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Crew-13 lifted off at 11:10 AM and docked with the International Space Station at 7:05 PM ET, a trip of just 7 hours and 55 minutes The previous U.S. crewed best was 14 hours and 43 minutes. Crew Dragon nearly cut it in half.
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon just set a new U.S. crewed spaceflight record, carrying the Crew-13 team to the International Space Station in only 7 hours and 55 minutes That’s faster than flying from New York City to Tokyo, and almost twice as fast as the previous U.S. crewed record
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Captain Sully Sullenberger has finally been inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame. 17 years ago, he saved 155 people in the 'Miracle on the Hudson'.
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China just built an AI lifebuoy that FLIES to you when you’re drowning.
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Fire and fury of the Raptor 3s pushing Starship 14 skyward 🚀 I spent two years pursuing this image. I was certain that I'd failed again today. Got home and discovered that, in fact, I hadn't.
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In Texas commercial driver’s license (CDL) tests are now English-only, with no interpreters allowed. Should this be the same in all 50 states?
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SpaceX's Starship rocket just performed a flip maneuver and splashed down on target in the Pacific Ocean. Seems like tower catch could be a go for flight 15.
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I set a camera really close to the launch pad to get this shot. It was a sound activated trigger since it wasn’t safe for me to stand here. That’s all 33 Raptor engines performing nominally as Starship heads to orbit for the first time.
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The most incredible Starship liftoff footage ever captured.
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🚨 UPDATE: Elon Musk just took a HUGE victory lap after the DOGE-enhanced federal SAVE database — used to purge noncitizens and illegals from voter rolls — is GREENLIT by the US Supreme Court, 6-3 "Even this ALONE makes DOGE worth it," Elon said 🔥 DOGE is HUGE for America, and it's STILL infuriating Democrats and catching fraudsters to this day 👏🏻 Even Chuck Schumer came out and panicked that Elon's team of geniuses overhauled SAVE, making it MUCH more efficient at purging illegal voters. Clean the rolls and SAVE OUR ELECTIONS 🇺🇸@elonmusk
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JUST IN: FAA clears Starship Flight 14, SpaceX's first attempt to put Starship into orbit. The FAA issued and made effective license VOL 23-129 Rev 9.0 on Sep 26, per the signed license posted on the FAA's regulatory database. • Window: Mon, Sep 28 at 7:15 a.m. CT (5:15 a.m. PT), 75 minutes • Payload: 26 Starlink V3 satellites, first V3s into the constellation • Flight: ~6 orbits at ~275 km, splashdown west of Chile • License: adds "Initial order for licensed Starship reentry" All 13 Starship flights so far flew suborbital. Monday is the first shot at orbit.
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We now have fully stacked Launch 14 vehicles!! Ship 41 was lifted onto Booster 21 around 1:20 this morning! Absolutely stunning!!! Timelapse also included 😊🚀
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Ship 41 rolling to the pad tonight, they say wet dress rehearsal tomorrow 😀
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Stacked under the stars, Starship 41 has been lifted onto Booster 21 - giving us our first look at the Flight 14 full stack! Absolutely gorgeous view! 🤩 🚀 📸: @mymatrixplug For WAI Media
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If you can't get an ID you aren't smart enough to vote for the leader of the free world.
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Starship flies again in as soon as one week... but this time, for the first time, it's going orbital with an operational payload. I will attempt to get onsite to cover it if my schedule allows.
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And the finale of the night….timelapse of LIFT!! ✨🚀
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In 7 days, the first Starship launch to orbit will be carrying Starlink V3 satellites intended for operational use
Booster 21 moved to the pad at Starbase
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There she is Booster 21 rolling out flight 14 next Monday!
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SpaceX Rolls Booster 21 to Starbase Pad 2 x.com/i/broadcasts/1jGXgBdao…
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With SpaceX finally having laid out the full plan for Starship’s first orbital mission, wow! Six possible orbits, nearly 10 hours in space, 26 operational Starlinks, and a new return path west of Chile. 🚀 The plan is freaking wild! Excited or what!? 👇 youtu.be/pQQ-3iHpeeg
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