Power up 🔋✅ Technicians recently powered on the NASA Artemis III Orion crew module. This initial power on marked the startup of the crew module’s computers, power and data units, which are responsible for commanding vehicle subsystems. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/4kd02RT

Teams with NASA's Exploration Ground Systems are preparing Artemis II with a series of integrated testing on the NASA_SLS rocket. Engineers have started the test campaign to confirm rocket and ground systems are working and communicating as planned. Follow along: go.nasa.gov/43rMHxW

Making life multiplanetary

SpaceX: From a scrappy rocket startup to catching falling skyscrapers with giant chopsticks.

GPS III-7 is Falcon 9’s second @SpaceForceDoD accelerated mission, integrating and launching the payload to orbit under three months

Falcon 9 launched RRT-1 last December, enabling the @SpaceForceDoD to demonstrate U.S. capabilities to rapidly deploy national security satellites to orbit

Falcon’s reusability makes missions like GPS III-7 and RRT-1 possible, providing rapid and reliable readiness to deliver assured access to space

Today’s mission is also Falcon 9’s 7th launch of a GPS satellite, helping provide everyday navigation on your phone and in your car in addition to enabling autonomous vehicles, disaster response organizations, banking transactions, advanced defense capabilities, and more

GPS-III is the next generation of satellites required to maintain the GPS constellation’s resiliency and improve services to meet user demand

Liftoff!

Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship

Deployment of GPS III-7 payload confirmed

Falcon 9 launches GPS III-7 to orbit, completing SpaceX’s second accelerated mission for the @SpaceForceDoD

After stage separation, Super Heavy flipped in a controlled direction for the first time. This maneuver requires less propellant to be held in reserve and enables additional payload mass to orbit

Starship in space

Watch Falcon 9 launch 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Deployment of 27 Starlink satellites confirmed

Falcon 9 launches 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California

Congrats to the SpaceX team on launching 17 times in May, faster than a liftoff and landing every 2 days!

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