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Beta Project Kuiper broadband services pushed to early 2025

SpaceNews.com reports: Initial Project Kuiper broadband services have slipped into 2025, Amazon said June 27 amid plans to launch its first batch of production satellites on an Atlas V rocket in the last three months of this year.

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2024-06-27T10:52:59.082412-07:00

2024-06-27T11:33:53.267504-07:00

SpaceX to Attempt First Tower Catch with Starship on Flight 5

SpaceX's upcoming Starship Flight 5 will potentially feature the program's first attempt at catching the spacecraft with a tower, marking a significant test in their launch and recovery process upgrades.

2024-06-26T15:29:28.433908-07:00

SpaceX Secures $843M NASA Contract to Deorbit ISS by 2030

NASA has awarded SpaceX an $843 million contract to develop the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle for safely pushing the International Space Station into Earth's atmosphere for its planned destruction by 2030.

2024-06-27T04:52:55.451560-07:00

SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 with 23 Starlink Satellites from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit at 7:14 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This marks another milestone in SpaceX's ongoing Starlink internet constellation project.

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SpaceX Expands Rocket Recovery Facility at Long Beach Port SpaceX is doubling the size of its rocket recovery facility at California's Long Beach port, reinforcing its commitment to reusability technology and increasing operational capacity.

2024-06-27T11:35:18.966471-07:00

SpaceX Expands Rocket Recovery Facility at Long Beach Port

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SpaceX to Attempt First Tower Catch with Starship on Flight 5 SpaceX's upcoming Starship Flight 5 will potentially feature the program's first attempt at catching the spacecraft with a tower, marking a significant test in their launch and recovery process upgrades.

2024-06-27T11:33:53.267504-07:00

SpaceX to Attempt First Tower Catch with Starship on Flight 5

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Amazon Delays Project Kuiper Broadband Services to Early 2025 Amazon has announced that the initial broadband services from Project Kuiper will be delayed until early 2025. The first production satellites are expected to launch on an Atlas V rocket in the last quarter of 2024.

2024-06-27T10:52:59.082412-07:00

Amazon Delays Project Kuiper Broadband Services to Early 2025

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SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 with 23 Starlink Satellites from Cape Canaveral SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit at 7:14 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This marks another milestone in SpaceX's ongoing Starlink internet constellation project.

2024-06-27T04:52:55.451560-07:00

SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 with 23 Starlink Satellites from Cape Canaveral

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China's G60 Starlink Megaconstellation to Launch First Satellites in August The initial batch of over 12,000 satellites for China’s G60 Starlink megaconstellation is scheduled for a launch in early August, marking a significant milestone in China's space ambitions.

2024-06-27T04:03:48.329180-07:00

China's G60 Starlink Megaconstellation to Launch First Satellites in August

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SpaceX Valued at $210 Billion in Insider Share Tender SpaceX's tender offer prices insider shares at $112 each, raising its valuation to a record $210 billion. This higher-than-expected price reflects strong investor confidence in Elon Musk's space and satellite company.

2024-06-26T20:58:42.743929-07:00

SpaceX Valued at $210 Billion in Insider Share Tender

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SpaceX Secures $843M NASA Contract to Deorbit ISS by 2030 NASA has awarded SpaceX an $843 million contract to develop the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle for safely pushing the International Space Station into Earth's atmosphere for its planned destruction by 2030.

2024-06-26T15:29:28.433908-07:00

SpaceX Secures $843M NASA Contract to Deorbit ISS by 2030

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SpaceX Withdraws Protest Against NASA's ULA Launch Contract SpaceX has decided to withdraw its protest against the NASA launch contract awarded to United Launch Alliance for a planetary science mission earlier this year.

2024-06-26T11:59:47.917727-07:00

SpaceX Withdraws Protest Against NASA's ULA Launch Contract

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SpaceX Unveils Starlink Mini: Affordable Portable Internet for Global Users SpaceX introduced the Starlink Mini, a portable satellite internet terminal priced at $599, offering high-speed connectivity globally. Elon Musk announced that this new device will launch later this year at half the cost of standard terminals.

2024-06-26T10:30:24.315518-07:00

SpaceX Unveils Starlink Mini: Affordable Portable Internet for Global Users

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European Officials Downplay Impact of SpaceX Starship on Ariane 6 Despite skepticism, European launch officials assert that SpaceX's Starship will not eliminate the competitiveness of Ariane 6 in the space industry.

2024-06-26T10:23:14.870499-07:00

European Officials Downplay Impact of SpaceX Starship on Ariane 6

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SpaceX is an American spacecraft manufacturer, launcher and satellite communications corporation founded in 2002 by Elon Musk. It manufactures rocket engines, spacecraft, and Starlink communications satellites, and is developing the Starship launch system for interplanetary and orbital spaceflight. The company has achieved numerous milestones in space exploration, including the first privately developed liquid-propellant rocket to reach orbit, the first private company to launch, orbit, and recover a spacecraft, and the first private company to send astronauts to the International Space Station.

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