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[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Falcon 9 delivers 21 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from pad 40 in Florida

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Liftoff of Falcon 9!

[Rocket Lab @RocketLab]

Launch rehearsal complete for our weekend mission for @capellaspace, with greens across the board for Sunday's launch attempt from Launch Complex 1.

Launch window opens August 11:
🚀NZT | 11:15 PM
🚀UTC | 11:15
🚀PDT | 04:15 AM
🚀EDT | 07:15 AM
https://t.co/xyg2Ghty8K

[Palmer Luckey @PalmerLuckey]

We are spending hundreds of millions on a factory that will define American defense production for Anduril and our nation.

Check out our 30-page sequel to Rebooting the Arsenal, the first manifesto we published quite a while back. Time to build.

https://t.co/sQMIryZ0Mz

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Raptor 3 first firing today

[Rocket Lab @RocketLab]

Archimedes hot fire at 102% power ✅

[Redwire @Redwire]

Our panel session, "The Advantages of VLEO for National Security," was a hit at the 38th Annual Small Sat Conference! We had a large turnout and an engaging discussion on the benefits of Very Low Earth Orbit for national security small satellites. Missed the session? Watch the replay on our YouTube channel! https://t.co/WfSlf6DtTD

#SmallSat2024 #RedwireSpace #VLEO #SpaceInnovation

[Astrobotic @astrobotic]

🚀✨ Why STEM Education Matters ✨🚀 As students prep to go back to school this month, let's talk about the importance of quality STEM education - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math - to the future of the space industry.

Image: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

[Seven Seven Six @sevensevensix]

Following the launch of Brokkr-1 in April 2023, @astroforge is back for their second mission—and it's already been quite the ride!

This mission will send a new version of their vehicle, Odin, to gather images of their target asteroid 📷 ☄️

[Rocket Lab @RocketLab]

Two weekends in a row of Electron launches 🚀🚀 Our next mission for @capellaspace is scheduled for lift-off from Launch Complex 1 on Sunday August 11th.

Launch window opens:
🚀NZT | 11:15 PM
🚀UTC | 11:15
🚀EDT | 07:15 AM
🚀PDT | 04:15 AM
https://t.co/xyg2Ghty8K

[Dave Limp @davill]

Another quick one. This is our Reaction Control System thrusters firing. This system corrects New Glenn's orientation in zero-g and just before landing on our vessel at sea. Together, the thrusters and the forward fins I mentioned earlier are essential to the booster's reusability. @blueorigin #newglenn

[troy mccann @troy_mccann]

Amazing. A photo taken *from Earth*, looking at the moon, catching Mars peeking from behind and almost in line.

[rory 🍁 @rory_mg]

50th capture by Canadarm2 happened today on the ISS

Can't help but wonder what the 50th capture by Canadarm3 on Gateway will be

- SpaceX capsule
- Blue Origin capsule
- Canadian capsule (NordSpace?)
- Other

[Astrobotic @astrobotic]

Our Xodiac rocket! Check it out:

[Lunar Outpost @LunarOutpostInc]

Lunar Outpost Oceania + @elo2au have completed Stage 1 of the @AusSpaceAgency Trailblazer Program with the PDR. Having developed 4 rigorously tested prototypes, the design presents a more informed + lower-risk solution for Australia's 1st lunar rover mission! #TheNextLeap

[Peter Beck @Peter_J_Beck]

Archimedes has been breathing fire! Started at low power and now cranking it up.

[rory 🍁 @rory_mg]

a good morning indeed @payloadspace—Canadarm2 completed its 50th catch at 3:11 AM EST this morning with the Cygnus spacecraft installed to the ISS 2 hours later

pretty wild considering this Canadarm2 wasn't built for this maneuver

the lesson? build

[Redwire @Redwire]

Happening now!

[Rocket Lab @RocketLab]

Pop on over to our booth 150 at @SmallSat and learn more about our space systems, launch, and more!

[Astrolab @Astrolab_Space]

Folditure recently came to Astrolab to test out Sunflake, a collapsable solar panel designed to be deployed on the lunar surface, as part of a NASA SBIR contract.

This timelapse shows the first deployment of the 28-foot-tall prototype in partnership with FLEX here on Earth.