For those well aware of what's happening in the skies, there are launches after launches after launches all trying to accomplish different things. One of these launches isn't technically for exploring outer space but rather for improving the internet connection on Earth!
Upcoming Space Flights 2021
The Kennedy Space Center or KYC space center as well as the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station are two launch sites that are pretty popular and are oftentimes being visited just so people could watch live rockets launch. While it might be hard for some people to travel all the way there just to watch rockets launch, seeing the launch online is also another viable option.
According to the post by StAugustine, there are a lot of launches scheduled for the Kennedy Space Center and the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station with the soonest launch coming this May 4!
Here are the upcoming KYC space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station launches:
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SpaceX now plans to launch its upcoming 26th batch of satellites aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the KYC Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 25.
Starlink SpaceX launch: May 4, 2021 at 2:30 PM
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SpaceX plans to launch another Falcon 9 rocket and Cargo Dragon Capsule for a resupply mission to the International Space Station launching from the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A.
SpaceX launch: June 3
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United Launch Alliance is planning to launch the new Atlas V Boeing CST-100 Starliner crewed flight test from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 41.
United Launch Alliance launch: September (specific date and time are yet to be announced)
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United Launch Alliance plans to launch the upcoming Atlas V Lucy from the official Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 41. The Atlas V Lucy will use boosts coming from Earth's gravity in order to undergo a whole 12-year journey towards eight different asteroids.
United Launch Alliance launch: October 16 (specific time of the launch is yet to be announced)
How to watch SpaceX launch online
For those wishing to watch the SpaceX flights, most of the time, it is uploaded to the official SpaceX website. Launches are also oftentimes covered by the official SpaceX YouTube channel where users can easily watch whichever SpaceX missions are available. Although the SpaceX Starlink is one of the company's biggest projects, since it is about providing internet connection to the Earth instead of exploring outer space even more, the missions are oftentimes overlooked.
Starlink is still a couple of thousand of satellites before it will be able to provide global internet satellite services and fix the problem it aims to solve which is the lack of internet for most places. With the internet readily available via satellite, remote areas will finally be able to gain access to internet connection. At least, this is what Starlink aims to accomplish.
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Written by Urian B.
