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jlin<p>Launch Canada Launch Day 2 livestream <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRy1y6kArbQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=sRy1y6kArbQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/rocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocket</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/launchcanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launchcanada</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launch</span></a></p>
Launch<p>↗️ NEXT LAUNCH: </p><p>🛰️ Mission: Bion-M No. 2<br>🚀 Launcher: Soyuz 2.1a<br>🕒 Scheduled for: Wed, 20&nbsp;Aug 2025&nbsp;17:13:00&nbsp;UTC&nbsp; <br>Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.<br>🏗️ Launch Provider: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) → [5 launches this year]<br>🌍 Launch Site: 31/6 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan 🇰🇿<br> </p><p>📡 Mission Description:<br> Bion-M is the next generation of Russian biological research satellites. While retaining the Vostok/Zenit-derived reentry module of the earlier Bion, the propulsion module has been replace by a Yantar type module, which provides maneuvering capabilities and longer mission support. The mission duration has been increased to up to 6 months by using solar cells for energy generation. The weight of scientific equipment has been increased by 100 kilograms. </p><p> <a href="https://c.im/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/spacelaunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacelaunch</span></a></p>
Launch<p>⏮️ JUST LAUNCHED: Go for Launch</p><p>🛰️ Mission: Unknown Payload [Unknown]<br>🕒 Launched on: Tue, 19&nbsp;Aug 2025&nbsp;7:35:00&nbsp;UTC&nbsp; <br>☄️ Status: Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources. <br>🚀 Launcher: Kinetica 1<br>🏗️ Launch Provider: CAS Space → [2 launches this year]<br>🌍 Launch Site: Launch Area 130 at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China 🇨🇳<br> </p><p>📡 Mission Description:<br> A share ride mission of various satellites, including ThumbSat-1/2 of Mexico. Details TBD. </p><p> <a href="https://c.im/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/spacelaunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacelaunch</span></a></p>
Space Environmentalism<p>The Trump Administration's recent executive order loosening regulatory oversight of U.S. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launch</span></a> facilities led us to issue our first public position, which is opposed to weakening crucial environmental protections at and near launch sites. Read our position and the evidence that supports it here: <a href="https://www.spaceenvironmentalism.org/actions/positions/us-launch-site-nepa-eo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">spaceenvironmentalism.org/acti</span><span class="invisible">ons/positions/us-launch-site-nepa-eo</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceEnvironmentalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceEnvironmentalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NEPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NEPA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a></p>
Launch<p>⏮️ JUST LAUNCHED: Launch in Flight</p><p>🛰️ Mission: Starlink Group 17-5 [Communications]<br>🕒 Launched on: Mon, 18&nbsp;Aug 2025&nbsp;16:26:49&nbsp;UTC&nbsp; <br>☄️ Status: The launch vehicle has lifted off from the launchpad. <br>🚀 Launcher: Falcon 9 Block 5<br>🏗️ Launch Provider: SpaceX → [103 launches this year]<br>🌍 Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA 🇺🇸<br> <br>📺 Watch Live: 1</p><p>📡 Mission Description:<br> A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. </p><p> <a href="https://c.im/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/spacelaunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacelaunch</span></a></p>
Launch<p>↗️ NEXT LAUNCH: </p><p>🛰️ Mission: Unknown Payload<br>🚀 Launcher: Kinetica 1<br>🕒 Scheduled for: Tue, 19&nbsp;Aug 2025&nbsp;7:35:00&nbsp;UTC&nbsp; <br>Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.<br>🏗️ Launch Provider: CAS Space → [2 launches this year]<br>🌍 Launch Site: Launch Area 130 at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China 🇨🇳<br> </p><p>📡 Mission Description:<br> A share ride mission of various satellites, including ThumbSat-1/2 of Mexico. Details TBD. </p><p> <a href="https://c.im/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/spacelaunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacelaunch</span></a></p>
Launch<p>↗️ NEXT LAUNCH: </p><p>🛰️ Mission: Starlink Group 17-5<br>🚀 Launcher: Falcon 9 Block 5<br>🕒 Scheduled for: Mon, 18&nbsp;Aug 2025&nbsp;15:44:00&nbsp;UTC&nbsp; <br>Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.<br>🏗️ Launch Provider: SpaceX → [103 launches this year]<br>🌍 Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA 🇺🇸<br> </p><p>📡 Mission Description:<br> A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. </p><p> <a href="https://c.im/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/spacelaunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacelaunch</span></a></p>
Launch<p>⏮️ JUST LAUNCHED: Go for Launch</p><p>🛰️ Mission: Unknown Payload [Unknown]<br>🕒 Launched on: Sun, 17&nbsp;Aug 2025&nbsp;14:15:00&nbsp;UTC&nbsp; <br>☄️ Status: Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources. <br>🚀 Launcher: Long March 6A<br>🏗️ Launch Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation → [36 launches this year]<br>🌍 Launch Site: Launch Complex 9A at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China 🇨🇳<br> </p><p>📡 Mission Description:<br> Details TBD. </p><p> <a href="https://c.im/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/spacelaunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacelaunch</span></a></p>
Launch<p>↗️ NEXT LAUNCH: </p><p>🛰️ Mission: Unknown Payload<br>🚀 Launcher: Long March 6A<br>🕒 Scheduled for: Sun, 17&nbsp;Aug 2025&nbsp;14:15:00&nbsp;UTC&nbsp; <br>Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.<br>🏗️ Launch Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation → [36 launches this year]<br>🌍 Launch Site: Launch Complex 9A at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China 🇨🇳<br> </p><p>📡 Mission Description:<br> Details TBD. </p><p> <a href="https://c.im/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/spacelaunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacelaunch</span></a></p>
Launch<p>⏮️ JUST LAUNCHED: Go for Launch</p><p>🛰️ Mission: Unknown Payload [Unknown]<br>🕒 Launched on: Sun, 17&nbsp;Aug 2025&nbsp;9:05:00&nbsp;UTC&nbsp; <br>☄️ Status: Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources. <br>🚀 Launcher: Long March 4C<br>🏗️ Launch Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation → [35 launches this year]<br>🌍 Launch Site: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) at Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China 🇨🇳<br> </p><p>📡 Mission Description:<br> Details TBD. </p><p> <a href="https://c.im/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/spacelaunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacelaunch</span></a></p>
jlin<p>Launch Canada Conference Day 1 Stream: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrCqXOxDRjM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=rrCqXOxDRjM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Today was about teams going over their designs <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/launchcanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launchcanada</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/rockets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rockets</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launch</span></a></p>
Steven Saus [he/him]uspol
The Science Fiction Guy<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launch</span></a></p><p>Canada's 1st commercial spaceport is officially under construction. When will it open for launches?</p><p><a href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/canadas-1st-commercial-spaceport-is-officially-under-construction-when-will-it-open-for-launches" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">space.com/space-exploration/la</span><span class="invisible">unches-spacecraft/canadas-1st-commercial-spaceport-is-officially-under-construction-when-will-it-open-for-launches</span></a></p>
Launch<p>↗️ NEXT LAUNCH: </p><p>🛰️ Mission: Unknown Payload<br>🚀 Launcher: Long March 4C<br>🕒 Scheduled for: Sun, 17&nbsp;Aug 2025&nbsp;9:05:00&nbsp;UTC&nbsp; <br>Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.<br>🏗️ Launch Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation → [35 launches this year]<br>🌍 Launch Site: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) at Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China 🇨🇳<br> </p><p>📡 Mission Description:<br> Details TBD. </p><p> <a href="https://c.im/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/spacelaunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacelaunch</span></a></p>
Launch<p>↗️ NEXT LAUNCH: </p><p>🛰️ Mission: Unknown Payload<br>🚀 Launcher: Kinetica 1<br>🕒 Scheduled for: Sat, 16&nbsp;Aug 2025&nbsp;7:35:00&nbsp;UTC&nbsp; <br>Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.<br>🏗️ Launch Provider: CAS Space → [2 launches this year]<br>🌍 Launch Site: Launch Area 130 at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China 🇨🇳<br> </p><p>📡 Mission Description:<br> Details TBD. </p><p> <a href="https://c.im/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/spacelaunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacelaunch</span></a></p>
Launch<p>⏮️ JUST LAUNCHED: Go for Launch</p><p>🛰️ Mission: Unknown Payload [Unknown]<br>🕒 Launched on: Fri, 15&nbsp;Aug 2025&nbsp;1:15:00&nbsp;UTC&nbsp; <br>☄️ Status: Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources. <br>🚀 Launcher: Zhuque-2E<br>🏗️ Launch Provider: LandSpace → [2 launches this year]<br>🌍 Launch Site: Launch Area 96 at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China 🇨🇳<br> </p><p>📡 Mission Description:<br> Details TBD. </p><p> <a href="https://c.im/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/spacelaunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacelaunch</span></a></p>
div-ling e.V.<p>One highlight of LILG 2025: the official launch of the new open-access journal Gender Linguistics!</p><p>Published by our association, the journal will be a space for research at all linguistic intersections of language and gender.</p><p>Learn more: gender-linguistics.org</p><p><a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/journal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journal</span></a> <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launch</span></a></p>
Launch<p>↗️ NEXT LAUNCH: </p><p>🛰️ Mission: Unknown Payload<br>🚀 Launcher: Zhuque-2E<br>🕒 Scheduled for: Fri, 15&nbsp;Aug 2025&nbsp;1:15:00&nbsp;UTC&nbsp; <br>Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.<br>🏗️ Launch Provider: LandSpace → [2 launches this year]<br>🌍 Launch Site: Launch Area 96 at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China 🇨🇳<br> </p><p>📡 Mission Description:<br> Details TBD. </p><p> <a href="https://c.im/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/spacelaunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacelaunch</span></a></p>
Launch<p>⏮️ JUST LAUNCHED: Launch in Flight</p><p>🛰️ Mission: Starlink Group 10-20 [Communications]<br>🕒 Launched on: Thu, 14&nbsp;Aug 2025&nbsp;12:29:30&nbsp;UTC&nbsp; <br>☄️ Status: The launch vehicle has lifted off from the launchpad. <br>🚀 Launcher: Falcon 9 Block 5<br>🏗️ Launch Provider: SpaceX → [102 launches this year]<br>🌍 Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA 🇺🇸<br> <br>📺 Watch Live: 1</p><p>📡 Mission Description:<br> A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. </p><p> <a href="https://c.im/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/spacelaunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacelaunch</span></a></p>
Launch<p>↗️ NEXT LAUNCH: </p><p>🛰️ Mission: Starlink Group 10-20<br>🚀 Launcher: Falcon 9 Block 5<br>🕒 Scheduled for: Thu, 14&nbsp;Aug 2025&nbsp;10:47:00&nbsp;UTC&nbsp; <br>Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.<br>🏗️ Launch Provider: SpaceX → [102 launches this year]<br>🌍 Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA 🇺🇸<br> </p><p>📡 Mission Description:<br> A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. </p><p> <a href="https://c.im/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/spacelaunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacelaunch</span></a></p>