{"id":4205,"date":"2026-06-23T11:34:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T11:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=4205"},"modified":"2026-06-23T11:34:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T11:34:53","slug":"spacex-tests-starfall-cargo-return-capsule-with-launch-from-cape-canaveral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=4205","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX tests Starfall cargo return capsule with launch from Cape Canaveral"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- --> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>SpaceX launched its Starfall Demo mission Tuesday morning from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=4203\">Florida boy rings hospital bell after surviving aggressive blood cancer, life-threatening coma<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The mission is a test of a new spacecraft designed to return cargo from low-Earth orbit.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Big picture view:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Unlike SpaceX missions focused on launching satellites or astronauts, the Starfall mission will test a compact, disk-shaped capsule designed to bring cargo back to Earth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>According to a Federal Aviation Administration document, the capsule is capable of returning up to 2,200 pounds of material from orbit.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p><strong>CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX LOCAL APP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The Falcon 9 first-stage booster assigned to the mission made its 29th flight. It previously supported NASA\u2019s Crew-6 mission, national security launches and multiple Starlink flights.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Zac Aubert, founder of The Launch Pad Network, described Starfall as a potential breakthrough for the growing space manufacturing industry.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=4199\">Clearwater considers replacing Duke Energy with city-owned electric utility<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There\u2019s a lot of things we can do in low Earth orbit that we can\u2019t do, like 3D printing and hopefully replacement organs,&#8221; Aubert said. &#8220;But if you do that, you want to bring them back more than twice a year on a Dragon. 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