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SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida just hours after Blue Origin rocket explosion (video)

Latest from Space.com ·Robert Z. Pearlman·3 days ago
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SpaceX has 29 new Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit today (May 29), after their launch from Florida. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the broadband internet relay spacecraft lifted off at 8:57 a.m. EDT (1257 GMT) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station . SpaceX confirmed a successful deploy of the 29 Starlink satellites ( Group 10-53 ) about an hour after they left the ground. The liftoff came about 12 hours after an explosion rocked a different pad at Cape Canaveral: On Thursday night (May 28), Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket detonated during a static fire test at Launch Complex 36, creating a massive fireball that was visible more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) away. The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands on its four landing legs on the droneship "A Shortfall of Gravitas" after sending 29 Starlink satellites in orbit from Florida on Friday, May 29, 2026.…

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