Tag: SpaceX
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SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California
File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with another 20 Starlink satellites from California Sunday night. The Starlink 9-11 mission featured 13 satellites that include Direct to Cell capabilities. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) from Vandenberg Space Force Base…
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SpaceX president predicts rapid increase in Starship launch rate
As SpaceX made its final preparations for the sixth launch of its Starship rocket, the company’s chief operating officer and president spoke at a financial conference on Friday about various topics, including the future of the massive rocket and the Starlink satellite system. The Starship launch system is about to reach a tipping point, Gwynne…
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SpaceX president predicts rapid increase in Starship launch rate
As SpaceX made its final preparations for the sixth launch of its Starship rocket, the company’s chief operating officer and president spoke at a financial conference on Friday about various topics, including the future of the massive rocket and the Starlink satellite system. The Starship launch system is about to reach a tipping point, Gwynne…
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SpaceX lands Ship 31 in the Indian Ocean but miss the Booster Catch
Another Starship flight is in the books after a flawless countdown and waiting through the road closure which started at 8am CST, Starship Flight 6 composed of Ship 31 and Booster 13 lifted off right at the top of the window at 4 pm CST. NSF, with around 27 camera views, was live on X…
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SpaceX launches India’s GSAT-N2 satellite on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) on the GSAT-N2 / GSAT-20 mission on Nov. 18, 2024. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now SpaceX launched its third Falcon 9 rocket in less than 24 hours, bringing all three of its launch pads into play. Capping off this trio was its second…
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New study reveals Starship’s true sound levels; shows differences between SLS and Falcon 9
When SpaceX launched Starship and Super Heavy for its first flight test in April 2023, the rocket became the most powerful ever flown, mostly due in part to Super Heavy’s 33 Raptor engines. As such, Starship is loud — extremely loud, and scientists and government agencies have long discussed the potential environmental impacts from a…
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AST SpaceMobile secures multi-launch agreements with Blue Origin, ISRO and SpaceX
An artist’s rendering of AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird satellites in low Earth orbit. Graphic: AST SpaceMobile A company aiming to bring cell service to unmodified smartphones using a satellite network announced Thursday it had secured its ability to reach low Earth orbit. During a third quarter earnings call, AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) revealed new launch agreements…
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SpaceX launches mystery ‘Optus-X’ on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center carrying the Optus-X communications satellite. Image: Spaceflight Now Update 3:56 p.m. EST: SpaceX updated the launch time of the mission. Update 4:08 p.m. EST: SpaceX pushed back the launch time of the mission. Update 6:04 p.m. ESt: SpaceX landed…
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A lot of people are mistaking Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites for UAPs
SpaceX’s Starlink Internet satellites are responsible for more and more public reports of unexplained anomalous phenomena (UAPs), but most recent cases remain unsolved, according to a US government report released Thursday. Starlinks often move across the sky in “trains” that appear like gleaming gems in the blackness of space. They are particularly visible to the…
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A lot of people are mistaking Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites for UAPs
SpaceX’s Starlink Internet satellites are responsible for more and more public reports of unexplained anomalous phenomena (UAPs), but most recent cases remain unsolved, according to a US government report released Thursday. Starlinks often move across the sky in “trains” that appear like gleaming gems in the blackness of space. They are particularly visible to the…