Great British Space Stuff

Amateur space obsessive, learning every day. Dream of watching orbital launches from the UK.

📷: Me

[Great British Space Stuff @gbspacestuff]

I went to @goonhillyorg for the radio antennae, and ended up staying for the flowering heather - spectacular at sunset! 👌🌄

[Great British Space Stuff @gbspacestuff]

Between Russian filth, Musk's bullshit and fucking porn bots I am completely done with this place. Bye all.

[Great British Space Stuff @gbspacestuff]

Oops indeed 😬😬

[Duncan Law-Green @Rocketeer_UK]

Oooops...

[Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden]

I’m genuinely astonished how many people don’t seem to have ever seen this.

[Intuitive Machines @Int_Machines]

2024: A Year to Remember for Intuitive Machines 🚀
This year, we reached for the stars—and landed on the Moon! 🌒
In February, we made history, returning the United States to the Moon for the first time since 1972.
But 2024 wasn’t just about the landing. It was about laying the foundation to provide lunar services that unlock the lunar economy.
Highlights include:
⭐️ Winning $4.82 billion max value NASA Near Space Network contracts to establish communication and navigation services for missions in the near space region,
⭐️ Building on our leadership role in the Artemis campaign by earning a fourth contract under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, to deliver payloads to the Moon, and
⭐️ Securing a prime contractor position under NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services contract and taking the Moon RACER LTV from concept to reality in just four months. We capped off an epic year by completing the LTV’s first round of human-in-the-loop testing just weeks ago.
As we prepare for the IM-2 Mission in 2025, we’re proud to be at the forefront of humanity’s return to the Moon, shaping the future of lunar mobility, sustainability, and exploration—on the Moon and beyond.
🌠 Here’s to dreaming big! Thank you for being part of our journey. Together, we’ll make 2025 even more extraordinary!
#SpaceExploration #AdLunam #NASA #2024Highlights #HappyNewYear

[Great British Space Stuff @gbspacestuff]

@therealflannerz Already the most underrated tweet of 2025 😂

[ARCHIVED - Curiosity Rover @MarsCuriosity]

The Earth year is almost over – and I’ve done so much on Mars!

Here are some of my highlights from 2024:
- Drove 3.65 km
- Explored Gediz Vallis channel
- Discovered pure sulfur rocks
- Analyzed three drill-hole samples

What are some of your favorite moments?

[Ryan Caton @dpoddolphinpro]

It's been another year of mass-to-orbit domination by @SpaceX. Their Falcon family has launched approx. 1,500 metric tonnes to orbit of reported mass.

That's over 20x 2nd place worldwide. That's over 500x 2nd place in the US.

Full results are below the fold ↓

Company | Mass-to-orbit | % of launches with reported mass
1. @SpaceX | 1,497,848kg | 85.5% reported
2. CASC | 62,680kg | 18.8% reported
3. @Roscosmos | 60,610kg | 91.7% reported
4. VKS RF | 10,000kg | 40% reported
5. @MHI_Group | 5,665kg | 40% reported
6. @ISRO | 3,909kg | 100% reported
7. @Arianespace | 3,514kg | 100% reported
8. @ULAlaunch | 2,783kg | 40% reported
9. @RocketLab | 881.1kg | 50% reported
10. ISA | 300kg | 50% reported
11. IRGC | 110kg | 100% reported

Operators who launched this year but reported 0% of the mass they launched are not included in this data set.

With CASC only reporting the mass of 18.8% of their launches this year, it's likely that they actually launched much more than 62.6t, but it's impossible to confirm that number. Regardless, @SpaceX is the clear leader in the industry.

Why is some mass launched unreported? Either because it's classified, defence-related, proprietary, etc.

Data from @NASASpaceflight's @NextSpaceflight

[Sidus Space @SidusSpace]

Sidus Space Reflects on a Transformative 2024 and Prepares for Continued Growth in 2025 🛰️

Read the full 2024 report 🔗: https://t.co/y763KAbx5t

#SidusSpace #LizzieSat #SatelliteTechnology #SpaceAccessReimagined #FeatherEdge #EdgeAI #SpaceData #Data

[Rocket Lab @RocketLab]

What a year!

We rounded out 2024 with:
🚀 Record number of Electron and HASTE launches
🔥 Major progress on Neutron including with Archimedes hot fires
🏗️ LC-3 taking shape
🛰️Spacecraft built for Mars missions and Earth reentry missions
💫Constellations in development for government and commercial customers

Here's to an even bigger 2025!

[Anatoly Zak @RussianSpaceWeb]

Russian annual launch rate fell to its lowest level in the 21st century with 17 missions in 2024, while the US and Chinese programs are surging:

[HyImpulse Technologies @HyImpulseTech]

While advancing SL1 development and unveiling HyMOVE, the absolute highlight of 2024 was the successful launch of our SR75.

[Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 @IAPonomarenko]

So, by the end of 2024, Russia (the world's second-largest army with the third-largest military budget)

- failed to capture Donetsk Oblast after over 30 months of fighting;
- failed to advance beyond a few kilometers in the border zone during its grand offensive on Kharkiv.
- suffered a complete collapse in Syria;
- lost control of part of Kursk Oblast to Ukrainian forces and has been unable to retake it (even after drawing North Korea into the war);
- failed to plunge Ukraine into cold and darkness after three years of missile attacks and bombings;
- captured about 2,800 km² of Ukrainian territory after a year of hostilities (which is slightly larger than the area of Luxembourg);
- failed to stop Ukrainian strikes on airfields, oil depots, and ammunition warehouses;
- is about to enter the fourth year of its blitzkrieg to take Kyiv in three days, with 600,000 killed and wounded, and the first signs that its economy cannot sustain the immense military expenditures, threatening stagflation;

The battle of Ukraine continues.

[Space Forge @Space_Forge]

Space Forge believes in building more than just satellites — we’re building unique capabilities.

Why?

Because we want our technology endure, scale, and drive real-world change.

With £975M for aerospace and a focus on export finance, the UK government is backing companies who have the innovation to enhance our transition toward net zero.

This is about more than numbers.

It’s about creating a future where we can thrive, and by utilising advanced materials, we can enhance sustainability across the world.

Find out more👇

🔗https://t.co/4HkTBcL6Jz

#Innovation #Investment #AdvancedMaterials

[Sierra Space @SierraSpaceCo]

We build not for the few but for the many.

We are dreamers, believers, and doers.

We dream big, bold dreams.

Are you ready?

2025.

[ARCHIVED - NASA Voyager @NASAVoyager]

President Jimmy Carter’s legacy lives on among the stars.

In 1977, the then-president penned this three-paragraph letter that was included with my Golden Records, a message cast into the cosmos.

[Chris Hadfield @Cmdr_Hadfield]

Just beyond Mars is the Asteroid Belt, millions of huge broken billiard balls smashed by Jupiter's gravity. Sometimes one gets flung out and hits Earth. An @MIT-led team just found a way to detect them 100 times better than before, using @NASAWebb telescope.
https://t.co/jaB78qZs1K

[ARCHIVED - NASA Sun & Space @NASASun]

Parker Solar Probe has phoned home!

After passing just 3.8 million miles from the solar surface on Dec. 24 — the closest solar flyby in history — we have received Parker Solar Probe’s beacon tone confirming the spacecraft is safe. https://t.co/zbWT7iDVtP

[Claire Lamman @ClaireLamman]

My gingerbread for this year. Merry Christmas and happy Voyages to all!! @NASAVoyager

[Emil Romano @0rig0_bricks]

I decorated my LEGO Starship to wish you all a Merry Christmas!🎅🎄

[Spaceport Cornwall @SpaceCornwall]

In 2024, we proudly represented Spaceport Cornwall at 8 events across 4 countries.

Together with our partners, we cemented Cornwall as a leader in sustainable spaceflight and cutting-edge research.

🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇮🇹 🇩🇪

Look back on 2024 🔗 https://t.co/jE5EJgNdzN

#Collaboration