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SpaceX has once again achieved a historic milestone in spaceflight. The Falcon 9 rocket successfully landed on the autonomous droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG) after completing its 26th launch and landing. This marks the first time an orbital-class rocket has flown and landed 26 times, further solidifying SpaceX’s dominance in reusable rocket technology. Falcon … Read more
On January 21, SpaceX executed a dual-launch mission, sending a total of 48 Starlink communication satellites into orbit using Falcon 9 rockets from both the East and West Coasts of the United States. The first launch took place at 12:24 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, utilizing a … Read more
On January 18, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) temporarily grounded SpaceX’s Starship program following the unplanned destruction of the spacecraft’s upper stage during a test launch on January 16. The incident occurred as SpaceX tested its heavy-lift Starship rocket from its facility in South Texas. While the rocket’s upper stage successfully ignited all six Raptor … Read more
SpaceX continues its relentless pace in space exploration and satellite deployment with another significant milestone set for Sunday, January 19. The private aerospace company plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink satellites from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base. The liftoff window opens at 10:35 a.m. EST (1535 GMT; 7:35 a.m. local time), … Read more
On January 16, SpaceX’s Starship vehicle experienced a significant incident during its seventh flight test. The Starship, a 403-foot-tall (123-meter) megarocket, launched from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in South Texas. The mission initially unfolded as planned, with the Super Heavy booster and Ship upper-stage spacecraft successfully separating. The Super Heavy booster safely returned to the launch … Read more
Qantas, the flag carrier airline of Australia, has called on SpaceX to provide greater precision in the timing and locations of its rocket re-entries. The airline has faced significant disruptions, particularly on its Sydney to Johannesburg route, which crosses the southern Indian Ocean where several SpaceX rocket upper stages have recently splashed down. These incidents … Read more