SpaceX launches Starlink from Florida less than a day after California mission
To begin with, one more SpaceX Falcon 9 is scheduled to send off the organization's 48th bunch of Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, May 18. SpaceX has not yet affirmed the presence of this mission so subtleties are meager, however takeoff is normal at some point between 4 a.m. furthermore, 6 a.m. EDT.
Around a day and a half later, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is liable for taking Boeing's Starliner case on its second exhibition mission to the International Space Station. Takeoff of the case from Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 41 is normal at 6:54 p.m. EDT. It denotes Boeing's second effort to arrive at the ISS with an uncrewed case after a 2019 practice run neglected to meet targets and needed to get back to the ground.
Both Boeing and SpaceX were chosen by NASA to take space travelers to the ISS after the space transport program finished in mid-2011. SpaceX has taken five teams such a long ways while Boeing could ship its first before the finish of this current year in the event that Thursday's central goal works out in a good way.
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- Send off Wednesday, May 18
- Rocket: SpaceX Falcon 9
- Mission: 48th Starlink send off
- Hour of kickoff: Early morning TBD
- Platform: 39A at Kennedy Space Center
- Direction: Northeast
- Landing: Drone transport
- Climate: Forecast anticipated Sunday
Remain tuned for a definite takeoff time at floridatoday.com/space. Continuous updates and video of Falcon 9's send off will start an hour prior to takeoff.
- Send off Thursday, May 19
- Rocket: United Launch Alliance Atlas V
- Mission: Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2
- Hour of kickoff: 6:54 p.m. EDT
- Send off Complex: 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
- Direction: Northeast
- Climate: Forecast anticipated Monday
Visit floridatoday.com/space at 5 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 19, for constant updates and video of Atlas V's send off.
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