A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried the classified USSF-432 payload into orbit for the U.S. Space Force on the evening of November 6, lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 7:48 p.m. EST. Following separation, the rocket’s first-stage booster, designated 1095, successfully executed its eighth flight and touched down on the droneship
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SpaceX is exploring an acquisition of wireless carrier Boost Mobile from parent company EchoStar in an effort to establish a hybrid satellite-cellular network, according to a report from The Washington Post. The move would position the Elon Musk-led aerospace company as a fourth major contender in the United States mobile market alongside AT&T, Verizon, and
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SpaceX sent 27 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit early Sunday morning, launching a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and recovering the first-stage booster at sea. The mission lifted off from Pad 4E at 3:25 a.m. EDT (0725 GMT) carrying the Starlink Group 15-16 payload. First-stage booster B1082 separated from
SpaceX has seemingly removed speed-based restrictions on Starshield, the defense-focused version of its satellite internet service utilized by the Ukrainian military. Ukrainian Defense Minister Evgeniy Khmara indicated that the system appears to be functioning normally once more, though military personnel continue to test the network and have received no official explanation regarding the prior limits.
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SpaceX sent 27 Starlink broadband satellites into orbit from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on Oct. 23, marking the 36th successful mission and recovery for the Falcon 9 first-stage booster powering the flight. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Pad 4E at 6:48 p.m. EDT. Following stage separation roughly two and a half minutes into
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SpaceX has declined an offer to fly three future satellite missions for the U.S. Space Force, leaving the military branch without an immediate launch contractor after no other commercial rocket companies stepped forward to bid on the payloads. The unassigned missions were solicited through the Department of Defense’s National Security Space Launch initiative. Two of
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