Tag Archives: Space

Virgin Orbit – Start Me Up

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Ai Austin

Virgin Orbit’s “Start Me Up” Mission was an attempt at the first launch of an orbital vehicle from a UK spaceport. Unfortunately the Launcher One rocket’s second stage failed to reach the proper orbit. LiveStream and Replay

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HG Safari – 3rd Rock Grid – HAL 9000

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Ai Austin

The Hypergrid Safari Group met on 4th January 2023 to visit the 3rd Rock Grid’s “HAL 9000” 2001: A Space Odyssey themed region and audio-visual experience by Alia Soulstar who created all of the visual aspects of this build and … Continue reading →

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Artemis I

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Ai Austin

Artemis I launched at 06:47hrs UT on 16-Nov-2022 from Launch Pad Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. Artemis I – Website – https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1 Artemis I – Blog – https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/ Artemis I – Tracker – https://www.nasa.gov/specials/trackartemis/ … Continue reading →

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HG Safari – Silent Refueling

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Ai Austin

The Hypergrid Safari Group met on 16th March 2022 to visit Outworldz grid’s “Silent Refueling” grid by Fred Beckhusen (avatar: Ferd Frederix) with building support from “Joe Builder”. The grid can be accessed via http://www.outworldz.com:9000. “Silent Refueling” is a tribute … Continue reading →

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James Webb Space Telescope Live Watch Party in OpenSim

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Ai Austin

The live feed of NASA TV coverage of parts of the deployment James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) were relayed into OpenSimulator on the OSGrid Space City region at the campfire and media centre zone. Resources NASA Spacecraft Status: https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/ Live … Continue reading →

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Blue Origin First Human Flight

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Ai Austin

Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, Wally Funk, and Oliver Daemen have become the first humans to fly in Blue Origin’s New Shepard from the West Texas launch site. Funk, an 82-year-old aviation pioneer, became the oldest person to fly in space. … Continue reading →

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Virgin Galactic – Unity 22 Mission

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Ai Austin

On 11th July 2021 Virgin Galactic plans flew its first fully crewed mission in “VSS Unity” spaceplane launched from under the carrier aircraft “VMS Eve”. The crew included Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic. See this press release for … Continue reading →

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Virgin Orbit Launcher One

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Ai Austin

Virgin Orbit launched their first commercial orbital mission on 30th June 2021 following a successful orbital test mission in January 2021. The mission was called “Tubular Bells Pt. 1”.

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BIS Event – Ron Miller – Space Artist

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Ai Austin

Ron Miller gave a presentation at the British Interplanetary Society (BIS) online event on 19th May 2021 (web page). Ron Miller is an internationally acclaimed artist who is focussed on space themes. I have been a fan of his work … Continue reading →

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Blue Origin – First Seat

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Ai Austin

Blue Origin (blueorigin.com) is to auction the first seat on a crewed flight to space on the New Shepherd rocket and capsule planned tor 20th July 2021 with the proceeds of the auction being donated to the Club for the … Continue reading →

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