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SpaceX continues preparations for a second attempt at an orbital launch of the Starship rocket system. The company has sent a new prototype upper stage to the launch platform at the Starship base in Texas.
A Falcon 9 rocket launched a new batch of Starlink V2 mini telecommunications satellites into orbit. All of them were successfully deployed.
While the FAA is investigating the explosion of the Starship rocket system, SpaceX is not sitting idle. Elon Musk has announced a successful test of a new engine.
SpaceX sent another batch of Starlink telecommunications satellites into space the previous day. The mission involved a Falcon 9 rocket.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is facing a lawsuit from eco-activists and the Carrizo/Comecrudo Indian tribe. They sued the FAA after a Starship rocket exploded, causing debris to spread over long distances.
In late 2022, it was reported that in the US and Canada, SpaceX would limit data speeds on Starlink when the limit, set at 1TB per month, was reached. Nearly six months later, the US company changed its mind about imposing the limit.
SpaceX is to invest $2bn in 2023 to develop the Starship rocket, which is preparing for its second attempt at orbit. This was announced by Elon Musk.
Elon Musk has revealed a bit of information about how the first orbital flight of the Starship rocket system took place. As it turned out, the explosion was delayed.
SpaceX waited for the right weather conditions and sent three satellites into space with Falcon Heavy. This is only the sixth mission in the history of Elon Musk's big rocket.
SpaceX failed to send a Falcon Heavy rocket into space. The reason was unsuitable weather conditions.
On 20 April, SpaceX launched the Starship rocket system into orbit. The company was forced to detonate the spacecraft and rocket at an altitude of about 40km. Starship debris is known to have reached a state park in Texas and triggered a fire.
SpaceX has finally sent a new batch of Starlink satellites into orbit. The 46 spacecraft were launched on only the third attempt.
SpaceX failed to send a new batch of Starlink satellites into space. With 16 seconds to go, the decision was made to cancel the launch. The mission was rescheduled for 27 April.
Colonel Rob Long, commander of Space Launch Delta 30, last week signed a letter of support for the lease of the launch pad at US Space Force base Vandenberg to SpaceX. The duration was not specified.
SpaceX launched the Starship into space on 20 April, but it exploded at an altitude of less than 40km. A re-launch will take place relatively soon.
