A multibillion-dollar contract between NASA and SpaceX is under scrutiny as the Elon Musk-helmed space company’s plans to return astronauts to the surface of the Moon keep slipping. As the New York Times reports, experts are now warning that China could beat the United States in the race back to the Moon. After a series of successful robotic missions to …
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SpaceX launched another batch of spy satellites for the U.S. government today (Sept. 22). A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from California’s foggy Vandenberg Space Force Base today (Sept. 22) at 1:38 p.m. EDT (1738 GMT; 10:38 a.m. local California time), on a mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). That flight, called NROL-48, is the 11th dedicated to …
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SpaceX is continuing to gear up for the next flight of its Starship megarocket, which may be just around the corner. The company conducted a “static fire” test with its latest Starship upper stage recently, firing up its six Raptor engines while the vehicle remained anchored to the launch mount at SpaceX’s Starbase site in South Texas. The milestone, which …
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IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 Elon Musk revises his timeline for Mars colonization, now projecting another two decades. 🛠️ Significant technological challenges include energy production and closed-environment agriculture. 🔄 SpaceX continues to develop the Starship for interplanetary travel, despite setbacks and successes. ⏳ Musk likens the journey to a marathon, stressing the need for patience and incremental progress. In recent years, …
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NASA has named its new group of astronaut candidates, including the first person to have orbited Earth before joining the agency’s corps. The space agency on Monday introduced the four men and six women who comprise its 2025 trainee class during a ceremony held at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Following two years of basic training, the new candidates …
Read More »NRO, SpaceX launch reconnaissance satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now NROL-48 mission lifts off from Vandenberg SFB Monday morning KSBY News Falcon 9 launch pushes NRO satellite fleet past 200 in orbit SpaceNews SpaceX launches 11th batch of ‘proliferated architecture’ US spy satellites (video) Space SpaceX Preps for NROL-48 Mission from Vandenberg on Monday edhat Source link
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What: Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. When: Between 10:23 and 11:23 a..m. Monday, according to SpaceX. If needed, the team has backup opportunities during a one-hour window starting at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday. Where: Space Launch Complex-4 on South Base. Landing: The first-stage booster, making its 18th flight, will return to Landing Zone 4, west …
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SpaceX launched its 119th Falcon 9 mission of the year today (Sept. 21), sending another batch of its Starlink internet satellites aloft from Florida’s Space Coast. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 28 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 6:53 a.m. EDT (1053 GMT). The Falcon 9’s first stage came back to Earth as …
Read More »SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Sunday sunrise Falcon 9 flight Spaceflight Now SpaceX launches 28 Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast (video) Space SpaceX launches Starlink 10-27 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida Florida Today No, it wasn’t UFOs: Here’s what you saw in the sky this morning WINK News – Southwest Florida SpaceX sunrise launch the 80th on …
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Weather A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from Florida was visible in North Carolina skies early Thursday morning. After 5:30 a.m., viewers from Clayton, Raleigh, Knightdale, Garner, Fuquay-Varina, Smithfield and Willow Spring sent photos of what is believed to be a SpaceX launch. Source link
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