SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites to expand global internet coverage | – The Times of India

In the early hours of June 28, after a day of severe weather warnings and storm activity across Central Florida, SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The launch, which occurred at 12:26 a.m. from Launch Complex 40, followed hours of anticipation as meteorologists issued…

SpaceX to launch 150 capsules of ashes and DNA into space; here’s why people are doing it | – The Times of India

In a mission that blends space exploration with personal tribute, SpaceX is preparing to launch over 150 capsules containing cremated human remains and DNA samples into low Earth orbit on June 23. The launch is part of the Transporter 14 rideshare mission and features a collaboration between Houston-based space burial company Celestis and European spacecraft…

SpaceX Starship upper stage explodes during ramp-up to expected engine test firing

A SpaceX Starship upper stage exploded in a spectacular conflagration during ramp-up to an expected engine test firing at the company’s Starbase manufacturing facility on the Texas Gulf Coast late Wednesday, destroying the rocket in what appears to be a major setback for the Super Heavy-Starship vehicle Elon Musk says is critical to the company’s…

Watch | Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship explodes during static fire test at the launch site; video goes viral | – The Times of India

Elon Musk SpaceX’s Starship prototype hit another roadblock after an explosion during a routine static fire test, with footage of the blast releases going viral quickly on social media. The dramatic explosion video releases occurred while the rocket was anchored to the ground for engine tests, sending flames and smoke across the launch site. Although…

SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from California | – The Times of India

SpaceX successfully launched another batch of 26 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on June 16, further expanding its global broadband internet constellation. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 11:36 p.m. EDT (3:36 a.m. GMT, Wednesday) on June 16. This mission…

Axiom-4 setback: Falcon-9 oxygen leak, stormy skies delay ISS flight; why India’s Shubhanshu Shukla must wait for maiden spaceflight – The Times of India

Shubhanshu Shukla with his crewmates (Pic credit: X) The much-anticipated Axiom-4 mission, which aims to send Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three other international crew members to the International Space Station (ISS), has faced yet another delay. Originally scheduled for May 29, the mission has been postponed multiple times due to a combination of technical…

Shubhanshu Shukla’s Axiom mission postponed: SpaceX detects LOx leak; Falcon 9 liftoff on hold pending repairs – The Times of India

The Axiom-4 crew CAPE CANAVERAL (FLORIDA): SpaceX early Wednesday morning called off the Axiom-4 launch owing to a snag it has been unable to fix in the Falcon-9 rocket. The Elon Musk firm had, earlier on Monday, said that the issue could be fixed before the launch scheduled for 5.30pm on June 11. Late Tuesday…

Ax-4: All eyes on weather, SpaceX fixing minor rocket snags – The Times of India

From left to right: Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski of Poland (ESA), former Nasa astronaut Peggy Whitson, Shubhanshu Shukla of ISRO (India), and Tibor Kapu of Hungary. (Image: PTI) TITUSVILLE: As SpaceX prepares for the Ax-4 mission on the revised launch date of June 11, launch weather remains a key variable with all partners — Axiom Space, SpaceX…

Axiom-4 mission: Shubhanshu Shukla’s launch to space pushed back by a day – The Times of India

Shukla’s launch to space pushed back by a day The Axiom-4 mission which will take India’s Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla to the International Space Station (ISS) has been postponed by a day to June 11 owing to bad weather, SpaceX confirmed Monday. “SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, June 11 for Falcon-9’s launch of the Ax-4 mission…