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The original was posted on /r/space by /u/astro_pettit on 2025-06-20 21:00:16+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/space by /u/Zhukov-74 on 2025-06-20 20:27:02+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/space by /u/ye_olde_astronaut on 2025-06-20 19:57:34+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/space by /u/mepper on 2025-06-20 15:21:08+00:00.

Original Title: The Rubin Observatory is throwing a big party to reveal its first pictures — and you’re invited | The first images and videos are due to be unveiled on Monday, during a “First Look” webcast that will be shared online and at more than 300 in-person watch parties across the globe

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The original was posted on /r/space by /u/hulk13 on 2025-06-20 14:38:49+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/space by /u/Doug24 on 2025-06-20 14:04:40+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/space by /u/Czarben on 2025-06-20 14:04:03+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/space by /u/eirexe on 2025-06-20 10:48:47+00:00.

Original Title: From the SpaceX website: "Initial analysis indicates the potential failure of a pressurized tank known as a COPV, or composite overwrapped pressure vessel, containing gaseous nitrogen in Starship’s nosecone area"

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The original was posted on /r/space by /u/table22 on 2025-06-20 02:00:26+00:00.

Good evening,

I used to use "Spot the Station" on my desktop all the time, but I cannot do that anymore as the website has been taken down. It was accurate, I could search by location, it would give me all of the chances to see the station over a two-week period, and it listed times, durations of visibility, direction, and position.

What websites do people use in its place? Are there any that are as good?

(I know there is an app, but I don't want to use that, and I want to be able to access the information from a browser.)

https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/

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The original was posted on /r/space by /u/helicopter-enjoyer on 2025-06-20 00:17:46+00:00.

Original Title: Artemis IX/SLS Block 2 booster update: “On June 26 at 1pm ET, we are static test firing the Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension solid rocket motor – the largest segmented solid rocket booster ever built.”

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The original was posted on /r/space by /u/whyisthesky on 2025-06-19 13:59:21+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/space by /u/refreshing_username on 2025-06-19 21:05:15+00:00.

There have been a lot of references to "failing fast."

Yes, you want to discover problems sooner rather than later. But the reason for that is keeping the cost of failures small, and accelerating learning cycles.

This means creating more opportunities to experience failure sooner.

Which means failing small before you get to the live test or launch pad and have a giant, costly failure.

And the main cost of the spectacular explosion isn't the material loss. It's the fact that they only uncovered one type of failure...thereby losing the opportunity to discover whatever other myriad of issues were going to cause non-catastrophic problems.

My guess/opinion? They're failing now on things that should have been sorted already. Perhaps they would benefit from more rigorous failure modeling and testing cycles.

This requires a certain type of leadership. People have to feel accountable yet also safe. Leadership has to make it clear that mistakes are learning opportunities and treat people accordingly.

I can't help but wonder if their leader is too focused on the next flashy demo and not enough on building enduring quality.

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The original was posted on /r/space by /u/Czarben on 2025-06-19 16:25:48+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/space by /u/burtzev on 2025-06-19 14:51:48+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/space by /u/Czarben on 2025-06-19 12:04:50+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/space by /u/malcolm58 on 2025-06-19 10:33:07+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/space by /u/Adeldor on 2025-06-19 13:17:41+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/space by /u/Durable_me on 2025-06-19 10:06:02+00:00.

Looks promising !

Now just wait and see if the image database will be public.

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The original was posted on /r/space by /u/The_Rise_Daily on 2025-06-18 10:47:55+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/space by /u/Shiny-Tie-126 on 2025-06-19 07:27:39+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/space by /u/MadeThisAccount4Qs on 2025-06-19 04:57:11+00:00.

This just happened, found a video of it exploding on youtube.

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The original was posted on /r/space by /u/Andromeda321 on 2025-06-19 00:05:31+00:00.

Original Title: Astronomer here! My first ever article for Scientific American magazine is out this month! All about how black holes shred stars and how we discovered that black holes "burp" after eating them, plus a black hole named Jetty McJetface!

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The original was posted on /r/space by /u/ye_olde_astronaut on 2025-06-18 15:55:05+00:00.