Francesco Fragnito (@gnito_) 's Twitter Profile
Francesco Fragnito

@gnito_

Payload Interface Manager at RFA

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calendar_today02-12-2011 12:12:40

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Rocket Factory Augsburg (@rfa_space) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Exciting times for European spaceflight (pun intended)! We are proud to be part of the German #NewSpace era together with Isar Aerospace, HyImpulse Technologies and GAIA Aerospace . Thanks to Andrew Parsonson /EuropeanSpaceflight for this great representation of #TeamGermany πŸš€ (1/2)

Exciting times for European spaceflight (pun intended)! We are proud to be part of the German #NewSpace era together with <a href="/isaraerospace/">Isar Aerospace</a>,  <a href="/HyImpulseTech/">HyImpulse Technologies</a> and <a href="/GAIA_Aerospace/">GAIA Aerospace</a> . Thanks to <a href="/AndrewParsonson/">Andrew Parsonson</a> /<a href="/ESpaceflight/">EuropeanSpaceflight</a> for this great representation of #TeamGermany πŸš€ (1/2)
Rocket Factory Augsburg (@rfa_space) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On we go! Our upper stage has arrived in Sweden at SSC - Swedish Space Corporation and is currently being prepared for its Integrated Systems Test (IST) campaign. To say that we are hyped would be an understatement! 🀩 PS: Watch the video until the end...

Rocket Factory Augsburg (@rfa_space) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Happy Holidays from RFA! Wishing you and your loved ones a season filled with joy, warmth and excitement. Thank you for being part of our journey this year. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year πŸ€

Happy Holidays from RFA!

Wishing you and your loved ones a season filled with joy, warmth and excitement. Thank you for being part of our journey this year.

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year πŸ€
Rocket Factory Augsburg (@rfa_space) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We're heading to SpaceComm 2024! Find our onsite team at booth L1 in Farnborough on 6-7 March, where you can discover more about our #RFAONE. Will we see you there? #SpaceCommExpo2024

We're heading to <a href="/SpaceCommExpo/">SpaceComm</a> 2024!

Find our onsite team at booth L1 in Farnborough on 6-7 March, where you can discover more about our #RFAONE.

Will we see you there?

#SpaceCommExpo2024
Rocket Factory Augsburg (@rfa_space) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We just keep going! RFA ONE's first stage arrived safely in SaxaVord and has been lifted onto the launch pad. The RFA UK team is currently working hard to prepare it for our first hot fire campaign. Who's as excited as we are? πŸ™‹β€β™‚οΈ

AMSAT-DL (@amsatdl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ERMINAZ-1U & -1V PocketQubes #AMSAT on their first flight to Madrid for environmental tests with the Deployer and its sisters and brothers AmSat-EA LibreSpaceFoundation of the #ERMINAZ mission. New altitude record 10km ✈️ with Iberia, next one 500km πŸš€ with Rocket Factory Augsburg

ERMINAZ-1U &amp; -1V PocketQubes #AMSAT on their first flight to Madrid for environmental tests with the Deployer and its sisters and brothers <a href="/AmsatSpain/">AmSat-EA</a> <a href="/LibreSpace_Fnd/">LibreSpaceFoundation</a> of the #ERMINAZ mission. New altitude record 10km ✈️ with Iberia, next one 500km πŸš€ with <a href="/rfa_space/">Rocket Factory Augsburg</a>
Rocket Factory Augsburg (@rfa_space) 's Twitter Profile Photo

First fire! πŸ”₯ We have successfully kicked off the hot fire campaign for our first stage at SaxaVord Spaceport UK. We hot-fired a total of four Helix engines, igniting one by one at four second intervals. All engines ran simultaneously for 8 seconds with a total hot-fire duration of 20

Rocket Factory Augsburg (@rfa_space) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Did you know? We not only test our engines in Scotland and Sweden, but also here in Augsburg. Namely our Fenix engine, which was also developed in-house and will power our Redshift OTV. It has a thrust of 1.5kN and is powered by nitromethane and nitrous oxygen – a non-toxic,

Did you know?

We not only test our engines in Scotland and Sweden, but also here in Augsburg. Namely our Fenix engine, which was also developed in-house and will power our Redshift OTV.

It has a thrust of 1.5kN and is powered by nitromethane and nitrous oxygen – a non-toxic,
Rocket Factory Augsburg (@rfa_space) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Curious about the progress of our second stage? We've got you covered!πŸ‘‡ Here's a brief update: After it arrived back in Augsburg following a rigorous testing campaign, we attached a vacuum version of our Helix engine, the HelixVAC to stage two and shipped it back off to

Curious about the progress of our second stage? We've got you covered!πŸ‘‡ 

Here's a brief update: 

After it arrived back in Augsburg following a rigorous testing campaign, we attached a vacuum version of our Helix engine, the HelixVAC to stage two and shipped it back off to
Rocket Factory Augsburg (@rfa_space) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Got questions about RFA? Ask away! We're launching a new series where we answer all your questions! Curious about launch details, technical specs or our mission goals? Now's your chance. πŸš€ Drop your question below and stay tuned to see if your question gets answered! #AskRFA

Got questions about RFA? Ask away!

We're launching a new series where we answer all your questions! Curious about launch details, technical specs or our mission goals? Now's your chance. πŸš€

Drop your question below and stay tuned to see if your question gets answered!

#AskRFA
Rocket Factory Augsburg (@rfa_space) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Attention, satellite friends! πŸ›°οΈ While we are closing in fast on our first test flight, we are already planning ahead: for our second test flight, we still have 200kg of payload capacity available! You have a satellite up to this size? And you want it to be precisely deployed

Attention, satellite friends! πŸ›°οΈ

While we are closing in fast on our first test flight, we are already planning ahead: for our second test flight, we still have 200kg of payload capacity available!

You have a satellite up to this size? And you want it to be precisely deployed
Rocket Factory Augsburg (@rfa_space) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We're coming in hot (fire) with an update on our third stage: We have completed a full duration hot fire of the fully integrated Redshift OTV, qualifying it for flight. As always, our approach for this hot fire was to get as close to the real thing as possible. So it included a

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UPDATE on our S1 test anomaly! Our first stage is gone – but we have collected a significant amount of data and film footage. After reviewing it, we want to share some insights into the technical analysis, preliminary conclusions and our next steps ⬇️

Rocket Factory Augsburg (@rfa_space) 's Twitter Profile Photo

πŸš€ Explore RFA ONE: Where efficiency meets innovation At RFA, we're committed to democratizing access to space to better understand, connect and protect our planet. Our new #blog delves deep into RFA ONE, showcasing the engineering behind our innovative three stage launch

πŸš€ Explore RFA ONE: Where efficiency meets innovation

At RFA, we're committed to democratizing access to space to better understand, connect and protect our planet. Our new #blog delves deep into RFA ONE, showcasing the engineering behind our innovative  three stage launch
UK Civil Aviation Authority (@uk_caa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We've issued the first launch licence for a vertical launch from UK soil πŸš€ @RFA_Space has approval to launch from SaxaVord Spaceport UK. πŸ‘‰ caa.co.uk/newsroom/news/…

We've issued the first launch licence for a vertical launch from UK soil πŸš€

@RFA_Space has approval to launch from <a href="/SaxaVord_Space/">SaxaVord Spaceport UK</a>.

πŸ‘‰ caa.co.uk/newsroom/news/…
Francesco Fragnito (@gnito_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Great achievement for our company! Now RFA can really sit at the European table with a role as one of the major players among the Launch Services Providers! Looking forward to the next milestones for the first launch... Stay tuned! #RFA #CAA