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@Space_Station NASA and SpaceX target undocking Crew-11 from the International Space Station no earlier than 5pm ET on Jan. 14, with splashdown off California targeted for early Jan. 15 depending on weather and recovery conditions

@isaraerospace Christmas lights aren’t the only thing blazing this season – Spectrum’s engines are too! Less than 9 months after our first test flight, we have cleared final tests for our second launch from Andøya Space! Both stages passed 30-second integrated static fire tests

@RocketLab We're standing down from today's launch attempt after an abort on ignition. As usual, we have back up opportunities in the coming days though so we'll be back with a new T-0 date shortly
Safely aborting a launch after engine ignition is an advanced capability - not all rockets can do this. During today's count one of Electron's thousands of sensors noticed out-of-family data and called time on lift-off, exactly as it was designed to do. Team is working the straightforward fix now and will select a new launch date shortly

@Amazonleo Heavy-lift hardware has arrived: Canopée is in French Guiana and Ariane 64 stages have been transported to the Guiana Space Centre ahead of our first mission with Arianespace, Leo Europe 1 (LE-01). All 32 Leo satellites are in the final stages of integration as teams onsite prepare for launch

@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. 🚀

@RocketLab "RAISE And Shine" was the first of two dedicated launches on Electron for Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)'s Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program. Our second mission for JAXA, "Kakushin Rising", will be a dedicated launch to deploy 8x CubeSats from Q1, 2026

@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 The launch of a ULA Vulcan rocket carrying the U.S. Space Force (USSF)-87 mission for the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is targeting Monday, Feb. 2, from Space Launch Complex (SLC)-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, pending range approval

@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

@NASASpaceOps As part of NASA ’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission, four crew members from three space agencies will launch no earlier than Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, to the International Space Station (ISS) for a long-duration science expedition. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway will serve as spacecraft commander and pilot, respectively, and will be accompanied by ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, who will both serve as mission specialists. Crew-12 will join Expedition 74 crew members currently aboard the space station

@NASA NASA is postponing the Thursday, Jan. 8, spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS). A new date for the upcoming spacewalk will be shared later

@NASASpaceOps NASA astronauts will conduct two spacewalks Thursday, Jan. 8, and Thursday, Jan. 15, outside the International Space Station (ISS). The agency will provide comprehensive coverage on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel

@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!

@AST_SpaceMobile BlueBird 7 has left the factory and is headed to space! Next stop: Cape Canaveral, Florida🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 Identical to BlueBird 6, BlueBird 7 will also be the largest commercial communications satellite ever launched into low Earth orbit. This marks another milestone as we continue executing our launch and production cadence—bringing us one step closer to connecting the unconnected globally with space-based cellular broadband. Meanwhile, BlueBirds 8–25 are in various stages of assembly, integration, and testing at our Midland facility. We remain on track to launch 45–60 satellites by the end of 2026!

@JAXA_en Launch Postponement of MICHIBIKI No. 7, Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZS-7) aboard the 9th H3 Launch Vehicle (H3 F9)

@esascience Meet ESA SMILE. The soon-to-be newest member of our space science mission fleet. Employing X-ray and UV vision to see how Earth reacts to relentless streams and bursts of particles from the Sun

@NASASpaceOps In 2014, NASA awarded a Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract to Boeing to fly astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS) with its Starliner spacecraft. As part of its contract, Boeing was awarded up to six crewed flights to the orbital complex. After a thorough evaluation, NASA and Boeing have mutually agreed to modify the contract. As part of the modification, the definitive order has been adjusted to four missions, with the remaining two available as options. The next Starliner flight, known as Starliner-1, will be used by NASA to deliver necessary cargo to the orbital laboratory and allow in-flight validation of the system upgrades implemented following the Crew Flight Test mission last year. NASA and Boeing are targeting no earlier than April 2026 to fly the uncrewed Starliner-1 pending completion of rigorous test, certification, and mission readiness activities

@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

@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

@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

@Arianespace 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)

@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

@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

@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

@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

@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

@astrobotic Each milestone brings us closer 🌖Griffin-1 continues its journey to deliver @Astrolab’s FLIP, our CubeRover, and more to the lunar surface. 🚀 Read on for the full update about avionics, propulsion, structural integration

@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

@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

@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

@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

@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

@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

@AST_SpaceMobile BlueBird 7 has left the factory and is headed to space! Next stop: Cape Canaveral, Florida🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 Identical to BlueBird 6, BlueBird 7 will also be the largest commercial communications satellite ever launched into low Earth orbit. This marks another milestone as we continue executing our launch and production cadence—bringing us one step closer to connecting the unconnected globally with space-based cellular broadband. Meanwhile, BlueBirds 8–25 are in various stages of assembly, integration, and testing at our Midland facility. We remain on track to launch 45–60 satellites by the end of 2026!

@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!

@AST_SpaceMobile BlueBird 7 has left the factory and is headed to space! Next stop: Cape Canaveral, Florida🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 Identical to BlueBird 6, BlueBird 7 will also be the largest commercial communications satellite ever launched into low Earth orbit. This marks another milestone as we continue executing our launch and production cadence—bringing us one step closer to connecting the unconnected globally with space-based cellular broadband. Meanwhile, BlueBirds 8–25 are in various stages of assembly, integration, and testing at our Midland facility. We remain on track to launch 45–60 satellites by the end of 2026!

@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 ✨

@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! 🚀

@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

@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!

@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 🌕

@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

@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

@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.

@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

@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

@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 💥

@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 From factory floor to launch site, the Terran R program is gaining serious momentum. Here’s the latest from May across design, build, test, and launch: 🖌️ Design: 17+ component-level Critical Design Reviews completed—rapidly releasing simpler parts like trays and manifolds ahead of structural assembly. ⚒️ Build: The LOX dome was successfully loaded onto the CFSW for its second weld, and the stage 2 transfer tube is now being welded—key steps toward completing the second stage tank. 🔥 Test: Aeon R engine qualification officially kicked off NASAStennis with 11+ hot fires in the books in May. 🚀 Launch: Cape Canaveral’s LC-16 saw construction milestones—like the completion of the east flume wall in the diverter pit

@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

@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

@USSF_SSC We assigned 9 FY25 NSSL launch service missions under our Phase 3 Lane 2 contracts—7 to SpaceX & 2 to ULA. Blue Origin has its 1st opportunity for a mission in ‘26. We’re committed to putting new space capabilities on orbit to support outpacing competitors

@USSF_SSC We assigned 9 FY25 NSSL launch service missions under our Phase 3 Lane 2 contracts—7 to SpaceX & 2 to ULA. Blue Origin has its 1st opportunity for a mission in ‘26. We’re committed to putting new space capabilities on orbit to support outpacing competitors

@USSF_SSC We assigned 9 FY25 NSSL launch service missions under our Phase 3 Lane 2 contracts—7 to SpaceX & 2 to ULA. Blue Origin has its 1st opportunity for a mission in ‘26. We’re committed to putting new space capabilities on orbit to support outpacing competitors

@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

@USSF_SSC We assigned 9 FY25 NSSL launch service missions under our Phase 3 Lane 2 contracts—7 to SpaceX & 2 to ULA. Blue Origin has its 1st opportunity for a mission in ‘26. We’re committed to putting new space capabilities on orbit to support outpacing competitors

@USSF_SSC We assigned 9 FY25 NSSL launch service missions under our Phase 3 Lane 2 contracts—7 to SpaceX & 2 to ULA. Blue Origin has its 1st opportunity for a mission in ‘26. We’re committed to putting new space capabilities on orbit to support outpacing competitors

@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

@USSF_SSC We assigned 9 FY25 NSSL launch service missions under our Phase 3 Lane 2 contracts—7 to SpaceX & 2 to ULA. Blue Origin has its 1st opportunity for a mission in ‘26. We’re committed to putting new space capabilities on orbit to support outpacing competitors

@USSF_SSC We assigned 9 FY25 NSSL launch service missions under our Phase 3 Lane 2 contracts—7 to SpaceX & 2 to ULA. Blue Origin has its 1st opportunity for a mission in ‘26. We’re committed to putting new space capabilities on orbit to support outpacing competitors

@SpaceX Falcon 9 will launch the United States Space Force (USSF)’s multi-manifest USSF-178 mission, including a new weather system space vehicle for Space Systems Command and BLAZE-2, small prototype satellites designed for operational research and development

@USSF_SSC We assigned 9 FY25 NSSL launch service missions under our Phase 3 Lane 2 contracts—7 to SpaceX & 2 to ULA. Blue Origin has its 1st opportunity for a mission in ‘26. We’re committed to putting new space capabilities on orbit to support outpacing competitors

@USSF_SSC We assigned 9 FY25 NSSL launch service missions under our Phase 3 Lane 2 contracts—7 to SpaceX & 2 to ULA. Blue Origin has its 1st opportunity for a mission in ‘26. We’re committed to putting new space capabilities on orbit to support outpacing competitors

@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

@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 🌎 🛰️

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

@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

@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