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SpaceX sends reused Falcon 9 booster west for first California Starlink launches

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SpaceX has shipped the first of one or two flight-proven Falcon 9 boosters from Florida to California in the latest sign that the company is preparing to begin dedicated polar Starlink launches in the near future.

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SpaceX sleuths spot third drone ship under construction in Louisiana

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Probably ships next summer — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 28, 2018. As such, it’s entirely possible that one of SpaceX’s three drone ships will immediately head for the Panama Canal as soon as ASOG is ready to enter the fleet.

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SpaceX closes in on West Coast Starlink launches with lease for drone ship dock space

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SpaceX has a bit of a sordid history with port leases over the last several years after twice entering and backing out of Port of Los Angeles (San Pedro) lease agreements to build a Starship factory directly on the water in 2018 and 2020. SpaceX’s first BFR manufacturing facility approved by the Port of LA.

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Boeing Max 9 Jets Remain Grounded as Airlines Await Inspection Instructions

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Airlines abroad, including Turkish Airlines and Copa Airlines in Panama, also parked Max 9 planes. Another version of the Max, a 737 Max 8, was involved in two crashes that killed hundreds of people in 2018 and 2019 and led to a worldwide grounding of that plane. airlines or in U.S. Mark Walker contributed reporting.

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