Tag: spacex
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SpaceX wins almost $1B to bring Starlink internet to half a million US homes, businesses
In a competition against hundreds of providers, many established, SpaceX’s Starlink constellation has come out of left field to win almost $1B from the FCC – funds that will help bring high-quality internet to hundreds of thousands of rural Americans. Just 13 months after Starlink v1.0 flights began, SpaceX has successfully delivered almost 900 operational…
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SpaceX Starship nearly sticks the landing after high-altitude launch debut
In perhaps the most spectacular aerospace demonstration since Falcon Heavy’s 2018 introduction, SpaceX’s full-size Starship prototype came in a hair’s width of sticking the landing after an otherwise prosperous ~12.5 km (7.8 mi) launching introduction. To estimate SpaceX’s evaluation director, heard live on the company’s official webcast minutes after Starship serial number 8 (SN8) burst…
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SpaceX backup Starship reaches full height after nosecone installation
SpaceX has installed a second Starship’so called nosecone, all but finishing the 2nd full-size prototype a matter of days until the first fully-assembled Starship’s risky launching debut. Over the previous two months, SpaceX has successfully set Starship amount 8 (SN8) through an almost nonstop collection of tests, finishing at least four separate cryogenic evidence tests,…
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A SpaceX rocket just aced its seventh launch and landing for the first time
For the first time ever, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster has successfully completed seven orbital-class launches and landings, leaving the business as few as three flights apart from attaining its longstanding reusability goal. Ending two weeks of “mission assurance” and weather-related delays, Falcon 9 booster B1049.6, a fresh expendable upper stage (S2), 2 flight-proven…
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SpaceX to attempt same-day Starship static fire, Starlink launch [livestream]
SpaceX is currently in the practice of attempting static-fire the first fully-assembled Starship model as much as four hours before a Falcon 9 rocket’s schedule Starlink launch. After SpaceX chose to scrub a November 22nd launch attempt for obscure “additional assignment pledge ” and then preempted a November 23rd backup to wait for greater Atlantic…
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While CEOs across America decry the rampage in Washington, Jeff Bezos is silent and Elon Musk is posting memes
Jeff Bezos (Abandoned ) along with Elon Musk. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts After Wednesday’s assault on the US Capitol, business leaders from a selection of industries, such as finance, tech, and automotive, have contested the rampage. However, two of the planet’s most powerful CEOs — Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos — have yet to issue a statement…
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Elon Musk says it’s now ‘impossible’ to take Tesla private – and that a Starlink IPO is likely
Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Amy E. Price/Contributor/Getty Images Elon Musk said Friday that it is currently”impossible” to take Tesla private. “Tesla public company duties are a much bigger factor, but going private is impossible now (sigh),” Musk tweeted. In response to some other consumer, Musk said that”engineering, design & general company operations” have been a”fundamental…
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SpaceX sets dates for Starship static fire, high-altitude launch debut
CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX is place to attempt one last Raptor engine inactive fire test before placing Starship during its inaugural launching introduction later this week. Liable to begin as soon as November 30th per public street closing notices, Musk says that Starship consecutive number 8’s (SN8) launch introduction – equally Starship’s fully-assembled…
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SpaceX lining up two Falcon 9 launches and landings in ten hours
SpaceX appears to be on track to attempt two separate Falcon 9 launches and landings within the same ten-hour, also marking the company’s 14th Starlink mission this year and first West Coast launch in a year and a half. After overcoming a range of minor issues, replacing two Falcon 9 booster engines, effectively reactivating a…
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SpaceX Crew Dragon set for space station docking, astronauts give live capsule tour
A SpaceX Crew Dragon is set to rendezvous and dock with the International Space Station for the third time later tonight and its four-astronaut crew took some time during their 27-hour flight to give live viewers a tour of the brand new spacecraft. Emphasizing just how much space Crew Dragon offers its astronaut passengers once…