Sunday, December 22

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More Starlink Satellites Launch From Falcon 9 Today At California
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More Starlink Satellites Launch From Falcon 9 Today At California

Today, SpaceX will attempt to launch more Starlink satellites into orbit.The company is looking to send a Falcon 9 rocket up at about 4:09 PM EDT, from the Vanderberg Space Force base in California. This rocket will carry 51 satellites for Starlink into orbit. However, if some reason this fails, they have already scheduled another opportunity for 3:55 PM EDT on Thursday.For those that didn't know, Starlink is an internet provider that uses satellites to deliver internet to people on Earth. They promise high speed, however experiences seem to be all over the place. Some people get good internet, which others company speeds are all over the place and Internet barely works during storms. Not to mention Elon Musk is a fanatic for selling false promises.
FAA Sued Over Recent SpaceX Starship Launch
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FAA Sued Over Recent SpaceX Starship Launch

Five different environmental agencies and cultural heritage groups are suing the FAA over a SpaceX Starship launch.The agencies are claiming the Federal Aviation Administration violated the National Environmental Policy Act, when it allowed SpaceX to launch a rocket from it's Texas Facility without an environmental review. The lawsuit against the FAA was filed in a court in Washington DC on Monday by plantiffs which include: The Center for Biological Diversity, the American Bird Conservancy, SurfRider Foundation, Save Rio Grande Valley, and the Carrizo-Comecrudio Nation of Texas.Plantiffs are arguing the FAA should have done a environmental report before launch, which is also known as a Environmental Impact Statement.Over the weekend, Elon Musk came onto a twitter space and sa...
Falcon Heavy Is Expected To Launch Later Today
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Falcon Heavy Is Expected To Launch Later Today

Update: SpaceX has pushed the launch to 8:26PM.It looks like SpaceX is on track to launch Falcon Heavy later today, with an 80% chance of good weather. The launch will begin today at 7:29 PM EDT, with a webcast beginning 15 minutes before launch.Originally, the rocket was slated to launch on Friday. However, the rocket did not ignite it's 27 first-stage engines. The Falcon Heavy is a cargo rocket designed by SpaceX, which did it's first launch back in 2018. Since then, it had five other launches, with today marking its 6th.The reason for today's launch is a payload of ViaSat-33 Americas, a broadband internet satellite that will be operated by Viasat. The Falcon Heavy is also carrying Arcturus, a communications craft owned by a San Fransisco company called Astranis Space Techn...