SpaceX, Starlink and Falcon 9
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Space.com |
The launch of a new Falcon 9 rocket has become a relatively rare occurrence as SpaceX continues to fine-tune its ability to recover, refurbish and launch the world's first reusable rockets.
UPI |
SpaceX is to utilize a new first stage booster when it launches 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California Monday.
Yahoo |
This launch will be a rare sight, as it is a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket.
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While DOGE dismay has hammered Tesla stock, SpaceX is still flying high with investors as the world’s most valuable private company. But economic realities and the physical limits of beaming internet connectivity from space could puncture the good vibes.
Five Falcon 9 missions launched this week, including the first-ever crewed mission to a polar orbit and several Starlink missions. Internationally, China also launched two missions, and Russia plans to send Soyuz to the International Space Station to conclude the week.
SpaceX is targeting Saturday, April 5 for a Falcon 9 launch of 28 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.