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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches 25 Starlink Satellites as Starship Flight 12 Delays to Mid-May

SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches 25 Starlink Satellites as Starship Flight 12 Delays to Mid-May

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 SpaceX kicked off the week with a stunning Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on April 6, sending 25 Starlink satellites into orbit at 7:50 p.m. PT, as captured in live footage from VideoFromSpace. The rocket's fiery trail lit up the night sky, visible even over San Diego, where CBS 8 reported locals watching in awe just hours later on April 7.

This mission came right after NASA's Artemis 2 crew completed their moon loop, highlighting SpaceX's packed schedule amid growing lunar ambitions. Elon Musk then dropped a key update, confirming Starship Flight 12's delay to mid-May—now targeting a maiden voyage for the first Starship V3 in four to six weeks—due to testing needs like static fires, according to his recent statements covered in launch analysis videos.

In bigger tech news, Intel announced it's joining Musk's ambitious Terafab project alongside Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI, aiming to build massive compute and chip capacity, as Bloomberg Technology detailed in their morning segment. This move ramps up SpaceX's AI and satellite processing power.

On the gossip front, social media is buzzing over Nasdaq's quiet rule tweak, reportedly funneling 401(k) funds toward SpaceX's long-awaited IPO, sparking heated debates on X about retail investors bankrolling Musk's empire, per AI News & Strategy Daily breakdowns. Whispers of internal Starship tweaks and Starlink expansion deals are trending, with fans speculating on V3's game-changing thrust.

Listeners, stay tuned for SpaceX's next frontier push—it's reshaping our skies.

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