SpaceX

Communication network company Marlink announced plans to use SpaceX’s Starlink internet for its maritime and enterprise customers, as detailed in press release from Marlink on Thursday. Marlink and OmniAccess are set to become “authorized Starlink integrators” for marine and commercial accounts, using a combination of SpaceX’s connectivity solutions. “This ability to utilise Starlink is giant […]

Starlink’s satellite internet service is expanding rapidly across the globe, and a new report shows that the mobile app is becoming more popular as its subscriber-base grows. SpaceX’s Starlink mobile app has made it into the top 100 downloaded apps in the Apple iPhone’s App Store for the first time, as reported by PC Mag […]

A new filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shows SpaceX plans for the newest mobile application of its Starlink satellite internet. SpaceX is set to deploy Starlink internet aboard some school buses in the U.S., as seen in a new filing with the FCC this week (via Teslarati). The letter is addressed to FCC […]

You’ve seen the teasers, but the full episode of Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Jay Leno’s Garage is now available on YouTube, with the full 46-minute episode available for viewing, “for a limited time.” The video takes place from SpaceX’s Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. “Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk invites Jay to Texas […]

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 […]