SpaceX is “highly likely” to launch its first orbital flight with Starship in November, according to company head Elon Musk, and it recently performed a static fire test on a recent booster to help prepare for the upcoming launch. A new video from Cosmic Perspective shows SpaceX testing Starship’s Super Heavy Booster 7 performing a […]
SpaceX’s first orbital flight with reusable spacecraft Starship could happen in late October, though CEO Elon Musk called November “highly likely” for the launch window in a tweet on Wednesday. Musk also added that SpaceX will have two boosters and ships prepared for orbital flight by that point, and will be producing Starship full stacks […]
Starlink’s in-flight capabilities were demonstrated aboard a private jet, after SpaceX failed to garner deals with other major commercial airline companies. SpaceX held a demo for its in-flight Wi-Fi aboard a JSX private jet last week, as reported by Bloomberg over the weekend (via Business Insider). The one-hour flight took place from Burbank to San Jose, […]
SpaceX is enrolling more Starlink users than ever, but new data suggests that this may not be a good thing for the satellite internet’s speed. Median Starlink download speeds dropped to 62.53 Mbps in the U.S. during the second quarter from 90.55 Mbps in the first, as PC Mag reported on Wednesday. The figures were […]
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet looks to be headed to Zambia, with a new photo surfacing showing the company’s officials meeting with authorities in the African country. A team from SpaceX met with Zambian officials on Monday, according to a post on Twitter from the country’s Special Assistant to the President of the Republic of Zambia, […]
SpaceX may look into offering Starlink satellite internet for Iran and other dictatorships such as Cuba, for humanitarian purposes. When asked on Monday if it was “technically possible to provide Starlink to Iranian people?” by a @erfan_kasraie, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk replied, “Starlink will ask for an exemption to Iranian sanctions in this regard.” Currently, […]
SpaceX today completed a 7-engine static fire test on its Super Heavy Booster 7 on Monday, at Starbase. The compared shared two photos of the static fire on Twitter. Super Heavy Booster 7 completed a 7 engine static fire test at Starbase pic.twitter.com/Ak84goSydZ — SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 19, 2022 As for when SpaceX will static […]
SpaceX recently announced Starlink internet had reached all seven continents, including Antarctica. But the satellite internet service according to one user was still not available for 70% of Canada. That’s when CEO Elon Musk chimed in on the weekend to say, “It will be later this year when laser links activate on polar constellation.” It […]
CNBC is hyping up its upcoming episode of Jay Leno’s Garage that will feature Tesla and SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk. On Friday, the first 10 minutes of the upcoming episode were shared online. “Watch the first 10 minutes of Jay Leno’s exclusive tour of SpaceX with Elon Musk. The full episode of Jay Leno’s Garage […]
Frontier Airlines has been in talks with SpaceX about carrying Starlink internet on its flights, according to CEO Barry Biffle in statements to CNBC on Thursday. While Biffle said he’s more likely to make such a move than in previous years, the addition of Starlink Wi-Fi would be a departure for the airline as it […]
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will be a guest on Jay Leno’s Garage, set for Wednesday, September 21, 2022, to add to the recent launch of the seventh season of the show that’s on CNBC. Musk gave Leno an exclusive tour of SpaceX’s Starbase at Boca Chica, Texas. “I am a huge believer in […]
Just a day after SpaceX’s Starlink reached Antarctica to become operational on all seven continents, one publication has spotted the addition of the company’s high-performance Starlink terminal to its residential users page. SpaceX now offers its $2,500 high-performance Starlink dish to residential users, as shown on the company’s order page (via PC Mag). The high-performance […]
@SpaceX retweeted a photo from the @National Science Foundation on Wednesday celebrating that Starlink has reached Antarctica. The news also means that Starlink is now on all seven continents worldwide, as SpaceX notes in the post. SpaceX added that this was made possible by Starlink’s network of laser-beaming satellites, which has reached full-world coverage in […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rejected SpaceX for a previously awarded subsidy for providing satellite internet to rural areas in the U.S., and now, the agency’s head is speaking out against the decision. The FCC’s decision to deny SpaceX $885.5 million in rural broadband subsidies could give China a competitive edge, according to Republican FCC […]
Apple’s inclusion of satellite compatibility in the iPhone 14 shows the advantages of SpaceX and Starlink, as detailed by one Wall Street analyst this week. The move to iPhone satellite compatibility provides “free advertising” for SpaceX and its Starlink satellite service, according to a note to clients from Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas, reports Street […]
