SpaceX

During a recent interview with CNBC, SpaceX President and COO, Gwynne Shotwell, was asked when she thinks her company will be able to transport people to Mars. This is the goal of SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk, and one that the rocketry giant has been working towards ever since it was created. “We should put […]

As SpaceX expands its Starlink satellite constellation, the company is already gearing up to move to its reusable Starship spacecraft to prepare for future missions. SpaceX launched 53 more Starlink satellites into orbit on Friday, as detailed on the company’s website, with the launch taking place at 5:42 a.m. ET from Launch Complex 39A at […]

SpaceX’s Texas site, dubbed Starbase, is home to many towering pieces of spacecraft, and now it’s home to one high school prom couple’s memories, too. A couple shared prom photos taken at SpaceX’s Starbase in Brownville, Texas on the SpaceX Facebook page last week (via @Tesla Owners Silicon Valley). The photos show the couple standing […]

SpaceX has launched a new Starlink feature called Portability, allowing existing users to use their satellite internet service away from their home location, such as camping or visiting a friend’s house (via @SawyerMerritt). For $25 USD extra per month, the Starlink Portability feature “enables users to temporarily move their Starlink to new locations in order […]

As SpaceX’s operations at its Texas launch center grow, so too do the company’s power needs, as depicted in new plans to increase the site’s solar farm. SpaceX is expanding the on-site solar farm powering operations in Boca Chica, Texas by about 1.7 acres, according to documents seen by CNBC from the U.S. Fish and […]

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine goes on, Elon Musk’s company SpaceX’s Starlink internet is keeping many connected throughout the country. SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service has around 150,000 active users per day in Ukraine, according to a Ukrainian official on Monday (via Twitter). Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, @Mykhailo Fedorov, […]

SpaceX will once again have to kick its hopes of launching Starship’s first orbital flight further down the line. According to a new project update on the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) website, the Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for SpaceX’s proposed Starship/Super Heavy Launch Vehicle Program at the Boca Chica Launch Site in Cameron […]

SpaceX and its Falcon 9 rocket launched 53 more Starlink satellites into orbit on Friday at 2:27 PM PDT. This particular Falcon 9 rocket, B1062, successfully launched and landed for the sixth time; previous missions included GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, one Starlink mission and the Ax-1 mission from […]

Axiom Space signed an agreement with the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center (MBRSC) of the United Arab Emirates (UAB) to host a UAE crew member aboard the Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station in 2023, according to a press release. Axiom Space President and CEO Michael Suffredini emphasized the accomplishment, being the country’s first […]

Bahrain’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) granted SpaceX approval and licensure to operate its Starlink satellite internet services in the country, according to News of Bahrain. The country is the first in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to grant SpaceX a license for Starlink. TRA General Director Philip Marnick said that Bahrain is an ideal place […]

SpaceX successfully launched the Crew-4 mission on Wednesday morning, and the astronauts are currently on their way to the International Space Station. The Crew-4 mission is currently on its way to the International Space Station via SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, after the launch took place using the Falcon 9 reusable booster. @SpaceX announced that the Dragon […]

SpaceX is targeting a launch window of Wednesday, April 27 for its launch of Crew-4, a scientific expedition mission to the International Space Station, according to the company’s website. The launch comes after SpaceX safely landed the Axiom Space crew aboard Dragon on Monday, which was the first all-private crew to visit the International Space […]

SpaceX plans to start providing its Starlink internet on Hawaiian Airlines flights as soon as next year, according to a statement from the airline reported by CNBC. The Starlink service would be complimentary, and some think it could push other airlines to start offering free Wi-Fi on flights — a service already offered by JetBlue […]

According to a report from The Houston Chronicle, SpaceX invested $430 million USD in operations at its ‘Starbase’ facility in Brownsville, Texas, over the course of 2021 and is now the city’s “largest private employer” with over 1,600 individuals under its employ (via Business Insider). Brownsville Mayor Trey Mendez said during a “State of the City” […]

The U.S. Department of Defense is taking notes on SpaceX putting a halt to Russia’s electromagnetic warfare in Ukraine. Pentagon officials said the U.S. government can learn a lot from private companies like SpaceX when it comes to responses against electromagnetic warfare, as detailed during the C4ISRNet Conference on Wednesday. Director of the Air Force’s […]