Musk wanted to reach 48 launches of the system in 2021; although SpaceX didn't get nearly that far, the company did set a new record of 31 launches by December's end, with payloads ranging from military satellites to parts of its own megaconstellation of Starlink internet satellites.Dec 28, 2021
In what will be SpaceX's third flight of 2022, the company is set to loft 49 Starlink satellites into space on a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. … On Tuesday evening, SpaceX pushed the target date back by two hours, to 9:02 p.m. EST.
In 2021, NASA completed its busiest year of development yet in low-Earth orbit, made history on Mars, continued to make progress on its Artemis plans for the Moon, tested new technologies for a supersonic aircraft, finalized launch preparations for the next-generation space telescope, and much more – all while safely …
On Wednesday, CEO Elon Musk outlined how the company's under-development rocket will deliver a “high fly rate” of a dozen launches in 2022. This will enable the ship to deliver actual payloads in 2023 before moving on to more ambitious goals like sending humans to the Moon and Mars.
For 2021 was the year of Elon Unbound. In April, SpaceX won NASA's exclusive contract to put U.S. astronauts on the moon for the first time since 1972. In May, Musk hosted Saturday Night Live. In October, car-rental giant Hertz announced it planned to add 100,000 Teslas to its fleet.
Kennedy Space Center The mission is set to blast off at 4:49 p.m. EST (2149 GMT) from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, here in Florida, with a backup time of 6:47 p.m. EST (2347 GMT), in case of bad weather or other technical delays. You can watch the launch live in the window above and on the Space.com homepage, courtesy of SpaceX.
Liftoff is set for 10:58 p.m. EST (0358 Dec. 19 GMT).
There are currently 10 people in space right now.
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