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The day before, SpaceX was still able to send the Jupiter-3 satellite into space using a Falcon Heavy rocket. A few days earlier, the launch was cancelled for unknown reasons when the countdown stopped at the 65-second mark.
The US Department of Defence in June 2023 approved a deal with SpaceX and the purchase of 400 to 500 new Starlink terminals and services for Ukraine.
SpaceX at 05:04 (EET) planned to send the world's largest satellite Jupiter 3 into orbit. To do so, the company used a Falcon Heavy rocket, which has only flown a few times this year. However, the mission was postponed.
SpaceX made a not entirely successful attempt to send a Starship rocket system into space in the spring. Now the company is preparing for the second launch and has already delivered a new prototype of the first stage to the launch pad.
SpaceX failed to send a new batch of Starlink satellites into orbit. The mission was cancelled less than a minute before liftoff.
It has finally happened. SpaceX was able to renew the record for the reuse of the Falcon 9 rocket's first stages. The new milestone was reached on 10 July at 06:58 (EET).
SpaceX has finally sent the Cargo Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission was due to take place last week. The postponement is due to bad weather.
Texas-based Axioms Space has launched its second private mission to send tourists to the International Space Station. The crew was led by Peggy Whitson, a former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut.
On 20 April, SpaceX made a not-so-successful attempt to launch the Starship rocket system. The prototype rocket and spacecraft exploded at an altitude of about 40 km, and the launch platform was badly damaged. To prevent something similar from happening in the future, the company decided to reinforce the pad.
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.
