SpaceX launches 74 satellites to orbit, lands Falcon 9 rocket for the 400th time (video)
As its name suggests, Transporter 13 will be the 13th mission in SpaceX's Transporter series. The company also runs another rideshare program called Bandwagon, which has two missions under its belt to date. SpaceX has launched more than 1,200 payloads for about 130 customers across both of these programs, according to the company.
SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites 12 hours after Crew-10 sent to ISS
SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit, a little more than 12 hours after the private company teamed up with NASA to send four astronauts to the International Space Station -- also from Florida.
SpaceX's Crew-10 mission is on its way to the ISS
SpaceX's Crew-10 mission has successfully launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:03PM Eastern on March 14. NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov are onboard and will join the ISS crew after the spacecraft docks with the orbiting lab at 11:30PM Eastern time on March 15.
SpaceX aces 3rd launch in 13 hours, sending 23 Starlink satellites to orbit (video)
SpaceX launched its third mission in less than 13 hours this morning (March 15), sending 23 of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit.
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites successfully
SpaceX successfully completed yet another Falcon 9 launch around 7:35 a.m. on Saturday morning. The launch sent 23 Starlink satellites, 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The return of Erik Prince: How a notorious military contractor maneuvered his way back inside Trump’s orbit
The former Blackwater CEO was effectively expelled from the first Trump administration, banned from inside the Pentagon and ...
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Earth's orbit may trigger massive volcanic eruptions
Researchers found Earth's orbital changes align with past volcanic eruptions. Climate shifts and massive eruptions occurred ...
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Starlink satellite part hit a Canadian farm when it fell from orbit
A failed launch left a batch of Starlink satellites in the wrong orbit last year, and it appears that a fragment of one fell ...
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Dead Athena moon lander seen inside its crater grave from lunar orbit (photos)
This orientation prevented the lander's solar panels from capturing enough sunlight, and Intuitive Machines declared Athena ...
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Earth Orbit Is Filling Up with Junk. Greenhouse Gases Worsen the Problem.
By the end of the century, a shrinking atmosphere could create a minefield for satellites, like those deployed by SpaceX's ...
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Watch Rocket Lab launch radar imaging satellite to orbit tonight
Rocket Lab will launch a private radar imaging satellite to orbit tonight (March 14), and you can watch the action live ...
Space Force's mysterious X-37B plane returns to Earth after 434 days in orbit
The United States Space Force’s secretive X-37B space plane touched down to earth on Friday after spending 434 days in orbit ...
Climate Change Is Shrinking Space For Satellites To Orbit
Climate change isn’t just affecting Earth – it’s reshaping space as well. A new MIT study reveals that rising greenhouse gas ...
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Climate Change Might Increase Satellite Collisions, Limiting How Many Can Safely Orbit Earth, Study Finds
Greenhouse gas emissions could reduce drag in the upper atmosphere, leaving more space debris in orbit and making satellites ...
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ITRI, Partners Achieve Breakthrough in Multi-Orbit 5G NTN Trials
To pave the way for the deployment of the 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) standards, the Industrial Technology Research ...