Francho Garcia

Space Engineer, Dreamer, Avid Learner, Food Expert, Passionate, Optimistic and always with a 🙂 ! Ex @esa | Ex @PLD_Space | Now Arkadian at

[Francho Garcia @FdeFrancho]

Primer artículo en @Infoespacial hablando sobre la reusabilidad de los lanzadores espaciales: https://t.co/EWVg88J6sw

[Andrew Parsonson @AndrewParsonson]

The Exploration Company has completed an initial drop test to validate the recovery system of its Nyx spacecraft ahead of a planned 2028 demonstration mission to the International Space Station.
https://t.co/py8H611K3I

[Universitat Politècnica de València @UPV]

🚀 @FaradayRocketry UPV hace historia!!

🌠 Supera el récord nacional amateur de lanzamiento con su cohete #Origin que llega a los 10,8 kilómetros de altura ➡️ https://t.co/euqkXZSZtI

[CD Castellón @CDCastellon]

FINAAAL FINAAAL FINAAAL DEL PARTIDO (2-1)

VICTORIA EN EL #SKYFICASTALIA🏟️ PARA CONSEGUIR LA CLASIFICACIÓN AL PLAYOFF DE ASCENSO A @LaLiga

⚽️ Cala
⚽️ Suero

¡SEGUIMOS, AFICIÓN!

#CastellónEibar
#PPO👂

[Philippe Baptiste @PhBaptiste]

Le 9 et le 10 septembre, la France accueille l’espace !
Le Sommet international sur l’espace se tiendra à Paris, au Grand Palais.
Parce que la conquête spatiale doit être un horizon pour l’humanité toute entière, ce sommet devra nous permettre de construire une vraie ambition internationale.
Rendez-vous en septembre !

On 9 and 10 September, France will host the space sector !
The International Space Summit will be held in Paris, at the Grand Palais.
Because space exploration must be a shared horizon for all humanity, this summit will enable us to build a genuine international ambition.
See you in September !

Il 9 e 10 settembre, la Francia accoglie il settore spaziale !
Il Vertice internazionale sullo spazio si terrà a Parigi, al Grand Palais.
Poiché l’esplorazione spaziale deve essere un orizzonte condiviso per tutta l’umanità, questo vertice ci permetterà di costruire una vera ambizione internazionale.
Appuntamento a settembre !

Am 9. und 10. September empfängt Frankreich den Raumfahrtsektor !
Der Internationale Weltraumgipfel wird in Paris im Grand Palais stattfinden.
Da die Erforschung des Weltraums ein gemeinsamer Horizont für die gesamte Menschheit sein muss, wird uns dieser Gipfel ermöglichen, eine echte internationale Ambition aufzubauen.
Bis September !

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

We go where we need to be, and today that was @NASAKennedy.

Some of my senior engineers and I spent time at @blueorigin with @JeffBezos and @davill, speaking with the workforce and seeing the damage at LC-36 firsthand. I appreciated the opportunity to hear directly from those working through the aftermath and better understand the challenges ahead.

There is a lot of work to do, but this is exactly why people choose careers in aerospace, whether at NASA, Blue Origin, or across the industry. The talent in this field thrives under pressure and performs at its best when solving the toughest problems.

We have been saying for months at NASA that we are not going to sit on our hands and wait for the capabilities necessary to achieve the nation’s most pressing objectives. We are going to take an active role alongside our partners, just as we did in the 1960s, to overcome setbacks, remove obstacles, and deliver the intended outcomes.

@NASA is committed to helping the Blue team recover, continue to advance their lunar lander and get New Glenn back to launching as soon as safely possible.

America’s greatest achievements in space were never the result of avoiding setbacks. They came from overcoming them. We have done it before, and we will do it again🇺🇸

[Scott @donah35089]

@fkronawitter1 I work in the power industry. I can tell you that 85% of the data center projects I’m involved in for the major players are either delayed or cancelled because of a lack of grid interconnect agreement, power gen equipment, or permitting.

[Rеvеn @RevenRV]

LA MAYOR EVIDENCIADA DE LA HISTORIA DEL DEPORTE.

LUCHO PARERA HA CONDENADO LA CARRERA DE MBAPPÉ.

GET COOKED. @KMbappe

[Pantomima Full @Pantomima_Full]

FESTIVAL DE EXCUSAS:
#Festivalero
@bilbaobbklive #20aniversario #Publi

[Jack Kuhr @JackKuhr]

Deciding whether to build for Starship is space's ultimate innovator's dilemma:

- For established sat manufacturers, altering course and preemptively building mega sats or Starlink V3 form factor sats would require 1) shifting focus away from current customer demand, 2) ignoring sunk costs, and 3) redoing facilities + production lines, + adding new R&D expenses. All without certainty of when/if SpaceX will launch customer payloads, and at what price.

- Meanwhile, new sat manufacturing entrants (with little to lose and risk-on VC backers) have all the incentive to bet on Starship and build to pez dispenser specs. No sunk cost fallacy. If Starship proves to offer much higher-cadence and cheaper flights sooner than expected, new players will have a significant head start over those who waited. If it doesn't, VCs are OK taking the loss. That's the VC power law game

The last 5 years have proven that established satellite manufacturers were right not to go all in on Starship just yet.

But things could look very different in 5 years, particularly when the Pez dispenser opportunity opens up.

[Fly News @flynewsmagazine]

La elección del sistema de propulsión de Arkadia Space por parte de @Dassault_OnAir para el programa Vortex refleja una evolución relevante en la arquitectura industrial del sector espacial europeo.

El demostrador Vortex-D forma parte de una estrategia para desarrollar capacidades de transporte orbital reutilizable, una de las áreas más críticas en la carrera global por el acceso al espacio.
https://t.co/Os1VWx7o56

[Francho Garcia @FdeFrancho]

@manumazzanti Muchas gracias @manumazzanti ! Sería un placer que la próxima conversación la podamos hacer desde nuestras instalaciones en el @Aerocastello !!🚀

[Manuel Mazzanti @manumazzanti]

La española Arkadia Space va por la disrupción del mercado de propulsión en el espacio, con el gran desafío de intentar desplazar a la Hidrazina, el standard por décadas.

No te pierdas la charla completa con @FdeFrancho, CEO y Co-Fundador de Arkadia Space 👇

[Dassault Aviation @Dassault_OnAir]

#DassaultAviation et OHB s'associent pour proposer à l'ESA l'avion spatial polyvalent VORTEX-S
https://t.co/TaI3lbmORG

Dassault Aviation and OHB team up to propose to ESA the VORTEX-S multipurpose space plane https://t.co/HiiCQIxC5X

© Dassault Aviation - Falcon Graphics Lab

[Footy Humour @FootyHumour]

AI is getting crazy 😭😭

[Manuel Mazzanti @manumazzanti]

Atención España! Un pequeño adelanto de la muy buena charla que tuve con @FdeFrancho, CEO y Co-Fundador de Arkadia Space, que desde Castellón quieren revolucionar el mercado de propulsión en el espacio, desplazando a la Hidrazina.

En breve, en el canal de Youtube.

[Diana Morant @DianaMorantR]

Hoy no solo han sido estudiantes… han flotado, han soñado y han sido “Astronautas por un día”.

Esta iniciativa deja algo más que ciencia: deja ilusión, curiosidad y ganas de llegar mucho más lejos.

Nuestros embajadores hoy han desafiado la gravedad… y también sus propios límites.

🚀🧑‍🚀👩‍🚀

[Jack Kuhr @JackKuhr]

Impulse's @_Eric_Romo says we shouldn't bank on ultra-low Starship pricing just yet.

"Any business plan that starts with, like—when Starship enables $200 per kg to LEO dot, dot, dot—I think is going to be hard in the near term."

@itsmoislam

[Filip Kocian @fikocian]

Liftero IPO review: Polish propulsion company @lifterospace is launching an IPO in Warsaw, intending to raise between 1 and 5m EUR in Series C shares. The proposed use of proceeds amounts to ~4M USD across all usual areas - sales, production, marketing, int'l expansion. The assumed 13.3% dillution at the upper end of the fundraising would value Liftero at ~40M EUR.

Main customers are ESA and OrbitAid in India. In February 2026, a second contract was signed for two propulsion systems with a total of ~14 engines, with a value exceeding Liftero's full 2025 revenue — for an in-orbit servicing / refueling / docking mission planned for orbit by end of 2026.

The IPO could proceed in a month or so. Liftero forecasts a significant demand increase for the Booster product.

For 2025, the company reports ~500k USD in revenues.

Overall, there is no evidence of significant revenues, a credible customer base or penetration of the constellation segment, which is a rite of passage for propulsion manufacturers.

The Polish stock market can offer meaningful tailwinds to the company, which I can imagine has few other good options to obtain funding, in a very competitive segment and with unimpressive performance so far.

[Jeff Bezos @JeffBezos]

Booster Parking Only

[enisa @enisa]

#ClienteEnsia Dassault Aviation selecciona la propulsión de Arkadia Space para el avión espacial europeo VORTEX vía @elmundoes 
https://t.co/fg7rhbOZO2