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This mission marked the fifth launch and landing of this booster; it last flew less than one month ago
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Rapid reusability is key to reducing the cost of traveling to space
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Falcon 9 will launch @NASA’s SPHEREx mission – which will collect data on more than 300 million galaxies and explore how the universe began – from our launch site at Vandenberg AFB as early as June 2024 → nasa.gov/press-release/…
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NASA has selected Falcon Heavy to launch the first two elements of the lunar Gateway together on one mission! nasa.gov/press-release/…
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Static fire test complete – targeting Sunday, February 14 at 11:21 p.m. EST for launch of 60 Starlink satellites from SLC-40
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Due to unfavorable weather tonight, now targeting Monday, February 15 at 10:59 p.m. EST for Falcon 9's launch of 60 Starlink satellites
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Falcon 9 and weather are looking good ahead of tonight's launch. Webcast will go live ~15 minutes before liftoff → spacex.com/launches
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Watch Falcon 9 launch 60 Starlink satellites to orbit → spacex.com/launches twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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Unbounded by traditional ground infrastructure, Starlink can deliver high-speed broadband internet to locations where access has been unreliable or completely unavailable
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Starlink is now delivering initial beta service both domestically and internationally, and will continue expansion to near global coverage of the populated world in 2021 → starlink.com
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Starlink is ideally suited for areas of the globe where connectivity has typically been a challenge
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Liftoff!
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Deployment of 60 Starlink satellites confirmed
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Welcome to Mars, @NASAPersevere! Congratulations @NASA and @NASAJPL – another successful mission to the Red Planet ❤️👽 twitter.com/NASA/status/13…
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Static fire test complete – targeting Sunday, February 28 at 8:37 p.m. EST for launch of Starlink from LC-39A
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Watch Falcon 9 launch 60 Starlink satellites to orbit → spacex.com/launches twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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At a time when more people are working from home and more students are participating in virtual learning, internet connectivity is more important than ever. With Starlink, we’re able to deploy quickly to areas that need it most.
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Last month, Starlinks were deployed to the Wise County Public School District in rural Virginia, where ~40% of students and teachers did not have internet access at home, helping to broaden connectivity in the area
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Auto-abort at T-1:24 ahead of tonight's Falcon 9 launch of Starlink; next launch opportunity is tomorrow, March 1 at 8:15 p.m. EST
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Due to poor weather conditions in the recovery area and to allow additional time for pre-launch checks, now targeting Tuesday, March 2 at 7:53 p.m. EST for launch of Starlink from LC-39A
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Now targeting no earlier than Thursday, March 4 for launch of Starlink due to a Range conflict and unfavorable launch and recovery weather
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Watch Starship SN10 flight test live → spacex.com/vehicles/stars… twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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Live feed of Starship SN10 flight test → spacex.com/vehicles/stars… twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…