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Archive for March 19th, 2025

Dolphins welcome SpaceX’s Crew-9 astronauts home after splashdown (video)

March 19th, 2025 by me

A pod of dolphins gave the four astronauts of SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission a warm welcome after their capsule splashed down in the ocean on Tuesday afternoon (March 18).

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Never-‘stuck’ Starliner astronauts return to Earth at last with Crew-9 duo in SpaceX Dragon splashdown

March 19th, 2025 by me

The first astronauts to fly on two different commercial spacecraft during a single mission, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, returned to Earth with ISS crewmates Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov.

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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida’s Space Coast (video, photos)

March 19th, 2025 by me

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 Starlink internet satellites, 13 of which have direct-to-cell capability, from Florida this afternoon (March 18).

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Watch the sun set over the moon in epic video from private Blue Ghost lunar lander

March 19th, 2025 by me

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost moon lander captured amazing views of the lunar sunset shortly before shutting down on Sunday (March 16).

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Watch how SpaceX makes 15,000 Starlink satellite internet kits a day (video)

March 19th, 2025 by me

SpaceX released a video that offers a glimpse at how Starlink satellite kits are made in the company’s factory outside of Austin, Texas.

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Astronaut takes a mind-bending trip over Earth beneath star trails: Space photo of the day

March 19th, 2025 by me

NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured this stunning long-exposure view of Earth and stars from space at night from the International Space Station.

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