August 13, 2025 Quick space links
Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay. This post is also an open thread. I welcome my readers to post any comments or additional links relating to any space issues, even if unrelated to the links below.
- Stoke Space touts manufacturing progress for its Nova rocket, including engines, heat shield, and structural testing
Still no launch date announced.
- Blue Origin pitches a Mars telecommunications orbiter proposal for Mars Sample return
Yawn. This company sure pitches a lot of cool graphics, while launching almost nothing.
- On this day in 2005 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was launched
More than any other orbiter, images from MRO have proven that Mars is an icy world, not a dry desert.
Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay. This post is also an open thread. I welcome my readers to post any comments or additional links relating to any space issues, even if unrelated to the links below.
- Stoke Space touts manufacturing progress for its Nova rocket, including engines, heat shield, and structural testing
Still no launch date announced.
- Blue Origin pitches a Mars telecommunications orbiter proposal for Mars Sample return
Yawn. This company sure pitches a lot of cool graphics, while launching almost nothing.
- On this day in 2005 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was launched
More than any other orbiter, images from MRO have proven that Mars is an icy world, not a dry desert.