Key Points 🚀 NASA and DARPA have awarded Lockheed Martin and BWX Technologies a contract to develop a nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) engine. 💰 NASA and DARPA will commit up to $499 million towards the program. 🚀 The engine will be built under DARPA’s DRACO program and can fit in the fairing of a SpaceX…
Key Points 🚀 SpaceX is planning to launch 22 Version 2 mini Starlink satellites. 🗓️ The launch is scheduled for 7:34 p.m. ET (23:34 UTC) on July 22nd from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. 🛰️ The satellites are part of Group 6-6 and feature upgraded V2 mini-satellites with improved bandwidth and thrust. 🛰️…
Key Points 😲 SpaceX moved Booster 9 to the Orbital Launch Mount. 🚀 This is the first time a booster has been joined with the launch pad since the April 20th Integrated Flight Test of Starship. 🧰 SpaceX has been busy with repairs and upgrades to the launch mount, orbital tank farm, and water deluge…
Key Points 🚀 SpaceX successfully launched 15 V2 mini Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. 🌫️ The launch was initially delayed due to a perceived leak in the second stage, but the subsequent attempt was successful. 🛰️ Falcon 9 booster 1071 landed on the droneship ‘Of Course I Still…
Key Points 🚀 SpaceX plans to launch the first batch of V2 Mini Starlinks from the West Coast at 9:09 p.m. PT on July 20, 2023. 🛰️ Starlink 6-15 mission is the first time SpaceX will launch Version 2 mini-satellites from the West Coast, featuring 15 V2 mini-satellites with a 43-degree orbital inclination. 🚀 The…
Key Points 🚀 Another Falcon 9 joined the 16 launch club, launching from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. 🎯 Falcon 9 B1060 successfully landed on the droneship ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’ and will undergo refurbishment for its 17th flight, possibly for another Starlink mission. 🛰️ The Starlink mission deployed 54…
Key Points 💰 SpaceX is nearing a $150 billion evaluation. 🚀 SpaceX may be classified as a centicorn or hectocorn. 💼 SpaceX signed a share sale agreement with new and existing investors, allowing them to sell up to $750 million in stock. 💵 The shares are being sold for approximately $81 each. 🔄 SpaceX typically…
Key Points 🛰️ SpaceX Starlink has partnered with Optus to provide internet coverage to “100% of Australia.” 🌐 Optus already covers 98.5% of Australia’s population and aims to achieve complete coverage with the help of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet. 📡 The collaboration between Optus and SpaceX will begin with SMS coverage in late 2024, followed…
Key Points 🚀 SpaceX is set to launch 48 version 1.5 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. 📅 The launch is scheduled for Friday, July 7th at 12:29 p.m. PT (19:29 UTC). 🛰️ This will be the 43rd Falcon 9 launch of the year and the 45th mission…
Key Points 🚀 SpaceX completed its 28th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). 🚀 The Cargo Dragon capsule undocked from the ISS on June 29th and splashed down off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida on June 30th. 🚀 The CRS-28 mission brought tons of supplies, experiments, and hardware to the ISS, including…