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SpaceX preparing for back-to-back Starlink launches from California and Florida

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2400 miles (~3900 km) to the east, SpaceX’s Starlink 4-15 mission – preparing to launch from the company’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) LC-40 pad – recently found itself in the opposite boat. SpaceX will land a booster in the Bahamas this coming week.

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SpaceX drone ship leaves port for Starlink mission during a Falcon 9 launch

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In preparation for SpaceX’s next launch, drone ship A Shortfall Of Gravitas (ASOG) was spotted departing Port Canaveral in the middle of the company’s second Falcon 9 launch and landing this month. If, as SpaceX’s plans for January suggest, the company’s Starlink V1.5 km) to the north.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 launch scrubbed by wayward cruise ship

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However, that’s not certain as a large number of cruise ships operate in or around the southeasterly corridor Falcon 9 was scheduled to overly between Florida and the Bahamas, making it possible that a different ship was at risk of entering the keep-out zone dozens to hundreds of miles downrange. 28 Jan to 01 Feb.

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SpaceX prepares third Falcon 9 booster for eleventh launch and landing

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SpaceX has confirmed that Falcon 9 is on track to launch another batch of Starlink satellites less than 48 hours after a successful United Launch Alliance Atlas V from a pad just two miles south. adding or subtracting mass) – neither of which would be out of the ordinary for the company.

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SpaceX set to launch two Falcon 9 rockets in 26 hours [webcast]

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While the company confirms that NROL-87 remains on track to launch at 12:18 pm PST (20:18 UTC) on Wednesday, Starlink 4-7 has been delayed to 1Thursday, February 3rd – no longer a US record but still less than 26 hours apart. SpaceX may also become the first company in history to launch two rockets in a handful of hours.

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

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At the same time, companies like the online travel agency Hopper , which says it uses 70 trillion data points in its pricing prediction model, continue to work the problem from the other side, in a kind of A.I. The trains will reach 160 miles per hour, up from the current 150 m.p.h. Finally, A.I. and Miami.

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