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Private spaceflight is gearing up for another milestone with news that Jared Isaacman, the founder and CEO of Shift4 and commander of the private Inspiration4 orbital mission, is planning three new private space missions that will include the first pri… Continue reading First private spacewalk scheduled for late 2022
It turns out the rocket that is predicted to impact the Moon on March 4 is not the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket after all, but the upper stage of a Chinese Long March 3C used to launch the Chang’e 5-T1 lunar flyby mission in 2014.Continue R… Continue reading Rocket heading for Moon collision was launched by China, not SpaceX
SpaceX has lost up to 40 satellites of its Starlink internet constellation due to a geomagnetic storm that is knocking them out of orbit. The satellites were part of a batch of 49 that were launched on February 3 and had not reached their operational a… Continue reading Solar storm deorbits up to 40 of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites
As it continues to build out its constellation of satellites designed to blanket the Earth in high-speed broadband, SpaceX has introduced a new premium version of its Starlink internet. Using a bigger antenna, high-end users will soon be able to tap in… Continue reading SpaceX reveals premium Starlink satellite internet with 500-Mbps speeds
Showing that space junk isn’t a local problem, observations by amateur astronomers have determined that the upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched in 2015 will impact the Moon on March 4 at 12:25 GMT.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTa… Continue reading Discarded SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the Moon
SpaceX’s aspirations to blanket the Earth in high-speed internet through a constellation of orbiting satellites continues apace, and a new study demonstrates the significant mark they are already making on the world of astronomical imaging. As the numb… Continue reading SpaceX satellites now appearing in 1 in 5 of telescope’s twilight images
By any metric you care to use, this is a very exciting time for America’s space program. NASA is refocusing their efforts towards the Moon and beyond, SpaceX is launching …read more Continue reading Blue Origin Rolls Out Test Article For Next-Gen Rocket
SpaceX has notched up another milestone in the development of Starship, fixing its Raptor Vacuum engine to the spacecraft and test-firing it for the first time. This marks another important step in the company’s ongoing efforts to reach Mars, with this… Continue reading SpaceX test fires Starship’s Raptor engine for deep space burns
Inspiration4, the first all-private crewed mission into space, has returned to Earth. The Crew Dragon capsule chartered by billionaire Jared Isaacman from SpaceX splashed down today in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida at 7:07 pm EDT after th… Continue reading First all-private crewed orbital mission returns to Earth
The first all-private space mission has lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. With a crew of four inside a Dragon Crew capsule, the Inspiration4 mission launched today at 8:03 pm EDT… Continue reading SpaceX’s first all-private crewed space mission lifts off