SpaceX was set to launch 52 Starlink satellites into lower Earth orbit today at 6:57pm ET, but delayed the launch by just over three hours due to “upper level winds”. Eventually, at 10:14 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched 52 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, its 55th Starlink mission […]
National aerospace and defense technology Northrop Grumman is looking to upgrade its flagship rocket and is set to work with SpaceX for some upcoming missions in the meantime. Northrop Grumman signed a launch deal with SpaceX for three cargo supply missions to the International Space Station (ISS), according to a report from Reuters. The launches […]
While Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting was underway on Thursday, Elon Musk’s other company SpaceX was busy launching South Korea’s first mission to the moon. On Thursday, August 4 at 7:08 p.m. ET, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) to a ballistic lunar transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) […]
Starlink low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet has been spreading rapidly around the world, and SpaceX has just announced another new country to gain access to the service. SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet has become operational in Moldova, as shown on the Starlink availability map on Wednesday. The announcement comes after SpaceX cut the price of Starlink […]
Recent reports in late July claimed Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was planning to build his own private airport east of Texas, near Bastrop, wrote Austonia citing unnamed sources. On Thursday, August 4, 2022, Musk poured cold water on this rumor, saying it was “not true.” “Not true. Tesla is 5 mins from Austin […]
SpaceX’s Starlink is continually improving its offerings, and with its recent approval for in moving vehicles, it’s only fitting that some customers are getting the official travel case for the hardware. The Starlink Travel Case is arriving for some customers, as seen in a series of photos shared late last month (via Reddit). The Starlink […]
SpaceX has slashed its Starlink satellite internet pricing in France, down from 99 EUR to 50 EUR ($50.82 USD), a discount of nearly 50% off. But this change comes with something new: soft data caps per month on bandwidth usage as part of a new fair use policy. SpaceX says users that consume less than […]
SpaceX’s high-end rockets have developed their own propulsion-based landings, and one fan has been attempting to replicate these landings with a model rocket for several years now. In a new video from BPS.space shared on Monday, host Joe Barnard officially completed a model rocket landing created to replicate SpaceX’s rocket landings. Barnard began the journey […]
SpaceX has made its second-generation Starlink satellites darker and less reflective through both changes in materials used and advanced brightness mitigation techniques to minimize their impact on space observation (via @SawyerMerritt). Satellites in orbit can reflect light from the sun, leading to glints and reflections that hinder visibility from Earth. Therefore, satellites can sometimes interfere […]
As Starlink continues to launch new satellites for its low-Earth orbit constellation, the company has also requested access to new frequency bands from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as detailed in a new filing with the agency. SpaceX filed an application with the FCC to begin using the 2GHz spectrum band to operate what it […]
After SpaceX and NASA planned for its next Crew mission to take off next month, the Falcon 9 first-stage booster was damaged in transport, causing a new delay. SpaceX and NASA are delaying the launch of the Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), to let ground teams replace an interstage on the Falcon […]
SpaceX’s Starlink internet has been crucial for Ukraine during war time, and one Ukrainian official says it’s being widely used and regularly tested. Ukraine Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation @Mykhailo Fedorov shared a video on Monday depicting road tests of SpaceX’s Starlink hardware. Fedorov also added that “As of now we have […]
Hardware for SpaceX’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite service Starlink received a price cut in one European country this week. SpaceX has lowered the price of Starlink hardware to just 399 euros ($407 USD) in Germany, as noted by new customer @stadlix_ on Sunday. Starlink now 399€ in Germany! Ordered mine right away. @tesla_adri @elonmusk @SpaceX […]
The Frontier School Division in northern Manitoba, Canada is planning to bring SpaceX’s Starlink internet to three-quarters of its 40 schools — reports the Winnipeg Free Press. Starlink is a high-speed broadband service that aims to deliver reliable internet anywhere in the world using a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit. Frontier deployed its first Starlink […]
SpaceX will launch Starlink in Nigeria next month, according to CEO Elon Musk on Saturday. Responding to a question about when Starlink would launch in Nigeria, Musk said “service turns on next month, which is same time required to deliver a user terminal.” He then directed the user to the company’s website. According to Starlink’s […]
