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Elon Musks SpaceX launched 56 more Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit, or LEO, fromCape Canaveral Space Force Stationin Florida on Wednesday.

What Happened: SpaceXs Falcon 9 rocket launched 56 Starlink satellites from Florida at 4:01 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Falcon 9's first stage landed on the Just Read the Instructions drone ship post-launch, the company said on Twitter.

Deployment of 56 Starlink satellites confirmed SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 29, 2023

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The latest launch marks the 21st launch of SpaceX for the year.

SpaceX has had at least one launch per week for the entirety of March. Last Friday, Falcon 9 launched 56 Starlink satellites to space. Musk retweeted the photos of the launch and said that over 70 launches were expected forthe space exploration companyfor the remainder of 2023.

SpaceX is now targeting March 30 for a Falcon 9 launch of theSpace Development Agency's Tranche 0 missionto LEO from California.

Meanwhile, thefirst launch attempt of SpaceXs Starship, aimed at carrying both crew and cargo to "Earth's orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond," is expected to happen around the third week of April.

Musks space venture has had 220 launches in total thus far and 182 landings, as per the company website.

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Trump picks Liberty Energy CEO and Oklo board member Chris Wright as Energy secretary

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Trump picks Liberty Energy CEO and Oklo board member Chris Wright as Energy secretary

US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, DC on November 13, 2024. 

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President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday selected Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright to serve as the next energy secretary of the United States.

Liberty Energy is an oilfield services company headquartered in Denver with a $2.7 billion market capitalization. The company’s stock gained nearly 9% on Nov. 6 after Trump won the U.S. presidential election, but its shares have since pulled back.

Wright serves on the board of Oklo, a nuclear power startup backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that is developing micro reactors.

Wright will also serve on Trump’s Council of National Energy, the president-elect said Saturday. The council will be led by Trump’s pick for Interior Secretary, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.

Wright has denied that climate change presents a global crisis that needs to be addressed through a transition away from fossil fuels.

“There is no climate crisis and we’re not in the midst of an energy transition either,” Wright said in a video posted on his LinkedIn page last year. “Humans and all complex life on earth is simply impossible without carbon dioxide. Hence the term carbon pollution is outrageous.”

“There is no such thing as clean energy or dirty energy,” Wright said. “All energy sources have impacts on the world both positive and negative.”

Trump described Wright as a “leading technologist and entrepreneur in the energy sector.”

“He has worked in Nuclear, Solar, Geothermal, and Oil and Gas,” the president-elect said in a statement Saturday.

“Most significantly, Chris was one of the pioneers who helped launch the American Shale Revolution that fueled American Energy Independence, and transformed the Global Energy Markets and Geopolitics,” Trump said.

Trump has vowed to increase fossil fuel production to reduce energy costs, though analysts and some oil executives have said the president has little influence on oil and natural gas output in the U.S.

The U.S. has produced more crude oil than any other country in history, including Russia and Saudi Arabia, since 2018, according to the Energy Information Administration.

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Saylor doubts $60K Bitcoin retrace, BTC ETF options, and more: Hodler’s Digest, Nov. 10 – 16

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Saylor doubts K Bitcoin retrace, BTC ETF options, and more: Hodler’s Digest, Nov. 10 – 16

Bitcoin trader eyes $100K price tag by Thanksgiving day in US, Bitcoin ETF options pass ‘second hurdle’: Hodlers Digest

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Ripple Labs and CEO come under fire amid rumors of a Trump meeting

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Ripple Labs and CEO come under fire amid rumors of a Trump meeting

Ripple’s native currency, XRP, surged by more than 17% on November 15, based on expectations of a friendlier regulatory climate in the US.

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