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Space & Cosmos
Amazon launches its first internet satellite to compete with SpaceX’s StarLinks
The United Launch Alliance Atlas v Rocket, with 27 payloads for Amazon’s project, will be lifted from launch complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday, April 28, 2025 in Canaveral, Florida. Credit: AP Photo/John Raoux The first batch of Amazon’s internet satellites rocketed into orbit on Monday, the latest entry in the Mega Constellation Market, currently dominated…
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Elon Musk wants to turn SpaceX’s Starbase site into a Texas city
SpaceX’s giant rocket Starship prepares for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Eric Gay, File SpaceX is embarking on a new mission to turn its Starbase site into a new Texas city. Billionaire Elon Musk’s company sent a letter to local officials Thursday to incorporate what it calls Starbase, the South…
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For the first time, Starship’s mega rocket booster gets caught in SpaceX’s “chopstick”
This still image taken from a SpaceX broadcast shows Starship’s superheavy booster being “caught” mid-air on its way back to its launch pad near Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX on Sunday successfully “captured” the first stage booster of its Starship megarocket as it returned to the launch pad after a test flight, a world first in the company’s quest for rapid…
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