Medicine & TechnologySpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launches and lands for the 8th time. The said launch delivered around 60 Starlink satellites to orbit.
Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO, recently announced via Twitter that his company's satellite internet service Starlink would have speeds close to 300 Mbps in late 2021.
Two Starlinks are originally set to launch roughly four hours apart from each other on Thursday. However, one is rescheduled to allow for additional pre-launch checks.
Around 3% of its 60 controversial Starlink satellites have failed in orbit. SpaceX moves towards the first broadcasting test of its ambitious space internet constellation.
Peter Beck, founder, and CEO of aerospace manufacturer Rocket Lab said that their company is starting to feel the effect of increasing congestion in outer space.