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First launch of operational Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, and first launch into a high-inclination, non-SSO orbit. Musk stated that the operational satellites were version 1.5 and featured "laser inter-satellite links, which are needed for high latitudes and mid-ocean coverage". [68] 31 Group 4-1 v1.5 2021-104
NASA delivers the most visible elements of the U.S. space program. From crewed space exploration and the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon, to the Space Shuttle, International Space Station, Voyager, the Mars rovers, numerous space telescopes, and the Artemis program, NASA delivers on the civil space exploration mandate.
The Space Force 45th Weather Squadron has forecast a 95% chance of "go" weather for launch. Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center hosted 31 orbital rocket launches, a new ...
As of January 2022, the Space Launch System (SLS) – a Shuttle-derived, super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle – has conducted one successful launch, and a further four have been officially scheduled. [ 1] All flights on the current launch manifest are for the Artemis program, a human spaceflight project aimed at establishing a permanent ...
A video shows the explosion of Elon Musk’s Starship rocket as it blows up right after take off from its launch site
This was the third launch attempt for SpaceX's Starship, following two previous unsuccessful attempts. The last one — in November — ended in an explosion over the Gulf of Mexico just minutes ...
The Constellation program (abbreviated CxP) was a crewed spaceflight program developed by NASA, the space agency of the United States, from 2005 to 2009.The major goals of the program were "completion of the International Space Station" and a "return to the Moon no later than 2020" with a crewed flight to the planet Mars as the ultimate goal.
A SpaceX rocket will launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Thursday morning, carrying 46 of the aerospace company’s Starlink satellites into orbit. The launch is scheduled for 10:39 a.m ...