SpaceX

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 […]

It appears the South Padre Island International Airport is set to get a SpaceX Starship to be put on display. On Monday morning, @SpacePadreIsle asked, “sure would be cool to have a Starship in a public rocket garden for SpaceX fans, maybe at the entrance to the Island or somewhere??”, directing the request to SpaceX […]

SpaceX completed its 11th flight and landing with today’s Falcon 9 booster on Monday, as the company sent more Starlink satellites into orbit. In the tweet, @SpaceX said, “Deployment of 46 Starlink satellites confirmed”. Deployment of 46 Starlink satellites confirmed — SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 21, 2022 The news also comes just after SpaceX Head Elon […]

After reports in 2020 held that SpaceX planned to test Starlink internet on Gulfstream jets, SpaceX Head Elon Musk says the company is testing them now, with support for commercial airplanes hopefully coming soon. Musk said on Sunday that SpaceX is testing Starlink satellite internet on Gulfstream jets, adding that the company’s main goal was […]

SpaceX originally was targeting Sunday, February 20 at 11:13 a.m. EST to launch a batch of 46 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit, but that has been delayed to Monday, due to unfavourable recovery weather. On Saturday morning, SpaceX announced the new targeted date is now Monday, February 21, at 6:44 a.m PST/9:44 a.m. EST […]

According to an email obtained by CNBC, SpaceX is set to split its private common stock for the first time. With Elon Musk’s company valued at over $100 billion, the common stock at $560 per share will split 10-for-1, bringing it down to $56 after the change. “The split has no impact on the overall […]

The European Union (EU) has revealed its plans to build its own low-earth orbit satellite system, with a 6 billion euros ($6.8 billion USD) investment. Bloomberg reports the EU says it will spend 2.4 billion euros from its budget from 2022 until 2027, while the rest of funding will come from member countries, the European Space […]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has overseen multiple delays of SpaceX’s Starship launch, and a new announcement shows the launch is being pushed back even more. The FAA has pushed back SpaceX’s Starship launch to March 28, as it completes its environmental review of Starbase, Texas, according to an announcement on Monday reported by Space.com. […]

SpaceX has announced Starlink customer terminals have now reached 250,000, as shared by CEO Elon Musk on Monday afternoon. Over 250k Starlink user terminals — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 14, 2022 When asked if upload latency would improve when all Starlink satellites have transitioned to lasers for faster transfer speeds, Musk replied, “yes, but more […]

Following last year’s Inspiration4 mission with SpaceX, the company is again partnering with the mission’s commander to conduct research and raise more money. SpaceX will work on another mission, called the Polaris Program, to research tech during spaceflight and to raise funding for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, according to a post on Monday from […]

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shared a Starship update on Thursday evening, at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. At an evening presentation by Musk, SpaceX detailed how the launch tower at Starbase will help Starship and also catch the Super Heavy rocket booster. On Wednesday night, SpaceX stacked Starship atop the Super Heavy using its ‘Mechzilla’ […]

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has shared photos from Starbase, Texas tonight, of the company’s attempt to have tower arms (“chopsticks”) stack its Starship rocket onto a Super Heavy Booster. It’s hard to fathom how SpaceX is able to attempt this at night, by lifting the massive Starship onto the even larger Super Heavy Booster. Musk […]

After SpaceX launched 49 Starlink satellites last week, the company has reported a geomagnetic storm that’s threatening the newly-orbiting satellites. SpaceX’s 49 Starlink satellites launched on February 3 were affected by a geomagnetic storm, according to the company’s website. In a statement, SpaceX said, “These storms cause the atmosphere to warm and atmospheric density at […]