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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      11 days ago

      What’s your point exactly?

      Elon Musk owns this business so it’s Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

      He is a famous personality no matter what people think about him.

      Also Apple was never mentioned without Steve Jobs or Microsoft without Bill Gates.

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          11 days ago

          I would argue they don’t usually say it that way for Musk either so that’s why I asked what your point was.

          Also, I would appreciate not being downvoted because people assume I’m pro Musk. I’m not. I just try to understand why this sentence would trigger a comment like yours.

          Do you imply that this article’s sentence was that way to promote Musk? I just thought that since Musk is a prominent personality that is constantly on the news anyway there is nothing really surprising in presenting SpaceX as his business. Especially when it is his business.

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            11 days ago

            I would argue they don’t usually say it that way for Musk

            OP said it’s weird that they did and you seem to agree and give reasons why. I don’t see the confusion.