Isaiah Bishop

isaiahbishop.bsky.social

19 October 2026 05:37

right but we need non america company, with good coverage of the europe area. I also don't really know what their satellite comms are at for those purposes. there was some validation in 2024 for more static comms. I think in principle, it should work

Jonathan McDowell

planet4589.bsky.social

19 October 2026 05:29

Walking past the high bays at ESTEC. Last time I was here Rosetta was in the thermal vac chamber! It's been a while..

Jonathan McDowell

planet4589.bsky.social

19 October 2026 05:29

Did an interview at the ESA open day with @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social

Andrew Parsonson

andrewparsonson.bsky.social

19 October 2026 05:27

Yesterday, DLR successfully launched the suborbital MAPHEUS-17 mission from Esrange, carrying several small experiments and technology demonstrators.

Jonathan McDowell

planet4589.bsky.social

19 October 2026 05:26

Starting to kit out my office area. If only I knew where in the 1,170 boxes the box with the monitor cables is..