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2024-10-27 Science & Technology

SpaceX sends 22 Starlink satellites into orbit in record-setting launch

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Posted by Besoeker 2024-10-27 07:29|| || Front Page|| [11138 views ] Top

#1 "Were the satellites launched into an elongated orbit?", he asked innocently.

the first-stage booster used in 18 previous launches landed safely aboard SpaceX's drone ship

Rockets landing tail-first as God and Heinlein intended. Reusable boosters landing on ships in the ocean. On SHIPS! This is the 21st century I was hoping for.

By reducing the cost to orbit, Musk is opening space to commerce and exploration. And he is doing it despite a whole lot of people and feral government agencies trying to stop him. NASA has some some bold and heroic things in the past, but lately, they have turned into the NATO of space.

Posted by SteveS 2024-10-27 20:41|| 2024-10-27 20:41|| Front Page Top

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