SpaceX is taking aim at Virginia’s $613 million plan to expand high-speed internet access, accusing the state of shutting Starlink out of most of its federally funded Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) subsidies. On Wednesday, the company blasted Virginia’s approach as a “massive waste of federal taxpayer money” after being selected for just 5,579 […]
SpaceX has officially scheduled the 10th orbital flight test of its Starship spacecraft for Sunday, August 24, with the launch window opening at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT. A live webcast will begin roughly 30 minutes before liftoff on SpaceX’s website, X account, and the X TV app. For the past couple of […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is reportedly closing in on a deal with Saudi Arabia’s flag carrier, Saudia, to bring Starlink satellite internet service to the airline’s entire fleet. According to Bloomberg, the agreement would cover more than 140 aircraft, giving Starlink a significant foothold in one of the Middle East’s largest economies. The report says Saudia […]
SpaceX has unveiled the first grid fin for its next-generation Super Heavy booster, featuring a significantly updated design that’s 50% larger and stronger than the current iteration. The redesign also reduces the number of fins from four to three, while still maintaining control authority — and even enabling the booster to descend at steeper angles […]
SpaceX has rolled out a new “Standby Mode” for its Starlink satellite internet service in the U.S., Canada, and beyond, offering unlimited low-speed data for $5 USD per month. According to Starlink, the new plan is “perfect for backup connectivity and emergency use,” allowing paused users to keep basic connectivity for emergency messaging, easy reactivation, […]
Ukraine’s largest mobile operator, VEON-owned Kyivstar, has successfully completed the first-ever test of SpaceX’s Starlink Direct to Cell technology in Eastern Europe. Conducted in the Zhytomyr region, the pilot saw Kyivstar CEO Oleksandr Komarov and Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, exchange messages directly via Starlink satellites using standard 4G-enabled smartphones — no special […]
SpaceX is offering new Starlink customers in the U.S. a rare discount on monthly fees, cutting the price of its Residential plan to $99 per month, down from $120. The Residential Lite plan is also dropping from $80 to $65. SpaceX sent out emails this week promoting the offer. “Starlink is offering Residential plans from […]
On Monday, August 11, at 8:35 a.m. ET/5:35 a.m. PT, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the KF-02 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, sending 24 more of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites into low Earth orbit. This launch, SpaceX’s second of three planned missions for Kuiper, […]
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft has safely returned the Crew-10 mission to Earth after nearly five months aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The mission carried NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov. The crew began their journey home when Dragon autonomously undocked from the ISS at 6:15 […]
SpaceX has officially begun offering Starship services to Mars — and Italy is first in line. In a historic move, the Italian Space Agency (ASI) has signed a first-of-its-kind agreement with SpaceX to send Italian scientific payloads aboard Starship’s inaugural missions to the Red Planet. The experiments will gather scientific data during these flights, marking […]
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet is now officially available as an after‑sales upgrade for Embraer’s Praetor 600, Praetor 500, Legacy 500, and Legacy 450 business jets, the Brazilian planemaker announced on Wednesday. The high‑speed, low‑latency Wi‑Fi solution will be provided through a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) developed in partnership with Nextant Aerospace, the engineering arm of […]
SpaceX appears to be preparing a more affordable way to access its Starlink satellite internet service — by allowing multiple users to share a single Starlink dish (via PCMag). The company quietly published details about a new offering called Starlink Community, spotted on a support page for authorized resellers. “Starlink is launching a new affordable way […]
SpaceX is eyeing an August launch window for the long-awaited 10th orbital flight of its next-generation Starship rocket, as indicated by the company’s recent static fire test of the spacecraft. In a Friday post on X, SpaceX announced it had conducted a “full-duration static fire” of the Starship vehicle designated for Flight 10 — Ship […]
SpaceX has successfully launched its 11th operational human spaceflight mission for NASA. On Friday, August 1, at 11:43 a.m. ET / 8:43 a.m. PT, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying the Crew-11 mission aboard a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station […]
SpaceX on Wednesday highlighted a software feature for Starlink that makes its satellite internet service even more resilient in real-world conditions — especially in environments where the terminal’s view of the sky is partially obstructed by trees, buildings, or other obstacles. According to a new Starlink Update, the system now routes traffic around obstructions with […]
