Will Robinson-Smith🚀 (@w_robinsonsmith) 's Twitter Profile
Will Robinson-Smith🚀

@w_robinsonsmith

Storyteller, reporter for @SpaceflightNow, movie lover, and proud @MedillSchool (Northwestern) alum. Retweets are not endorsements.

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Boeing Space (@boeingspace) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The 9th and 10th SES #O3bmPOWER satellites are successfully sending and receiving signals as they journey to their orbital destinations. In ~130 days, they’ll be about 8,000 km from Earth and join the other eight satellites in the constellation. More:

James W. Draper (@james_w_draper) 's Twitter Profile Photo

HAPPY SPACE COAST DAY!!! We collected proclamations from Brevard County and 16 local communities in celebration of this momentous event. Today, we celebrate 75 years of launch from Florida's Space Coast! Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum

HAPPY SPACE COAST DAY!!! We collected proclamations from Brevard County and 16 local communities in celebration of this momentous event. Today, we celebrate 75 years of launch from Florida's Space Coast!
<a href="/ccspacemuseum/">Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum</a>
AeroVironment (@aerovironment) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We made history with Ingenuity, the first powered flight on another planet. Now, we’re ready to do it again. Introducing Skyfall: a potential future Mars mission concept developed with NASA JPL for next-gen Mars Helicopters to help explore resources, scout potential landing

Will Robinson-Smith🚀 (@w_robinsonsmith) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Falcon 9 rocket began the raising process around 9:40 am EDT (1340 UTC) and concluded about 15 minutes later. The crew access arm went into motion at about 10:01 am ET (1401 UTC), finishing its swing less than 5 minutes later.

Dave Limp (@davill) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are back at it with forward module testing, gearing up for New Glenn’s second flight. Part of this testing campaign is to activate the hydrogen peroxide system that fuels our Reaction Control System, or RCS. The GS1 RCS provides 20,000 lbf thrust in any direction, allowing the

Dave Limp (@davill) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our Lunar Permanence team has made unprecedented progress in maturing state-of-the-art capabilities with our zero boil-off technology.  We are successfully holding conditions using flight prototype hardware at 90 and 20 degrees Kelvin, which are required to make liquid oxygen and

Intuitive Machines (@int_machines) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We've secured a $9.8M Phase Two government contract to advance our Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV) through Critical Design Review (CDR). Support for next-gen logistics missions can begin as early as 2026. Learn more: intuitivemachines.com/post/9-8m-cont…

We've secured a $9.8M Phase Two government contract to advance our Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV) through Critical Design Review (CDR).

Support for next-gen logistics missions can begin as early as 2026. Learn more: intuitivemachines.com/post/9-8m-cont…
COL Anne McClain (@astroannimal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hard to believe we are a week from our scheduled return, but we are! Crew-10 is scheduled to undock NET 1800 GMT on 6 August, splashing down 6.5 hours later off the coast of California. We are busy in preparations for Crew-11 arrival and our departure. Yesterday we checked out

Hard to believe we are a week from our scheduled return, but we are! Crew-10 is scheduled to undock NET 1800 GMT on 6 August, splashing down 6.5 hours later off the coast of California. We are busy in preparations for Crew-11 arrival and our departure. Yesterday we checked out
MDA Space (@mda_space) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We have been awarded a contract by EchoStar as a prime contractor for its new non-terrestrial network low Earth orbit direct-to-device satellite constellation. Learn more: brnw.ch/21wUARs

We have been awarded a contract by <a href="/EchoStar/">EchoStar</a> as a prime contractor for its new non-terrestrial network low Earth orbit direct-to-device satellite constellation. 

Learn more: brnw.ch/21wUARs
Will Robinson-Smith🚀 (@w_robinsonsmith) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It was great to speak with the crew before they arrived here in Florida for their launch and it was wonderful to see them head off into space today. Best of luck on all the work ahead, Zena Cardman, Col. Mike Fincke, 油井 亀美也 Kimiya.Yui and Oleg! See you next year!

Kiko Dontchev (@turkeybeaver) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Crew-11 completed the fastest Crew Dragon rendezvous to date – travelling from pad 39A to the zenith docking port of the ISS in 14 hours, 43 minutes, and 10 seconds. Great work SpaceX and Dragon teams!

Rocket Lab (@rocketlab) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Site readiness checks are complete and Electron is now vertical on Pad B at Launch Complex 1 for its 69th launch. Launch window opens: ⏰UTC | 03:45, Aug 5 ⏰NZT | 3:45 p.m., Aug 5 ⏰JST | 12:45 p.m., Aug 5 ⏰EST | 11:45 p.m., Aug 4 ⏰PST | 8:45 p.m., Aug 4

ULA (@ulalaunch) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The launch of a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket carrying the U.S. Space Force (USSF)-106 mission for the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is planned for Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, from Space Launch Complex (SLC) 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station,

The launch of a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket carrying the U.S. Space Force (USSF)-106 mission for the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is planned for Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, from Space Launch Complex (SLC) 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station,
Gwynne Shotwell (@gwynne_shotwell) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Get on board! We are going to Mars! SpaceX is now offering Starship services to the red planet. We’re excited to work with the Italian Space Agency on this first-of-its-kind agreement. More to come

Spaceflight Now (@spaceflightnow) 's Twitter Profile Photo

With less than four hours on the countdown clock before the planned launch of 24 Project Kuiper satellites, the Falcon 9 has not been raised vertical at pad 40. SpaceX delayed the launch from Thursday to allow for "additional vehicle checkouts". Liftoff was tentatively

With less than four hours on the countdown clock before the planned launch of 24 Project Kuiper satellites, the Falcon 9 has not been raised vertical at pad 40. SpaceX delayed the launch from Thursday to allow for "additional vehicle checkouts". Liftoff was tentatively
Spaceflight Now (@spaceflightnow) 's Twitter Profile Photo

SpaceX will make another attempt to launch 24 satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet service after three earlier attempts were scrubbed. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida is scheduled for 8:57

SpaceX will make another attempt to launch 24 satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet service after three earlier attempts were scrubbed. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida is scheduled for 8:57
Will Robinson-Smith🚀 (@w_robinsonsmith) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Now looking at a back to school special for students in Brevard Schools, ocpsnews and elsewhere in Central Florida. If the launch is able to happen, it'll be a nice kickoff to the school year! 📝🚀🛰️ #BacktoSchool #BrevardSchools #OrangeSchools

ESA Space Transport (@esa_transport) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Arianespace EUMETSAT Copernicus EU European Space Agency ESA Earth Observation EU Defence and Space After the ignition of the Auxiliary Propulsion Unit, the Vinci engine’s third boost put the upper stage into a reentry orbit to safely burn up through Earth’s atmosphere, preventing accumulation of space debris. That concludes our work this evening. Thank you for being with us!