About 1,000 protesters gathered Wednesday afternoon at Sungod Lawn and peacefully marched through the heart of the UC San Diego campus.
is about to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites into space from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County on May 8.
The company will launch 20 Starlink satellites from its Falcon 9 rocket, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities."This is the fourth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched USSF-62, and two Starlink missions," Space X said. The company said the first stage will land on the"Of Course I Still Love You droneship," which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
The"constellation" of satellites consists of thousands of satellites that orbit Earth at an altitude of about 550 km, or 341 3/4 miles. Before You Leave, Check This Out
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