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SpaceX's Starship to deploy mock satellites in next test (www.reuters.com)
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WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX said on Friday its upcoming Starship test flight would include the rocket's first attempt to deploy payloads in space by releasing 10 model Starlink satellites, a key demonstration for Starship's potential in the satellite launch market.

"While in space, Starship will deploy 10 Starlink simulators, similar in size and weight to next-generation Starlink satellites as the first exercise of a satellite deploy mission," SpaceX said in a blog post on its website.

The Starship flight from SpaceX's sprawling Boca Chica, Texas facilities, tentatively planned for later this month, will mark the seventh demonstration in a test-to-failure style of rocket development where the company tests new upgrades with each flight.

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[โ€“] VintageGenious@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I just found it odd to phrase it that way, as I find it's uncommon and it feels like it would place him as the main worker of that company. I don't know the intent of the author

[โ€“] Tetsuo@jlai.lu 1 points 1 week ago

OK thanks for the clarification.

I think it's very easy to find an "unusual" way to write something in any article as any author kind of has his own way to write but I understand what you mean.

Also my English is probably lacking in not being able to see that kind of nuance or what is really unusual.

I just thought that was the most straightforward way to convey that SpaceX is owned by Musk. Now the relevancy of this information in this article is another debate.

I thought Musk just spent a lot of his money on that business to own it and that it doesn't imply that he was taking part of engineering. I read Musk's bio a long time ago and my understanding was that he made much of his initial money through PayPal and then just bought businesses to add to his portfolio.

Also I would like to point out that even someone completely evil and with bad intentions can totally buy the right business and see it grow. So in now way I'm congratulating Musk or assuming he is the reason this business was successful. Trump had many very bad investments but still remained rich and powerful so it's not like there is a direct correlation of the two.

So Musk might be a total asshole, he is still the owner of SpaceX:

Elon Musk's SpaceX