SpaceX launches Turkish communication satellite
SpaceX today successfully completed the first launch of 2021, placing a communications satellite built by Airbus for Turkey.
The first stage successfully completed its fourth flight. Both fairings were also used, having flown previously.
At the moment, SpaceX is the only one to launch in 2021, so it leads the world at the moment.
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SpaceX today successfully completed the first launch of 2021, placing a communications satellite built by Airbus for Turkey.
The first stage successfully completed its fourth flight. Both fairings were also used, having flown previously.
At the moment, SpaceX is the only one to launch in 2021, so it leads the world at the moment.
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.
The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.
"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News
I figure 10 years ago a Turkish sat built by Airbus would have been a lock to launch on a European rocket (Ariane) .
Things have changed.
Musk is just declared world’s wealthiest man, ArianeSpace seems to be launching more Soyuz rockets than their own, and NASA mutters maybe they can launch SLS by the end of the year, or maybe not.
PS: Bob, several weeks ago my kid got a cold – sore throat, sniffles, headache. She was fine in a couple of days.
Then I got the same but after a few days the sore throat got better but I felt achy and tired – got tested, Covid detected.
I’m fine now (it was like a moderate flu) but I also suggest you get tested. Also recommend Vitamin D3 if you’re not getting a lot of sunshine (really should have your blood level checked).
https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/90530
And the next flight, Transporter-1 is due to launch Jan 14 (before any delays) will be using core B1051 on its 8th flight! First booster to 8. (I checked – about 90 days since last flight, so no turn around record).
8 is NOT enough.