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@SpaceX Targeting Monday, March 31 for Falcon 9 to launch Dragon and the Fram2’ Fram2 mission to orbit
The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously flew Crew-1 to and from the International Space Station, Inspiration4, the first all-civilian mission to orbit, and Polaris Dawn, the first commercial mission to conduct an extravehicular activity from Dragon. This will be the sixth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-9, RRT-1, Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1, and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean
During their multi-day mission, Dragon and the crew will explore Earth from a polar orbit and fly over Earth’s polar regions for the first time. They will also conduct 22 research studies designed to help advance humanity’s capabilities for long-duration space exploration and understanding of human health in space. Throughout Fram2’s time on-orbit, the crew are planning to take the first x-ray in space, perform exercise studies to maintain muscle and skeletal mass, and grow mushrooms in microgravity. Additionally, after safely returning to Earth, the crew plans to exit from the Dragon spacecraft without additional medical and operational assistance, helping researchers characterize the ability of astronauts to perform unassisted functional tasks after short and long durations in space

@blueorigin New Shepard’s crewed NS-31 mission is targeting liftoff from Launch Site One on April 14, with the launch window opening at 8:30 a.m. CDT / 13:30 UTC

@Firefly_Space FLTA006 update: the Alpha team is still working with the range to determine our next launch window for Message in a Booster. We've been up against unfavorable wind conditions that exceed safety limits for some critical assets within Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB). More to come soon. In the meantime, our Alpha rocket and Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 tech demo satellite remain ready for liftoff!

@NASASpaceOps Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station (ISS). NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than Monday, April 21, to launch the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. This launch is the 32nd SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the orbital laboratory for the agency

@ESA_EO 📷📷📷 • Countdown begins for Arianespace's upcoming launch! VV26
➡️ On April 29, 2025, Arianespace will launch Biomass, the European Space Agency’s Earth Explorer satellite with a Vega C rocket
➡️ The Biomass mission is designed to deliver crucial information about the state of our forests and how they are changing, and to further our knowledge of the role forests play in the Earth’s carbon cycle

@DawnAerospace 🎉 🛫 First Mk-II Aurora contract in the bag! 🛫 🎉 We are excited to announce our partnership with Scout Space for a first-of-its-kind tactically responsive VLEO space domain awareness capability!
This will be the first of many commercial applications for the Mk-II Aurora. A technology demonstration flight is planned for November of this year from the Tāwhaki National Aerospace Centre

@NASA NASA's ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission is now targeting a launch in 2025. ESCAPADE's two satellites will investigate how solar wind interacts with the magnetic environment of Mars

@isro Mission Gaganyaan: ISRO to commence unmanned flight tests for the Gaganyaan mission. Preparations for the Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1), which demonstrates the performance of the Crew Escape System, are underway

@ulalaunch Vulcan Rocket is getting ready to serve the nation! The USSF-106 launch campaign for our third Vulcan mission — and first for United States Space Force (USSF) and United Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) — begins today with the start of stacking operations at the Vertical Integration Facility-G

@NASASun Just in! 🆕 The twin spacecraft for NASA’s TRACERS mission have been completed. Scheduled to launch in 2025, TRACERS will study solar wind at Earth's magnetosphere and how magnetic reconnection can shoot solar wind particles into our atmosphere

@NASA NASA and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s NISAR mission, set to launch in early 2025, will help us understand changes in Earth's surface, including phenomena such as quakes, volcanoes and landslides

@ulalaunch We have been working closely with our current Vulcan Rocket Cert-2 customer, Sierra Space, and while ULA will be ready to fly, Sierra Space has shared that they are making excellent progress with Dream Chaser but have schedule risk to fly by that time. We are working with Sierra Space to identify the next available launch date

@QPS_Inc 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 🚀🚀🚀 We have signed a new launch contract for four additional satellites! A total of eight QPS-SARs will be launched aboard Electron in the future, with the first launch scheduled as early as next month in March. We will inform you of the individual launch schedules in due course ✨

@Firefly_Space Our first Elytra mission is set to launch aboard Alpha in 2024! As the first of many missions utilizing multiple Firefly vehicles, this demonstration will lay the groundwork for Firefly’s end-to-end mission solutions with rapid launch, deployment, and on-orbit services
This is also our second responsive space mission, deploying on-orbit payloads at a time and place of our customers’ choosing in support of Xtenti follow-on study contract with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), this mission will demonstrate a rapid payload reconfiguration prior to launching on Alpha and utilizing Elytra to deploy multiple satellites at a time and place of the NRO's choosing

@NASASpaceOps With Axiom Mission 3 scheduled to liftoff from Florida no earlier than January 2024, NASA, Axiom Space, & SpaceX teams are now targeting no earlier than October 2024 to launch Axiom Mission 4 to the International Space Station (ISS)

@RocketLab We’re proud to be selected by United Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) to partner on the VICTUS HAZE Tactically Responsive Space Mission. Combining our launch and space systems capabilities as an integrated solution, the mission will see us design and build a spacecraft, before launching it with just 24 hours’ notice

@RocketLab Neutron’s launch site is taking shape. While we’re gearing up for the next Electron launch from NASA Wallops Flight Facility in the coming days, here’s what the Neutron team have been up to on the new pad right next door.
Neutron's water tower has arrived at LC-3! The 283 ft / 86 m tall tower has a 200,000-gallon capacity to feed Neutron’s deluge system which protects the pad from the intense heat and vibration from the Archimedes engines on lift-off.
Concrete is flowing fast on the launch mount, a dedicated new pad for Neutron designed to enable rapid turnaround between missions.
Just a 5-minute drive from the pad, the Neutron Integration Facility is under construction. It’s from this facility that completed Neutron rockets will roll out to the pad before taking to the skies

@Skyrora_Ltd Today marks 2 years since #Skyrora completed the static fire test of the second stage of our orbital #SkyroraXL vehicle! We look forward to testing the first stage soon, which features 9 of our 3D printed 70 kN engines for optimal thrust 💥

@rfa_space On Monday evening, RFA conducted a hot fire of its first stage at their launch site at SaxaVord Spaceport. This resulted in an anomaly that led to the loss of the stage. No one was injured in the process. The launch pad has been saved and is secured, the situation is under control, and any immediate danger has been mitigated. We are now working closely with SaxaVord Spaceport and the authorities to gather data and info to eventually resolve what happened. We will take our time to analyze and assess the situation. We develop iteratively with an emphasis on real testing. This is part of our philosophy and we were aware of the higher risks attached to this approach. Our goal is to return to regular operations as soon as possible. We will keep you updated on our channels. Until then we kindly ask for your patience

@istellartech_en We're honored to announce IST's selection for Japan's Government-backed Small Business Program, celebrating tech startups' potential. We join four companies in space transport sector, working to enhance Japan's space capabilities globally

@Astra A Rocket 4 first stage tank returns to the factory after passing qualification testing. This qualification confirms that the primary structure of Rocket 4 can withstand stress and loads far beyond those seen in flight and is a major milestone in the overall launch system design

@Commercial_Crew NASA, @Boeing, and SpaceX are preparing for a busy year ahead. Here's what's coming up ⤵️ ➡️ Crew-10, NET Feb. 2025 ➡️ Crew-11, NET July 2025 - Starliner, looking at windows of opportunity for a potential 2025 flight pending certification and operational readiness

@ESA_EO A very dazzling Copernicus Sentinel-4 spectrometer prior to integration on MTG-S1 😍 Sentinel-4 will deliver hourly high-resolution measurements of trace gases such as nitrogen dioxide, ozone, sulphur dioxide and formaldehyde, as well as aerosol

@Arianespace Today, we are proud to announce that we have signed a launch contract with KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) for the Earth observation 🛰 Kompsat-6. The satellite will be delivered to orbit by Vega-C as early as December 2024. 🚀

@AirbusSpace First Sentinel-5 instrument set to watch over our planet! 🧩 An Airbus-built instrument is one step closer to helping improve monitoring of air quality, changes in the ozone layer, and emissions from wildfires on board the second generation weather satellites MetOp. ☁️ The Airbus-built UVNS (Ultraviolet Visible Near-infrared Short-wave infrared Spectrometer) instrument has just been successfully completed, signed off by our ESA customer and is now ready for integration on the MetOp-SG A 🛰️

@Firefly_Space The Firefly crew completed our 1st Miranda hot fire! 7 of these 230,000 lbf engines will power the 1st stage of Northrop Grumman Space Systems's Antares 330 & the Medium Launch Vehicle we're developing together. More to come as we work towards a full-duration hot fire

@vast Announcing the Haven-1 and Vast-1 missions to low-Earth orbit. Launched by SpaceX, Haven-1 is scheduled to be the world’s first commercial space station and will be visited by a crew of four aboard a Dragon spacecraft during Vast-1

@QPS_Inc 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 🚀🚀🚀 We have signed a new launch contract for four additional satellites! A total of eight QPS-SARs will be launched aboard Electron in the future, with the first launch scheduled as early as next month in March. We will inform you of the individual launch schedules in due course ✨

@NASA_LSP 🚀 LAUNCH UPDATE NASA is now targeting NET September 2025 for the launch of IMAP from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. IMAP will study the heliosphere, a sort of magnetic bubble surrounding and protecting our solar system

@astrobotic Breaking news! Our Griffin lander will deliver AstroLab's FLIP rover to the Nobile Region of the lunar south pole as part of Griffin Mission One. Welcome to the mission, FLIP! 🚀🌕

@QPS_Inc 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 🚀🚀🚀 We have signed a new launch contract for four additional satellites! A total of eight QPS-SARs will be launched aboard Electron in the future, with the first launch scheduled as early as next month in March. We will inform you of the individual launch schedules in due course ✨

@Int_Machines As part of NASA's Artemis lunar exploration efforts we will be investigating lunar swirls as we suspect they may help shield future Artemis astronauts from the intense radiation on the Moon. IM-3 will complete complex lunar operations, including investigating the Reiner Gamma swirl

@RocketLab LOXSAT is an incredibly exciting and ambitious mission. Electron and Photon will conduct a flight demonstration of a complete cryogenic fluid management system in orbit for NASA and Eta Space - essentially building, launching, and testing a cryogenic fuel depot in space!

@QPS_Inc 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 🚀🚀🚀 We have signed a new launch contract for four additional satellites! A total of eight QPS-SARs will be launched aboard Electron in the future, with the first launch scheduled as early as next month in March. We will inform you of the individual launch schedules in due course ✨

@HTVX_JAXA A deployment test of the solar array paddle for HTV-X1 was conducted! The KOUNOTORI had solar cells attached to the entire fuselage, but the HTV-X uses deployable solar cell paddles 🐥 While consolidating the power generation function into the service module, a large power generation area is secured

@ESA_EO 5⃣ more Copernicus Sentinel satellites now have a ticket to space 🚀 A contract signed today between ESA & Arianespace has ensured rides into orbit for Sentinel-1D, Sentinel-2C, Sentinel-3C, the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide-A & -B satellites

@Commercial_Crew NASA’s Boeing Starliner-1: NET Summer 2024

@NASA_LSP 🚀🛰 NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the Sentinel-6B mission which will continue the long-term global sea level data record begun in 1992. It will join its twin satellite Sentinel-6 MF in Seeing The Seas!

@QPS_Inc 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 🚀🚀🚀 We have signed a new launch contract for four additional satellites! A total of eight QPS-SARs will be launched aboard Electron in the future, with the first launch scheduled as early as next month in March. We will inform you of the individual launch schedules in due course ✨

@Arianespace We are proud to announce at SAT Show a new contract signed with the Italian government for the deployment of the IRIDE Earth observation constellation with 3 Vega-C launches to be scheduled from end of 2025 onwards!

@Astra Astra announces launch task order for STP-S29B mission from the United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) for Rocket 4

@orbexspace Today we announced that we'll focus our operations exclusively on developing small & medium sized space rockets, will switch our launch operations to SaxaVord Spaceport & pause construction of Sutherland Spaceport

@PLD_Space 💫 Today we are pleased to present the MIURA 5 SPARK Program 💫 PLD Space aims to spark innovation in space through this unique opportunity that allows students, researchers, institutions and companies from all over the world to launch their most creative and transformative projects on one of the first two flights of our MIURA 5 rocket with no associated costs.

@Ariane6 We are proud to announce the signature of a new contract for a dedicated Ariane 64 launch of two satellites, IS-41 and IS-44, for IntelSat in 2025

@Arabsat Arabsat and SpaceX sign a contract to launch the 7A satellite, Falcon 9 will carry Arabsat 7A to its orbital position 30.5 East

@ESA_EO 5⃣ more Copernicus Sentinel satellites now have a ticket to space 🚀 A contract signed today between ESA & Arianespace has ensured rides into orbit for Sentinel-1D, Sentinel-2C, Sentinel-3C, the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide-A & -B satellites

@SES_Satellites SES News: We're excited to share that Arianespace will launch the EAGLE-1 satellite for ESA’s end-to-end Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) system in 2024! 🚀

@QPS_Inc 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 🚀🚀🚀 We have signed a new launch contract for four additional satellites! A total of eight QPS-SARs will be launched aboard Electron in the future, with the first launch scheduled as early as next month in March. We will inform you of the individual launch schedules in due course ✨

@VayaSpace Vaya’s hybrid propulsion platform is the foundation of everything we do. Our engines use solid fuel & liquid oxidizer, combining the performance & controllability of a liquid biprop engine with the simplicity and reliability of a solid rocket motor

@RocketLab 🚨 New contract alert! 🚨 We’re honored to be selected by United States Space Force (USSF) and United Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) to launch STP-S30. The $14.49 million contract will see us launch a dedicated Electron mission from LC-2, deploying a spacecraft to demonstrate sustained very low Earth orbit flight. The mission will be our 3rd for the Space Force, further strengthening Electron’s position as the leading small launch vehicle delivering reliable and responsive launch to the DoD

@NASA_Orion Thorough analysis has identified the root cause of char loss seen on the Artemis I heat shield. NASA determined that crew can safely fly on Artemis II using the existing Orion heat shield design. Launch is now targeted for April 2026

@Telesat Great News!Telesat Lightspeed satellites will be launched into orbit by SpaceX using their Falcon 9 rocket. The launches are scheduled to begin in 2026 and SpaceX’s rapid launch cadence will ensure worldwide services available to Telesat customers by 2027

@DraperLab Draper has been selected by NASA to deliver a suite of three NASA-sponsored science payloads to the Schrödinger basin on the lunar surface, which is on the far side of the Moon—a first for NASA. Our team includes ispace, General Atomics & Karman Systima

@Firefly_Space Another big lunar win! Firefly was awarded its third NASA CLPS contract to provide radio frequency calibration services from lunar orbit. As part of Blue Ghost Mission 2, these services will allow NASA’s LuSEE-Night radio telescope to further unlock the origins of the universe

@astrobotic We're heading to the Moon’s South Pole (again) in 2026! 🌔 Today at the Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium (LSIC) we announced our purchase: launch services aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for our 3rd upcoming lunar lander mission!

@Ariane6 Arianespace and Intelsat just signed a contract to launch the IS-45 payload with Ariane 6. This is the 67ᵗʰ satellite to be launched by Arianespace to the benefit of longtime customer Intelsat (since 1983)

@ESA_EO The 3 MetOp-Second Generation B-type satellites are now together at Airbus Space's facility in Germany 🇩🇪. The first of these B units (the one on the left in the image) will complement the MetOp-SG A satellite, scheduled to be launched in August 2025. The satellites carry instruments to provide high-resolution measurements of temperature, precipitation, clouds, winds, and more. The A-type satellites carry optical and sounder instruments, and the B-type satellites carry mainly microwave imaging instruments

@Astrolab_Space Today we announce a launch agreement with SpaceX - Our FLEX rover is headed to the Moon aboard a Starship landing system as soon as mid-2026. Once it completes its mission, FLEX will become the largest and most capable rover to ever travel to the 🌕

@ClearspaceToday 📣 Exciting news for the first active debris removal mission! ClearSpace just signed a contract with Arianespace for the launch of its servicer spacecraft ClearSpace-1 with the European launcher Vega C. ClearSpace-1 will rendezvous, capture, and remove a piece of space debris as the world's first mission commissioned by the ESA, and supported by Elite partner Omega Watches

@isaraerospace Honored to welcome ElevationSpace as our first customer in the Asian market. We look forward to launching your first spacecraft "AOBA" together

@QPS_Inc 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 🚀🚀🚀 We have signed a new launch contract for four additional satellites! A total of eight QPS-SARs will be launched aboard Electron in the future, with the first launch scheduled as early as next month in March. We will inform you of the individual launch schedules in due course ✨

@ESA_EO 5⃣ more Copernicus Sentinel satellites now have a ticket to space 🚀 A contract signed today between ESA & Arianespace has ensured rides into orbit for Sentinel-1D, Sentinel-2C, Sentinel-3C, the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide-A & B satellites

@mmx_jaxa_en Congratulations to the H3TF2 team for the successful launch of the H3 rocket on Saturday (02/17) from Tanegashima Space Center! The MMX mission will be launched on the H3 in FY 2026, and we are all now picturing our spacecraft starting its journey to Mars 🚀🛰 (🎥 Tokaji Ayumu)

@relativityspace We are currently on a hold at T-10:00 while we wait for more data about strong upper level winds. Our new T-0 time is 23:25 EDT

@SpaceX NASA has selected Falcon Heavy to launch the Roman Space Telescope, which is designed to study dark energy and dark matter, search for and image exoplanets, and more. Liftoff is targeted for no earlier than October 2026 from Launch Complex 39A in Florida

@NASA_Gateway Gateway is coming together 🤩 Following structural welding, the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) module will ship from Italy to Gilbert, Arizona, where Northrop Grumman will outfit various components to support future NASA Artemis missions

@ESA_EO 5⃣ more Copernicus Sentinel satellites now have a ticket to space 🚀 A contract signed today between ESA & Arianespace has ensured rides into orbit for Sentinel-1D, Sentinel-2C, Sentinel-3C, the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide-A & B satellites

@NASA In order to safely carry out our upcoming Artemis missions to the Moon with astronauts, we are now targeting September 2025 for Artemis II and September 2026 for Artemis III. Safety is our top priority

@NASAJPL VERITAS = Venus Emissivity, Radio science, InSAR, Topography, And Spectroscopy
It's an orbiter designed to peer through Venus’ thick atmosphere with a suite of powerful instruments, creating global maps of the planet’s surface and detecting its changes

@northropgrumman Progress update: ✅ ✅ Our Gilbert, AZ Satellite Manufacturing Facility team has successfully completed electromagnetic interference (EMI) testing on the JPSS-3 weather & earth observation satellite we’re building with NASA for @NOAASatellites 🌎 🛰️

@SpaceX SKY Perfect JSAT has selected Starship for launch of its Superbird-9 communications satellite!

@Firefly_Space This team is unstoppable! Firefly was awarded another NASA CLPS task order for a third lunar mission in 2028. This time we'll utilize our Blue Ghost lander, Elytra Dark orbital vehicle, and a rover to investigate the unexplored Gruithuisen Domes
During mission operations, Elytra will first deploy Blue Ghost into lunar orbit and then remain on orbit to provide long-haul communications. Blue Ghost will then land in the Gruithuisen Domes, deploy the rover, and operate six NASA payloads for 14 days on the lunar surface

@isaraerospace Isar Aerospace signs contract with Norwegian Space Agency Norweigian Space Agency (NOSA) for the launch of 2 satellites until 2028 from Andøya Space

@NASA_Gateway To support lunar surface missions, Gateway’s Deep Space Logistics Project managed out of NASA's Kennedy Space Center will deliver critical cargo, science experiments, and supplies using Gateway’s Logistics Services

@NASA_LSP 🚀 NASA has selected SpaceX to launch Dragonfly! NASA's Dragonfly mission is a rotorcraft that has eight rotors and flies like a large drone. It will explore Saturn's moon Titan examining dozens of promising locations. Titan is the second largest moon in our solar system and has a nitrogen-based atmosphere that is four times denser than Earth's Dragonfly will help advance astrobiology and advance our search for the building blocks of life!

@NASA_Gateway To support lunar surface missions, Gateway’s Deep Space Logistics Project managed out of NASA's Kennedy Space Center will deliver critical cargo, science experiments, and supplies using Gateway’s Logistics Services