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TechEBlog » SpaceX
3d ago
You could either buy a new Tesla Model 3 for $39,238 USD, or this SpaceX business card signed by CEO Elon Musk. This may not be the only example, but it’s most certainly one of the few authenticated by PSA and graded a pristine ‘GEM MT 10’. The off-white business card measures the standard 3.5 ..read more
TechEBlog » SpaceX
2w ago
SpaceX Starship successfully launched into space on its third test flight from the company’s facility at Boca Chica Beach. Unfortunately, both Starship and its Super Heavy booster did not survive reentry, although the test flight did manage to achieve several of its key goals. During the third test flight, Starship achieved peak altitudes of 145 ..read more
TechEBlog » SpaceX
1M ago
Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C class lunar lander is now encapsulated within SpaceX’s payload fairing in preparation for launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Feb. 14 from Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. IM-1 will be Intuitive Machines’ first attempted lunar landing as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (“CLPS”) initiative, a key part ..read more
TechEBlog » SpaceX
1M ago
Hawaiian Airlines officially gets SpaceX Starlink high-speed in-flight WiFi on select A321neo aircraft. Passengers will be able to connect to WiFi as soon as they step on board, without registration pages or payment portals. This means that passengers will finally be able to take advantage of the premium internet technology to smoothly stream content, play ..read more
TechEBlog » SpaceX
2M ago
SpaceX’s Starship is set to launch the Starlab commercial space station into low-Earth orbit (LEO) to serve a global customer base of space agencies, researchers, and companies. This will ensure a continued human presence in LEO and a seamless transition of micro-gravity research from the ISS into the new commercial space station era. The space ..read more
TechEBlog » SpaceX
3M ago
SpaceX successfully fired a single Raptor engines on its Flight 3 Starship ahead of an upcoming test flight. The company also completed static fire of the Flight 3 Super Heavy Booster, where all of its 33 Raptor engines were fired. One interesting fact is that SpaceX’s Raptor is just the third rocket engine in history ..read more
TechEBlog » SpaceX
3M ago
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket successfully launched the military’s secretive Boeing X-37B into space on a classified mission. Mission 7, also designated as USSF-52, will cover a wide range of test and experimentation objectives. These tests include operating the reusable X-37B in new orbital regimes, experimenting with future space domain awareness technologies, and investigating the ..read more
TechEBlog » SpaceX
3M ago
Amazon successfully tested their Project Kuiper optical mesh network in low Earth orbit. This mesh network will include laser links on every space satellite in its constellation. The goal is to maintain 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) links over a distance of nearly 621 miles (1,000 kilometers) for the entire test window. Orbital laser mesh ..read more
TechEBlog » SpaceX
4M ago
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched 23 Starlink satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday at 23:20 EST. There are currently over 5,000 small satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO), which communicate with designated Starlink ground transceivers. Elon Musk plans to eventually deploy 12,000 satellites, with a possible later extension to ..read more
TechEBlog » SpaceX
4M ago
Photo credit: SpaceX SpaceX Starship completed its second flight last week, and in doing so, it successfully fired up all 33 of its Raptor engines. Elon Musk recently uploaded footage of the launch that provides us with an up-close look at the Raptor engines. SpaceX’s Raptor is the third rocket engine ever to be designed ..read more