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SpaceX launched yet another batch of Starlink internet satellites, despite a recent warning from NASA that the satellites might impede the scientific community's ability to detect a catastrophic asteroid heading towards Earth.on Wednesday, March 9, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket that took off from Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 08:45 EST .
The rocket's first stage successfully returned to Earth for landing on SpaceX droneship 'A Shortfall of Gravitas'.to the Federal Communications Commission detailing why it was against SpaceX's plans to send more than 30,000 Starlink satellites into orbit. In the letter, the NASA scientists said"an increase of this magnitude... brings additional risk of debris-generating collision events based on the number of objects alone." The U.S.
Despite NASA's concerns, SpaceX seems to be going full speed ahead with its Starlink plans, which have just gained increased international public backing due to its role in helping civilians on the ground in Ukraine. SpaceX recently redirected a portionto give access to Ukrainians without communication infrastructure because of the Russian invasion. Elon Musk did warn, however, that users might be targeted for using Starlink services.
Moments before SpaceX's latest Starlink launch, SpaceX launch director Julia Black said it's"time to let the American broomstick fly and hear the sounds of freedom." Black's comment was a direct reference to Russian space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin's statement last week about U.S. space missions, saying"let them fly on something else, their broomsticks." Rogozin's comment came shortly after Russia halted sales of its rocket engines to U.S.
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