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Wednesday, May 8

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SpaceX blasts off on 35th Space Coast launch of the year

phys.org

SpaceX keeps lining them up and knocking them out with an afternoon launch from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday.

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SpaceX flies 13 more Direct to Cell Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB

spaceflightnow.com

The Starlink 8-2 mission from the company's West Coast launch pad features 13 more satellites boasting a Direct to Cell capability. Liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 9:30 p.m. PDT (12:30 a.m. EDT, 0430 UTC) on Thursday.

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SpaceX launching 20 Starlink satellites from California tonight

www.space.com

SpaceX is set to launch 20 Starlink internet satellites from California tonight (May 9), including 13 with direct-to-cell capability.

SpaceX Starlink flight lifts off in Florida; 2nd launch of day planned for California later

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SpaceX on Wednesday launched 23 Starlink satellites from Florida p.m. EDT. A second launch from California of 20 satellites remained set for 10:48 p.m.

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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 from Florida’s Space Coast

SpaceX on Wednesday sent another Falcon 9 rocket into space from the Space Coast.

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SpaceX’s new spacesuit has a futuristic head-up display

bgr.com

SpaceX is finally upping the spacesuit game. While the new Artemis spacesuit revealed last year was exciting, SpaceX’s new spacesuit takes things a step further, …

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Watch as SpaceX Vehicle Captures Stunning Orbital Sunrise

petapixel.com

A SpaceX vehicle captured a gorgeous orbital sunrise as it deployed Starlink satellites into the Earth's pull.

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I worked at SpaceX. It was the most ruthlessly efficient company I've ever worked for.

Vincent Peters spent four years working at SpaceX in compliance. He said it was the most efficient company he'd ever worked at.

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SpaceX breaks Space Shuttle pad record with Falcon 9 Starlink mission

spaceflightnow.com

SpaceX’s launch of the Starlink 6-56 mission will move the company past the total number of Space Shuttle Program missions from Launch Complex 39A. Liftoff is set for 2:42 p.m. EDT (1842 UTC).

SpaceX shares footage of gorgeous orbital sunrise

SpaceX has shared footage of a stunning orbital sunrise captured during the deployment of another batch of Starlink satellites.

Tuesday, May 7

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Billionaire's 2nd SpaceX trip featuring spacewalk aims for early summer launch

phys.org

Billionaire Jared Issacman, who flew to space once with SpaceX, is already set for launch No. 2 in early summer.

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Space Tourists Announce Plan to Climb Out of SpaceX Spacecraft and Ghostride the Whip

futurism.com

Isaacman was the commander of the first all-civilian mission into space, which saw a crew of four circle the Earth inside a Crew Dragon in September 2021. The Polaris program is made up of three upcoming missions, "culminating with the…

SpaceX Reveals Spacesuit With Heads-Up Display Inside Helmet

futurism.com

SpaceX has shown off a sleek and futuristic-looking new extravehicular activity (EVA) spacesuit designed to allow space tourists to venture outside of the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft in orbit — and it's decked out in the latest…