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About MaxQ

Building the most intuitive way to follow spaceflight—live launches, interactive trajectories, actionable data, and tools that make the cosmos feel personal.

Our Mission

MaxQ exists to make spaceflight understandable, exciting, and accessible. We blend accurate data, elegant design, and real-time visualization to help every space fan—rookie to expert—follow what’s next.

From launch windows and hazard maps to orbital tracks and recovery zones, we sweat the details so you can experience the big picture—clearly.

Data-firstVisual-firstCommunity-builtAlways improving

Snapshot

Live
  • Launches since Aug 30, 2025
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  • Articles published
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  • Photos submitted
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  • Crew members
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These update automatically as MaxQ grows.

Our Story

A living timeline — we’ll keep adding milestones as MaxQ levels up.

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  1. 2024
    Origin
    The Spark

    MaxQ started as a simple launch viewer + hazard map experiment—built to make “what’s happening next?” instantly clear.

  2. 2025
    Build
    MaxQ Takes Shape

    MaxQ got its name when Andrew decided he wanted an easier way for people to view Maps and Trajectories. Google Maps just wasnt cutting it anymore.

  3. Aug 30, 2025
    Milestone
    Founded

    MaxQ becomes a real thing—team, workflow, publishing, and a mission: make spaceflight personal and understandable.

  4. Next
    Future
    Community & Tools

    More coverage, more interactive features—co-built with the space community as we scale. MaxQ looks to become the largest community science project based on rocket launches and flight data.

Want to see this timeline grow?

Join our team, help us carve out our space in the history of covering space flight and lead us to more milestones as a team!

Team

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Join the Crew

MaxQ is built by people who love spaceflight and love making it understandable. If you want to help cover launches, write, shoot photos, research, or build tools — we want to hear from you.

Apply to join →
Writer

Help explain missions, rockets, and news in a friendly, accessible way.

  • Prelaunch previews
  • Mission explainers
  • Post-flight recaps
Photographer

Capture the magic — launches, rollouts, ships, pads, and the people behind it.

  • Launch photos
  • Rollout & pad shots
  • Behind-the-scenes
Research / Analyst

Love digging into data, verifying details, and making information trustworthy?

  • Fact-checking
  • NOTAM/NOTMAR
  • Trajectories + context
Developer

Build the platform: interactive maps, dashboards, trackers, and visualizations.

  • Next.js + Supabase
  • Cesium tooling
  • APIs + automation
What to expect

The application is quick. If it’s a fit, we’ll follow up and get you onboarded with tools, roles, and a clear way to contribute.

What We Believe

Clarity

Data should enlighten, not overwhelm. We design for understanding first.

Accuracy

Space is hard; the numbers matter. We cite, verify, and course-correct fast.

Delight

From micro-interactions to major moments—space should feel magical.

Press & Contact

Media & Partnerships
Press kit, interviews, collaborations
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Support
Bug reports, feedback, feature ideas
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Community
Join the conversation and share launches
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FAQ

What is MaxQ?
A mission-aware launch viewer and space data platform that blends live visualization with clean, trustworthy information.
Where do you get your data?
A mix of public APIs and curated sources (e.g., LL2, CelesTrak, NOAA SWPC), plus our own models and tooling.
Can I contribute or request features?
Absolutely—apply to join the team or reach out via the support email above.