SpaceX's First Launch In 2025 To Be For UAE-Based Space Tech Company

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What Happened: SpaceX is now targeting Friday for Falcon 9’s launch of AI-powered space tech company Space42’s Thuraya 4 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If not on Friday, the company is aiming to launch the mission on Saturday.

Elon Musk’s rocket manufacturing company SpaceX is eyeing launching into space for the first time in 2025 on Friday for UAE-based Space42.

Space42's Thuraya 4 telecommunications satellite was built by Airbus and is fully electric.

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Author / Journalist: Anan Ashraf

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Published On: 2025-01-03 @ 08:27:35 (1 weeks ago)

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