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EDITOR’S NOTE: SpaceX called off the Starlink launch attempt early Sunday after stormy weather held up preps at pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. For up-to-date information, see our status centers for the Starlink and SAOCOM 1B missions. A Falcon 9 rocket stands on pad 40 Saturday at Cape Canaveral…

Home News Spaceflight A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 58 Starlink internet satellites and three Planet SkySat Earth-observation satellites launches from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Aug. 18, 2020. (Image: © SpaceX) Update for Aug. 30 at 8 p.m. ET: SpaceX has…

Enlarge / Artist's impression of low-Earth orbit satellites like those launched by SpaceX and OneWeb.Broadband satellites being launched by SpaceX and other companies will inevitably have a negative impact on astronomers' ability to observe the night sky, according to a new report by astronomers. There are no mitigation strategies that…

by Jeff Foust — August 27, 2020 Masten Space Systems' XL-1 lander will carry a set of NASA payloads, as well as those from other customers, to the south pole of the moon in late 2022. Credit: Masten Space Systems WASHINGTON — Masten Space Systems announced Aug. 26 that it…

How Fast is SpaceX Starlink Internet Speed? We believe that it's a conflict of interest when Internet service providers operate their own speed tests. A third party opinion is necessary and the provider shouldn't be allowed anywhere near the process. When providers host their own speed tests they eliminate the…

SpaceX is launching rockets at a rapid rate these days, deploying satellites not only for its internet-providing Starlink service, but also for a host of other companies as part of its recently launched Smallsat Rideshare Program. Today, SpaceX had been set to launch two Falcon 9 missions on the same…

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Home News Spaceflight SpaceX's Crew-1 Crew Dragon space capsule is seen nearly complete at the company's Hawthorne, California facility. (Image: © NASA/SpaceX) SpaceX is forging ahead with preparations for its next NASA astronaut mission, currently slated for a late October launch.The Crew Dragon capsule that will launch the Crew-1 flight…

Home News Spaceflight CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s historic six-time flier — a Falcon 9 rocket first stage designated B1049 — returned to Florida's Port Canaveral Friday (Aug. 21), after delivering a batch of Starlink satellites into orbit earlier this week. The Falcon 9 booster appeared on the horizon just after…