Francho Garcia

Primer artículo en @Infoespacial hablando sobre la reusabilidad de los lanzadores espaciales: infoespacial.com/ie/2016/03/15/…

El 12 de agosto de 2026 se producirá el primer eclipse total de Sol visible en la Península en más de un siglo. Aquí, franja de visibilidad de la fase total. Evento excepcional, pero hay que observarlo con seguridad, y veo en amigos y familia dudas y errores. Info y consejos 👇

ESA plans to purchase a dedicated SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the ISS, offering its new class of astronauts a flight opportunity before the station is retired. europeanspaceflight.com/esa-to-purchas…

Thank you Robert Goddard for enduring the naysayers and bringing us this wonderful technology that I have made a career out of. The Space age couldn't have happened without you.

They are ants solving a geometric problem and it is mind-blowingly colorful.

Firefly really, really needed this launch to be a 10/10. And they nailed it. Time to accelerate that cadence and prove out sustained boring reliability.

The Earth observation slander ends today! Iceye's (Finnish SAR biz) revenue ramp is insane: - Largest space startup in Europe - EBITDA: €100M+ - 64 sats launched / ~50% defense - Setting up JVs throughout the region Tailwinds from EU sovereignty push + defense intelligence.

Mission success! Alpha Flight 7 achieved nominal performance and validated key systems ahead of our Block II configuration upgrade. This test flight also delivered a demonstrator payload for @LockheedMartin . Congratulations to the entire Stairway to Seven team! Read more: fireflyspace.com/news/firefly-a…

🏆 Arkadia Space, ganadora del @SantanderX Global Challenge en la categoría Scaleup Durante #4YFN26, la tecnológica valenciana ha sido reconocida por su apuesta por el desarrollo de combustibles sostenibles para el sector espacial ¡Enhorabuena equipo! ✨ Felicidades también al resto de proyectos 🤩

¡Por fin tenemos a los ganadores del Santander X Global Awards! Estos proyectos universitarios, startups, scaleups y pymes han demostrado que la innovación no conoce límites. Son el mejor ejemplo de cómo la diversidad, la ambición y el saber hacer mejoran la vida de todos. En un entorno inmejorable como el Mobile World Congress, han sido galardonados por dar forma al presente y construir futuro en múltiples ámbitos, como salud, tecnología o sostenibilidad. Conócelos un poco más: goo.su/mZVu5 ¡Enhorabuena a todos los ganadores! 🎉

>UK officials apparently declined an offer from a group led by Orbex Founder and former Chief Executive Chris Larmour, which had assembled what one official said was an insufficient amount of money to turn things around.< Gold @pbdes spaceintelreport.com/orbex-files-fo…

BREAKING: SpaceX is requesting to launch and operate a constellation of 1 million satellites with unprecedented computing capacity (orbital data centers) to power advanced AI, according to a new FCC filing. SpaceX: "Launching a million satellites that operate as orbital data centers is a first step towards becoming a Kardashev II-level civilization—one that can harness the Sun's full power-while supporting Al-driven applications for billions of people today and ensuring humanity's multi-planetary future amongst the stars." In the SpaceX filing: • SpaceX aims to deploy a system of up to one million satellites to operate within narrow orbital shells spanning up to 50 km each (leaving sufficient room to deconflict against other systems with comparable ambitions). • System will operate between 500 km and 2,000 km altitude and 30 degrees and sun-synchronous orbit inclinations. • SpaceX plans to design and operate different versions of satellite hardware to optimize operations across orbital shells. • System will rely nearly exclusively on high-bandwidth optical links for communications. These optical links will route traffic within the network and to satellites in the Starlink constellation, via its high capacity (petabit) and high reliability laser mesh, which in turn will transmit traffic to authorized earth stations on the ground. SpaceX added: "With Starship's ability to deliver unprecedented tonnage to orbit for AI compute, the capacity for intelligence processing in space could surpass the electricity consumption of the entire U.S. economy, without the immense cost and disruption of rebuilding Earth's strained electrical grid to support the explosive demand for data centers. In turn, satellites that function as solar-powered orbital data centers are the most cost-effective, energy-efficient, and environmentally sound way to build infrastructure to meet accelerating demand for Al-enabled goods and services. With the inherent efficiencies of deploying solar powered data centers and launch cost rapidly decreasing due to the development of the Starship launch vehicle, SpaceX will be able to cost- effectively scale up its constellation as demand increases and compute evolves. For instance, launching 1 million tonnes per year of satellites generating 100 kW of compute power per tonne would add 100 gigawatts of AI compute capacity annually, with minimal ongoing operational or maintenance needs." (Filing link below)

Xiaomi just unveiled a factory that makes 1 phone per second, runs 24/7, has no production workers, and operates in the dark.

@yatharthmaan I disagree. I’ve had incredible access, always thankful for what I’ve been able to see and share. This isn’t a this vs that. It’s a potentially new, excitable audience being reached and influenced by THE BIGGEST influencer on the planet! I’m super glad he’s able to share so much!

I’m trying to find a truly venture scale startup idea that won’t be commoditized by Claude Code, and it’s pretty clear the “pure” software isn’t enough anymore and this is the thesis of @ineffablevc although I have not been as focused on investing going forward, startups MUST involve the physical world, sensors, complex processes that require nuance it is still difficult to translate into words And that still might not be a big enough moat for very long

MaiaSpace has signed a multi-launch agreement with Eutelsat to support the expansion of its OneWeb satellite constellation, with flights set to begin in 2027. europeanspaceflight.com/eutelsat-award…

Los cohetes (actuales) vibran fuertemente durante el despegue. Los satélites reciben vibración de dos formas: 1-Por su anclaje a la estructura del cohete 2-Por el ambiente interior, en forma de sonido Los ensayos para ver si aguantan deben cubrir los dos casos, juntos o separados

Never Tell Me The Odds

Our number one priority: American leadership in the high ground of space. 🇺🇸 - return to the Moon 🌕 - establish an enduring presence 🧑‍🚀 - realize scientific, economic, national security value 🧫 - make investments in nuclear power 🔋 - strengthen the orbital economy 💵 - increase the rate of world-changing scientific discovery 🔬 All of this is laid out in President Trump’s national space policy, and we’re gonna get it done.

Introducing ARIEL, a new 250 N thruster from Spanish company Arkadia that runs on hydrogen peroxide: esa.int/Enabling_Suppo…