Bill Jelen

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL. - On May 26, 2021 SpaceX launched the next installment of the Starlink high speed internet constellation into orbit. Liftoff came at 2:59 PM EDT from Launch Complex 40. This was the 29th overall Starlink mission for SpaceX. Liftoff of Starlink L-28 from Space Launch Complex 40. Photo Credit: Michael Howard / We Report Space With now more than 1700 satellites now launched, internet is reaching more and more people in areas that had little or no internet service.

Shortly after 4 PM EDT on May 10, 2021, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft performed a seven-minute burn of its engines to begin a two-year journey to return to Earth. "In September 2023, the Sample Return Capsule (SRC) will be jettisoned from OSIRIS-REx. After the spacecraft performs a burn to divert from impacting Earth, the SRC will land under parachutes at the Utah Test & Training Range." - Mike Moreau, deputy program manager.

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL - Liftoff. At 2:42 AM EDT, SpaceX once again lit up the night skies over Florida sending another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit. This was the 10th flight for this first stage booster. The first time this has been achieved. This was also the third launch in less than two weeks for SpaceX. April 28th, May 4th and May 9th all saw Starlink launches. Shortly after launch, the booster landed on Just Read the Instructions.