Franck Marchis

Planetary astronomer at @SETIInstitute, CEO and co-founder of @skymapperspace,co-founder of @Unistellar, tweeting about space, our planet & us, humans

[Franck Marchis @AllPlanets]

Here we are, alone in space on a spaceship we call Earth. I am disheartened; I thought by now we would have found our cosmic brothers and sisters to share our challenges, joys, and defeats with. But no, we are floating in this galaxy, arguing about our tiny lives and wasting the time that could be used to make us a better civilization. #todaythought

[Skymapper @Skymapperspace]

Catch SkyMapper CEO and @SETIInstitute Director of Citizen Science @AllPlanets at @spacetechexpo on Thursday at 2:30 PM.

From space science and citizen astronomy to distributed observation networks and the future of space infrastructure, the next chapter of the space economy is being written in data.

Don't miss it!

[Franck Marchis @AllPlanets]

@slijma Quel aéroport? Juste curieux

[EV3 Sal @DAnconia_Crypto]

Excited to be a part of @Skymapperspace's sky observation network! Get yours today on @Kickstarter

[Franck Marchis @AllPlanets]

I've just registered for Space Tech Expo USA 2026. Who else is going?
See you at the new location in Anaheim, CA, June 3-4 and stop[ by to our panel discussion "NASA's identity: Is it Changing?" moderating by Mat Kaplan from @planetarys
https://t.co/SzaH21p8KL

[Franck Marchis @AllPlanets]

Some good news from @blueorigin’s CEO. Glad to read this today.

We need more companies capable of launching satellites, exploring space, and expanding humanity’s access to orbit. Competition, innovation, and multiple launch providers are essential for a healthy and resilient space ecosystem.

[Dave Limp @davill]

Some LC-36 updates. Now that we’ve had access to the pad and integration facility we can share a bit of good news. The propellant farm, oxygen, liquid hydrogen and LNG tanks are all in good shape. This is good luck because these are very long lead items. The water tower is also good. The big support tower is damaged, but it can be repaired in place rather than torn down and replaced. The booster “Never Tell Me The Odds” and the three GS-2s that were onsite in the integration facility also look good.

I’ve seen some speculation that we might move directly to the 9x4 configuration, but we won’t do that. Rate manufacturing of 7x2 is going well, and we’re going to continue that at pace as planned and store the stages for use. In addition, we had already been working for some time on eliminating our transporter-erector in favor of an alternative vertical conop, and we’ll now go directly to that; so we don’t need a new transporter-erector.

We will fly again before the end of this year. Gradatim Ferociter.

[Franck Marchis @AllPlanets]

@davill @mannyshar Glad to read this today. We need more companies capable of sending satellites and missions in space.

[Vast @vast]

🇫🇷 Today at Choose France, President @EmmanuelMacron announced a historic agreement with Vast for 2 astronaut missions: @Thom_astro to the International Space Station and @Arno_astro to Haven-1. Vast will also establish its European Headquarters in Paris. https://t.co/zOGyyruJwN

[Skymapper @Skymapperspace]

Track. Detect. Replay. Monitor.

Receive meteor alerts, track satellite passes, monitor changing weather conditions, detect unusual aerial activity, and capture rare sky events as they happen.

All with one device.

SkySphere continuously watches the sky above you, turning observations into awareness.

[Arkhai @arkhai_io]

Skymapper leading the way in real-time crowd intelligence. Check out their Kickstarter!

[FUKUI Keiichi @FUKUI_Keiichi]

昨夜、5月30日（土）のシュワスマン・ワハマン第1彗星 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1。4月15日のストロング以来、久しぶりのミニじゃないアウトバースト（BAA Mission 29Pによると、29.41±0.40 UTC）。右に吹き出ているように見えるのは光軸ずれの影響？

2026/5/31 20:20-20:30 JST #eVscope exp=5min

[Franck Marchis @AllPlanets]

@nicksortor @NStewWX And nobody was watching up. Time to get a SkySphere by @Skymapperspace https://t.co/SYFdEsgwWB

[Skymapper @Skymapperspace]

A great week at Drone Summit 2026 in Latvia.

SkyMapper CEO @AllPlanets joined an incredible group of French innovators and was invited to present SkySphere and its real-time detection capabilities.

As the skies become more active, the need for trusted, continuous observation infrastructure has never been greater.

One conversation at a time, we're helping build that future.

[Franck Marchis @AllPlanets]

Europe just had another reminder that centralized radar alone is not enough against low-flying drones.

When a drone can drop altitude and disappear from the alert system, interception becomes impossible.

It is time for Europe to deploy decentralized, meshed sky-monitoring networks like @Skymapperspace.

https://t.co/9Qd2hWzxn2

[Spaceflight Now @SpaceflightNow]

Here's our video of the explosion at Launch Complex 36. It happened about 9 pm ET (0100 UTC) as Blue Origin was beginning a static fire test of its New Glenn rocket.

Watch live views: https://t.co/tm2wZQmAVD

[Skymapper @Skymapperspace]

Europe is learning a hard lesson: traditional air defense systems were never built for low-altitude drone reality.

The future of airspace security belongs to continuous awareness, distributed observation networks, and real-time detection infrastructure.

That’s exactly why we built SkySphere.

A 360° AI-powered all-sky observatory designed to close the low-altitude visibility gap with continuous panoramic monitoring, edge AI tracking, and trusted cryptographic verification.

Because you can’t respond to what you can’t see.

https://t.co/cSbS3TFuU6

[Franck Marchis @AllPlanets]

We just launched our Kickstarter to build the SkyMapper network and deploy SkySphere — an intelligent sky sentinel designed to monitor the sky in real time.

This is more than a device. It’s the beginning of a global network watching the sky together.

Support the project with a small pledge, grab a T-shirt, or become one of only 200 Early Adopters receiving the first SkySphere units before December 2026.

Help us record the sky, detect drones, monitor anomalies, and build the future of real-time sky awareness.

Join the network from the very beginning.

https://t.co/5BhAlr3a5D

[Franck Marchis @AllPlanets]

We are launching today the SkySphere on Kickstarter, a real-time all-sky monitoring system designed to continuously observe, detect, and record activity overhead while contributing to a connected global observation network built around trusted, real-time sky awareness.

https://t.co/e4T27sDmwG

[Skymapper @Skymapperspace]

For centuries, astronomy depended on brief moments of observation.

A telescope points. An image is captured. Then the sky moves on.

But discovery increasingly depends on persistence, continuity, and global awareness.

That’s why we built SkySphere.

[Franck Marchis @AllPlanets]

Before @Skymapperspace, I was already arguing that UAPs need better data, better instruments, and less stigma. SkyMapper is the infrastructure we are now building with the @SETIInstitute to make that possible. https://t.co/mBF1C2wkMz

[Franck Marchis @AllPlanets]

Walking through the streets of Toulouse tonight, the city where I grew up, while receiving messages from friends, colleagues, and family watching me on national French TV talking about extraterrestrial life… I can’t stop thinking about the 20-year-old version of myself who left this country believing I had no future here.

Que de chemin parcouru.