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File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX Update 10:04 p.m. EST (0304 UTC): SpaceX confirmed deployment of the 22 Starlink satellites. SpaceX completed its first of three planned Falcon 9 launches before the end of year. The trio began with a Starlink mission…

The most important things that happened in 2024 was the progress in AI, robotics and space capability. We are on the verge of AGI (Artificial general intelligence), robotaxi and fully reusable rockets. The most shocking images of the imminent future was the mechazilla catch of the SpaceX booster. As of…

For IEEE Spectrum readers following telecommunications news in 2024, signals expanding their reach and range animated readers to read more: Including stories on early-stage cellphone “towers” now in low-earth orbit, low-power Wi-Fi implementations reaching out for kilometers, China expanding its satellite broadband constellations into regions of the globe dominated by SpaceX Starlink, and…

Home » Energy » Old 1962 Hall Effect Thrusters versus a Modern SpaceX Argon Thurster The lower box is one the earliest spacecraft ion thrusters (from EOS circa 1962), and on top is a new arrival, a modern marvel from the SpaceX Starlink satellites used for on orbit maneuvering. SpaceX…

By J. David Goodman December 25, 2024 — 8.06am Over the past few years, Elon Musk has expanded his footprint in Texas, moving his companies from California and building offices, warehouses and manufacturing plants across a growing number of Texas counties. Now Musk is trying to do something that few,…

SpaceX wants to land its Starship rocket on the moon SpaceX Around a dozen landers are aiming for touchdown on the lunar surface next year, with the goal of developing the technology necessary to build a permanent human presence there. This fusillade of launches is part of an ongoing campaign to ramp…

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A Falcon 9 lifts off from pad 39A carrying 21 satellites for the Starlink network. Image: Pete Carstens/Spaceflight Now. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in the midnight hour on Monday to add another 21 satellites to its orbiting Starlink fleet. Liftoff of the Starlink 12-2…

A Falcon 9 lifts off Dec. 21 on the Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission. Credit: SpaceX WASHINGTON — SpaceX launched 30 satellites Dec. 21 on the second in a series of dedicated rideshare missions to mid-inclination orbits. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 6:34 a.m.…

SpaceX's Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy booster rocket lift off during a test flight on Nov. 19 in Boca Chica, Texas. Jon Shapley—Houston Chronicle via Getty Images Read More