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VideoSpace Adventures announces plans to fly private citizens on SpaceX crew capsule
Building on development for NASA's commercial crew program, Space Adventures announced an agreement Tuesday with SpaceX to fly up to four paying space tourists on a standalone mission aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft in late 2021 or 2022 that could reach an altitude two-to-three times higher than the International Space Station.

SpaceX delivers more Starlink satellites to orbit, booster misses drone ship landing
Sixty more satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network launched Monday on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, bringing the total number of Starlink platforms deployed in orbit since last May to 300.

Timeline for Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites
Follow the key events of the Falcon 9 rocket’s ascent to orbit with 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites
SpaceX successfully launched 60 more Starlink Internet satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral at 10:05 a.m. EST (1505 GMT) Monday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket powered by a thrice-flown first stage booster.
VideoSpaceX’s Crew Dragon delivered to Cape Canaveral for first flight with astronauts
SpaceX's next Crew Dragon capsule was delivered to Cape Canaveral this week from a California factory for a liftoff as soon as this spring with veteran NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken on a test flight to the International Space Station, officials announced Friday.

SpaceX test-fires Falcon 9 rocket; Starlink launch delayed to Monday
SpaceX test-fired its next Falcon 9 rocket Friday ahead of a planned launch Monday from Cape Canaveral with 60 more Starlink Internet satellites, days after an international group sounded another warning about the effects of large satellite fleets on astronomy.

SpaceX considers Starlink spinoff as teams ready for mid-February launch
SpaceX says it is considering spinning off its Starlink broadband Internet project into a separate company, while teams at Cape Canaveral ready to launch around 60 more of the flat-panel data relay nodes into Earth orbit as soon as Feb. 15.

Koch heads home after record-setting mission
Christina Koch, veteran of six spacewalks outside the International Space Station -- including the first all-female excursion -- will join a Russian commander and an Italian flight engineer for a fiery plunge back to Earth early Thursday, setting a new world record for the longest single flight by a female astronaut.

Photos: Falcon 9 lifts off on fourth dedicated launch for Starlink network
The 80th flight of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket delivered 60 more satellites to orbit for the company's Starlink broadband network Wednesday after launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

SpaceX boosts 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit after weather delays
After waiting more than a week for good weather, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday from Cape Canaveral with 60 more satellites for the company's Starlink Internet network, continuing to build out a fleet of fleet of orbiting broadband relay stations that could eventually number in the thousands.