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Home News Spaceflight A dramatic video serves as a memorial to a star-crossed satellite that lived fast and died very young. SpaceX launched 49 satellites to low Earth orbit on Feb. 3 to further beef up the company's huge and growing Starlink internet megaconstellation. But most of those newly lofted…

SpaceX could be set to lose as many as 40 of its internet-beaming Starlink satellites after a burst of solar activity caused them to fall out of orbit. The rocket company, owned by Elon Musk, has launched over 1,500 of its Starlink satellites into orbit over the past several months…

by Jeff Foust — February 9, 2022 A Falcon 9 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center Feb. 3 carrying 49 Starlink satellites. Up to 40 of those satellites will reenter after a geomagnetic storm kept the spacecraft from raising their orbits. Credit: SpaceX MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Up to…

Home News Skywatching See the SpaceX booster? If you spot SpaceX's Falcon 9 booster in a telescope before it hits the moon, let us know! Send images and comments in to spacephotos@space.com.  A SpaceX rocket's upper stage was caught on camera careening toward a collision course with the moon. Virtual…

Home News Spaceflight A stunning new video from SpaceX captures what it's like to watch a rocket launch from mid-air and then witness the booster return to Earth. The video, captured by a flying SpaceX drone, shows the company's launch of the classified NROL-87 satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance…

1/5 An Astra Space rocket is prepared for launch from Florida on Saturday. Photo courtesy of Astra Space ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The planned launch of an Astra Space rocket from Florida was scrubbed Saturday after the failure of ground equipment needed to launch. "Unfortunately, due to a…

SpaceX launched 49 of its Starlink internet satellites to low-Earth orbit on Thursday. The mission took place a day after news emerged that SpaceX is preparing a Starlink Premium broadband service on top of its standard service. Starlink Premium will offer speeds of up to 500 mbps, but the service…

NASA and SpaceX will hold a joint media teleconference at noon EST Friday, Feb. 4, to provide an update on progress toward the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station...Read More

Posted by Jason Cartwright on February 2, 2022 A page has shown up on SpaceX’s Starlink site for Starlink Premium. This new larger design offers more than double the antenna capability of Starlink, delivering faster internet speeds and higher throughput for the highest demand users, including businesses. Starlink Premium users…

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket sits horizontal at Space Launch Complex 4-East on Tuesday ahead of a mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. Credit: Brian Sandoval / Spaceflight Now A classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office is closed up in the nose cone of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for…