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NASA has assigned Kayla Barron to serve as a mission specialist for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station, which is targeted to launch as early as Oct. 23.Read More

Starlink’s network could eventually total more than 10,000 satellites SpaceX launched 52 more satellites for its Starlink internet network on May 15th from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. This latest launch brings the total number of Starlink satellites launched to date to more than 1,600. Starlink’s network could eventually…

A Falcon 9 rocket climbs away from pad 39A Saturday. Credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now SpaceX’s fifth Falcon 9 launch in a little more than three weeks delivered 52 more Starlink internet satellites and two small hitchhiker payloads to orbit after a booming blastoff from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida…

by Jeff Foust — May 15, 2021 A Falcon 9 lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center May 15 carrying 52 Starlink satellites and two rideshare payloads. Credit: SpaceX webcast WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched another group of Starlink satellites May 15 on a mission that included two…

SpaceX launched 52 Starlink satellites, a Capella Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite, and Tyvak-0130. The Falcon 9 first stage booster that supported this mission previously launched NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station, ANASIS-II, CRS-21, Transporter-1, and three Starlink missions. Following stage separation, SpaceX will…

Credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stood atop historic launch pad 39A Saturday afternoon as teams counted down to liftoff with 52 more Starlink internet satellites and two hitchhiker payloads. Weather permitting, the 229-foot-tall (70-meter) launcher was set for liftoff at 6:54 p.m. EDT (2254 GMT) on…

Tonight, SpaceX will continue to expand its constellation of Starlink satellites to provide global broadband internet. The company will be launching a rocket from Florida, and the launch will be streamed live so you can watch along from home. What to expect from the Starlink launch A Falcon 9 rocket…

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Home News Spaceflight Update for 7:57 pm ET: SpaceX has successfully launched its Starlink 27 mission to deliver 52 Starlink internet satellites and two rideshare payloads for customers into orbit. You can read our wrap here for the full story, launch video and photos. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX will…

Artist’s concept of a Capella synthetic aperture radar satellite. Credit: Capella Space An innovative commercial Capella radar observation spacecraft with night vision and a small payload from the California-based smallsat manufacturer Tyvak are set to ride into orbit from Florida’s Space Coast Saturday with 52 more Starlink internet satellites on…