SPACEX is hoping to launch more Starlink satellites into orbit today. Avid stargazers will be able to watch live via a SpaceX YouTube link that’s currently counting down to the launch. T…
People watching a previous launch in FloridaStarlink is a controversial scheme that aims to beam Wi-Fi to people from space using a "mega constellation" of thousands of satellites.
The project is the brainchild of tech billionaire Elon Musk, whose California-based rocket firm SpaceX builds and operates the satellites. SpaceX sends its satellites up in batches of 60 at a time. Each group is launched atop an unmanned Falcon 9 rocket built by SpaceX.How the probes will affect the night sky is causing concern as they sit in a low orbit, so appear brighter than stars and planets.who still has part ownership of the company with 54 per cent equity and 78 per cent voting control.It was founded in 2002 with the goal to build affordable rockets and enable the colonisation of Mars.
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