By Michael Kan, Published by PC Magazine, 12 July 2024 The satellites will fall back to Earth and burn up in the atmosphere, but the glitch may delay upcoming Falcon 9 flights and possibly the fall launch of a cellular Starlink service with T-Mobile. SpaceX expects all 20 Starlink satellites
By Michael Kan, Published by PC Magazine,12 July 2024 SpaceX is trying to use the satellites’ onboard ion thrusters to propel them into the correct orbit. Otherwise, they might plunge back to Earth and burn up in the atmosphere. On Thursday night, SpaceX sent up another batch of Starlink satellites into
The nine astronauts currently aboard the International Space Station pose for a photo. The two astronauts of Boeing's Crew Flight test mission, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, are in the blue flight suits in the bottom row. (Image credit: NASA) By Josh Dinner, Published by Space.com, 11 July 2024 Engineers continue
ABL Space System's RS1 rocket launches on its debut mission from the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Alaska on Jan. 10, 2023. RS1 suffered an anomaly and failed to reach orbit. (Image credit: ABL Space Systems via Twitter) By Davis Hovey, Published by KMXT, 27 March 2024 A retired U.S. Air
SpaceX's Starship rocket launches on its third test flight, on March 14, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX via X) By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 15 March 2024 The March 14 mission notched some big milestones but ended in the destruction of both Starship stages. For the third time in 11 months,
Image: Screen grab from euronews video By Euronews with AP, Published 13 March 2024 Japan's Space One Kairos rocket exploded after lift-off, leaving a plume of smoke, fire and fragments of machinery in its wake. A rocket touted as Japan’s first from the private sector to go into orbit exploded
Credit: SpaceX By Ryan Whitwam, Published by Extreme Tech, 28 February 2024 The FAA report clears the way for another launch as soon as next month. SpaceX last tried to launch its Starship megarocket in November 2023, and while it made it farther than the first test, both Starship and the Super
SpaceX’s Starship rocket performs a hot stage separation during a flight test on 18 November, 2023 (SpaceX) By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 26 February 2024 The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has closed the investigation into the second flight of SpaceX's huge Starship vehicle, the agency announced this afternoon
