Elon Musk Says Delta Will Lose Customers Over Amazon Leo WiFi
Elon Musk says Delta Air Lines "will lose a lot of customers" for choosing Amazon's Leo satellite service for its in-flight WiFi instead of Starlink, a jab that landed right after United Airlines passed 600 Starlink-equipped aircraft and one that puts Delta's timing in an awkward spotlight. United now has Starlink on more than 600...
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Set to Launch NROL-97 on October 1
SpaceX revealed its Falcon Heavy rocket inside the hangar at Launch Complex 39A in Florida on Monday, three days before the 27-engine heavy-lifter is set to launch the classified NROL-97 mission. The company's post featured close-up footage of the rocket's 27 Merlin engine nozzles, arranged in a grid beneath its three first-stage cores. Each core...
Tesla Patents Electric Fan Car With Active Downforce System
Tesla was granted U.S. Patent 12,746,987 B1 on September 29, 2026, covering an electric fan system designed to generate vehicle downforce while also reducing aerodynamic drag. The patent, titled "Electric fan car," was awarded to Tesla, Inc. and lists Niccolo Cymbalist and others as inventors. Tesla filed application 18/415094 on January 17, 2024, following a...
SWISS Flies First Starlink-Equipped Aircraft With Gate-to-Gate WiFi
SWISS has put its first Starlink-equipped aircraft into service at Zurich, an Airbus A320neo named Iseltwald that gives passengers free high-speed internet from gate to gate. Starlink confirmed the jet had taken flight on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, a day after SWISS announced the launch from Zurich Airport. The carrier said the aircraft, registration HB-JDM,...