Upcoming schedule of rocket launches to space, livestreams, events, and recent videos. Tweet or DM any corrections or updates.
Joined April 2022
- Tweets7.9K
- Following425
- Followers62
- Likes2
next2space retweeted
The first multi-spacecraft science mission to Mars is about to make its big move.
Next month, Blue and Gold – the twin spacecraft we built for @NASA and @ucbssl – will swing close past Earth and each fire their main engine in a single, continuous burn, using Earth's gravity to amplify the burn as they set course for Mars. It's a maneuver that's never been successfully done before.
Our mission ops team is in full rehearsal mode for @escapade_mars' trans-Mars injection.
Learn more about ESCAPADE: rocketlabcorp.com/missions/e…
next2space retweeted
There's a lot of ground to cover when you're building a Moon Base.
During the first phase of @NASAMoonBase development, robotic rovers will gather new details about the lunar South Pole region, while lunar terrain vehicles will extend the reach of each Artemis mission.
next2space retweeted
Production of the new carbon composite forward dome for Neutron’s Stage 1 propellant tank is underway.
Our automated fiber placement (AFP) machine follows a computer-controlled course to lay down thousands of strands of carbon fiber - each thinner than a human hair - at speeds of up to 100 meters per minute to create Stage 1’s structures on custom molds.
Once the AFP machine is finished with the new forward dome it will be rolled out, inspected, then prepared for the curing process to harden the carbon composite.
next2space retweeted
Launch update: Due to weather, Bandwagon-5, carrying @hawkeye360's Cluster 15, is now targeting no sooner than Oct 20, 6:30–7:30am ET. Sharing a photo of the stack below Courtesy of @SpaceX.
=> Watch: spacex.com/launches/bandwago…
next2space retweeted
We’re excited to share that @HawkEye360’s Cluster 16 is set to launch on @RocketLab We’re Not Hawking Around mission from New Zealand. Target Launch: October 21 - Window: 3:11–4:05 a.m. EDT
Watch the launch: rocketlabcorp.com/missions/l…
next2space retweeted
Wet Dress Rehearsal DONE ✅ Electron is ready for its 98th launch and latest mission from Launch Complex 1.
'We're Not Hawking Around' will deploy 3x HAWK satellites to a 520km LEO for @hawkeye360 to expand their RF-sensing constellation that collects signal data for maritime tracking, radar monitoring, and more.
The launch window opens tomorrow, Oct 21:
🚀8:00pm NZDT
🚀07:00 UTC
🚀3:00 am EDT
🚀00:00 am PDT
next2space retweeted
𝗠𝗜𝗨𝗥𝗔 𝟱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱-𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
October is a milestone-packed month for our MIURA 5 program, as we continue turning our launch system into a reality.
Here’s what’s taking shape across the program:
▪️Launcher qualification: MIURA 5 is undergoing system-level qualification, with three units manufactured.
▪️Industrial scale-up: Advancing our production capabilities to accelerate production and prepare for the next phase.
▪️Launch infrastructure: Progressing ground systems, civil works, and launch operations to build the foundations for liftoff.
The road to launch is taking shape. Every milestone advances MIURA 5 towards operational readiness.
🎥 Watch the full MIURA 5 Progress Update here: youtube.com/watch?v=Z6in6nup…
next2space retweeted
NASA has been studying Phobos and Deimos at Mars for decades.
See what we've discovered so far, and learn about the many mysteries that remain: science.nasa.gov/mars/facts/…
Go MMX! 🚀
Ready for today's launch of @JAXA_En's mission to the moons of Mars? Liftoff is slated for 3:41 p.m. EDT.
Watch live at: youtube.com/live/Fn6gzuGa-6c
next2space retweeted
The MMX spacecraft carries two pieces of NASA hardware: The MEGANE instrument will be key to revealing the origin of Mars’s moons by measuring their elemental composition.
The P-Sampler demonstration will advance capabilities for surface material acquisition in low gravity. ½
ALT An artist’s concept of JAXA’s MMX spacecraft at Mars. Credit: JAXA
next2space retweeted
Our Viasat Government team is excited for the next step with @NASA’s Communications Services Project (CSP). The Maxwell demo spacecraft launches Oct 19 on Bandwagon‑5 – a key move toward real‑time data relay for LEO missions.
Liftoff at 6:30 a.m. ET from Cape Canaveral! 🚀
next2space retweeted
The MMX website just got a major upgrade ahead of launch! We've refreshed the mission pages, added new Science, Progress, and FAQ sections, and packed the site with tons of new content. Want to learn more about MMX? Let's dive into the mission! 👀
➡️ mmx.jaxa.jp/
ALT A screen shot from the new website, showing an illustrated mission timeline.
ALT A screenshot from the new website, showing why Phobos was selected as a target for MMX.
next2space retweeted
Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) aboard the H3 Launch Vehicle No. 10 is set to launch on October 20!
Watch the launch live via the link below 🔽
youtube.com/live/Fn6gzuGa-6c
🎥 Activity Report Mini
#MMX #H3F10 #JAXA
next2space retweeted
[Press Release]
Launch time of the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft aboard H3 Launch Vehicle Flight No.10
global.jaxa.jp/press/2026/10…
next2space retweeted
📦 Ariane 6's next passengers are in French Guiana! 🚀
The 36 Amazon Leo satellites for the upcoming mission are now at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou.
Their arrival is just the beginning of a series of operations leading up to launch day.
From satellite checks and preparation to payload integration, each step requires careful coordination to ensure everything is ready for the journey to orbit.
Arianespace oversees these operations as the launch campaign progresses towards liftoff aboard Ariane 64, currently targeted for no earlier than November 23, depending on the final launch time.
📅 Stay tuned!
#LaunchingAmbitions
@AmazonLeo
next2space retweeted
Our next launch is just days away! 🚀
Next Monday, we’ll be launching Pelican-12, an updated second generation high resolution Pelican, aboard @SpaceX's Bandwagon-5.
Pelican-12 carries the @nvidia Jetson platform to enable on-orbit edge compute. This powers capabilities like AI-driven, near real-time object detection and helps us explore new ways to reduce latency and build towards planetary-scale Earth intelligence.
🛰️ Launch window opens at 3:30am PT / 6:30am ET: spacex.com/launches/bandwago…
next2space retweeted
🔥 Just another day at Stennis. Stage 2 successfully completed its first integrated hotfire!
The A2 test stand was originally built in the 60s to support Saturn V Upper Stage testing (S-II). It was later reconfigured to be a single engine test stand for Shuttle Main Engine testing and development.
The last Saturn V Stage test occurred October 30, 1970 on A2. It has been 55 years, 11 months, and 17 days since A2 supported stage testing capability.
As of this morning, it is now 0 days.
next2space retweeted
Bandwagon-5 payload stack 🔥
We’re set to deploy 22 customer satellites.
Check out our payload manifest and watch the launch: spacex.com/launches/bandwago…
📸 : @SpaceX
next2space retweeted
We’re excited to share that @hawkeye360's next cluster of satellites — Cluster 15 — is scheduled to launch on October 19, 2026, between 06:30–07:30 ET aboard SpaceX’s Bandwagon-5 Mission.
Watch the launch live here: spacex.com/launches/bandwago…
next2space retweeted
Two football fields. That’s roughly how close Otter Pup 2 is now regularly operating next to @GilmourSpace’s ElaraSat, fully autonomously. This puts Otter Pup 2 on a very short list of spacecraft in human history.
This video was captured from just 200 meters away as Otter Pup 2 conducted close proximity operations around ElaraSat. Otter Pup 2 is capturing images like these and using them to track and predict the position and orientation of ElaraSat on an ongoing basis.
We’ve gone from thousands of kilometers to hundreds of meters away, continuing to test, iterate and validate our technology along the way. And Otter Pup 2 is not done getting closer, as it continues its mission to make history.