Throws Hat In Ring To Complement DoD Service

SpaceX sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission stating its Starlink constellation of satellites can provide a viable complement the Department of Defense’s GPS service by offering to deliver Positioning, Navigation, and Timing, or PNT, solutions alongside its broadband internet offerings.

First To Launch, Land That Total Enters Record Book

A flight by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster B1067 in April set a record for the first time ever that a booster has been launched, recovered via soft landing, and reused 27 times. Coincidentally, that mission deployed 27 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.