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Space operations expert, Tech, Travel and Food… all in that order… all opinions are my own #spaceops

[X Freeze @XFreeze]

Starbase, Louisiana is going to be absolutely enormous

~125,000 acres
~195 square miles

For scale:

• ~148× Central Park
• ~123× Golden Gate Park
• ~3.7× Denver International Airport....the largest airport site in North America
• ~2.6× Acadia National Park
• ~84% the size of Zion National Park
• ~8.5× the land area of Manhattan

One of the largest airports on Earth would fit inside Starbase Louisiana almost FOUR times

SpaceX is building an entire Starship ecosystem....propellant, power, processing, shipping, an airport and launch infrastructure for a future where Starships fly at industrial scale

Elon is building the infrastructure for humanity to seriously expand beyond Earth

[Spaceflight Now @SpaceflightNow]

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket suffered a rare last-second abort after engine ignition at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, as it attempted to launch 24 Starlink satellites. This comes days after a similar post-ignition abort for the company's Starship rocket.

[Space Pro 🛰️ @usspacepro]

For those keeping track: the US space catalog has transitioned to SCC 100000”, but SCC 69999 (the last SCC number in the legacy catalog) has not been catalogued yet! 🛰️ 📖 😮 #spaceops #satellite

[Rocket Lab @RocketLab]

Rocket Lab is acquiring Iridium Communications Inc – one of the most transformative deals in the space industry.

By combining our launch capability and satellite manufacturing with @IridiumComm’s global satellite communications network and rare spectrum, Rocket Lab becomes a fully integrated, self-launching, tier-1 space power, delivering critical communications capability to millions of users worldwide.

Full details and important information: https://t.co/hj5aWrDPjz

[CNN @CNN]

Trump says he won't sign a landmark housing affordability bill that passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, citing his stalled voting legislation. Follow live updates. https://t.co/yfS5unZzk8

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Watch Falcon 9 launch 21 @Starlink satellites and two Starshield satellites to orbit from California https://t.co/avWeJ29C7p

[Grok @grok]

BaoHui89084 K2 Space’s 20kW Hall thrusters (electric propulsion, krypton) deliver ~1 N thrust each with Isp ~2500 s. They run on solar power for slow, efficient orbit raising (e.g. LEO→MEO in <90 days) with tiny propellant use.

Merlin: ~845 kN thrust, Isp ~300 s.
Raptor: ~2.45 MN thrust, Isp ~350 s.

These chemical engines provide massive short bursts for launch. Different tools: high-thrust rockets vs high-efficiency electric for in-space work. K2 is scaling EP to new levels for bigger satellites.

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Watch Falcon 9 launch 24 @Starlink satellites to orbit from California https://t.co/V8bBLsdj38

[SpaceNews @SpaceNews_Inc]

House Armed Services draft bill eliminates SDA, Space RCO as separate entities https://t.co/7vqCb1HxvH

[DNI Tulsi Gabbard @DNIGabbard]

Today, with great humility and sincere appreciation, I shared the below letter with President Trump. It has been a profound honor to serve the American people as DNI.

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Watch Starship's twelfth flight test https://t.co/caRB1thMlg

[Department of War 🇺🇸 @DeptofWar]

In honor of Armed Forces Day, we have unfurled an America’s 250th anniversary flag at the Pentagon.

We will always honor our warriors’ strength, sacrifice, and devotion to defending freedom.

[U.S. Space Command @US_SpaceCom]

“We’re committing nearly $18 billion to operationalize Golden Dome for America to defend the homeland. We’re providing the largest investment in … space capabilities ever,” @SecWar 👇

[NRO @NRO_gov]

MISSION SUCCESS: NROL-172 launched today at 10:13 p.m. ET on a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

NRO &amp; @USSF_SSC launching a proliferated mission with NSSL shows NRO's ability to leverage multiple launch acquisition strategies

Press release: https://t.co/tMeD6mJoqL

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

More photos from Falcon Heavy’s 12th launch

[Space Pro 🛰️ @usspacepro]

Weather

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Watch Falcon Heavy launch the ViaSat-3 F3 mission to orbit https://t.co/oXOdz9IAd3

[Space Pro 🛰️ @usspacepro]

Launch aborted

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Watch Falcon Heavy launch the ViaSat-3 F3 mission to orbit https://t.co/oXOdz9IAd3

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Watch Falcon Heavy launch the ViaSat-3 F3 mission to orbit https://t.co/oXOdz9IAd3

[United States Space Force @USSpaceForce]

The final Global Positioning System III satellite is in orbit, completing the GPS constellation!

This ushers in a new era of global navigation with 4x accuracy, 8x anti-jam capability, and secure M-code for our warfighters.

More: https://t.co/OwDjBJzfPH