![Comic: Rejected Space Mission Profiles. (1) Jupiter Rover [rover falling through clouds screaming AAAAA!] (2) Voyager 2 Orbiter [Small spacecraft orbiting the space probe] (3) Crewed Pluto Flyby [Spacecraft passing planets. Voice from inside says, “Uh, bye, I guess.”] (4) Neptune Core Return [Rocket pulling core out of planet which is dragging the surface of the planet with it.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreigccvesphlwvhdojrg2qsmyg5mjclyagu7bny2trktsjh4ajh6lwa)
October 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Launching on 19 October, JAXA's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission will attempt a world-first sample return from Mars’s moon Phobos. We're contributing deep-space communication technology and ground station support to help make the mission possible.
October 13, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Launching on 19 October, JAXA's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission will attempt a world-first sample return from Mars’s moon Phobos. We're contributing deep-space communication technology and ground station support to help make the mission possible.
UK takes on world-first mission to clear up space rubbish
UK takes on world-first mission to clear up space rubbish
UK takes on world-first mission to clear up space rubbish
news.sky.com
October 15, 2026 at 3:09 AM
UK takes on world-first mission to clear up space rubbish
A very jellyfish morning.
October 13, 2026 at 11:13 AM
A very jellyfish morning.
Rejected Space Mission Profiles
xkcd.com
October 13, 2026 at 12:58 PM
NASA’s treasure trove of images, audio, and video offers an unprecedented view inside a historic space mission. www.theverge.com/science/1009...
NASA dumped over 800GB of Artemis II data online
NASA’s treasure trove of images, audio, and video offers an unprecedented view inside a historic space mission.
www.theverge.com
October 11, 2026 at 3:37 PM
NASA’s treasure trove of images, audio, and video offers an unprecedented view inside a historic space mission. www.theverge.com/science/1009...
Density and Expando find some space suits waiting for them, assuming Watcher has plans for some kind of space mission. When they put them on however, they find the suits start filling up. Turns out they aren't so much space suits but...condom suits
For @raygunna956.bsky.social
For @raygunna956.bsky.social
October 13, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Density and Expando find some space suits waiting for them, assuming Watcher has plans for some kind of space mission. When they put them on however, they find the suits start filling up. Turns out they aren't so much space suits but...condom suits
For @raygunna956.bsky.social
For @raygunna956.bsky.social
The Juno lander was an ambitious but astronomically illiterate mission add-on
Rejected Space Mission Profiles
xkcd.com
October 14, 2026 at 9:48 AM
The Juno lander was an ambitious but astronomically illiterate mission add-on
xkcd.com/3310/
I am assuming that @markmarley.bsky.social was PI of the Neptune Core Return proposal.
I am assuming that @markmarley.bsky.social was PI of the Neptune Core Return proposal.
Rejected Space Mission Profiles
xkcd.com
October 13, 2026 at 3:44 AM
xkcd.com/3310/
I am assuming that @markmarley.bsky.social was PI of the Neptune Core Return proposal.
I am assuming that @markmarley.bsky.social was PI of the Neptune Core Return proposal.
Astronaut Eileen Collins was the first female Space Shuttle pilot. #WorldSpaceWeek🚀
She piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-63 (1995), a mission that included the first-ever rendezvous between a US Space Shuttle and the Russian space station Mir. #WomenInSTEM
She piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-63 (1995), a mission that included the first-ever rendezvous between a US Space Shuttle and the Russian space station Mir. #WomenInSTEM
October 10, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Astronaut Eileen Collins was the first female Space Shuttle pilot. #WorldSpaceWeek🚀
She piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-63 (1995), a mission that included the first-ever rendezvous between a US Space Shuttle and the Russian space station Mir. #WomenInSTEM
She piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-63 (1995), a mission that included the first-ever rendezvous between a US Space Shuttle and the Russian space station Mir. #WomenInSTEM
Sonic is going to space! In a project with 5 space organizations that include JAXA and NASA, Sonic will join a special mission to Phobos, one of Mars' moons, launching on 10/20! If successful, the spacecraft will send a test image of the Blue Blur back to Earth...a world's first!
October 10, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Sonic is going to space! In a project with 5 space organizations that include JAXA and NASA, Sonic will join a special mission to Phobos, one of Mars' moons, launching on 10/20! If successful, the spacecraft will send a test image of the Blue Blur back to Earth...a world's first!
1h sketch for @hauntedfurret.bsky.social !
Guess I got a new crewmate in my ship :P
#commission #furryart #plushie #moth
Guess I got a new crewmate in my ship :P
#commission #furryart #plushie #moth
October 14, 2026 at 2:11 PM
1h sketch for @hauntedfurret.bsky.social !
Guess I got a new crewmate in my ship :P
#commission #furryart #plushie #moth
Guess I got a new crewmate in my ship :P
#commission #furryart #plushie #moth
“Space is a beautiful adventure but no one goes to space alone. Space is tough, but also very uniting”
Following her first mission in space, @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot shares her first impressions after returning to Europe from the International Space Station. 👩🚀✨
#εpsilon
Following her first mission in space, @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot shares her first impressions after returning to Europe from the International Space Station. 👩🚀✨
#εpsilon
October 10, 2026 at 6:06 AM
the SpaceX baggies can’t explain how the rocket getting wet ruined it, but it’s totally going to survive 2 years in outer space for a Mars mission
October 13, 2026 at 10:15 PM
the SpaceX baggies can’t explain how the rocket getting wet ruined it, but it’s totally going to survive 2 years in outer space for a Mars mission
Ride along with Psyche at science.nasa.gov/mission/psyche
Europa Clipper at science.nasa.gov/mission/euro...
and track both flights across both time and space at eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-s...
Europa Clipper at science.nasa.gov/mission/euro...
and track both flights across both time and space at eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-s...
October 13, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Ride along with Psyche at science.nasa.gov/mission/psyche
Europa Clipper at science.nasa.gov/mission/euro...
and track both flights across both time and space at eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-s...
Europa Clipper at science.nasa.gov/mission/euro...
and track both flights across both time and space at eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-s...
11 October 2000: #NASA launched the 100th Space Shuttle mission (STS-92) using #Space Shuttle Discovery. #History #Exploration
October 11, 2026 at 11:34 AM
11 October 2000: #NASA launched the 100th Space Shuttle mission (STS-92) using #Space Shuttle Discovery. #History #Exploration
'Hello, Vancouver': Canadian astronaut shares view from space station over Lower Mainland
'Hello, Vancouver': Canadian astronaut shares view from space station over Lower Mainland
Joshua Kutryk is the mission specialist for SpaceX Crew-13 and will spend around six months on the International Space Station.
dlvr.it
October 14, 2026 at 12:47 AM
'Hello, Vancouver': Canadian astronaut shares view from space station over Lower Mainland
French astronaut Sophie Adenot went through 'all human emotions' during eight-month mission
French astronaut Sophie Adenot went through 'all human emotions' during eight-month mission
Adenot returned to Earth on Thursday after 235 days on the International Space Station, the longest uninterrupted orbital stay by a European astronaut.
www.lemonde.fr
October 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM
French astronaut Sophie Adenot went through 'all human emotions' during eight-month mission
'Hello, Vancouver': Canadian astronaut shares view from space station over Lower Mainland
'Hello, Vancouver': Canadian astronaut shares view from space station over Lower Mainland
Joshua Kutryk is the mission specialist for SpaceX Crew-13 and will spend around six months on the International Space Station.
dlvr.it
October 14, 2026 at 12:49 AM
'Hello, Vancouver': Canadian astronaut shares view from space station over Lower Mainland
📣 Launch announcement
The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission is set to launch on a H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center at 21:41 CEST on 19 October 2026 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
🔭 🧪
The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission is set to launch on a H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center at 21:41 CEST on 19 October 2026 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
🔭 🧪
October 13, 2026 at 12:02 PM
📣 Launch announcement
The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission is set to launch on a H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center at 21:41 CEST on 19 October 2026 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
🔭 🧪
The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission is set to launch on a H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center at 21:41 CEST on 19 October 2026 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
🔭 🧪
Plus d'infos :
www.esa.int/Space_Safety...
www.esa.int/Space_Safety...
Brake! Time for ESA’s Hera asteroid mission to go slow
Launched two years ago today, the European Space Agency’s Hera mission for planetary defence has been hurtling away from Earth ever since. The small-car-sized spacecraft is now preparing for its singl...
www.esa.int
October 14, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Plus d'infos :
www.esa.int/Space_Safety...
www.esa.int/Space_Safety...
SpaceX Launches 35th Resupply Mission to Space Station
NASA and SpaceX launched a resupply mission carrying over 6,300 pounds of cargo and the final solar arrays to the International Space Station.
#space #nasa
NASA and SpaceX launched a resupply mission carrying over 6,300 pounds of cargo and the final solar arrays to the International Space Station.
#space #nasa
SpaceX Launches 35th Resupply Mission to Space Station
NASA and SpaceX launched a resupply mission carrying over 6,300 pounds of cargo and the final solar arrays to the International Space Station.
techupscale.com
October 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
