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SpaceX installs rocket-catching arms on Starship’s Florida launch tower

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SpaceX has installed a pair of rocket-catching arms on a tower meant to support the first East Coast launches of its next-generation Starship rocket. At some point in the future, SpaceX may attempt to use its towers and chopsticks to catch Starships and Super Heavies out of mid-air and speed up reuse.

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket tests 27 engines for military rideshare launch

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While the records of N1 , Saturn V , and Energia still stand, all three were retired decades ago. As is the norm for a rocket with as little experience as Falcon Heavy, SpaceX conducted the static fire test without the USSF-67 payload installed. USSF-44 rolls out a second time after payload fairing installation. Richard Angle).

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SpaceX ships hardware for first 33-engine Super Heavy booster to Starbase

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Combined with a ring of 20 fixed Raptor Boost (RB) engines installed on the inside of Super Heavy’s aft skirt, a 13-engine puck will allow SpaceX to install up to 33 engines on Super Heavy boosters. lbf) – more than twice that of the current record-holder, NASA’s famous Saturn V Moon rocket.

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50 Years Later, This Apollo-Era Antenna Still Talks to Voyager 2

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A new X-band cone was installed. NASA plans to send future generations of astronauts from the Moon to Mars, and DSS-43 will play an important role as part of NASA’s Deep Space Network,” says Ambarish Natu , an IEEE senior member who is a past chair of the IEEE Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Section.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. "The Volt continues to be one of our highest priorities among all GMs future product programs and remains on track for a November 2010 launch," spokesman David Darovitz told Automotive News.

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