I sent the raffinite to space and orbit but it wont work no matter what please fix

Thanks for the bug report, it should work with the new update.

I'm still seeing this issue (running version 1.2.5). Seems to be something related to the radioactive-raffinate-barrel recipe/crafting for some reason.

I tried changing the research_trigger to (as stated in the changelog):
data.raw.technology['space-science-pack'].research_trigger = {type = 'send-item-to-orbit', item = {name = 'radioactive-raffinate-barrel'}}
--> didn't work (the research trigger is stated correctly in the research tree, but sending to orbit doesn't unlock the tech)

But if I instead changed it to:
data.raw.technology['space-science-pack'].research_trigger = {type = 'craft-fluid', fluid = 'radioactive-raffinate', amount = 10.0}
--> works

Well that's weird, you're right it simply won't trigger when crafting the barrels, I didn't even bother to test it before release. The next update will include the craft-fluid trigger as you suggested.
The sending item-to-orbit trigger might just work differently than described, but this seems like a bug in the game.