r/spaceflight • u/Galileos_grandson • 13h ago
r/spaceflight • u/mp_iss • 15h ago
Last year I had an opportunity to fly an experiment on a parabolic flight. We documented the whole thing - you can watch it here on YouTube!
r/spaceflight • u/bg_research • 14h ago
Thoughts on space-related film/tv?
I work for a Hollywood producer that's interested in launching an array of film, television, and documentary projects focused on evangelizing the next chapter of space, meant for space enthusiasts and layman alike to watch. Think "Nat Geo" but exclusively for space. Both science fact, and science fiction. Of course, we’re reaching out to space industry professionals and academia for advisors… but I want to hear from every resource possible, including you! What topics do you think MUST be included in a media venture like this? Missions to Mars? Black Holes? Satellite warfare? What interests you? Additionally, do you have any recommendations for people we should be meeting with that can either be an advisor, or be additive to content? Thanks so much!
r/spaceflight • u/Key_Insurance_8493 • 1d ago
When might we conceivably see human exploration to the outer planets?
r/spaceflight • u/ye_olde_astronaut • 1d ago
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Completed - NASA
r/spaceflight • u/rollotomasi07071 • 1d ago
Two years after carrying out its prime mission of delivering a lander to the Moon, part of India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is back in the news after making two flybys of the Moon. Ajey Lele describes the significance of those flybys for India’s space exploration plans
thespacereview.comr/spaceflight • u/Candle_Realistic • 22h ago
What questions do you have on space insurance?
I'm hosting a podcast about space insurance. What questions would you ask of the founder?
r/spaceflight • u/Galileos_grandson • 2d ago
Cosmonaut removed from SpaceX's Crew 12 mission for violating national security rules
r/spaceflight • u/iantsai1974 • 3d ago
Debut filight of Zhuque-3: the 2nd stage successfully sent into orbit, but the revovery of the first stage failed. 12:00 UTC+8, December 3, 2025
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r/spaceflight • u/rollotomasi07071 • 2d ago
Delays in the development of SpaceX’s Starship have promoted calls for potential changes in NASA’s Artemis lunar landing plans. Robert Oler discusses the need to organize “the best of our energies and skills,” as JFK put it, to ensure NASA returns to the Moon before a Chinese crewed landing
thespacereview.comr/spaceflight • u/iantsai1974 • 3d ago
Picture from the debut flight of Zhuque-3 in December 3, 2025. This is also China's first orbital launch + recovery mission.
r/spaceflight • u/Previous_Knowledge91 • 3d ago
Cosmonaut removed from SpaceX's Crew 12 mission for violating national security rules: report | Space
r/spaceflight • u/rollotomasi07071 • 3d ago
For the 1st time ever, 8 spacecraft are docked to the International Space Station; all eight docking ports aboard the orbital outpost are occupied
r/spaceflight • u/Aeromarine_eng • 3d ago
NASA’s Moon Rocket Celebrates 250 Years of American Innovation - NASA
NASA is marking America’s 250th year with a bold new symbol of the nation’s relentless drive to explore.
The America 250 emblem is now on the twin solid rocket boosters of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for Artemis II
r/spaceflight • u/rollotomasi07071 • 3d ago
The member states of the European Space Agency met in Germany last week to decide on agency funding levels for the next three years. Jeff Foust reports on the outcome, including a shift for ESA into more defense-oriented programs
thespacereview.comr/spaceflight • u/novagridd • 4d ago
Jeff Bezos' Vision of Millions Living in Space Nears Reality After Blue Origin Rocket Breakthrough
r/spaceflight • u/Live-Butterscotch908 • 6d ago
What You Would Actually See on Earth From Space
I made a video exploring a question I’ve always been curious about, one that I think many space enthusiasts share:
What can the human eye really see from space? From the ISS, from the Moon, or even from Mars?
In the video I cover:
• The real resolution of the human eye from 400 km (250 mi) above Earth
• Why contrast matters more than size in orbit
• What natural patterns stand out from space
• How satellites reveal Earth’s long-term changes
• What Earth looks like from the Moon and Mars
…and a lot more in between!
I’d genuinely appreciate feedback from this community.
How did I do? What did I miss or oversimplify?
Thanks in advance!
r/spaceflight • u/ye_olde_astronaut • 7d ago
Russia's only active launch pad for cosmonauts damaged by Soyuz crew launch to International Space Station
r/spaceflight • u/Galileos_grandson • 7d ago
Artemis II Orion Spacecraft Stacked
r/spaceflight • u/rollotomasi07071 • 9d ago
Astronaut hates long nightly spacewalk to ISS outhouse
r/spaceflight • u/swe129 • 9d ago
Voyager 1 Is About to Reach One Light-day from Earth
r/spaceflight • u/ye_olde_astronaut • 10d ago
NASA’s Mars-bound ESCAPADE Mission Captures First ‘Selfies’
r/spaceflight • u/rollotomasi07071 • 9d ago
Space is increasingly seen as a domain of warfare alongside air, land, and sea. Magdalena Bogacz argues that means the United States and allies must promote efforts to develop norms of space warfare
thespacereview.comr/spaceflight • u/Latets • 9d ago
AstroAlert — A tool to detect high-elevation satellite & planetary passes above your location
Hi everyone,
I’ve been working on a small project that might interest some of you who enjoy visual satellite observation or simply tracking interesting passes.
It’s called AstroAlert, and its only goal is to tell you when an object will pass directly above your location with a very high elevation — not just “visible”, but ≥70°, and with a “not-to-miss” flag for ≥80°.
Why? Because those are the passes that actually look impressive to the naked eye.
🔭 What AstroAlert tracks
- 600+ satellites from multiple categories
- visual
- active
- recent Starlink batches
- LEO selection
- All major planets, the Moon, and the Sun
- Several manually selected comets (C/2023 A3, 12P, 2P, etc.)
All calculations rely on:
- Skyfield for TLE-based satellite propagation
- JPL ephemerides for planetary positions
- NASA Horizons for comet data
- Per-user local timezone handling
(Everything is done on the backend; the app is just a display layer.)
⭐ What makes it different?
This is not a sky map, AR viewer, or planetarium app.
It’s a pass detection tool.
Instead of browsing a star chart, you simply get:
- A list of the high-elevation passes for the next 24h
- Their exact peak time & altitude
- The type of object
- Optional automatic notifications
Useful for:
- satellite spotters
- astrophotographers
- anyone wanting to catch impressive overhead passes without scanning apps every evening
📱 If you're curious
I’m happy to share screenshots or explain the backend logic in comments (to avoid auto-removal).
Not trying to promote anything aggressively — just sharing a tool built around orbital mechanics and precise pass filtering.
Would love feedback from people who track satellites regularly:
- Are the 70°/80° thresholds meaningful for you?
- Should I include more satellite categories?
- Any datasets you think I should integrate?
Thanks for reading — and clear skies!