I recently found my phone can capture some pretty good shots of the night sky. I have dabbled with some setups at home but managed to get a good photo while camping this week since it was much darker.

iPhone 15 pro max with tripod and Bluetooth clicker. 30s exposure, with some adjustments to brightness and contrast to help define the fainter stars from the background wash.

The rocket – named Blacklift – is designed for reusability, leveraging an engine architecture with over a decade of development and proven flight heritage, enabling up to five BlueBird satellites per launch

Starting in late 2028, the use of the Blacklift rocket will complete AST SpaceMobile’s end-to-end vertical integration and ensure regular unconstrained access to orbit with most favorable owners’ economics in the industry

AST SpaceMobile will also continue to use external launch providers, with agreements now covering in total over 100 BlueBird satellites expected to be deployed cumulatively between 2027 and 2028

Jack Congram article: https://www.china-in-space.com/p/new-yaogan-satellite-trio-launched

NextSpaceflight page: https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/8450/

Tiled NavCam - NASA/JPL-Caltech

In late 2022, the three Carlisles founded Argo Space to build infrastructure in space. Their vision was not just in-space transportation but also removing the need to use propellants from Earth to move around the heavens. They chose water, which is potentially harvestable on the Moon and found all over the Solar System, as a means of propulsion.

The propulsion system is basically a small rocket that uses hydrogen and oxygen as propellants. However, instead of launching with separate tanks of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, Chiron starts with liquid water. In space, the vehicle uses solar power to split water into hydrogen and oxygen gases and burns them to generate thrust.

Jack Congram article: https://www.china-in-space.com/p/cas-space-delivers-qianfan-satellites

NextSpaceflight page: https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/8447/

Sucks to suck