SpaceX Starlink partners SES to offer service to cruise operators

A joint offering between European satellite operator SES and SpaceX’s Starlink plans to provide high-speed internet 24/7 to cruise ships and their guests.  “We are excited to collaborate with SES on a joint solution that combines the reach and capacity of both satellite constellations to offer a solution unlike any other in the market,” said […]

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SpaceX Crew Dragon: Crew 6 returns to Earth after six months in space

Crew Dragon Endeavour blazed over Central Florida just after midnight, putting on a show for millions below as it headed towards a splashdown off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida. After undocking from the International Space Station at 7:05 a.m. ET (11:05 UTC) Sunday, September 3rd, the capsule began firing its Draco thrusters in small bursts […]

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India successfully lands Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon

India becomes the 4th country to successfully make a soft touchdown on the Moon and the first to land in the Southern Hemisphere. Chandrayaan-3 began its descent phase, and over the next 19 minutes, mission control carefully watched the telemetry being received from the lander and erupted into cheers and applause once the landing was […]

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SpaceX plans back-to-back Starlink launches

SpaceX is looking to launch two Falcon 9 Starlink missions tonight from the East and West Coasts just hours apart. These two launches will represent the 99th and 100th dedicated Starlink mission for the company. First up will be a launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida currently […]

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SpaceX booster B1069 successfully launches Group 6-9 Starlink mission

SpaceX successfully sent 22 more V2 mini Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida very early this morning. Following a few weather delays, the Falcon 9 launched at 1:17 a.m. ET (05:17 UTC), heading to the Southeast to insert the Starlink satellites into the proper 43-degree orbital inclination. […]

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SpaceX moves Booster 9 back to the production site

Following the static fire test of Booster 9, which saw the Raptor engines ignite on the Orbital Launch Mount (OLM) for the first time in months, SpaceX lifted Booster 9 off of the OLM for its trip back to the production site. While 33 Raptor engines did ignite, 4 of them shut down early during […]

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Weekly Space Recap: July 31 – August 6

Here are some of the stories you may have missed in the past week. The first week of August 2023 featured developments from the SpaceX Starship program, Falcon Heavy to Rocket Lab’s issues launching Electron. Falcon Heavy launches heaviest GTO Satellite – The triple core heavy-lift rocket launched a 9,200-kg communications satellite to geostationary transfer […]

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Tesla launches EV sales in Malaysia

Tesla has launched the sale of its electric vehicles in Malaysia, the automaker confirmed this week. Tesla has worked to expand its sales footprint to new markets for several years in an attempt to bring the electric vehicle revolution to as many countries as possible. Asia is a specifically strong market for Tesla as it […]

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SpaceX Falcon 9 breaks record, launches and lands for 16th time

Launching July 9th, at 11:58 p.m. ET (03:58 UTC), the record-breaking Falcon 9 successfully lifted off from Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to deliver 22 V2 mini Starlink satellites to orbit. Originally intending to launch just before dawn Sunday morning local time, SpaceX pushed the launch time a couple of times […]

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SpaceX completes 28th commercial resupply mission to ISS

After undocking from the International Space Station on June 29th, SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon capsule splashed down off of the coast of Jacksonville, Florida on June 30th at -10:30 am ET (14:30 UTC). On June 4th, the CRS-28 mission lifted off from Launch Complex 39A atop Falcon 9 B1077 and spent 23 days docked to the […]

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