Tag: spacex
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink launch eyes two reusability milestones as new satellite details emerge
SpaceX is set for Falcon 9’s orbital launch in over three weeks. Known as Starlink-1, the mission will launch the company most satellite payload and include an selection of Falcon 9 booster along with fairing milestones that are reusability. Starlink vertical to the pad pic.twitter.com/WuiB1piKcK — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 11, 2019 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle…
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SpaceX installs Starship Mk1 rocket’s flaps for the second time in build-up to flight debut
A little more than a month later SpaceX CEO Elon Musk presented with an update on Starship in Boca Chica, Texas and technicians dressed up for the series, SpaceX has started to install Starship Mk1’s flaps for its second time. This time, together with any luck, those flaps are here to stay until Starship Mk1’s…
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Boeing Starliner abort test (mostly) a success as SpaceX nears Crew Dragon static fire
On November 4th, Boeing completed a vital pad abort test of its Starliner spacecraft, successful in spite of an partial collapse of its own parachute recovery program. Three days afterwards, Boeing showed what it considered to be the origin of that anomaly in a November 7th press conference. Meanwhile, SpaceX – having finished Crew Dragon’s…
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SpaceX’s fourth Starship prototype has begun to take shape in Florida
SpaceX’s Florida Starship team seems to have taken the initial step towards building Starship Mk4, the fourth largest prototype of this spaceship. Although SpaceX’s Boca Chica, Texas Starship campus is undeniably in the guide with their first prototype, Starship Mk1, it seems that the company’s Florida campus is much ahead of Texas using their Starship…
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SpaceX Starship’s Raptor engine test facilities are about to get a big upgrade, says Elon Musk
Based on CEO Elon Musk, SpaceX’s Starship and Super Heavy rockets are about to find a brand new test stand which will enable further and more practical static fire tests of their Raptor engines.These modifications could reportedly lead to a simplified engine layout and will normally enlarge SpaceX’s ability to rapidly acceptance-test a massive number…
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SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are already messing with astronomical research but there are thousands more planned
SpaceX Elon Musk’s commercial space firm SpaceX has a job named Starlink whose aim is to launch up to 42,000 satellites to orbit to supply global high-speed net. There are only 120 Starlink satellites currently in orbit, but they have already started to develop into a issue for astronomical observatories, which makes streaks and even…
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Elon Musk disconnects from Twitter – for now
Oops, he did it again! Elon Musk has not tweeted since Monday, but his Twitter account is still visible. Tech entrepreneur and investor Elon Musk has revealed that he is quitting Twitter, citing uncertainty over the micro-blogging platform's usefulness. On Friday, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX tweeted: “Not sure about good ol Twitter”, followed…
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SpaceX’s Starlink internet a step closer to customers as “user terminal” hiring ramps up
Since SpaceX prepares to kick off an aggressive Starlink launch campaign within the next month or 2, the business is also aggressively hiring build teams which may engineer and mass-produce key ground-based hardware, ranging from ground stations and cellular applications into the “user terminals” which will go in client homes. The projected Starlink satellite internet…
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Tesla Energy backup helps SpaceX Starship Mk1 face down tornadoes, power outages
SpaceX’so called South Texas Starship centers and Mk1 prototype fell under danger of damage once weather – comprising tornadoes and heavy rain – affected the area in the wee hours of October 21st. Having a healthy serving of fortune, SpaceX’s Boca Chica campus was able to escape unscathed, but much of the surrounding area lost…
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LIVESTREAM: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk presents Starship updates, talks future of humanity
SpaceX is set to Livestream CEO Elon Musk’s annual space-focused presentation today, Saturday, September 28 at 8 p.m. EDT (7 p.m. CDT) from Cameron County, Texas. Musk is expected to reveal updated details on Starship, its next generation rocket intended to carry humans to the Moon, and Mars, as well as the Super Heavy launch…