SpaceX, Starlink and California
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SpaceX launched 27 Starlink Internet satellites into low-Earth orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California just after 6 pm PDT Thursday.
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Amazon will begin deploying its satellite broadband constellation, Project Kuiper, this month in what is expected to become the first serious challenge to the dominance of Elon Musk’s Starlink.
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Rocket launches from Florida occur at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, which is an hour east of Orlando theme parks.
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The St. Lucie News-Tribune on MSNSpaceX rocket launch in Florida: When is liftoff? Where to see in Sebastian, Vero, Jensen BeachRocket launches from Florida occur at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, which is an hour east of Orlando theme parks
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The Texas Tribune on MSNSouth Texas county leaders will lose some authority over SpaceX launches under new billThe lawmakers behind the bill promised there would not be an increase in the number of days the beach is closed.
This will be the first Dragon human spaceflight mission to splash down in the Pacific Ocean as Dragon recovery returns to the West Coast. Falcon 9 launched Fram2 on Monday, March 31 at 9:46 p.m. ET from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Space.com on MSNCryptocurrency billionaire watches SpaceX rocket launch on the way to his own SpaceX rocket launchCryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang and his Fram2 crew of private astronauts got a two-for-one deal this week when they watched a SpaceX rocket lift off just hours before their own launch into space.
The bill would allow officials at a future Starbase city to close down the beach on weekdays for test launches of its Starship vehicle.
SpaceX has now launched eight full-scale test flights of Starship, with a Super Heavy booster and Starship's upper stage stacked together to form a rocket that towers 404 feet (123.1 meters) tall. The booster portion of the rocket has performed well so far, with seven consecutive successful launches since a failure on Starship's debut flight.
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Space.com on MSNNASA officially adds SpaceX's giant Starship megarocket to its launch rosterSpaceX's Starship megarocket, the world's most powerful rocket, is officially on NASA's list for future launches.