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Feb 28, 2021

Forecast: SpaceX plans Sunday night Starlink launch

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According to our friends at the 45th Weather Squadron, there is a 90 percent chance of a go for launch.

Feb 28, 2021

A SpaceX rocket will launch a Starlink satellite fleet tonight and you can watch it live. Here’s how

Posted by in categories: internet, satellites

Liftoff is at 8:37 p.m. EST (0137 March 1 GMT).


SpaceX will launch its next batch of Starlink satellites on Sunday (Feb. 28) and you can watch it live online.

Feb 26, 2021

Mars Perseverance rover’s parachute has inspiring hidden message

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A video shared by NASA on Monday revealed the first-ever look at a spacecraft landing on Mars — and the internet was quick to take up a challenge to decode a message hidden in the parachute of the Perseverance rover.

Feb 26, 2021

Starlink coverage map revealed — here’s where people are using the service

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The Starlink beta is already covering several US counties up in the northwest, especially in Washington.

Feb 24, 2021

SpaceX blames failed Falcon 9 booster landing on heat damage

Posted by in categories: internet, satellites

A Falcon 9 booster failed to land after a launch Feb. 15 because of “heat damage” it sustained, but SpaceX thinks boosters can be reused 10 or more times.


WASHINGTON — A Falcon 9 booster failed to land after its most recent launch Feb. 15 because of “heat damage” it sustained, but a SpaceX official said he was confident that the boosters can be reused 10 or more times.

During a session of the 47th Spaceport Summit Feb. 23, Hans Koenigsmann, senior adviser for build and flight reliability at SpaceX, said the failed landing during an otherwise successful launch of Starlink satellites remains under investigation.

Feb 23, 2021

Internet sleuths solve secret message on Perseverance rover’s Mars parachute

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Internet sleuths solved it in 6 hours!


NASA hid a secret message on the parachute that landed its Perseverance rover down on the surface of Mars last week.

Feb 20, 2021

What’s behind SpaceX’s $74 billion valuation: Elon Musk’s two ‘Manhattan Projects’

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, internet, space travel

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is now worth $74 billion and investors believe the company’s Starlink and Starship projects will drive that valuation even higher.

Feb 19, 2021

Non, merci: French village rejects Elon Musk and his satellite internet antenna

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To realise his dream of satellite-powered internet, tech billionaire Elon Musk needs to install antennas around the world. In northern France, a village hopes he’ll decide to keep those antennas far…

Feb 18, 2021

DARPA, Linux Foundation Partner to Advance 5G

Posted by in categories: computing, government, internet

A new agreement will create an open-source software ecosystem to support government technology research and development.

Feb 17, 2021

SpaceX loses a Falcon 9 on landing in first of two Starlink missions this week

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The booster appeared to miss the landing pad of the company’s droneship in the Atlantic Monday night.