Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its heaviest payload yet Thursday night, launching dozens of satellites that are intended to eventually provide high-speed internet access from space.
After two delays last week,
The mission had been originally scheduled for last Wednesday, but was scrubbed shortly before launch two nights in a row.— SpaceX May 24, 2019 “Starlink mission will be heaviest @SpaceX payload ever at 18.5 tons. If all goes well, each launch of 60 satellites will generate more power than Space Station & deliver 1 terabit of bandwidth to Earth,” Musk tweeted last week.
— SpaceX May 24, 2019 Starlink will connect the globe with reliable and affordable high-speed broadband services pic.twitter.com/dWVvPwVWU4
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