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SpaceX sent the Starship into orbit – the next launch will try to bring it back

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SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket may take to the skies for a fourth time on June 5, primarily to evaluate the second stage’s reusable heat shield as the vehicle attempts to safely re-enter the atmosphere for the first time. CEO Elon Musk said on his social media platform X that “There are a lot of hard … Read more

SpaceX launches Earth observation satellite into orbit on 2nd leg of double header

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The European-Japanese EarthCARE satellite deploys from the upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on May 28, 2024.

A new Earth observation mission reached space today (May 28). SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with the Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer satellite, or EarthCARE for short, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today at 6:20 p.m. EDT (2220 GMT or 3:20 a.m. California time). It was the second launch of the … Read more