SpaceX

SpaceX has officially hit another jaw-dropping milestone. On Saturday, February 14, at 5:59 p.m. PT/8:59 p.m. ET, the company launched 24 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit aboard its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Florida. The mission marked the 600th Falcon 9 launch to date […]

SpaceX is expanding its global internet footprint once again. The company’s satellite internet service, Starlink, has officially received approval to begin operations in Vietnam, marking another key milestone in its rapid international rollout. According to Reuters, Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology has granted Starlink’s local unit a license to provide both fixed and mobile […]

Starlink just eliminated one of the biggest friction points for would-be customers: the waitlist. In a post on X, the company announced, “No more waiting for high-speed internet! We have removed waitlists for Starlink in every country where Starlink is available today.” That’s a major shift for the satellite internet provider, which for years had […]

Starlink has officially crossed another major milestone. In a post on X, Starlink confirmed it is now connecting more than 10 million active customers with high-speed satellite internet across 160 countries, territories, and markets worldwide. “Starlink is connecting more than 10M active customers with high-speed internet across 160 countries, territories and many other markets. Thank […]

SpaceX is quietly addressing one of the biggest complaints about Starlink: customer support. According to a report from PCMag, Starlink’s once-limited customer service hotline has now expanded to 24/7 support. The company has also broadened phone-based assistance beyond the U.S. and Canada to include Australia and New Zealand. For years, Starlink primarily handled issues through […]

Southwest Airlines is officially bringing Starlink Wi-Fi to the skies. In a press release this week, Southwest Airlines announced it will begin installing SpaceX’s Starlink across its fleet, delivering next-generation, low-Earth orbit satellite internet to passengers across its network of 11 countries. The first Starlink-equipped Southwest aircraft will enter service this summer, with more than […]

SpaceX is quietly rolling out a new promotion for Starlink — and if you were already considering signing up, this one might be worth a look. The company has begun mailing promotional postcards to prospective customers offering a $50 service credit for new Residential subscribers. Several users on X have confirmed receiving the mailer, which […]

Starlink’s satellite-to-smartphone ambitions are heading to Japan in a big way. NTT Docomo, Japan’s largest mobile carrier with more than 92 million subscribers, has announced plans to launch a direct satellite-to-smartphone communications service in early 2026, in partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink. The company has confirmed that Docomo customers will soon be able to connect directly […]

The UAE is teaming up with SpaceX’s Starlink to bring high-speed satellite internet and structured digital learning to some of the world’s most remote and underserved communities. According to Gulf News, the new initiative will combine Starlink’s satellite connectivity with The Digital School’s accredited online education platform, targeting 100 remote sites globally in its first […]

SpaceX is reordering its interplanetary roadmap, with Elon Musk now saying the company is prioritizing building a self-sustaining city on the Moon ahead of its long-stated ambition to colonize Mars. In a series of posts on X, Musk explained that the shift is largely about speed, iteration, and risk reduction. “For those unaware, SpaceX has […]

SpaceX is taking Starlink mainstream in a big way. For the first time ever, an Elon Musk-led company has aired a Super Bowl commercial, with SpaceX using one of the world’s biggest advertising stages to pitch Starlink as fast, affordable internet that works just about anywhere on Earth. The new ad leans heavily into Starlink’s […]

SpaceX has reportedly taken a major step to curb Russia’s battlefield communications in Ukraine by blocking unauthorized use of Starlink internet terminals, a move Ukrainian officials say has already disrupted Russian assault operations. According to a report from Reuters, Starlink internet terminals used by Russian troops in Ukraine have been deactivated, dealing what one Ukrainian […]

Tesla and SpaceX are ramping up hiring across multiple engineering disciplines as Elon Musk pushes both companies toward an ambitious goal: producing 100 gigawatts of solar capacity per year in the United States. In a series of posts on X, SpaceX Vice President of Starlink Engineering Michael Nicolls said the company is actively recruiting engineers […]

SpaceX’s ambitious plan to put massive amounts of computing power into orbit just cleared a major regulatory hurdle. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially accepted SpaceX’s application for a new non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite system that could ultimately include up to one million satellites, kicking off a public comment period on the proposal. […]

Starlink’s grip on the global satellite internet market is getting harder to ignore. According to Ookla’s newly released 2025 Global Satellite Broadband Performance Report, low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite services — led overwhelmingly by SpaceX’s Starlink — are rapidly reshaping what space-based internet looks like for consumers around the world. Ookla’s Speedtest Intelligence data shows […]