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SpaceX's SN8 Starship test last month violated its FAA launch license, triggering an investigation and heaping extra regulatory scrutiny on future Starship tests. The FAA is taking extra steps to make sure SN9 is compliant.

First attempt at the Andromeda Galaxy

First full moon of 2021 taken from Uruguay. Wallpaper and complete version linked in the comments [OC]

First full moon of 2021 taken from Uruguay. Wallpaper and complete version linked in the comments [OC]

When the Senate approved SLS their requirements were so specific you’d think they were rocket engineers. They wanted 130 tons of lift with an upper stage, liquid fuel engines, solid rocket motor engines, Shuttle and Ares 1 tech reused. "It was like an aerospace industry wish list—because it was."

Rosette Nebula - SHO

Though we are not related, her mother was friends with my grandmother in the West Indies, with strongly resonant struggles and triumphs. Farewell to a force of nature unto herself — in person, on stage, and on the screen. Cicely Tyson, RIP (1924-2021) https://t.co/w1s7KhnTuI

Ready to #LaunchAmerica? NASA's @SpaceX Crew-2 mission is targeted for liftoff from @NASAKennedy no earlier than April 20. The four astronauts' stay on the @Space_Station is expected to overlap with Crew-1, scheduled to depart in late April or early May: https://t.co/xyklVE3PID https://t.co/JqGqHmKu6u

The Jellyfish Nebula

Helix Nebula (NGC 7293)

Excited for @NASAPersevere to land on Mars?! Keep that energy up & join our global @NASASocial where you can: 🌠 Connect with space enthusiasts 🤩 Go behind-the-scenes of @NASAJPL 👨‍🔬 Ask ?s to experts The #CountdownToMars is 20 days away. Sign up now: https://t.co/kMZJmFn6Pm https://t.co/Y6DoqFsWSm

Seen in a field of stars, the nebula ESO 455-10 dazzles in this #HubbleFriday image. Located in the constellation Scorpius, ESO 455-10 is distributing its elements into the interstellar medium, which will in time help to form the next generation of stars: https://t.co/1riLnka5Bz https://t.co/b8H0Lnex1r

The Expedition 64 crew will spend the weekend getting ready for Monday’s spacewalk. Meanwhile on Friday, there was also radiation, robotics and eye research. Read more... https://t.co/d3Co3PRk74 https://t.co/BFcN2vZBXl

NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than April 20 for the launch of Crew-2 with astronauts to the International Space Station

🧑🏻‍🚀🧑🏾‍🚀 From the first spacewalk of 2021 ... ... to live Story Time from Space for kids 📕 It was a busy week on orbit for our @NASA_Astronauts! Watch #SpaceToGround for your weekly @Space_Station update: https://t.co/jJgQO0qnCc https://t.co/XtXg7TjiQv