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10-06-2025
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink satellites from Florida
The Brief SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink satellites on Tuesday morning from Florida. The launch took place at 9:05 a.m. with additional backup opportunities not needed. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the "Just Read the Instructions" droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink satellites on Tuesday morning from Florida. What we know SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit. The backstory This was the 12th flight for the first-stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-8, Polaris Dawn, CRS-31, Astranis: From One to Many, IM-2 and six Starlink missions. What's next Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the "Just Read the Instructions" droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Timeline The launch took place at 9:05 a.m. on Tuesday from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Brevard County. STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 35 ORLANDO: Download the FOX Local app for breaking news alerts, the latest news headlines Download the FOX 35 Storm Team Weather app for weather alerts & radar Sign up for FOX 35's daily newsletter for the latest morning headlines FOX Local:Stream FOX 35 newscasts, FOX 35 News+, Central Florida Eats on your smart TV The Source This story was written based on information shared by SpaceX on its website.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
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SpaceX set for Tuesday morning rocket launch from Florida's Space Coast
SpaceX crews are planning to launch a Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday morning from Florida. The launch is set for 9:05 a.m. from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The launch aims to send another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit. If the launch is delayed on Tuesday, additional opportunities are available on Wednesday, starting at 8:36 a.m. SpaceX said this will be the 12th launch for the rocket's first-stage booster, which previously launched Crew-8, Polaris Dawn, CRS-31, Astranis: From One to Many, IM-2, and six Starlink missions. SpaceX plans to land the booster again after the launch on its 'Just Read the Instructions' droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
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13-04-2025
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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket, lands booster on ship at sea
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Another batch of Starlink wireless internet satellites is in orbit after a full moon-lit SpaceX launch from Florida. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Starlink 12-17 mission Saturday night (April 12) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The Falcon 9 lifted off from KSC's historic Launch Complex-39A at 8:53 p.m. EDT (0053 on April 13 GMT), carrying a stack of 21 Starlink satellites toward low Earth orbit (LEO). Booster 1083 missions Crew-8 | Polaris Dawn | CRS-31 | Astranis: From One to Many | IM-2 | 4 Starlink missions The Falcon 9's first stage, a booster designated B1083, shut down its nine Merlin engines and separated from the rocket's upper stage about 2.5 minutes into flight. Approximately six minutes later, B1083 performed a landing burn to safely touch down on SpaceX's A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. The rocket's upper stage, meanwhile, continued its ascent into LEO with its 21 payloads. Thirteen of those satellites are equipped with SpaceX's Direct to Cell technology, which aims to help eliminate cellular dead zones for mobile devices around the globe. In the U.S., SpaceX has partnered with T-Mobile to bring this capability to customers. About one hour into flight, the Starlink satellites were released to begin individually maneuvering into more specific orbits to join SpaceX's growing megaconstellation. Related stories: — SpaceX: Facts about Elon Musk's private spaceflight company — Starlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy — SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 Starlink satellites on record-setting 26th flight (video, photos) SpaceX's Starlink network currently consists of more than 7,000 satellites, operating in a grid that blankets nearly all of the planet, save for the polar regions. Starlink offers its users low-latency, high-speed internet from anywhere they are able to receive a satellite signal, with its network growing larger every week. Saturday's launch was SpaceX's 42nd Falcon 9 mission of 2025. Twenty-eight of those have launched batches of Starlink satellites to join the constellation.
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10-04-2025
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SpaceX rocket launch tonight from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida
The Brief SpaceX will launch another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Florida on Thursday night. Liftoff is set for 9:54 p.m., with backup launch options until Friday, April 11 at 1:43 a.m. MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. - SpaceX is gearing up to send another batch of Starlink satellites soaring into low-Earth orbit Thursday night from Florida. What we know A Falcon 9 rocket will blast off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, carrying 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities. Liftoff is scheduled for 9:54 p.m., with additional launch windows available through early Friday morning, up until 1:43 a.m. If necessary, backup launch windows open again on Friday, beginning at 9:15 p.m. FOX 35 News will stream the launch live in the video player at the top of this page. You can also stream the launch onFOX Local. Many launches are also visible from various locations in Florida, especially along the coast, including public viewing areas near Cape Canaveral or Kennedy Space Center, depending on the mission. By the numbers This launch will mark the 10th flight of the first-stage booster used for this mission, having previously supported Crew-8, Polaris Dawn, CRS-31, Astranis: From One to Many, IM-2, and four separate Starlink launches. The backstory Starlink, SpaceX's satellite internet constellation, has been expanding rapidly, with frequent launches adding to its growing network in low-Earth orbit. The company's Direct to Cell capability aims to eliminate mobile dead zones by allowing standard cell phones to connect directly to satellites without requiring additional hardware. STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 35 ORLANDO: Download the FOX Local app for breaking news alerts, the latest news headlines Download the FOX 35 Storm Team Weather app for weather alerts & radar Sign up for FOX 35's daily newsletter for the latest morning headlines FOX Local:Stream FOX 35 newscasts, FOX 35 News+, Central Florida Eats on your smart TV The Source This story was written based on information shared by SpaceX.
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12-02-2025
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NASA's First Interactive Twitch Stream Shows How Much Astronauts Love Coffee
You might associate the live-streaming service Twitch with influencers -- even politicians -- playing video games for all to see. But on Wednesday, Twitch leapt into space. NASA conducted a first-of-its-kind Twitch stream where an astronaut from the International Space Station engaged with viewers live on the platform. The stream took place on NASA's official Twitch channel, and featured one astronaut currently in space and another who's back on Earth. The currently-in-space participant was NASA astronaut Don Pettit, who joined the ISS crew back in September as part of the Expedition 72 launch. Pettit is known to many for the amazing space photos he regularly posts on social media. He was joined by NASA astronaut Matt Dominick, who's currently on Earth after returning with Crew-8 in October after being delayed by Hurricane Milton. Dominick has also taken some showstopping pictures from the ISS. "This Twitch event from space is the first of many," Brittany Brown, a communications director at NASA, said in a blog post. "In addition to our spacewalks, launches, and landings, we'll host more Twitch-exclusive streams like this one. Twitch is one of the many digital platforms we use to reach new audiences and get them excited about all things space." In many ways, the stream was like any other on Twitch, except this one let people talk to an astronaut 250 miles above the surface of the Earth. The stream can be viewed in its entirety on NASA's Twitch channel . Twitch chats can be volatile on occasion, but NASA managed to bring enough moderators and nobody got rowdy. The stream maxed out at over 16,000 concurrent viewers. This isn't NASA's first Twitch chat from outside the confines of Earth's atmosphere. The agency has streamed space walks on Twitch and its own NASA+ platform in the past. But this was the first stream where people in the chat had a chance to engage with astronauts, ask questions, and otherwise interact with people in space. Prior streams were mostly view-only. Astronaut Matt Dominick spoke about how fast the ISS moves around Earth, and how it affects the time he has to take photos. In one instance, he was tasked with taking a picture of Hurricane Milton from space, and how he only had about 30 seconds to do it because the ISS moves "ludicrously fast." Astronaut Don Pettit joined the stream about 10 minutes in and the two astronauts immediately began to discuss the intricacies and difficulties of taking photographs from space. The two talked about taking thousands of pictures—particularly thunderstorms—to get pictures of red sprites, which are luminous flashes that appear above active thunderstorms. Both have been successful in photographing red sprites in the past but have been more successful in photographing blue jets, a type of lightning that shoots upwards from thunderstorms Pettit also showed off his photography setup, which includes a Nikon Z9 with a variety of lenses on a heavy-duty mount. The astronauts answered questions from fans and students all around the US, at one point, addressing what it was like coming back to Earth after spending time in space. Pettit mentions that it takes about a day for him to achieve "stomach awareness," which he describes as a polite way of saying "puking your guts up." Dominick echoed this sentiment. As Pettit attempted a physics demonstration with a yo-yo, the ISS lost contact with its satellite, ending the astronaut's brief Twitch stream debut. Pettit is the designer of the ISS's capillary cup, which allows ISS astronauts to drink coffee (and enjoy its pleasant fragrance) on the ISS without the hot beverage escaping. The idea came about from Pettit's desire to drink in space without using the awkward bag-and-straw method. According to Dominick, this wasn't an assigned task. Pettit invented it on a whim. Per Dominick, Pettit often says that "today's coffee is tomorrow's coffee" since most of the water, including waste like urine, is recycled and used over and over again. Over 90% of water waste is recycled to be reused again. Dominick was asked about astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been two extra guests on the ISS since June, due to the Boeing Starliner not being able to carry its two passengers home. He said that there were plenty of supplies on the ISS and that resource allocation, water, and oxygen were not an issue at all. However, if a similar issue happened during a mission to the moon or Mars, it would be much more dangerous and resource-restrictive. "A lot of times, I have no idea what we're doing," Dominick said when asked about his involvement in the science experiments on the ISS. Dominick noted that scientists on Earth design the experiments, and the astronauts are trained to perform them. Dominick finished up the discussion by talking about stress and mental health. Astronauts on the ISS are encouraged to participate in a variety of activities to maintain their mental health. For Dominick, taking photographs was a hobby that helped him fill his off-hours and reduce stress. Cheshier ended the stream by encouraging people to check out Aurorasaurus and Spot the Station, two resources that help you see the aurora borealis better and find the ISS when it flies over your area.
