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Conceptual image of the Dynetics Human Landing System.Image: DyneticsAs NASA prepares to return humans to the Moon in 2024, the space agency has decided to take the private route, selecting three U.S. companies to develop an astronaut landing system.NASA announced yesterday that Blue Origin, Dynetics, and SpaceX will receive a…

NASA astronauts Robert Behnken, left, and Douglas Hurley. SpaceX NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine told reporters Friday that the first-ever launch of astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX spacecraft, an event set for May 27, is "a priority" for the space agency.It's a statement you'd expect to hear…

SpaceX is getting ready to launch its first-ever spacecraft with humans on board, the Commercial Crew Demo-2 mission (DM-2) that will take off from Florida on May 27. There are still a couple of things remaining to finish up prior to flight, including a final parachute system test that's happening…

Elon Musks Starship SN4, which the entrepreneur hopes will one day lead to a successful mission to Mars, became SpaceXs first full-scale Starship prototype to pass a cryogenic proof test at the companys launch site in Boca Chica, Texas on Sunday. The cryoge… Read More

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by Caleb Henry — April 22, 2020 SpaceX now has 422 Starlink satellites in orbit. Credit: SpaceX webcast WASHINGTON — SpaceX launched its seventh batch of Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket April 22, growing its internet constellation to 422 satellites in low Earth orbit.  The Falcon 9 lifted…

Residents of the UK have noticed a series of faint lights appear over the UK in the past few days. Unfortunately, the lights have not been a UFO invasion or as phenomenal as a meteor shower, although the Lyrids have been taking place too, but Elon Musk's Starlink satellites.When will…

Artist’s illustration of the distribution of satellites in SpaceX’s Starlink network. Credit: SpaceXAnother 60 Starlink satellites are ready for launch Wednesday to beam Internet signals to future SpaceX consumers as the company seeks regulatory approval to fly all 4,400 relay stations in the network’s first phase of deployment at lower…

The Starlink satellite train above the Aurora Borealis, as seen by an astronaut onboard the International Space Station on April 13 2020. Photo via NASA.Kingston residents were treated to a dazzling display in the night sky on Sunday night, and will get a chance to view it again, albeit it…

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