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Figuring out Starship’s next launch date is never easy, but the are early indicators you can watch, One of them came in the form of an FCC filing late last week.
Living in Ohio, many of my family and friends flock to Florida for their annual vacations. And can you blame them? From a tropical climate to sandy beaches, Florida has a lot to offer both visitors and residents alike.
SpaceX successfully launched the Starlink 12-4 mission from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida this morning. This mission adds 21 new Starlink satellites to the company’s ever growing internet constellation. 13 of those satellites launched to low earth orbit today have Direct to Cell capabilities.
SpaceX successfully launched the Starlink 12-12 mission from Cape Canaveral on Thursday afternoon. With that, SpaceX added 21 new satellites to its ever growing internet constellation, 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities.
Elon Musk on X confirms that SpaceX is targeting January 10th for the next launch of Starship. This comes less than two months from flight 6, which occurred on November 19th. The agency was approved for flight 7 by the FAA with a modified launch license back in December.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced an updated launch license for Starship IFT-7. This update could mean that a launch attempt is on the horizon.
SpaceX shared on its X page on Monday that it is targeting Monday, November 18th, for the next launch of the Starship program. The announcement comes only three weeks after SpaceX’s last launch from Star Base in Boca Chica, TX.
SpaceX’s fifth flight test of a complete Starship was a resounding success. After watching that launch, it is hard not to be inspired by what is coming for SpaceX and humanity.
SpaceX launched its Starship Super Heavy rocket from Texas today in a flight that was seen as a complete success.
Could the next Starship launch be closer than we thought?
In the sci-fi classic “2010: The Year We Make Contact”, a manned mission headed to Europa received an ominous warning from alien monoliths, “All these worlds are yours except Europa – attempt no landing there.“NASA is very likely hoping this bit of science fiction stays that way as they prepare to launch a new mission to explore Jupiter’s icy moon.
Every year, thousands of people descend on Florida’s Space Coast with a variety of plans. And you know what they say about the best laid plans…..
