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At the end of last year, the hardware disk required to get SpaceX’s Starlink internet service was discounted from $924 down to $450. At the time, the discount was positioned as an end-of-the-year offer, however, the calendar year has now well and truly ticked over to 2023 and the hardware…

Home News Spaceflight SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket now has five flights under its belt. A Falcon Heavy launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on Sunday (Jan. 15) at 5:56 p.m. EST (2256 GMT), kicking off a classified mission for the U.S. Space Force called USSF-67. "Liftoff…

Updated Jan. 16 with Space Systems Command announcement of successful mission WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon Heavy lifted off Jan. 15 at 5:56 p.m. Eastern from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, carrying the U.S. Space Force USSF-67 mission to geostationary Earth orbit.  USSF-67 was the Space Force’s…

SpaceX had a successful Sunday, January 15 launch for Falcon Heavy’s launch of the USSF-67 mission to a geosynchronous Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following booster separation, Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters will land on SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2 (LZ-1…

This week, National Science Foundation announced it has reached an agreement with SpaceX to limit the effects of Starlink satellites on astronomy. Astronomers have been raising concerns about the effects that Starlink satellites could have on scientific study for several years now, as part of a wider consideration of the…

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center on the USSF-67 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The mission will deploy two main payloads into geosynchronous orbit, and the Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters will return to Cape Canaveral Space Force…

Must watch delta-V — A trickle of Falcon Heavy launches may soon turn into a flood. Eric Berger - Jan 15, 2023 9:00 pm UTC Enlarge / A Falcon Heavy rocket rolls to the launch pad on Saturday January 14 2023. Trevor Mahlmann 4 pm ET Sunday Update: SpaceX delayed…

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Jan. 14 with one-day launch delay. Falcon Heavy’s 27 Merlin engines. Credit: SpaceX Two U.S. military satellites set to ride SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket into geosynchronous orbit more than 22,000 miles above Earth were mated with their launch vehicle Friday at Kennedy Space Center ahead of a scheduled…

SpaceX is seeking $750 million in new capital at a reported valuation of $137 billion. That comes after Elon Musk’s space conglomerate took in $250 million from investors in 2022 and $1.5 billion in 2021. “SpaceX is almost like a sovereign entity in their ability to raise capital endlessly,” says…