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Falcon 9 launches - strategic partnership between Amazon and SpaceX Amazon's Kuiper project, which aims to provide broadband Internet, could become a competitor to SpaceX's Starlink satellite network. There is no place for friendship in the world of business: Amazon announced a contract for three launches of Project Kuiper satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Thus, Amazon is expanding its capabilities to implement its deployment strategy. Information on the exact dates and costs of launches was not provided. Project Kuiper, similar to Starlink, is being developed to provide broadband Internet access to millions of people around the world. SpaceX is already well ahead of its competitors, launching thousands of satellites and attracting more than two million subscribers to its Starlink network. In October, Amazon launched two prototypes for the first time on United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket. A few weeks ago, Amazon announced that the satellites had successfully passed tests and were now scheduled to begin mass production at a plant in Kirkland, Washington. The SpaceX factory is also nearby in Redmond. [caption id="attachment_85356" align="aligncenter" width="630"] SpaceX[/caption] Amazon signs contract to launch Kuiper satellites using Falcon 9 rocket from rival SpaceX The first Kuiper satellites to users are due to launch early next year, with beta service becoming available in the second half of 2024. Under a license from the FCC, half of the Kuiper constellation of 3,236 satellites is expected to be in low-Earth orbit by mid-2026. Most of Amazon's launches are planned to be carried out on three types of rockets (which have not yet flown a single mission): Blue Origin's New Glenn, ULA's Vulcan and Arianespace's Ariane 6. In addition to the three Falcon 9 launches, Amazon has reserved space on eight Atlas V rockets, which are solid choices. So SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch reservation provides some security for Amazon's deployment plan. The selection of SpaceX for a portion of Project Kuiper's launches could also affect the lawsuit, which alleges Amazon did not sufficiently consider SpaceX as a potential launch provider. In August, a pension fund that has Amazon shares in its portfolio filed a lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that Amazon's directors and officers refused to cooperate with SpaceX because of the latter's competition with Blue Origin. “In light of SpaceX's proven reliability and economic advantages, the decision by Bezos-led Amazon not to even consider SpaceX as a launch provider highlights the conflicting interests Bezos has with Amazon and Blue Origin and the significant impact these conflicts will have on the board's ability to protect the interests of the company and its shareholders in conducting contract negotiations,” the pension fund said in its lawsuit. SpaceX's choice for some of Kuiper's launches refutes the pension fund's arguments. However, a hearing in this case has not yet been scheduled. Amazon said that the pension fund's claims are "completely baseless" and they intend to prove this during the legal process.

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According to Reuters, the company neglected labor safety standards SpaceX employees suffered more than 600 work-related injuries due to Elon Musk’s ambitions in his quest to fly to Mars and safety violations, as reported by Reuters, citing official data from US government agencies and information received from victims. “The Reuters Investigative Reporting Unit found that Musk's company flouted safety regulations at hazardous rocket and space facilities across the United States. The employees paid a high price for this. Based on interviews with them and government data, we have documented at least 600 work-related injuries suffered by SpaceX employees since 2014,” Reuters writes, saying that this is a known number of cases and the total number has not been disclosed. [caption id="attachment_81905" align="aligncenter" width="780"] SpaceX[/caption] Hundreds of SpaceX employees were injured and one died due to Elon Musk's ambitions to conquer space. In many cases, we are talking about serious injuries or even disability. Reuters has documented at least 600 previously unreported workplace injuries at Musk's rocket company: broken limbs, amputations, electrocutions, head and eye injuries and one death. SpaceX employees say they are paying the price for the billionaire's ambition to colonize space at a rapid pace. More than a hundred people were cut, and about thirty suffered broken or dislocated bones or crushed limbs. All this was due to clutter in the workplace, lack of training, overwork, lack of safety precautions and haste. As Reuters notes, SpaceX believes that employees themselves should be responsible for their own safety. But employees confirm that Elon Musk himself often neglects security requirements. To speed up production and reduce costs, SpaceX has begun building rockets in tents on the unequipped Gulf Coast, according to the agency.

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This is the 270th flight of Falcon 9 rockets. The space company SpaceX today completed its 80th orbital launch in 2023, placing more than 1,000 tons of cargo into orbit.  [caption id="attachment_81323" align="aligncenter" width="780"] SpaceX[/caption] A Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 second-generation Starlink internet satellites into orbit from the Kennedy Space Center's launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida. The launch took place at 00:05 US East Coast time (08:05 Moscow time) on November 8, 2023. https://youtu.be/scmGtpWC7jg The launch was successful and the company has already reported the deployment of 23 Starlink satellites in orbit. Meanwhile, the first stage of the launch vehicle successfully landed on an autonomous floating platform called Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean.  SpaceX successfully completed its 80th orbital launch in 2023: video and photos [caption id="attachment_81324" align="aligncenter" width="400"] SpaceX[/caption] [caption id="attachment_81325" align="aligncenter" width="400"] SpaceX[/caption] [caption id="attachment_81326" align="aligncenter" width="780"] SpaceX[/caption]

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SpaceX is actively preparing to launch a second test flight of Starship, building the latest prototype model, and continues to work with the Federal Aviation Administration to obtain launch approval. Starbase on the Gulf Coast has completed preparations for the second test flight of Starship, which SpaceX hopes to launch soon. “Starship is fully assembled as the team prepares for the launch rehearsal. We continue to work with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to obtain launch approval,” SpaceX wrote on Monday on the X social network, which also posted photos of the process of preparing and installing Starship at Starbase. [caption id="attachment_70286" align="aligncenter" width="650"] SpaceX[/caption] [caption id="attachment_70287" align="aligncenter" width="780"] SpaceX[/caption] [caption id="attachment_70288" align="aligncenter" width="780"] SpaceX[/caption] One step closer to Mars: SpaceX aims for a second Starship test flight. The US Federal Aviation Administration recently completed its investigation into Starship's first test flight, which took place on April 20. The purpose of this flight was to send the upper stage of the Starship around the Earth, landing in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii. However, shortly after liftoff, problems occurred and the separation of the two stages failed, and SpaceX deliberately destroyed the prototype over the Gulf of Mexico. Elon Musk said that the new Starship is ready for launch from a technical point of view - in particular, SpaceX engineers have successfully tested the Raptor engines on both stages. When fully assembled, Starship stands nearly 122 meters tall. It is the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, with much more thrust than NASA's famous Saturn V moon rocket. Both Starship stages are designed to be reusable, which Musk believes is the breakthrough needed to make settlement on Mars economically feasible.

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This was announced by the US Federal Aviation Administration The other day it became known that SpaceX received permission for the orbital launch of the Starship spacecraft from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Now it is reported that the next launch could take place in October. [caption id="attachment_55979" align="aligncenter" width="780"] launch of Starship[/caption] Despite all the consequences of the first launch, when both the launch pad and the environment suffered from a lot of debris, in just a few months SpaceX managed to solve all the problems and meet all the FAA requirements. The company not only delivered the new Starship to the launch pad, but also added an interstage hot stage, rebuilt the launch pad, installed a deluge system, and conducted two static tests of the first stage. The exact date of the new launch has not yet been set, or it has simply not been announced yet.

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Starlink's popularity is growing rapidly SpaceX is set to open an office in Dublin, which will be the first European office for the company founded by Elon Musk. The move comes as the US tech business seeks to expand sales of its Starlink satellite broadband service across the region. The Sunday Times, citing its source, reports that the decision to open in Ireland follows the global rise in popularity of the Starlink service and that the company will seek to build a financial team there. [caption id="attachment_54454" align="aligncenter" width="780"] SpaceX's[/caption] Elon Musk is preparing to open SpaceX's first European office The global space economy grew 8% to $546 billion in 2022 and is projected to grow another 41% over the next five years, according to a leading space nonprofit. The sector is expected to demonstrate resilience in the coming years, despite global economic uncertainty and a recent slowdown in space investment. According to the Space Foundation, there were 186 launch attempts in 2022 and 145 in the previous year. Of those, 81 were commercial launches, 50 of which were conducted by Musk's industry-leading SpaceX. The US dominated civil and defense spending in space, accounting for almost 60% of total spending. China comes in second place with a share of 14%. The European Space Agency came in third with a 5% share. Previously, Musk confirmed that his company SpaceX received permission to launch the Starship spacecraft.

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No launch date yet American billionaire Elon Musk has confirmed that his company SpaceX has received permission for the orbital launch of the Starship spacecraft from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Congratulations to SpaceX for completing and documenting the 57 items required by the FAA for Starship's second flight. It is worth noting that 6 out of 63 points relate to later flights. SpaceX has met the requirements of the US Federal Aviation Administration [caption id="attachment_54441" align="aligncenter" width="450"] SpaceX[/caption] On its first launch, the rocket rose high and flew for more than three minutes, but lost several engines, caused serious damage to the launch pad, and entered a dive, after which it was remotely destroyed. After the launch, a crater appeared in the ground, concrete pieces scattered across the area, and the environment was damaged, Some species of wildlife are in danger of extinction. The launch also caused a fire of approximately 16,000 m2 within the state park.

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The family includes the light Angara-1.2 missile and the heavy Angara-A5 missile It has become known when flight tests of Russian launch vehicles of the Angara family should be completed. As reported in the presentation of Roscosmos General Director Yuri Borisov, presented during an open lesson at the educational marathon of the Russian Society "Knowledge", flight tests of the Angara-1.2 and Angara-A5 rockets should be completed in 2024. Previously, it was said that full-fledged serial production of these missiles would also start next year. [caption id="attachment_50788" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Angara launch vehicles[/caption] Flight tests of Angara launch vehicles will be completed in 2024 Recall that Angara-1.2 is a Russian two-stage light-class launch vehicle designed to launch a payload of up to 3.5 tons into low Earth orbit. Angara-A5 is a heavy launch vehicle capable of delivering 24 tons of payload into low Earth orbit. “Angara-A5” went on its first test flight from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on December 23, 2014, the flight test program involves six launches, now three more remain to complete the tests.

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SpaceX has asked the FAA to correct a report that says there is a growing danger of falling debris from satellites being launched. The FAA acknowledged that the risk from Starlink satellites is minimal if the company guarantees their destruction upon re-entry SpaceX has asked the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to correct a report to Congress that states that by 2035, falling debris from low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations could injure or kill someone every two years if the pace of launches remains. In an Oct. 9 letter to the FAA and Congress, SpaceX chief engineer David Goldstein said the report relied entirely on "fundamentally flawed analysis" based on assumptions, speculation, and outdated research. In the report, the regulator said that by 2035, up to 28,000 potentially dangerous pieces of debris from satellites and the rockets that launch them could remain in Earth's orbit each year, especially if the pace of expansion of SpaceX's Starlink satellites continues. [caption id="attachment_64892" align="aligncenter" width="780"] SpaceX and FAA[/caption] SpaceX has launched 5,000 Starlink satellites since 2019, has permission from the FCC to expand the constellation to 12,000 units, and is seeking international approvals to further expand to 40,000 units in orbit. According to the FAA report, Starlink satellites account for more than 85% of the expected risk of danger to people and aviation from falling space debris. In 2020, Congress directed the FAA to submit a report on the risks associated with the controlled and uncontrolled return of satellites from “mega-constellations” from orbit to Earth. In 2021, the FAA commissioned Aerospace Corp., a federally funded nonprofit organization focused on space, to conduct a technical assessment of the growth of satellite constellations and the risks resulting from the return of such satellites and the rocket stages that launch them. The FAA has directed Aerospace Corp to focus on satellites launched by the US under FAA license. Aerospace Corp has concluded that the probability of a "downed aircraft accident" resulting from falling space debris in 2035 would be 0.0007 events per year, which would likely result in the death of the entire crew of the aircraft. Dispute between SpaceX and FAA over the risk of falling satellite debris By 2035, if the expected growth in the number of satellites in orbit materializes and Starlink satellite debris persists as it passes through the atmosphere, the number of dangerous pieces of debris each year will be 28,000, and the number of casualties will be 0.6 per year - we can expect that every two years one person will be injured or killed. Some debris also poses a risk to people on board aircraft. A fragment that could harm or kill a person on Earth could fatally damage an aircraft. The probability of a collision with an airplane in 2035 will be 0.0007 per year. However, the FAA acknowledged that if SpaceX reports valid information that there is zero debris from the Starlink satellites to date and that their components are fragile enough to burn up completely in the atmosphere, then “the increase in risk on return is minimal compared to the current risk.” According to satellite tracking data and observations by astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, 358 Starlink satellites have already left orbit. However, there were no reports that fragments reached the Earth's surface. Determining the exact risk associated with the return of satellite debris is difficult due to errors in calculations of their persistence. Marlon Sorge, executive director of the Center for the Study of Orbital and Re-entry Debris, said: “The phenomenon is quite complex, and the actual data available is limited.” He also noted that their analysis sought to provide insight into what actions lead to consequences from debris returning to Earth so that steps can be taken to reduce potential risks: “Such information will help develop possible future changes in regulations due to possible increased flows orbital traffic." According to Goldstein, Aerospace Corp. did not attempt to review the actual data on the Starlink debris, and errors in the analysis "could have been avoided if Aerospace had simply asked basic questions to SpaceX, but it chose not to do so." Goldstein also criticized Aerospace Corp and the FAA for outdated data in a 2021 analysis of the size of satellite constellations. The report suggests there are 54,902 FCC-licensed satellites in space, according to 12 applications from nine operators, but updated data reduced that number by 7,518. Constellations licensed by China and other foreign countries were included in the report, while Amazon plans to launch its own The satellite “constellation” of more than 3,200 satellites was not taken into account next year. “The fact that the FAA accepted Aerospace’s report without question or review raises concerns about the FAA’s competence,” Goldstein wrote.

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The launch was delayed due to bad weather conditions, but the Falcon 9 stage returned to Earth and successfully landed on a platform at sea On October 5, SpaceX launched 22 more satellites of its Starlink internet constellation into orbit, marking the company's 70th orbital mission this year. The Starlink spacecraft launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. The launch was originally scheduled for Wednesday at 10:45 pm local time but was delayed by several hours due to bad weather conditions. [caption id="attachment_64074" align="aligncenter" width="780"] SpaceX[/caption] As planned, the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket successfully returned to Earth and made a vertical landing on SpaceX's Just Read the Instructions offshore platform approximately 8.5 minutes after launch. SpaceX successfully launched 22 Starlink satellites on its 70th mission this year This is the eighth landing and launch for this Falcon 9 first stage. Of the previous seven launches, four were dedicated to launching Starlink satellites into orbit. Today, the Starlink satellite “constellation” consists of more than 4,800 operational satellites. The plan was for 22 Starlink satellites to enter low-Earth orbit approximately 65 minutes after launch. The Falcon 9 rocket has carried 67 SpaceX orbital missions so far this year, and three more missions have been carried by the Falcon Heavy rocket. However, this number is about to increase: Falcon Heavy is scheduled to launch NASA's Psyche mission on October 12. This year, SpaceX also conducted a test flight of the Starship spacecraft, designed to carry crew and cargo to low Earth orbit and the Moon. However, this mission, which did not involve placing a payload into orbit, ended four minutes after launch due to technical problems.

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