Colt Samuel

On 12/24/25, ISRO‘s LVM3 Launched The U.S-Built Bluebird Block-2 (Weighs ~6.1T), The Heaviest Satellite From Indian Soil, Into Low Earth Orbit (LEO). It Has A ~2,400 ft² Antenna (The Largest Commercial Communications Array In LEO) For Global 4G/5G Direct-To-Phone Broadband In Remote Areas Without Towers. ISS Remains The Heaviest Overall Satellite (~450T).

The Most Detailed Model Of Theia, A Mars-Sized Planet, Indicates It Formed Closer To The Sun Than Earth, Hitting Earth ~4.5Byrs Ago. The Debris Formed The Moon. Fe, Mo, Zr, O Isotope Data From Earth & Apollo Rocks Show Both Bodies Are Nearly Identical, Proving Theia Was Local. The Impact Mixed Both Worlds, & Added Metals To Earth’s Mantle.

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NASA’s Artemis II Launches In Feb 2026. 4 Astronauts, Led By Reid Wiseman, Will Orbit The Moon 10 Days In Integrity (No Landing; Only Testing Systems & Crew). This First Crewed Mission In 50 Yrs Includes Christina Koch (First Woman), Victor Glover (First Black Astronaut), & Jeremy Hansen (First Non-American), Advancing Goals For Moon Bases/Mars.

Shubhanshu Shukla Became The 1st Indian To Board The ISS Via Axiom-4, Which Launched On 6/26/25 With Astronauts From India, Poland & Hungary. Led By NASA Veteran Peggy Whitson, The 2-Wk Mission Includes 60 Experiments (7 By ISRO). Shukla Is India’s 2nd Man In Space, After Rakesh Sharma’s 1984 Soviet Mission. ISRO Paid $59M For His Seat & Training.

US Venus Aerospace Tested The World’s 1st RDRE, Hitting Mach 6 From Runways At Spaceport America, NM. Developed Since 1980s, Yet Unflown Until Now. RDREs Use Detonation For More Power/Less Fuel, Scalable For Defense/Commercial Use—LA–Tokyo In Under 2 Hrs! Pairs With Ramjet For Sustained Hypersonic Flight. Rivals: Hermeus, Castelion, Kratos.

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