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Starlink said on August 24 that its network enables real-time seismic data transfer for TGS even 138 miles above the Arctic Circle, so vessels can collaborate in some of the most remote waters on Earth. “Starlink enables real-time seismic data transfer for @TGScompany even 138 miles above the Arctic Circle, so vessels can seamlessly collaborate...

SpaceX has created its own Starship alloys and no longer uses 301 stainless, Elon Musk said on August 23, adding detail to a materials path that already left carbon fiber for stainless steel years ago. “This is why I switched Starship to stainless steel. We have since created our own new alloys and no longer...

Starlink said on August 23 that its network is enabling reliable connectivity at IndyCar races across the country, as the satellite service made its first-time IndyCar sponsorship turn at the Freedom 250 on Washington, D.C. streets around the National Mall. “High-speed internet for high-speed racing. Starlink enables reliable connectivity at IndyCar races across the country,”...

[caption id="attachment_67076" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Image: SpaceX[/caption] SpaceX said a Falcon 9 launch from California that delivered 27 Starlink satellites also completed the company’s 100th Falcon launch of 2026. “Falcon 9 lifts off from California and delivers 27 Starlink satellites to orbit, completing our 100th Falcon launch of the year,” SpaceX posted on X after the...

Qatar Airways said it now operates 150 Starlink-equipped widebody aircraft, including the world’s first Boeing 787-9 with Starlink installed, as the airline pushes free high-speed cabin Wi-Fi deeper into its long-haul fleet. In an August 20 update, the Doha-based carrier said it has completed Starlink rollout across its Boeing 787-8 sub-fleet in seven months and...

Elon Musk said SpaceX should wind down Falcon once Starship is flying reliably several times per week, so the company’s scarcest engineering and production talent can push Starship toward several flights per day. “Once Starship is flying reliably several times per week, it makes sense to shift super scarce SpaceX engineering and production resources to...

SpaceX flew another Falcon 9 Starlink mission from Florida on Friday, and it walked the flight in public the way it usually does. The company posted a live look first (“Watch Falcon 9 launch 29 @Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida”), then confirmed “Deployment of 29 @Starlink satellites confirmed,” and followed that with a photo...

SpaceX just ran a full-duration static fire on the Starship getting ready for Flight 14, and posted the video Friday with all six Raptors lit. “The Starship preparing for our fourteenth flight test completed a full-duration, 60-second static fire with all six Raptor engines,” the company wrote, with the six-engine plume on the clip. Elon...

SpaceX is aiming to attempt its first Starship tower catch in the coming months as the company accelerates efforts toward full vehicle reusability. The update came directly from SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on X, where he expressed confidence in the system’s progress during recent splashdown tests. “Looks like we will probably catch the ship with […]

SpaceX has successfully towed Starship Ship 40 to Christmas Island following a 24-day journey adrift in the Indian Ocean. The 171-foot upper stage launched on July 24, 2026, as part of Starship Flight 13, achieving the program’s first intact ocean splashdown. Though expected to sink after soft-landing, the vehicle remained floating. SpaceX dispatched recovery vessels […]

The next-generation Tesla Roadster might actually show up this month, and the demonstration attached to it is both stranger and smaller than what Musk has been promising for the better part of a decade. According to The Information, Tesla is planning to show the car as early as this month at SpaceX’s rocket test site […]

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has shared major new milestones for Starlink during an all-hands company meeting, revealing that the satellite internet service now reaches more than 13 million subscribers across 167 countries. The satellite network currently operates with nearly 11,000 satellites in orbit and supports over 22 million monthly mobile users. Musk outlined an ambitious […]

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk claims Starlink could eventually generate over $1 trillion in annual revenue by 2030 as next-generation satellites boost network capacity and artificial intelligence drives up global data demand. In a series of posts on X, Musk outlined internal projections for the satellite internet service, pointing to major hardware upgrades powered by SpaceX’s […]

SpaceX recovery crews are battling increasingly rough seas in the Indian Ocean as they attempt to retrieve the Starship upper stage from its recent test flight. Following a soft splashdown on July 24 after launching from Starbase, Texas, the 52-metre spacecraft known as Ship 40 became the first Starship upper stage to survive atmospheric reentry […]

SpaceX has brought back a popular perk for its highest-tier satellite internet plan. New subscribers to the Starlink Residential Max tier can once again receive an optional Starlink Mini kit rental at no additional monthly hardware cost, along with half-off pricing for portable Roam service plans. According to a report by PCMag, the benefit recently […]