Earth, SpaceX and Starlink
SpaceX deploys another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on Friday May 17, 2024. SpaceX on Monday launched another 23 orbitals into low-Earth orbit from the U.S. eastern coast. File Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo
Watch The Largest Communications Array Deployed Yet In Low-Earth Orbit
The BlueWalker 3 satellite was fully deployed, making it the "largest-ever commercial communications array in low Earth orbit," at 693 square feet, according to AST SpaceMobile. Credit: AST SpaceMobile | edited by Space.
SpaceX launches Florida's 71st rocket of the year with Friday Starlink satellite mission
The Space Force's 45th Weather Squadron had only forecast 40% odds of favorable weather, citing liftoff winds and unfavorable booster recovery weather.
SpaceX to launch 20 Starlink satellites from Florida
SpaceX is targeting Friday, October 18 for a Falcon 9 launch of 20 Starlink satellites, including 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.
SpaceX launches 100th rocket of 2024 during Starlink doubleheader (video, photos)
SpaceX launched two Starlink satellite missions just hours apart today (Oct. 15), one of which was the company's 100th liftoff of the year.
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Mysterious Space Plane X-37B to Try 'First of a Kind' Maneuvers in Orbit
The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) has been shrouded in mystery since its maiden flight in 2011. Designed by Boeing and ...
Secret space plane to perform never-before-seen ‘invisible’ manoeuvre above Earth as mystery shrouds jet’s TRUE purpose
A US Space Force test plane is set to make history as it prepares to perform unprecedented manoeuvres that will see it brush ...
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Space Junk Crisis: Scientists Warn of Inevitable Disaster in Earth’s Orbit
The accumulation of space debris in low Earth orbit (LEO) has reached a dangerous tipping point, according to leading ...
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Top-secret X-37B space plane will execute 'never-before-seen maneuvers' on its descent to Earth
Although it isn't clear what the X-37B is used for, its new maneuver would help it to evade detection and perform undetected ...
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How liver tissue from the international space station may transform tissue engineering
An “out-of-this-world” project has the potential to transform the future of tissue engineering and liver transplantation ...
China’s Reusable Satellite Returns to Earth After Experimenting With Crop Mutations in Space
The Shijian-19 satellite carried seeds to orbit, exposing them to the microgravity environment to test plant mutation in ...
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The Growing Menace of Space Junk: How a Minefield of Orbiting Debris Threatens Our Future in Space
Low-orbit Earth could become inoperable for spacecraft and satellites if this complacency persists, with dire consequences.
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Why Are We Trying to Manufacture Products in Space?
Technetics explains why some companies are trying to manufacture and assemble products in space, and what the benefits might ...
Starfish Aims To Avert Orbital Doomsday By Tapping A ‘Space Gold Rush’
As heads of the world’s great space powers - except for outcast Russia - summit, they are strategizing how to prevent space ...