Notably, for the first time, the House legislation frees the Europa Clipper mission from the SLS rocket. It says the agency should use one "if available." No one at NASA presently expects an SLS will be available for the Clipper launch, so that's big.

SpaceX will launch 57 Starlink satellites and 2 BlackSky Global satellites on their Falcon 9 rocket. It’s expected to launch on July 08, 2020, at 15:59 UTC, from Launch Complex-39a (LC-39a) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Starlink 9, is the ninth operational launch of SpaceX’s Starlink communication satellite constellation.

Want to learn more about today’s launch? Check out our Prelaunch Preview! - https://everydayastronaut.com/starlink-9-falcon-9-block-5-prelaunch-preview/

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