Context of 2nd pic:Apollo 1 was a NASA test mission that ended in tragedy on January 27, 1967, when a fire broke out inside the spacecraft during a ground test. The three astronauts aboard—Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee—died because the fire spread rapidly in the pure-oxygen cabin. The accident led NASA to improve spacecraft safety before continuing future Apollo missions.... #nasa #universe #astronaut #moon #space

#esa #space #rocket #launch #ariane At 16:45 GMT/17:45 CET the first Ariane 6 rocket with four boosters lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 12 February 2026, taking 32 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit. This is Ariane 6’s most powerful version yet. The new three-stage European rocket can be adapted according to each mission with either two or four boosters as well as the length of the fairing – the nosecone that splits vertically in two. This launch was the sixth Ariane 6 flight,