We've just announced our plan to implement SpaceX’s Starlink, making us the first in the #cruiseindustry to adopt the #technology.

The game-changing, high-speed internet will be deployed on RoyalCaribbean, CelebrityCruise and Silversea ships.

Read: https://bit.ly/3CJDci3
Source: @NewsfromRCgroup

The 8th section of the Starship launch tower at KSC is rolling in front of SLS! A lot of Artemis in this picture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLYCips7Kgs
Source: @nextspaceflight

Falcon 9’s first stage landing on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship earlier today. Deployment of 46 Starlink satellites confirmed.
Source: @SpaceX

SpaceX launched its 39th rocket of 2022 last night from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The company has now launched a Falcon 9 every 6.2 days this year, putting them on pace for a total of 55 to 60. I've heard the company's goal is 100 orbital flights next year.
Source: @SciGuySpace

‍‍Yeah, aiming for up to 100 flights next year
Source: @elonmusk

Falcon 9 & Falcon Heavy Booster Landings
Source: @RenataKonkoly

Starlink suffered a global outage overnight

"Starlink users around the world complained on Tuesday that Elon Musk’s internet from space service was down. My own Starlink RV service in the Netherlands went down for about 30 minutes. It’s now reporting “Degraded Service” which the SpaceX company is investigating, according to the Starlink app."

https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/30/23328514/starlink-outage-degraded-performance

NASA awards five additional CCtCap Crew Dragon missions to SpaceX.

This is a firm fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract modification for the Crew-10, Crew-11, Crew-12, Crew-13, and Crew-14 flights.

The period of performance runs through 2030.
Source: @NASASpaceflight

Here's what is wild about the NASA purchase of commercial crew seats. For development and operations of crew, NASA is going to pay Boeing a total of approximately $5.1 billion for six crew flights; and it is going to pay SpaceX a total of $4.9 billion for 14 flights.
Source: @SciGuySpace

Today’s Booster 7 static fire was confirmed a 2 engine static fire.
(Confirmed by Senior Director of Application Software at SpaceX)

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tedmalaska_spacex-activity-6970826046543708162-kpfj
Source: @GatewayToMars

Android will support satellite connectivity and partners in its next version

Existing iPhone and Android devices will be supported, but the experience, especially the end-user one, could benefit from OS-level support.

Lockheimer alludes to how the “user experiences for phones that can connect to satellites” will be different from regular LTE and 5G connections as expected speeds, connectivity, and even interaction times are to be different, with just “two to four megabits of bandwidth per cellular zone”

https://9to5google.com/2022/09/01/android-14-satellite-support/

🚀 Next launch Starlink Group 4-20 & Varuna-TDM
Rocket Falcon 9 Block 5
From SLC-40, Cape Canaveral 🇺🇸

🕙 Launch time
September 5th, 02:09 UTC

🌍 Mission information
Type Communications
Orbit Low Earth Orbit

🚀 Booster information
Core B1067.6 (6th flight ♻️)
Landing JRTI (ASDS 🌊)

ℹ️ A batch of satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. Spaceflight's propulsive Sherpa-LTC2 space tug is also onboard as a rideshare to deploy into Boeing’s Varuna Technology Demonstration Mission in a higher orbit.
#Launch

Liftoff of Starlink 4-20 & Varuna-TDM
Source: @SpaceX

Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, completing this orbital rocket booster’s 7th flight
Source: @SpaceX

Deployment of Spaceflight’s Sherpa-LTC confirmed
Source: @SpaceX

Deployment of 51 Starlink satellites confirmed, completing SpaceX’s 40th mission so far this year!
Source: @SpaceX