Elon Musk said on Friday evening that SpaceX had been “reprioritized” to cyber defense and overcoming signal jamming. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO noted on Twitter that Starship and Starlink V2 would be delayed slightly as a result. SpaceX reprioritized to cyber defense & overcoming signal jamming. Will cause slight delays in Starship & Starlink […]
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed some governments have asked the company to block Russian news sources on its Starlink satellite internet service. Musk detailed the request on Friday evening, saying, “Starlink has been told by some governments (not Ukraine) to block Russian news sources. We will not do so unless at gunpoint.” “Sorry to […]
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Crew-4 team recently took a trip to SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, to train for their upcoming mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The Crew-4 team comprises NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Jessica Watkins, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. At SpaceX headquarters, […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has provided an update on SpaceX’s Starlink internet in Ukraine. After activating Starlink satellite internet in Ukraine in less than a day after it was requested, Musk and his teams shipped a truckload of satellites to the nation under attack by Russia. On Thursday, Musk said SpaceX was “updating software to […]
Between SpaceX launching cargo for various branches of the U.S. military and deploying its own satellites for Starlink internet, the space exploration company’s launch calendar stays busy year-round. 47 new Starlink satellites were deployed on Wednesday morning following a successful launch of the same morning, as was confirmed hours later by @SpaceX. The launch took […]
Ukraine has conducted successful tests of SpaceX’s Starlink service in the country, with download speeds in excess of 200 Mbps — reports The Kyiv Independent. 🌟Ukraine conducts successful test of SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet system. Speeds reached over 200 megabits per second. SpaceX CEO @elonmusk provided Ukraine with the system to make sure that Russian […]
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Monday announced that it has officially awarded SpaceX three additional crew flights to the International Space Station (ISS) under its Commercial Crew Transportation Capabilities (CCtCap) contract. The announcement comes almost three months after the agency issued a notice of intent to procure more ISS flights from […]
After requesting to Elon Musk for Starlink satellite internet access for Ukraine, the SpaceX CEO responded a mere 10 hours later to say the service was active in the country, while also adding more terminals were coming. On Monday, Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, shared a picture of a […]
One Starlink user shared a photo of the latest dishy terminal covered in ice, which revealed a beautiful and intricate antenna pattern design on the hardware (via Reddit). The user pointed out that, when they arrived home from work at about 3:00 a.m., the Starlink service was offline and the dish was searching for satellites. […]
After SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully landed for the 11th time straight in a Starlink satellite launch, the company is apparently set to launch cargo for another satellite company. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch Inmarsat’s I-6 F2 satellite in Q1 2023, following a launch of the company’s first I-6 satellite just a […]
With Ukraine under attack by Russia, the former now has another ally when it comes to communications, as SpaceX Starlink is now live in the nation, according to Elon Musk. The SpaceX CEO announced on Saturday just now, “Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route.” Musk was replying to Mykhailo Fedorov, […]
In an Thursday filing with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), SpaceX defended its proposal for the deployment of second-generation Starlink satellites and accused competitor Viasat of trying to use the regulatory agency to gain access to confidential data on Starlink satellite design — reports PCMag. Starlink is a high-speed satellite broadband service from SpaceX designed […]
Image credit: SpaceX SpaceX launched a batch of 50 Starlink satellites into lower Earth orbit on Friday, at 9:12 a.m PST, from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This particular Falcon 9 booster, B1063, was on its fourth flight and landed successfully onto the autonomous drone ship Of Course […]
SpaceX has launched its Starlink satellite internet in Bulgaria and Brazil, according to recent emails sent out to customers. An email of Starlink’s launch in Bulgaria was shared by Tesla insider @SawyerMerritt, and a similar email by Cesar Parzianello in Brazil. Earlier this month, SpaceX received its license to operate in the South American nation. The […]
SpaceX shared a detailed look at its approach to space sustainability and safety on its website on Tuesday, pointing to its time spent developing maneuverable satellites, low-altitude orbital patterns and transparent sharing of information. On the page, SpaceX details the design of its satellite network, saying that the “reliability of the satellite network is 99 […]
