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I'm a recovering Rocket Scientist after a full career in Human Space Flight.

Happily retired even though I have no qualifications for this "job"
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This is one of my favorite launch photos!

OTV-8 launched Aug 21, 2025 from LC-39A aboard Falcon 9, deploying X-37B for USSF tech tests. Booster B1092 landed at LZ-2 just 8 min later—sonic boom and all. Laser comms + quantum nav on tap. #X37B #Falcon9 #SpaceForce #Launch
#longexposure
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January 5, 2026 at 1:22 AM
The 100th launch from Florida’s Space Coast in 2025 was a SpaceX Falcon 9 mission on November 20, carrying 29 Starlink satellites. It marked the first time Florida reached 100 orbital launches in a single year

Booster B1080 flew for the 23rd time, landing successfully on Just Read the Instructions.
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 AM
The ULA Atlas V successfully launched the ViaSat-3 EMEA satellite on November 13, 2025, from Cape Canaveral, marking a major step in expanding global broadband capacity.
November 14, 2025 at 4:26 AM
This is one of my favorite launch photos!

OTV-8 launched Aug 21, 2025 from LC-39A aboard Falcon 9, deploying X-37B for USSF tech tests. Booster B1092 landed at LZ-2 just 8 min later—sonic boom and all. Laser comms + quantum nav on tap. #X37B #Falcon9 #SpaceForce #Launch
#longexposure
September 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
SpaceX Falcon 9 DROR-1 launch from CCSFS SLC-40 on July 13, 2025 at 1:04 AM.
July 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Starlink-276 launch
June 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
SpaceX launched the Starlink 6-93 mission from CCSFS on May 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM local time.

#longexposure #launch

tagging @spaceflightnow.com.web.brid.gy because they asked during their broadcast.
May 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Tonight's Starlink 12-10 mission launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center at 10:34 p.m. EDT. The rocket carried 23 Starlink internet satellites into orbit, traveling on a southeast trajectory.

#launch #longexposure #Starlink
April 29, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The Starlink 12-23 mission launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40 at 10:09 p.m. EDT. The rocket carried 23 Starlink internet satellites into orbit on a southeast trajectory.
#launch #longexposure #Starlink
April 28, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Hello Bluesky.

This is tonight's (April 21, 2025) SpaceX launch (and landing!) of Bandwagon-3 launching multiple satellites for several companies.

#rocketlaunch #launch #longexposure
April 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM