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SpaceX installs rocket-catching arms on Starship’s Florida launch tower

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SpaceX has installed a pair of rocket-catching arms on a tower meant to support the first East Coast launches of its next-generation Starship rocket. SpaceX began constructing Starship’s Texas launch site in earnest in late 2020. SpaceX broke ground on Starship’s first Florida OLS in late 2019.

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SpaceX ships hardware for first 33-engine Super Heavy booster to Starbase

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SpaceX appears to have delivered hardware that will eventually become part of the first 33-engine Super Heavy booster to its South Texas ‘Starbase’ factory. Starship SN10’s three-engine thrust puck, September 2020. NASASpaceflight – bocachicagal). A 9-engine Super Heavy thrust puck, May 2021.

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50 Years Later, This Apollo-Era Antenna Still Talks to Voyager 2

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To ensure that DSS-43 can still place the longest of long-distance calls, the antenna underwent a round of updates in 2020. A new X-band cone was installed. DSS-43 transmits radio signals in the X (8 to 12 gigahertz) and S (2 to 4 GHz) bands; it can receive signals in the X, S, L (1 to 2 GHz), and K (12 to 40 GHz) bands.

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