SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st flight since Starship explosion (video)
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites early this morning (Jan. 21), five days after a test flight of the company's Starship megarocket ended in an explosion. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink satellites lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday at 12:24 a.m. EST (0524 GMT).
SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket loaded with nearly two dozen Starlink communication satellites into space early Tuesday from Florida.
Despite midair explosion after launch, it’s not over for SpaceX’s Starship
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made light of Starship's fiery end. "Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!" he said on X.
Watch Live: SpaceX Attempts Second Booster Catch During Latest Starship Test Launch
Starship will also perform its first satellite deployment test, in addition to debuting a number of key upgrades.
SpaceX again scrubs launch of more satellites from California
SpaceX for the third time scrubbed plans to launch 27 more Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California with an earlier one postponed because of a Delta jet nearby.
SpaceX's Starship spacecraft destroyed in mega rocket launch
Telemetry from the Starship froze just more than 8 minutes after launch from Texas, moments after engines began shutting down.
SpaceX loses spacecraft after catching rocket booster at the launch pad in latest Starship test
SpaceX has caught its Starship rocket back at the pad following liftoff. But the spacecraft launched on top Thursday was destroyed.
What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 launch test today?
SpaceX's seventh Starship test flight will now launch no earlier than Thursday, Jan. 16, at 5 p.m. EST (2200 GMT).
SpaceX launch postponed: Starship's 7th test flight delayed to Wednesday. See schedule
Shortly after Friday's rehearsal, SpaceX pushed Starship's seventh test flight to Wednesday. See the new schedule for the rocket's first 2025 flight.
SpaceX loses Starship mid-flight, but catches booster again after launch
SpaceX is set to launch the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday. The company has an hour window, from 5 p.m. ET to 6 p.m. ET, for the launch from its private "Starbase" facility near Brownsville,
SpaceX loses Starship in space but catches booster in launch tower
While the Starship is lost, the mission's first-stage booster successfully returned to the launch tower, where it was caught by the tower's robotic arms.
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