Showing posts with label spacex. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spacex. Show all posts

8 Oct 2022

Huge satellite - NOT amateur radio

A huge satellite should be clearly visible from Earth. In fact some astronomers are worried that this and its companions could be so bright they may interfere with some observations on earth.

See https://cosmosmagazine.com/technology/bluewalker-launched-spacex-largest-satellite-astronomers/ .

28 May 2020

SpaceX launch postponed - NOT amateur radio

The SpaceX mission from Cape Canaveral to the International Space station, a commercial venture, had to be postponed due to bad weather. They are trying again on Saturday. This will be the first manned launch from the USA since 2011.

3 Feb 2018

Men to Mars? - NOT amateur radio

SpaceX test fires its big Falcon Heavy rocket next week. There are ideas to put men on Mars using this. There is a fair chance the launch will fail, apparently.

See https://gizmodo.com/spacexs-best-hope-for-sending-people-to-mars-will-launc-1822638923 .