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Researchers say China plans to build a huge satellite network in near-Earth orbit to provide internet services to users around the world – and to stifle Elon Musk’s Starlink. The project has the code name “GW”, according to a team led by associate professor Xu Can with the People’s Liberation…

Ready to take off.Image: Handout (Getty Images) NASA’s next four-person mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is now due for take off on Monday (Feb. 27). The launch of Crew-6, comprising NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburg, along with UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut…

Live coverage of preparations for the launch of SpaceX’s Crew-6 mission carrying NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Woody Hoburg, Emirati astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev on a flight to the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. SFN Live Read More

ORLANDO — As SpaceX prepares to attempt Starship’s first orbital flight, the company is contemplating military applications for the super-heavy launch vehicle. Starship holds the potential to become a mobility platform for the U.S. military, said Gary Henry, senior advisor for national security space solutions at SpaceX. Speaking Feb. 21…

Home News Spaceflight The SpaceX Dragon capsule Endeavour, which will fly the Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station, is seen here at Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. SpaceX posted this photo on Twitter on Feb. 19, 2023. (Image credit: SpaceX via Twitter) We'll have to…

SpaceX launched Falcon 9 rockets from both coasts Friday, firing off 51 of the company's Starlink internet satellites from California, and then boosting a high-power Inmarsat commercial relay station into orbit from Florida. The latest batch of Starlinks was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, northwest of Los Angeles, at…

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Watch a replay of our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket launched the Inmarsat 6 F2 communications satellite. Follow us on Twitter. SFN Live SpaceX completed a launch…

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, powered by nine Merlin engines, climbs through the atmosphere after liftoff from California Friday with 51 more Starlink internet satellites. Credit: SpaceX A Falcon 9 rocket delivered 51 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit Friday after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, adding to…

Home » Energy » SpaceX Will Not Convert Oil Rig Platforms Into Sea Launch Platforms Gwynne Shotwell told reporters last week that SpaceX sold the two oil rigs that SpaceX was converting for launching and landing rockets. Shotwell said they were not the right platform. SpaceX is still interested in…