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India’s space regulator has granted approval for Starlink to operate in the country, marking a major milestone for SpaceX as it seeks to expand its low Earth orbit (LEO) broadband services to the world’s most populous nation.
The proposed action would enable SpaceX to build 2 pads where they would launch and land its Starship-Super Heavy vehicle up to 76 times annually.
The launch took place at 8:48 p.m. Eastern from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40.
SpaceX is set to launch its third Bandwagon rideshare mission, Bandwagon-3, on Monday, April 21 at 8:48 p.m. ET (00:48 UTC on April 22) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
It’s shaping up to be a packed and dynamic week in the world of spaceflight, with crew returns, multiple Falcon 9 launches, and high-profile missions out of China.
Astranis, the California-based small satellite manufacturer, has announced its largest commercial contract to date: a $115 million deal to deliver Taiwan’s first dedicated communications satellite.
The GPS III SV-08 satellite, the eighth spacecraft in the modernized GPS III constellation, is now set to fly no earlier than late May aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR, LUNRW), a key player in commercial lunar exploration, has selected SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to launch its fourth lunar lander mission, known as IM-4.
In a move to bolster national security and strengthen the domestic space launch industrial base, the U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a combined $13.7 billion in launch service contracts to SpaceX, United Launch Alliance (ULA), and Blue Origin.
NASA is looking ahead to the next wave of private astronaut missions to the International Space Station (ISS)
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