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Falcon 9 on the launch pad ahead of the June 30 Transporter-2 mission. Photo: SpaceX
SpaceX conducted the second mission in its dedicated service on Wednesday afternoon, carrying 88 spacecraft to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO).
The Falcon 9 rocket took off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force station in Florida at 3:31 p.m. After stage separation, the booster was recovered for the eighth time. This booster was recovered on land, the first time SpaceX has recovered a booster on land this year.
This mission marked SpaceX’s second launch to polar orbit from Florida. The satellites began to deploy over a series of deployments about an hour into the mission. Deployment sequences ended about 1 hour and 30 minutes into the mission when three Starlink satellites on board were deployed.
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Amazon Web Services launches space tech accelerator
Accelerator will see a cohort of 10 space startups use AWS to accelerate their research, development and growth
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched an accelerator to support innovative startups working with space-related technologies or data.
The AWS Space Accelerator is a four-week support programme that will provide technical, business and mentoring resources to startups seeking to use AWS to help solve the biggest challenges in the space industry.
Taking place in June 2021 in collaboration with UK-based venture firm Seraphim Capital, which already runs its own space accelerator programme, the initiative will see a cohort of 10 space startups use AWS to accelerate their research, development and growth.