SpaceX has a lot of work to do before launching Starship again
The firm needs to wait for the likes of the Federal Aviation Authority to conclude an investigation while also repairing its launch facility in Texas.
The firm needs to wait for the likes of the Federal Aviation Authority to conclude an investigation while also repairing its launch facility in Texas.
SpaceX is already taking bookings for flights to the Moon on board Starship, which is yet to reach orbital flight.
SpaceX has said that running a 5G network in the same spectrum band it uses could be disastrous.
SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell called the open letter “overreaching activism” in an email to employees confirming the firings.
The news is positive though and it looks like SpaceX is one step closer to the orbital flight test of Starship.
SpaceX’s facility and the closure of a nearby public beach for launches has drawn the ire of local activists who are now fighting legislators.
SpaceX needs to focus on finalising development of Starship while also managing its existing fleet.
Having had its launches stopped by Roscosmos, OneWeb has had to turn to a competitor to launch its fleet of internet satellites.
Following a cosmic disaster earlier this month, SpaceX launched 46 more satellites into orbit on Monday.
The rocket heading for a collision from the Moon isn’t from SpaceX after all but may be from a Chinese mission launched in 2014.
The DART mission is on its way toward Didymos to determine whether kinetic impact can redirect an asteroid.
The issue is not an emergency nor is it COVID-19 related but it has pushed the date of the launch back to Wednesday.