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SpaceX launches OneWeb Gen 2 technology demonstrator
May 20, 2023 · SpaceX launched a technology demonstration satellite for OneWeb’s second-generation broadband constellation May 20, along with spares for the British firm’s current low Earth orbit network and ...
SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9: What are the real cost savings for ...
Apr 25, 2016 · Musk has said the first-stage engine could be reused dozens of times. Jefferies assumes it is used 15 times. If SpaceX passed on to its customers 50 percent of the cost savings, the company could ...
SpaceX’s new price chart illustrates performance cost of
May 2, 2016 · Credit: SpaceX. PARIS — Launch-service provider SpaceX’s new price chart shows the performance cost incurred when making the Falcon 9 Full Thrust and Falcon Heavy rockets partially reusable ...
X-37B spaceplane completes its sixth mission, lands after nearly 30 ...
Nov 12, 2022 · You can opt-out at any time. WASHINGTON — The X-37B spaceplane landed Nov. 12 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 5:22 a.m. Eastern, setting a new endurance record after spending 908 ...
Starlink soars: SpaceX's satellite internet surprises ... - SpaceNews
May 9, 2024 · WASHINGTON — SpaceX’s ambitious Starlink satellite network is exceeding expectations at a blistering pace, according to a new report by Quilty Space, a market research and consulting firm ...
SpaceX providing Starlink services to DoD under ‘unique terms …
Oct 3, 2023 · A $70 million contract the U.S. Space Force awarded to SpaceX for Starlink internet services includes “unique terms and conditions” not included in previous commercial contracts.
Eyes in the sky: The increasing importance of very low Earth orbit ...
Jan 24, 2024 · The war in Ukraine spotlighted the power of satellite imagery in new ways, and has already changed the way the military uses orbital reconnaissance tactically and to shift public perception.
NASA Lunar Probe Captures Detailed Photos of Apollo Landing Sites
Sep 12, 2011 · The $504 million car-sized spacecraft first captured close-up images of the Apollo landing sites in July 2009, which revealed new details about the sites and even spotted hardware that was left ...
More eyes in the sky: NRO building new satellites to ... - SpaceNews
Oct 10, 2023 · Responding to competitors. The NRO is increasingly relying on commercial imaging satellites but is also building more of its own assets in space partly in response to the growing capabilities of ...