Day: December 14, 2024

SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit today (Dec. 13). A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 22 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base today at 4:55 p.m. EDT (2155 GMT; 1:55 p.m. local time in California). The Falcon 9’s first stage came back to Earth as …

SpaceX Launches 22 Starlink Internet Satellites From California, Lands Rocket At Sea. Read More »

The world’s most powerful rocket is nearing its next test flight. The seventh launch of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket is expected within the next month or so. After a recent static fire of the vehicle’s massive Super Heavy first-stage booster, the company has prepped the Starship upper stage for testing of its own. “Starship ready for …

SpaceX Rolls 7th Starship Spacecraft Out For Testing Ahead Of Next Launch. Read More »

SpaceX scrubbed the planned launch of the mysterious RRT-1 mission from Florida’s Space Coast on Friday (Dec. 13)_ due to high winds. A Falcon 9 rocket had been scheduled to lift off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Friday at 8:04 p.m. EDT (0104 GMT on Dec. 14), kicking off a mission that SpaceX …

SpaceX Scrubs Launch Of Mysterious RRT-1 Mission Due To High Winds. Read More »

The final full moon of 2024 lights the skies this weekend to welcome in the holiday season. December’s full Cold Moon will rise overnight on Saturday (Dec. 14) and remain in the sky all night until setting with the sunrise on Sunday (Dec. 15). The full moon will rise in the Taurus constellation, just along …

December Full Moon Rises This Weekend. Read More »