Day: January 20, 2025

SpaceX is set to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites Monday (Jan. 20), four days after a test flight of the company’s Starship megarocket ended in an explosion. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink craft is scheduled to lift off from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base Sunday, during a four-hour window that …

SpaceX Launching 27 Starlink Satellites Jan. 20 In 1st Flight Since Starship Explosion. Read More »

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will soon start getting back to normal operations after weathering the raging L.A. fires. JPL lies at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains just north of Los Angeles and was threatened by the Eaton Fire, which has devastated neighboring communities such as Altadena. The center — NASA’s lead facility …

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab To Open Next Week After LA Fires. Read More »

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requiring an investigation into what went wrong during the seventh-ever test flight of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket yesterday (Jan. 16). The launch, from SpaceX‘s Starbase site in South Texas, went well at first. Starship got off the pad successfully, and its two stages — the Super Heavy booster and …

FAA Requiring Investigation Into SpaceX Starship’s Flight 7 Explosion. Read More »

Europe is moving towards the second launch of its new Ariane 6 launcher after finding and addressing anomalies following its debut flight. Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), presented plans and updates on the agency’s work during an annual press briefing on Jan. 9. The event also drew questions on the …

Europe’s New Ariane 6 Heavy-Lift Rocket Set For 2nd Launch In February. Read More »