From the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket containing 50 Starlink internet spacecraft is launched.
From the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket containing 50 Starlink internet spacecraft is launched.
This specific booster will be landing for the fourth time. The Sentinel-6 was also launched as a result of the first stage.
This specific booster will be landing for the fourth time. The Sentinel-6 was also launched as a result of the first stage.
For SpaceX and its founder and CEO, Elon Musk, such reuse is a top objective.
For SpaceX and its founder and CEO, Elon Musk, such reuse is a top objective.
Musk wants to help humanity populate Mars, and he believes that fully and quickly reusable rockets are the key to making that happen.
Musk wants to help humanity populate Mars, and he believes that fully and quickly reusable rockets are the key to making that happen.
The Starlink expedition on February 3 was also noteworthy, but for a totally different purpose. A solar flare caused a geomagnetic storm on Earth shortly after launch.
The Starlink expedition on February 3 was also noteworthy, but for a totally different purpose. A solar flare caused a geomagnetic storm on Earth shortly after launch.
At protect against such storms, SpaceX has stated that it will launch Starlink spacecraft to slightly higher beginning altitudes in the future.
At protect against such storms, SpaceX has stated that it will launch Starlink spacecraft to slightly higher beginning altitudes in the future.