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SpaceX launched twin communications satellites for Space Norway

August 11, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The satellites were manufactured by Northrop Grumman and will provide both commercial broadband connectivity and military satellite communications in the northern polar region. Liftoff happened Sunday, Aug. 11, at 7:02 p.m. PDT (10:02 p.m. EDT 0202 UTC).

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 at sunrise with 23 Starlink satellites

August 11, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink satellites at sunrise Monday, capping a busy long-weekend for the launch company that saw three launches and two scrubbed countdowns over four days.

NASA sends final command to its NEOWISE spacecraft, ending more than a decade of asteroid observations

August 9, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The spacecraft launched in 2009 as the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission before making the pivot to become NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) in 2010. NEOWISE is expected to safely burn up in the atmosphere by late 2024.

Articles by Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX launched twin communications satellites for Space Norway

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 at sunrise with 23 Starlink satellites

NASA sends final command to its NEOWISE spacecraft, ending more than a decade of asteroid observations

SpaceX aces 2nd attempt, launching Falcon 9 with 21 Starlink satellites

Firefly Aerospace announces contract with L3Harris for up to 20 launches on Alpha rocket

As it happened: NASA discusses ISS schedule shuffle, SpaceX Crew-9 launch delay, Boeing Starliner questions

NASA pushes Crew-9 launch to September amid uncertainty of Starliner’s return timeline

Cygnus completes two-day journey to the International Space Station

Axiom Space’s fourth private astronaut crew named, begins training in Houston

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base