Update: SpaceX says the launch has been delayed due to “unfavorable weather” and they will now try again on Friday, January 28: Due to unfavorable weather, now targeting Friday, January 28 at 6:11 p.m. EST for launch of COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 — SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 27, 2022 SpaceX announced on Thursday it is set […]
With a total of 1,469 Starlink satellites in orbit and laser links between them set to activate soon, SpaceX is also developing an updated dish interface for use in extreme conditions, as shown in a new filing. SpaceX is hoping to “ruggedize” a new generation of Starlink dishes for use on building exteriors in harsh […]
@SpaceX confirmed the splashdown of its Dragon spacecraft on Twitter on Monday, officially marking a successful mission for the company’s 24th resupply mission for the International Space Station (ISS). The company also said that the spacecraft would be retrieved by SpaceX’s recovery team, at which point the data and science on board would be transported […]
SpaceX has filed plans for a new 320,000 sq. ft. (29,728 sq. m) building at its “Roberts Road On-Site West” project in Cape Canaveral on the “Space Coast” of Brevard County, Florida (via @Harry__Stranger). The plans also propose two smaller, 20,400 sq. ft (1895 sq. m) buildings, along with a proposed 192,000 sq. ft. (17,837 […]
Elon Musk has offered to send over SpaceX Starlink terminals to the South Pacific island nation of Tonga in order to restore internet connectivity in the wake of a tragic natural disaster. Last week, a massive underwater volcanic eruption near Tonga and the resulting tsunami caused massive damage to local agriculture and industry, and also […]
SpaceX has won a five-year logistics contract worth $102 million USD from the U.S. Air Force, not to launch cargo into space, but to develop and demonstrate technologies that could viably be used to transport military cargo and humanitarian aid anywhere on the planet on a heavy rocket — reports SpaceNews. The contract was awarded […]
SpaceX has launched another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit on Tuesday, thanks to its Falcon 9 rocket. Falcon 9 blasted off on Tuesday, January 18 at 9:02 p.m. EST, from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The original launch was slated for Monday, but was rescheduled due to unfavorable weather, resulting […]
Update: We spoke too soon. The launch has been delayed to Tuesday, January 18 at 7:04pm ET, according to an update from SpaceX just now. With more favorable weather conditions for liftoff and booster recovery, now targeting Tuesday, January 18 at 7:04 p.m. ET for Falcon 9’s launch of Starlink satellites → https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK — SpaceX […]
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Saturday morning provided an update on Starlink, the company’s constellation of satellites for internet serving rural customers. Musk said there are now 1,469 Starlink satellites active, with 272 “moving to operational orbits” at the moment. He also added, “laser links activate soon.” The latest Starlink satellites have optical laser links, […]
SpaceX successfully launched the Transporter-3 Mission on Thursday, using the Falcon 9 booster to launch a total of 105 orbiting Spacecraft, as seen in a video shared on the SpaceX YouTube channel. The launch took place on Thursday morning at the Cape Canaveral, Florida Space Force Station during a 29-minute launch window. The company also […]
SpaceX has revealed it plans to launch its second-generation Starlink satellite constellation with its Starship rocket only, instead of its dependable Falcon 9. The news was revealed in a January 7 letter to the Federal Communications Commission, reports SpaceNews. According to SpaceX lawyer William Wiltshire, development has exceeded the company’s expectations and thusly, it could […]
SpaceX’s high-speed satellite broadband service, Starlink, received its license to start operating across Canada in October 2020 after an “unprecedented” 2,195 people wrote to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and lobbied for it. The service received rave reviews from Canadians a month into its launch. Now, well over a year since the service […]
At around 6 a.m. PST on Friday morning, SpaceX Starlink users across the globe started experiencing network outages. Hordes of the high-speed satellite broadband service’s subscribers took to Reddit, Twitter, and other platforms, only to find that they weren’t alone in facing connectivity problems on the network. While some users experienced a complete service blackout, […]
SpaceX is set to launch 49 Starlink satellites into orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, set for 4:49pm ET. This is the first launch in 2022 for SpaceX. This particular Falcon 9 first stage booster will be flying for the fourth time, after previously launching the GPS III-4, GPS […]
SpaceX has officially launched its Starlink satellite internet in Spain this week, according to customers sharing the news on Reddit. An email sent out by SpaceX informed customers Starlink would be available in limited capacity, with download speeds between 100 to 200 Mbps at launch. The email says Starlink internet is going to be improved […]
