SpaceX launches satellites, bringing the a sum of Starlink satellites to almost 2,000.
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On the launch, Musk tweeted, 'Back to the Moon shortly.'
The Starlink satellites were launched on a Falcon 9 rocket
SpaceX is considering collaborating with NASA on a lunar mission.
WHY IN NEWS
SpaceX, the company created by Elon Musk, has successfully launched 49 additional Starlink satellites onboard a Falcon 9 rocket, bringing the total number of Starlink satellites to over 2,000. On January 19, the Falcon 9 rocket took launch from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. The rocket's first stage returned to Earth about nine minutes later, landing perfectly on a SpaceX drone ship nicknamed 'A Shortfall of Gravitas' stationed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida.
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Musk has promoted SpaceX's Starlink project as a method to give low-latency broadband Internet services to people all over the world via hundreds of tiny satellites. The initiative is mainly focused on distant places where the terrestrial Internet infrastructure does not reach. Musk shared a beautiful shot of the Falcon 9 rocket against a rising Moon following the launch. Musk is also considering a lunar trip as part of NASA's ambition to send people back to the Moon after almost three decades. In response to his own tweet, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said, 'Back to the Moon shortly.'
stralink tweets : 1) https://tinyurl.com/2mtbc6zt
2) https://tinyurl.com/2p8su325
3) https://tinyurl.com/563t6wav
Another video showed how the first-stage booster separated from the rocket and landed on the SpaceX drone ship, returning to Earth. SpaceX is returning to Earth by utilising the first-stage rockets as a reusable machine. This saves the firm a significant amount of money and lowers the cost of subsequent launches.If you missed the Starlink mission's launch, SpaceX has released a nearly two-hour video of the whole launch procedure . In the next weeks and months, further Starlink releases are planned. The Federal Communications Commission of the United States has given SpaceX permission to launch up to 12,000 mini-satellites.
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