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SpaceX launching 2 Maxar Earth-observing satellites to orbit today
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SpaceX launching 2 Maxar Earth-observing satellites to orbit today

SpaceX launched two Earth-imaging satellites today (Feb. 4), further building out Maxar Technologies' sharp-eyed WorldView Legion constellation.A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the WorldView Legion 5 and 6 satellites lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida today at 6:13 p.m. EST (2313 GMT).The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth about eight minutes after launch as planned, touching down at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, which is next door to KSC.The first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket heads back to Earth for a landing on Feb. 4, 2025 (left), while the upper stage (right) carries Maxar Technologies' WorldView Legion 5 and 6 satellites to orbit. (Image credit: SpaceX)It was the fourth launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission descrip...
SpaceX Starship Roadmap Lower Launch Costs by 100 Times
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SpaceX Starship Roadmap Lower Launch Costs by 100 Times

Falcon Heavy by SpaceX has an expense per kg to LEO of around $1,400 per kg. This figure shows the cost-effectiveness attained through partial reusability and high payload capability. A single usage Super Heavy Starship and booster will have the ability to bring complete payloads to orbit for about $250-600 per kg. This is with expenses of about $90 million and multiple-use payloads of 200 heaps and non-reusable payloads of 300-400 lots. Preliminary expense of Super Heavy booster and Starship: $90 million Fuel and upkeep expense per flight: $2 million Variety of multiple-use flights: 6 Overall expense for 6 flights: 90,000,000+(2,000,000 × 6)=102,000,000 Payload Capacity Starship payload to orbit: 200 loads per launch Overall payload for 6 launches: 200 heaps × 6 = 1,200 load The expense...
What Will New Glenn Do When It Finally is Flying?
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What Will New Glenn Do When It Finally is Flying?

Home" Space" What Will New Glenn Do When It Finally is Flying? Blue Origin New Glenn rocket had a scrubbed very first launch. Blue Origin will not attempt once again for a minimum of 2 days and weather condition will likely trigger more days of hold-ups. The rocket appears all set. The issue was icing on a vent. When New Glenn begins flying it will run just like a bigger SpaceX Falcon 9. New Glenn has equivalent payload mass to the SpaceX Falcon Heavy. They will attempt to recuperate the very first phase booster to a barge. SpaceX began the barge and healing of booster phases. New Glenn will not recuperate the upper phase. Brian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blog writer with 1 million readers monthly. His blog site Nextbigfuture.com is ranked # 1 Science ...
SpaceX rolls Starship out to pad ahead of Flight 7 test launch (images)
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SpaceX rolls Starship out to pad ahead of Flight 7 test launch (images)

The upper phase of SpaceX's Starship megarocket presents to the launch pad at the business's Starbase website on Jan. 9, 2025 ahead of a prepared Jan. 13 test flight. (Image credit: Elon Musk by means of X) SpaceX is preparing for the next test flight of its Starship megarocket, which is simply a couple of days away.The business rolled Starship's 165-foot-tall (50-meter-tall) upper phase-- referred to as Starship, or merely "Ship"-- out to the launch pad at its Starbase website in South Texas today (Jan. 9).SpaceX creator and CEO Elon Musk revealed the turning point in a post on X. That upgrade highlighted 4 images of the relocation, which happened throughout predawn hours.Another shot of the 165-foot-tall (50 m) spacecraft on the relocation. (Image credit: Elon Musk by means of X)Star...
SpaceX to release 7th batch of next-gen spy satellites for United States federal government tonight
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SpaceX to release 7th batch of next-gen spy satellites for United States federal government tonight

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket introduces the NROL-167 objective for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Oct. 24, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX released another batch of U.S. spy satellites from California's main coast tonight (Jan. 9).A Falcon 9 rocket took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base tonight at 10:53 p.m. EST (7:53 p.m. regional California time; 0353 GMT on Jan. 10) on the NROL-153 objective for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).NROL-153 was the seventh launch servicing the NRO's "multiplied architecture," which the company has actually referred to as including "many, smaller sized satellites developed for ability and strength."We do not understand much beyond that, as the NRO tends to be tight-lipped about it...
Blue Origin is anticipated to release its 1st New Glenn rocket next week, however when?
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Blue Origin is anticipated to release its 1st New Glenn rocket next week, however when?

Blue Origin's very first New Glenn heavy-lift rocket stands atop its Launch Complex 36 pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida ahead of its very first test flight. (Image credit: Blue Origin) Blue Origin, the personal spaceflight business established by billionaire Jeff Bezos, is on the cusp of releasing into the huge booster market with the launching of its New Glenn rocket next week, however precisely when the test flight will take off is uncertain.After years of advancement-- Jeff Bezos initially revealed the brand-new rocket in 2016-- Blue Origin is anticipated to release its very first New Glenn booster as early as Monday, Jan. 6, from a pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. That's based upon an FAA alert to pilots that specifies the opening of Blue Or...
What time is SpaceX’s Starship Flight 6 launch test on Nov. 18?
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What time is SpaceX’s Starship Flight 6 launch test on Nov. 18?

The upper phase of SpaceX's 6th Starship car presents to the launch pad ahead of a prepared Nov. 19, 2024 test flight. SpaceX launched this picture by means of X on Nov. 12, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX by means of X) SpaceX is preparing to introduce its next Starship test flight, an objective that will try a 2nd catch of the world's biggest rocket on Tuesday (Nov. 19). If you're hoping to enjoy the launch live online, you'll require to understand when to tune in.Presently, SpaceX's Starship Flight 6 test flight is arranged to introduce no earlier than Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 5 p.m. EST (2100 GMT) from the business's Starbase website in South Texas, near Boca Chica Beach. This will be SpaceX's 6th test flight of a Starship spacecraft and its Super Heavy booster, along with the 2nd effort ...