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[Space News International🌍 @SpaceNewsInt]

Stoked to finally own part of #SpaceX

[SMX 🇺🇸 @iam_smx]

AOC with zero life achievements: "Elon Musk is not a scientist, he’s not an engineer, he’s a billionaire conman with a lot of money" 🤡

Elon Musk: "Can you believe it? That's crazy, anyway... what did you get done this week?"

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

@iam_smx *trillioniare

[TheSpaceEngineer @mcrs987]

I see a lot of people sharing stories so I think I might as well. The first SpaceX launch I watched live was Jason 3 on January 17 2016. The fifth landing attempt and the first one following the first successful RTLS a month before. We didn't get this video until the day after launch. This was the point where I really got interested into spaceflight as a whole. I have highly mixed feelings about the state of the company just over ten years later as they have gone public today but it's been one hell of a ride, that's for sure.

[NASA Artemis @NASAArtemis]

Big week for Artemis III 🚀

Just before NASA introduced the Artemis III crew, the SLS solid rocket booster segments arrived in Florida after a six-day rail journey from Utah.

Later this year, teams will begin stacking the boosters that create 75% of the thrust needed at launch.

[Relativity Space @relativityspace]

LC-16 is continuing its transition from construction to activation, with major infrastructure and ground systems work advancing across the site.

✓ Water tower reached its final height of 305 feet
✓ Lightning protection system erection continues across the site
✓ 220,000-pound bridge crane installed in the HIF cleanroom
✓ HIF outfitting underway with ductwork, offices, and facility systems progressing
✓ Launch table and transporter-erector infrastructure continue advancing

[Tony Bela - InfographicTony @InfographicTony]

Artemis 3 Blue Moon Mk-2 size comparison concept art

[Northrop Grumman @northropgrumman]

Getting ready to fly.

Pegasus and our L-1011 are cleared for the next phase as we prepare for the @NASA Swift Observatory rescue mission. A unique launch system. A unique mission. One step closer to flight.

[Northrop Grumman @northropgrumman]

@NASA A unique launch system. A unique mission. One step closer to flight.

[NASA @NASA]

We will hold a media teleconference at 11am ET on June 17 to preview the Katalyst Space mission to boost the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. Learn how to listen in: https://t.co/mu6x0jmqUF

[Julia Bergeron @julia_bergeron]

Battle of the Builds #2

I caught the LR13000 at LC 37A showing off it's abilities lifting the first of nine Starship tower modules earlier today.
Blue Origin has a segment of the Vertical Refurbishment Facility in place. You can spot it between the cranes.
More cranes have been added to the recovery of the LC 36 facility. A constant parade of dump trucks, logistics, personnel and supplies was coming through the south gate of Cape today with all of the activity going on.

Photos for @NASASpaceflight
Views from the local bots
https://t.co/6KAhBCL7eM

[IGW @interstellargw]

SpaceX becomes the most valuable company in the world tomorrow, launching their IPO at $135 per share.

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

LAUNCH!

JAXA Live:
https://t.co/UFOQHfeCOw

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

BREAKING:

Massive explosion by Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket on a launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida

Major setback for Jeff Bezos

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

@visegrad24 Most unfortunate. Rockets are hard.

[China Now @ChinaNow24]

Now…
the Chinese astronauts aboard Shenzhou‑21 have returned safely to Earth after a successful space mission, marking a new achievement for China’s advancing space program."

[Chinese Space Station @CNSpaceStation]

🚀👏[Breaking] Touchdown successful!

👨‍🚀The return capsule carrying the #ShenzhouXXI crew has landed safely at the Dongfeng landing site in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

Congratulations and welcome home!🎉 [📷/CMG]

[Eric Berger @SciGuySpace]

The implications of New Glenn’s failure are probably worse than you think. I dig in here to some of the most serious concerns.

https://t.co/IkUTNjDvjI

[Emerald Apple @AI_EmeraldApple]

Blue origin's manta from "Gradatium frociter" of gradual designs to minimize public fireworks like space X is probably not a good idea for finicky engine designs. The RD170 engine is one of the most reliable engines, and the BE-4 borrows heavily from it. But the Russians constantly tested the RD170 to failure over and over again to iron out metallurgical issues.
Blue Origin did not, and it bit them in the arse.

[Unfiltered Artist @EmpireEnjoyer3]

@SciGuySpace @jon_jeckell America needs more launch pads. We have under 10. We need over 30 minimum. The obvious bottleneck has been launch pads for a while now.

Time to get serious and build in Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. There’s still land left in a few places.