{"id":20852,"date":"2020-01-23T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T16:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=20852"},"modified":"2020-01-23T23:56:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T04:56:18","slug":"space-transport-roundup-jan-23-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=20852","title":{"rendered":"Space transport roundup – Jan.23.2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images dealing with space transport (find previous roundups here<\/a>):<\/p>\n

** Space X set to launch Falcon 9 with 60 more Starlink satellites this week<\/strong>\u00a0 but the launch day depends on the weather conditions at both the Cape and the area in the Atlantic where the booster will land. Keeping launch costs as low as possible is crucial for the economic viability of the Starlink enterprise<\/a>, which will involve launching thousands of satellites. And that means recovering and reusing the boosters is very important. Today, SpaceX said they were now targeting Monday for liftoff:<\/p>\n

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Weather in the recovery area continues to be unfavorable so team is now targeting Monday, January 27 for launch of Starlink, pending Range availability<\/p>\n

\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n