New SpaceX watercraft has surfaced on social media, as seen being outfitted with SpaceX logos and matching color schemes. A photo shared on Facebook on Tuesday depicting two water vessels being outfitted, both bearing a SpaceX logo, according to Space Explored. The Facebook post noted that the ship was allegedly purchased by SpaceX for operations […]
Despite the huge amount of resources being poured into space travel amidst newly-stoked space race flames, NASA’s development of new spacesuits won’t be ready for the next several years, according to a document released Tuesday, but SpaceX might be ready to save the day. NASA released a document on Tuesday called NASA’s Development of Next-Generation […]
According to a recent FCC filing, SpaceX is buying Swarm Technologies, Inc., an operator of small communications satellites in the Internet of Things (IoT) space (via Reddit). Swarm Technologies provides low bandwidth, low power, and relatively inexpensive satellite communications for things like agricultural sensors, GPS trackers, and weather stations to enterprise customers. SpaceX is almost […]
YouTube channel Everyday Astronaut hosted by Tim Dodd, has posted part two of its SpaceX Starbase tour with CEO Elon Musk. The video offers unprecedented access to Musk and Starbase’s operation, showing behind-the-scenes views of inside tents and more. 00:00 – Intro 00:45 – Tent 1 // Raptors 05:00 – Failure and the Space Shuttle […]
In a recently published YouTube video, Ellie in Space interviews Harvard astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, who has been tracking every single Starlink satellite launched to date. McDowell has been tracking satellites for almost 50 years. Since the 1970s, the astronomer has collected data from institutions like the U.S. Space Force and amateur astronomers, ran it through his […]
As SpaceX continues to ready its line of spacecraft for various launches, the company occasionally needs to run tests – which it plans to do after wheeling a booster and ship out to the company’s Boca Chica, Texas launchpad. SpaceX stacked its Starship SN20 with the Booster B4 on the Boca Chica, Texas launch pad […]
SpaceX will carry Inspiration4 civilian passengers to space on its Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft, with the first passenger having been announced in February. The Inspiration4 mission, run by 34-year-old billionaire Jared Isaacman, seeks to bring three civilian passengers to space in SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft, according to TIME. […]
As SpaceX’s Starlink gets close to reaching global coverage around September, the satellite internet service’s users are reporting impressive speeds around the world – and particularly in the U.S. and Canada. A new report from Ookla Speedtest examined second-quarter data from users across the world and found that Starlink generally outperforms fixed broadband speeds across […]
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave YouTube channel Everyday Astronaut a private 2-hour factory tour of the company’s Starbase factory. According to Everyday Astronaut’s video, Musk gives the channel a tour of the base and talks about technical details of SpaceX’s factory and its operations. 00:00 – Intro 02:02 – Conversation Starts 06:18 – High Bay […]
SpaceX is moving its Super Heavy booster to the rocket’s launch site as we speak, down in Starbase, Texas. This prototype rocket houses 29 of the company’s Raptor engines and has four grid fins to assist with landing. CEO Elon Musk shared video and images of the Super Heavy moving to its new launch stand […]
Elon Musk’s company SpaceX is already operating a beta version of Starlink in countries across the world, but with an application for new licensing officially filed, the company is looking to provide internet coverage across Britain. SpaceX is seeking a license to establish a Starlink ground site on the Isle of Man, which, in addition […]
Back in April, SpaceX won the bidding war for a lunar lander contract from NASA. The $2.9 billion USD contract tasked Elon Musk’s space exploration and transportation company with carrying astronauts back to the moon in its Starship. However, the award was expected to have two recipients — not just one. Rivals Blue Origin and […]
Image via SpaceX On the day of Tesla’s Q2 2021 earnings, which broke records for the company, Elon Musk’s other venture, SpaceX, was making history of its own. SpaceX announced on Monday afternoon it had hit a milestone of the 100th build of a Raptor engine, used to power the company’s Starship system to send […]
NASA announced on Friday it has selected SpaceX and the latter’s Falcon Heavy for “Earth’s first mission to conduct detailed investigations of Jupiter’s moon Europa.” According to NASA, the Europa Clipper mission is pegged for launch in October 2024, from Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy will send NASA’s Europa […]
Following reports that satellite internet company Viasat requested for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to halt SpaceX’s Starlink launches, the company’s request has been denied in a federal appeals court. A three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected Viasat’s plea to halt Starlink launches, according to a […]
