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SpaceX launched 53 new Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center on May 18, 2022: 3rd batch in 5 days. This is the first stage of the Falcon 9 landing on the "A Shortfall of Gravitas" drone ship minutes later in the Atlantic Ocean [full coverage: buff.ly/3wrUBZe]

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#Bonus: prior to the Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites today, one of the SpaceX tracking cameras used to track the Falcon 9 during launch, captured this amazing close up view of the Moon [full coverage: buff.ly/3wrUBZe]

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@EvansInthevale

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I love the fact that the names of these landing stages are inspired by Iain M Banks Culture novels.

Council of Covington Flat

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Space junk!

Opinion: How Elon Musk can help save astronomy

Musk's SpaceX satellites could ruin the night sky. He can reduce the problem by launching telescopes into orbit, or even placing them on the moon.

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Barry Macdonald

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I’m certain he’s a terrible Bond villain

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