
Reposted by Edoardo Giammarino | Space ReporterSpace Voyaging @spacevoyaging.com · 02/03/2025🌕 This morning, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 softly touched down on the surface of the #Moon, carrying 10 scientific payloads for #NASA. On its first attempt, Firefly became the first company to complete a fully successful lunar landing. Read more: www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2025/03...spacevoyaging.comBlue Ghost Completes Historic Landing on the Moon | Space VoyagingToday, Firefly became the first private company to soft land on the Moon thanks to Blue Ghost successful historic touch down 062
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 28/02/2025And about the flight: "Flight 8 mission profile involves launch of the Starship/Super Heavy vehicle from Boca Chica, a return to the launch site of the Super Heavy booster for a catch attempt by the launch tower, and a water landing of the Starship vehicle in the Indian Ocean west of Australia." 112
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 28/02/2025More: "The FAA issued a license modification authorizing the SpaceX Starship Flight 8 launch. The FAA determined SpaceX met all safety, environmental and other licensing requirements for the suborbital test flight." 111
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 28/02/2025From the FAA: "After completing the required and comprehensive safety review, the FAA determined the SpaceX Starship vehicle can return to flight operations while the investigation into the Jan. 16 Starship Flight 7 mishap remains open. The FAA is overseeing the SpaceX-led investigation." 123
Reposted by Edoardo Giammarino | Space ReporterSpace Voyaging @spacevoyaging.com · 27/02/2025📸 Stunning photo of Earth from the Athena lunar lander on its way to the Moon. Behind is visible the Falcon 9 upper stage and some payloads deployed. Intuitive Machines is targeting a lunar landing opportunity on March 6. 185
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 27/02/2025Katy Perry is flying on Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-31 Mission. She joins Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Gayle King, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez. 044
Reposted by Edoardo Giammarino | Space ReporterSpace Voyaging @spacevoyaging.com · 27/02/2025🚀 Last night, #SpaceX successfully launched Intuitive Machines' second mission towards the Moon. 🌕 The Nova-C lander is carrying a bunch of important payloads, including the Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment 1 (PRIME-1), as part of NASA's CLPS. Read more: www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2025/02...spacevoyaging.com 032
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 24/02/2025SpaceX closes the investigation into Starship Flight 7 failure and eyes February 28th for next launch. Article ⬇️ 011
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 21/02/2025The mission will conduct a 5yrs baseline survey to identify at least 2/3 of undiscovered NEO exceeding 140m in diameter. Using dual heat-sensitive infrared imaging, will provide more precise NEO size measurements and gather data on their composition, shape, rotation, and orbital characteristics 010
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 21/02/2025NASA has selected SpaceX's Falcon 9 to launch the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission, which will detect and observe asteroids and comets that could potentially pose an impact threat to Earth. The firm fixed price is ~$100 mln, which includes launch service and other mission related costs 131
Reposted by Edoardo Giammarino | Space ReporterSpace Voyaging @spacevoyaging.com · 21/02/2025🚀 Isar Aerospace completed all static fire tests of Spectrum's first and second stages, qualifying the vehicle for its maiden launch. The company is now waiting for approval and licensing from the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Read more: www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2025/02...spacevoyaging.comIsar Completes Final Static Fire Test Ahead of Spectrum Maiden Launch | Space VoyagingIsar Aerospace is now ready to launch for the first timeits Spectrum rocket, pending licensing from Norwegian authorities 063
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 18/02/2025This was an interesting one to write 010
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 18/02/2025After reports of Blue Ghost missing the LOI2 burn, which per FCC filings should've been completed around Feb. 17 at 09:09 UTC, Firefly confirms that they delayed the burn 24h. "LOI2 is not a time critical burn. We delayed it 24 hours so that our team has more time to plan the maneuver." 042
Reposted by Edoardo Giammarino | Space ReporterSpace Voyaging @spacevoyaging.com · 12/02/2025✈️ With the second and last test flight of the XB-1 aircraft, Boom demonstrated supersonic commercial flight without an audible sonic boom. Now the company will focus on the development of Overture, the potential successor of the iconic #Concorde. Read more: www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2025/02...spacevoyaging.comBoom Supersonic Demonstrates Boomless Flight | Space VoyagingBoom Supersonic XB-1 aircraft completed its second and last supersonic flight test, demonstrating the potential for faster travel without an audible sonic boom 022
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 11/02/2025From Vast: "Haven-1 primary structure qualification article at Vast’s Mojave test site, with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lighting up the evening sky—Haven-1’s future ride." Wow... 041
Reposted by Edoardo Giammarino | Space ReporterSpace Voyaging @spacevoyaging.com · 11/02/2025🚀 Today, CASC carried out the inaugural flight of the Long March 8A rocket from Wenchang, marking #China's seventh orbital launch of 2025. 🛰️ The mission deployed a second batch of 10 satellites for the future SatNet LEO (Guowang) constellation. Read more: www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2025/02...spacevoyaging.comSuccessful Inaugural Launch of China’s new Long March 8A rocket | Space VoyagingChina's new Long March 8A rocket successfully completes its maiden flight launching SatNet LEO satellites in the country's 7th orbital mission of 2025 053
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 10/02/2025Of course we are talking about Falcon 9... Whoops 011
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 10/02/2025The selection is part of NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract. This allows the agency to make fixed-price indef-delivery/indef-quantity awards during VADR’s five-year ordering period, with a max total value of $300 million across all contracts 140
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 10/02/2025NASA has selected SpaceX to provide the launch service for the agency’s Pandora mission, which will study at least 20 known exoplanets and their host stars to find out how changes in stars affect our observations of exoplanet atmospheres 145
Reposted by Edoardo Giammarino | Space ReporterSpace Voyaging @spacevoyaging.com · 10/02/2025🤝 US company Momentus Inc. has secured an expansion of contract from DARPA agency that will support an in-orbit demonstration of large-scale structure assembly. 🛰️ The mission is set to launch in 2026 aboard a SpaceX Transporter rideshare mission. Read more: www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2025/02...spacevoyaging.comMomentus Expands Defense Department Contract for In-Space Assembly Demonstration | Space VoyagingMomentus secures expanded DARPA contract for in-space assembly demo, launching in 2026 to validate orbital manufacturing technologies 022
Reposted by Edoardo Giammarino | Space ReporterSpace Voyaging @spacevoyaging.com · 10/02/2025🔭 Today, @esa.int shared a major discovery made by the European #Euclid telescope: a stunning Einstein Ring around Galaxy NGC 6505. 🌌 The rare phenomenon is made up of light, distorted by gravity, from a bright galaxy 4.42 billion light-years away. Read more: www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2025/02...spacevoyaging.comEuclid Telescope Captures new Einstein Ring around a Galaxy | Space VoyagingESA's space mission Euclid made a great discovery in a well-known Galaxy. The telescope captured an Einstein ring, a rare and fascinating phenomenon 053
Edoardo Giammarino | Space Reporter @edoardo.spacevoyaging.com · 09/02/2025No news from the FAA, in the meantime... 010