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Starlink, a “megaconstellation” of hundreds of Internet satellites launched by the aerospace company SpaceX, has been causing headaches for astronomers by outshining celestial objects. Set to eventually include tens of thousands of spacecraft beaming high-speed Internet to the entire planet, Starlink has a downside for stargazing: the satellites reflect enough…

After another Starship hop test last week, SpaceX is set to build the first prototype for the next-gen rocket’s huge first stage booster. Meanwhile, testing will commence soon on the Raptor engine model needed for orbital Starship missions. Elon Musk, SpaceX’s founder and CEO, said Aug. 31 the first test…

SpaceX Increasing Raptor Engine Power Brian Wang | September 6, 2020 | SpaceX is increasing the thrust of the Raptor engines to 300 tons of thrust. 28 Raptor engines will provide 7500 tons of thrust for the Super Heavy Booster. The 15 million pounds of thrust is five times the…

SpaceX’s Starlink internet service is already delivering download speeds of upwards of 100Mbps according to the company. Those speeds are fine, but not exactly Earth-shattering.  The fact that Starlink can be used just about anywhere will be its real selling point. SpaceX just launched another batch of its Starlink satellites…

Another Successful SpaceX Starship Prototype Hop Test Brian Wang | September 3, 2020 | The SpaceX SN6 Starship prototype had a successful 150-meter hop test. This is the second SpaceX 150 meter hop test using a prototype Starship. There was Starhopper test flight in 2019. Elon Musk tweeted there will…

Another 60 SpaceX Starlink Satellites and 100 Mbps User Download Speed Tests Brian Wang | September 3, 2020 | SpaceX has tweeted out that Starlink is providing over 100 Mbps download speeds in user tests. They launched the twelfth batch of 60 Starlink satellites. The speed and low latency is…

Home News Spaceflight A gleaming SpaceX Starship prototype launched into the sky above southern Texas Thursday (Sept. 3) in a brief uncrewed test flight of a rocket designed for eventual trips to the moon and Mars. The cylindrical Starship SN6 vehicle, which looks much like a grain silo with a rocket…

A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 39A Thursday with 60 more Starlink satellites. Credit: SpaceXSixty more satellites launched Thursday from the Kennedy Space Center to join SpaceX’s Starlink fleet, adding coverage to the broadband network as it is already “well into the first phase of testing.” The next…

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Home News Spaceflight A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 58 Starlink satellites and three Planet SkySats into orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on Aug. 18, 2020. (Image: © SpaceX) SpaceX has pushed the launch of its next big batch of Starlink internet satellites back two days, to…