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"For this sovereignty, we must yield to the temptation of preferring SpaceX." Europe's second Ariane 6 rocket lifted off from the Guiana Space Center on Thursday with a French military spy satellite. Credit: ESA-CNES-Arianespace-P. Piron Europe's Ariane 6 rocket lifted off Thursday from French Guiana and deployed a high-resolution reconnaissance…

Europe’s space launch industry reopened for business today when the Ariane 6 heavy rocket lifted off at 17:24 CET from a spaceport in French Guiana. Originally scheduled for December, the Ariane 6 mission was delayed first to February 26 and subsequently to March 3 due to issues in transporting the satellite…

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Home » Space » SpaceX Starship Had Problems Today SpaceX Starship had two weird problems today. There was a part that fell off the Starship. Later, there was some ball bearing problem on the Mechazilla launch tower. Despite the issues. Starship is stacked on the booster and hopefully ready for…

As Elon Musk was saluting Donald Trump in the US Congress yesterday, the South African’s divisive politics were opening new doors to his business rivals in Europe. Musk’s role in the White House had already been linked to Tesla sales and stock tanking. Now, the repercussions appear to have spread…

Home » Space » SpaceX Starship Flight Launch Scrubbed They are now scrubbed. They cleared a booster issue and are now examining a Starship issue. They had a solution submitted and are waiting for a decision. Pressure was too low. They will destack and figure it out. This is the…

SpaceX scrubed its test flight from Texas on Monday. Screenshot courtesy SpaceX March 3 (UPI) -- SpaceX on Monday scrubbed the eighth test flight of its biggest and most powerful rocket. After a short hold with 40 seconds to planned liftoff, the Starship mission was delayed. Fuel on the booster…

SpaceX launched a batch of 21 Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast on Sunday night (March 2). The Falcon 9 rocket flying the mission lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 9:24 p.m. ET (0224 GMT on March 3), carrying the Starlink 12-20 mission — which included…

Update for 8 p.m. ET: SpaceX launched its Starship Fight 8 rocket and successfully captured its Super Heavy booster after liftoff, but the Ship upper stage failed during ascent and broke apart over the Bahamas. Read our full wrap on the Starship Flight 8 launch and see stunning video of…

The smallest widely available Starlink antenna is the Starlink Mini, which is significantly larger than a typical cellphone (about the size of a laptop or small tablet). There is a range of Starlink antenna offerings. What are there specifications? What are there use cases? How Larger Version 3 Satellites Boost…