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SpaceX Rival Rocket Lab Launches NASA’s First Satellite Swarm in New Zealand
A recovery team retrieved the company’s Electron rocket booster from the ocean, which could be a major step towards its reusability.
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Florida Tower for Launching SpaceX Starship Rockets Takes Shape
Earlier today, a giant crane added the second segment to SpaceX’s upcoming Starship launch tower at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. The new launch pad tower will eventually reach 121.92 m in height and potentially host two dozen Starship launches each year.
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Elon Musk May Wait Until 2026 to Make SpaceX’s Starlink Public
Investors wanting to get their hands on stocks of SpaceX’s satellite megaconstellation will have to wait a bit longer. CEO Elon Musk recently told employees that he’s not likely to make SpaceX’s Starlink public for another three to four years, CNBC reports.
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Chinese Researchers Publish Strategy to Destroy Elon Musk’s Starlink
In anticipation of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites posing as a threat, military researchers in China want their nation to be ready to disable, or perhaps completely destroy, the gigantic internet constellation. It’s an ominous possibility, but one easier said than done.