Comments on: July 10, 2025 Quick space links https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/july-10-2025-quick-space-links/ Sat, 12 Jul 2025 19:02:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jeff Wright https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/july-10-2025-quick-space-links/#comment-1607760 Sat, 12 Jul 2025 19:02:48 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=115485#comment-1607760 These images from Webb:
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-webb-telescope-reveals-shells-multiple.html

Real “shells” or an optical artifact. I believe the latter.

]]> By: Richard M https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/july-10-2025-quick-space-links/#comment-1607454 Fri, 11 Jul 2025 17:46:34 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=115485#comment-1607454 “Since Rocket Lab has been targeting its first Neutron launch for this year, this either means the schedule has been pushed back, or the company doesn’t expect to recover the rocket on the first launch.”

Your second option is, indeed, the right one! The first launch in the second half of 2025 will not attempt a landing. Instead, it will perform a “soft splashdown” in the ocean, according to SpaceNews.

https://spacenews.com/rocket-lab-reaffirms-2025-first-launch-of-neutron/

It appears they are aiming for attempting actual “landing” sometime next year.

]]> By: Andrew_W https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/july-10-2025-quick-space-links/#comment-1607375 Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:04:36 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=115485#comment-1607375 RocketLab will probably start off with return to launch site .

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