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SpaceX flies Falcon 9 rocket booster for record ninth time
Tech billionaire Elon Musk's private aerospace company SpaceX on Sunday launched 60 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center
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SpaceX successfully tests Starship SN10 rocket after 2 failed attempts
SpaceX successfully tested its Starship SN10 prototype rocket after two recent failed attempts.The rocket prototype was launched on Wednesday to an altitude of 10,000 kilometers and then landed back on the ground. However, the rocket exploded about six minutes after landing.The test launch is deemed successful because the goal was to gather information on how the flaps work to control the rocket when it is horizontal as it is falling back to earth.
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Launch of Falcon 9 carrier rocket with Starlink satellites delayed: SpaceX
SpaceX has cancelled the planned launch of a Falcon 9 carrier rocket with 60 Starlink satellites
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin postpones New Glenn debut to Q4 2022
The flight was earlier scheduled for sometime this year
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Starlink internet speed will double to 300Mbps this year: Elon Musk
He said that Starlink project will cover most of Earth by end of year, all by next year, then "it's about densifying coverage"
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Elon Musk's SpaceX raises $850 million in fresh funding: Report
The fundraise valued the firm at about $74 billion, the report said
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Elon Musk's SpaceX wins contract to launch NASA's astrophysics mission
The contract is to provide launch services for an astrophysics mission to survey the sky in the near-infrared light
Elon Musk's SpaceX to fly first civilian crew to space later this year
The flight is expected to launch in the fourth quarter, SpaceX and Jared Isaacman said in a statement on Monday
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Inspiration4: SpaceX to launch world's first all-civilian astronaut mission
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who has previously expressed interest in joining a SpaceX mission, told reporters that he will not be on the Inspiration-4 missiom
World's richest men, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, fight over satellite fleets
A dispute that would normally be confined to regulatory filings is spilling into public view, in a spat that showcases the large personalities involved as billionaires chase dreams in the sky
Elon Musk targets telecom for next disruption with Starlink internet
Rendel became a Starlink tester in November after struggling for years with sluggish internet speeds at his 160-acre farm overlooking Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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With net worth of $209.3 bn, Musk debates how to give away record fortune
Musk, 49, is a philanthropy neophyte compared with those he just leapfrogged on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index of the world's 500 wealthiest people
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A highly promising and challenging decade awaits Isro: Chairman K Sivan
Isro new decade plans include green propulsion as well as electric propulsion
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SpaceX to begin flight testing Super Heavy booster in few months: Elon Musk
Elon Musk-run SpaceX will start flight testing its Super Heavy booster (starting with low-altitude "hops") in a few months from now
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Apple's Tim Cook refused talks for acquiring Tesla at $60 bn, says Musk
Tesla CEO Musk said in a tweet that he reached out to Apple during the "darkest days" of development of his company's Model 3 to talk about a possible deal
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Indo-American Astro to lead mission to Space Station before heading to Moon
Astronaut Raja Chari, who is part of the bold Artemis missions, will be on his maiden space flight before the Moon missions begin
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A hard landing: Musk's Starship fails to slow down, explodes on way back
The prototype experienced a "hard landing" after its successful ascent, a perfect flip maneuver to position itself for a landing before it exploded seconds after touching the ground
Elon Musk moves to Texas, likens California to an overconfident sports team
Texas also offers a lower cost of living and no state income tax, both of which may appeal to Elon Musk
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SpaceX aborts its test flight of Mars rocket Starship at last second
The first high-altitude test flight of SpaceX's futuristic Starship was aborted at the last second in Texas
Elon Musk's SpaceX receives $886 mn from FCC to boost rural Internet access
A total of 180 bidders won part of the auction support totaling $9.2 billion to be distributed over the next 10 years.
