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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from West Coast

Spaceflight Now reports: SpaceX launched its latest batch of 21 Starlink satellites on a Thursday night Falcon 9 launch from California. It previously flew three missions for the National Reconnaissance Office (NROL-87, NROL-85 and NROL-146), two rideshare missions (Transporter-8 and Transporter-9) and ten Starlink missions.

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2024-09-12T17:03:32.313226-07:00

Today In Space

Last Updated: Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, 6:41 PM PDT

2024-09-12T18:41:52.793947-07:00 2024-09-12T18:41:52.793947-07:00 (2024-09-12T18:41:52.793947-07:00)

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Payload • Jack Kuhr

SpaceX Polaris Dawn Crew Completes the First Commercial Spacewalk

By Payload: Early Thursday morning, the Polaris Dawn crew opened their Dragon capsule to the vacuum of space, and two private astronauts walked right out.

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2024-09-12T05:03:40.949907-07:00
NASA   Mars  
Leonard David • Leonard David

Curiosity Mars Rover: Intriguing Ripple Structures and Heading North

By Leonard David: NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity at Gale crater is targeted to make a thorough examination of the unusual, dark “Tungsten Hills” rocks. Climb out of the channel“From here, our rover will head north and climb out of the channel to explore terrain to the west.

2024-09-12T09:00:45.619723-07:00