Higher Orbits

Non-Profit dedicated to using space to excite students about STEM, Leadership, Teamwork & Communication; #GoForLaunch #SpaceInspires

[Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope @NASARoman]

It's the final countdown 🎶

We're one step closer to Roman's first images! The observatory is now fully functional and the team is performing their final checks and calibrations before starting science observations.

https://t.co/rnLmBsiw5m

[Michael L-A @CommanderMLA]

I launched into space for the first time #OTD in 1995 as part of STS-73. There is nothing quite like the energy and anticipation of your first spaceflight!

[Higher Orbits @HigherOrbits]

@NewMexico @NMMagazine @ABQJournal

[Higher Orbits @HigherOrbits]

Just over 2 weeks until Go For Launch! lands in Albuquerque! Don't miss your chance to work with @Astro_Box, earn #SpaceSwag, & compete to have YOUR ideas sent to space!

REGISTER TODAY!
https://t.co/YzhvcgfWLg

#SpaceInspires #STEM #STEAM #GoForLaunch
@newspace_nexus

[Varda Space Industries @VardaSpace]

We’re 3 for 3 in orbit this October. This time, it’s space drugs. W-7 carries pharmaceutical hardware and a promising new type of cancer medicine known as a protein degrader. Microgravity will help overcome one of its biggest limitations: poor solubility.

[Planetary Society @exploreplanets]

The 2026 Orionid meteor shower peaks on the night between October 21 and October 22! Here's how to watch ☄️
https://t.co/d5qn3py6Fr

[Higher Orbits @HigherOrbits]

It's #MissionPatchMonday and #NationalKentuckyDay so we thought we'd celebrate both! We wanted to share with you the out of this world patch created by our cosmic colleagues at @Space_tango to represent all the experiments they worked with on CRS-27!

#SpaceInspires #STEAM #STEM

[Higher Orbits @HigherOrbits]

NEW MEXICO!!! Higher Orbits is bringing Go For Launch! back to Albuquerque in November at @newspace_nexus

Students in grades 8-12 JOIN US! Work with an @Astro_Box! Compete to have YOUR ideas launched to space!

Register today - https://t.co/YzhvcgfWLg

#SpaceInspires #STEM

[Higher Orbits @HigherOrbits]

It'a #NationalMulliganDay and we have some out of this world mulligans at our Galactic Golf Outing! You don't want to miss it... so save the date!

The 2027 Galactic Golf Outing will be held May 11th at The Glen Club!

#SpaceInspires #STEM #STEAM @NationalDayCal

[Higher Orbits @HigherOrbits]

Announcing the 2026 Higher Orbits Stars in Orbit cohort!!

https://t.co/0C5H9B1wgs

#SpaceInspires #STEM #STEAM #Leaders

[Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope @NASARoman]

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2026.

Roman continues its journey in space to its final orbit, completing critical milestones along the way. We expect first images by early 2027.

https://t.co/oy9o44u0cU

[MidlandTXEDC @MidlandTXEDC]

Midland students are taking their ideas to space!🚀 Five MISD students who participated in the past Higher Orbits Go for Launch! Midland series will prepare experiments for the International Space Station, with launch planned in late 2027.

@HigherOrbits

[Higher Orbits @HigherOrbits]

Last week we had the privilege of working with the stellar students of Midland, TX for our 14th Go For Launch! in their cosmic community.

From team challenges to experiment design work, the students showed that they all have The Right Stuff!

#SpaceInspires #STEM @Midland_ISD

[Higher Orbits @HigherOrbits]

It's #MissionPatchMonday Check out a few of the student designed team mission patches from last week's #GoForLaunch Midland event

Such cosmic creativity!

#SpaceInspires #STEM #STEAM #WorkforceDevelopment #ItTakesAVillageToLaunchStudentsDreamsToSpace

@MidlandTXEDC @Midland_ISD

[Higher Orbits @HigherOrbits]

Go For Launch! lands in Albuquerque next month at the @newspace_nexus LaunchPad! Sponsorships available! Message us for more information. Support the next generation of STEMists & Explorers... YOUR future workforce!

#SpaceInspires #STEM #STEAM #GoForLaunch #NewMexicoSpace

[Higher Orbits @HigherOrbits]

Our @DoADoubleGood Popcorn fundraiser is in the last 24 hours for @WorldSpaceWeek!

Buy popcorn!

Support Space Inspired STEM with Higher Orbits!

https://t.co/ClFeCVjogD

#SpaceInspires #STEM #STEAM #RocketRevolution

[Space Telescope Science Institute @SpaceTelescope]

#NASAWebb has pinpointed the host galaxy of the most distant fast radio burst ever seen. The galaxy proved surprisingly small and young, which provides a clue to the source of the burst: https://t.co/0pg8OUZp5p 🔭

[Higher Orbits @HigherOrbits]

NEW MEXICO!!! Higher Orbits is bringing Go For Launch! back to Albuquerque in November at @newspace_nexus .

Students in grades 8-12 JOIN US! Work with an Astronaut! Compete to have YOUR ideas launched to space!

Register today - https://t.co/YzhvcgfWLg

#SpaceInspires #STEM

[Amazon Leo @AmazonLeo]

1000+ Leo satellites complete, with hundreds on standby for launch.

From two prototypes to a full-rate production line, every Leo satellite is designed, built, and tested at our factory in Kirkland, WA. Getting here meant standing up a satellite factory from scratch, compressing test cycles that traditionally take months into days, and learning from every piece of hardware we broke along the way.

Here's an inside look: https://t.co/WjfnfqZtln

[Anil Menon @astro_anil]

Departure moment - early morning prep for undocking. Hair braids.