In the early hours of February 25, the sky over the town of San Cristóbal, in Táchira, was strangely lit by strange lights, attracting the attention of thousands of people who did not hesitate to record the event to share it on social media. Social. There have been several theories to explain the origin of what happened. In this sense, various Venezuelan and Colombian media reported that it was a new technological project promoted by the United States. This rules out speculation about extraterrestrial influence..
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What lights can be seen in the sky today?
The explanation for the lights visible in the sky was provided by experts at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. Starlink is a space initiative developed by billionaire Elon Musk's company SpaceX. The aim of this project is to bring the Internet to the most remote areas of the earth and space satellites will be used for this purpose. It is estimated that there are almost 6,000 Starlink satellites in space, which is why the launch of some of them – which took place last Sunday – caused astonishment among Venezuelans.
One of the hypotheses that arose among Internet users was that they were UFOs, but on the X page of Frontera Espacial it was explained with great certainty what it consisted of: “NO! It was the string of lights from 24 Starlink satellites (above) along with the second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket that launched them from Florida two hours ago (diffuse cloud, below). “We had given advance notice!”
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How many Starlink satellites are there?
As of November 2023, the SpaceX company counted 4,500 Starlink satellites in orbit. However, if the plans for these high-tech devices are fulfilled, this amount will be negligible, since in the next few years a total of 42,000 satellites will be in orbit to form “mega-constellations” and thus increase the reach of the Internet the whole world.
What is SpaceX?
It is a transportation, tourism and spacecraft manufacturer. This organization was founded by the flamboyant South African billionaire and owner of X, Elon Musk. It was founded in March 2002. The Hawthorne, California-based company is, among other things, the first private company to achieve a fully successful space flight. In addition, one of Musk's company's aspirations is to make space travel possible for everyone who can afford it.
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