Tag: spacex
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SpaceX’s Elon Musk set for Starlink launch, Tesla earnings double-header
SpaceX has stalled its latest Starlink launch once again following high winds forced the company to recycle an effort originally planned for January 27th, establishing SpaceX’s Elon Musk to get a Starlink launching and Tesla earnings report on the exact identical day. Flight-proven Falcon 9 booster B1051 is currently perpendicular at Cape Canaveral Air Force…
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SpaceX Starship factory churning out new rocket parts with Elon Musk’s help
SpaceX’s South Texas team of Starship engineers and technicians – including CEO Elon Musk himself are currently working around the clock to manufacture hardware which will come to be the company’s next Starship prototype in the not too distant future. Over the last few times, SpaceX has made quick progress wrapping propellant tank up and…
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SpaceX closes in on Falcon 9 reliability milestone after flawless Monday launch [photos]
SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket has finished its thirteenth launch of 2019, leaving the vehicle one mission from a reliability landmark. In 7:10 pm ET, December 16th (00:10 UTC, Dec 17), Falcon 9 booster B1056, a new upper stage, along with the almost 7-metric ton (15,500 pounds ) Kacific-1/JCSAT-18 communications satellite lifted off from SpaceX’s…
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Tesla, SpaceX confirm Model X will be official ride of astronauts
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk made certain his team goes to the launch pad in design and even provided Tesla electric vehicles during the current launch dress rehearsal at the Kennedy Space Center. A SpaceX spokesperson confirmed on Sunday that Teslas will be the official transport for team missions in the future, ” the…
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SpaceX announces second Starlink satellite launch in two weeks
SpaceX has announced its next Starlink satellite in two weeks, sticking to a trend that may see the business launch more than a thousand communications satellites during the next 12 weeks. SpaceX opens press certification for a Starlink mission NET January out of SLC-40. There is one scheduled for late-December. — Michael Baylor (@nextspaceflight) December…
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SpaceX recovery ships head to sea for first ‘whole-fairing’ catch attempt
After a brisk cruise into the Atlantic Ocean, SpaceX’s Falcon recovery ships that were fairing have attained the landing area to prepare for their first whole-fairing that was authentic ‘ ’ grab attempt. Formerly known as Mr. Steven, GO Ms. Tree and brand new sister ship GO Ms. Chief departed Port Canaveral on December 14th…
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SpaceX’s Starship comes to life for the first time in lead-up to launch debut
For the first time , SpaceX has compacted Starship Mk1’s a critical test that culminated in the rocket model, building-sized propellant tanks. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); An anthropomorphization occasionally utilised to describe the venting launch vehicles often show while after fueling, Starship Mk1’s so-called ‘breaths’ happened around 5:59 pm CST (23:59 UTC). Those vents…
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SpaceX fires up redesigned Crew Dragon as NASA reveals SuperDraco thruster “flaps”
On November 13th, SpaceX showed that a proposed static fire test using a Crew Dragon’s powerful abort thrusters was finished without any difficulty, a strong indication that the business has successfully redesigned the spacecraft to protect against a catastrophic April 2019 burst from reoccurring. Pending a far more comprehensive analysis, Wednesday’s dormant fire must leave…
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SpaceX says upgraded Starlink satellites have better bandwidth, beams, and more
Just hours ago, SpaceX successfully launched its second batch of 60 Starlink satellites, featuring a variety of upgrades as part of the move from v0.9 to v1.0 spacecraft. During SpaceX’s launch webcast, the hosts revealed a number of intriguing new details about those upgrades, shedding a bit more light on what exactly has changed. My…
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SpaceX COO offers harsh critique of Falcon 9, Starlink, and Starship’s competitors
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell claims the company Starlink internet constellation has been years before competition from OneWeb and Amazon. A step further, the executive also voiced several unprecedently brutal critiques of both Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin along with Boeing and Lockheed Martin (ULA). The Air Force is testing SpaceX’s Starlink satellites to get encrypted online…