SpaceX has announced its next rocket launch is prepped and ready for Saturday, January 23. “Falcon 9 and 143 spacecraft are vertical on pad 40 ahead of tomorrow’s launch of the Transporter-1 mission, the first dedicated SmallSat Rideshare Program mission; SpaceX’s 42-minute launch window opens at 9:40 a.m. and weather is 60% favorable,” said the […]
SpaceX recently launched 60 new Starlink satellites, following two different postponed launch windows. Now the Starlink beta will be offered in more than just North America, now adding the UK, and soon, Australia to its ranks. On Tuesday, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) granted SpaceX the apparatus license to operate “Dishy McFlatface,” a […]
In December, SpaceX’s Starship SN8 had a successful launch to test out a newly-developed flip maneuver, performing a controlled free fall and “belly flop,” landing nearly upright but ultimately exploding on impact. On Monday, graduate student Nicholas Rehm shared a video on YouTube of his self-built RC Starship SN9 model, created to mimic SpaceX’s SN9, […]
It appears SpaceX’s Starlink internet beta program has sent out a new round of invites on Wednesday, along with new changes to the company’s website for allowing eligible users to register immediately for the service. A Tesla North reader located in the Lindsay, Ontario area in Canada, informed us they received their Starlink internet beta […]
SpaceX has successfully deployed 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit on Wednesday morning, after two days of delays. The company’s Falcon 9 booster launched at 8:02 am ET from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. This specific booster marked its incredible eighth launch and landing (onto the “Just Read the Instructions” drone […]
Image via Jack Beyer for Spaceflight.com You have to love outside the box thinking from Elon Musk’s SpaceX. According to CNBC, the company acquired two deepwater oil rigs in 2020, to turn them into Starship launchpads. Public records detail two Valaris rigs were sold for $3.5 million USD each in July 2020, just before the […]
Just when you thought SpaceX was set for its Falcon 9 launch of 60 Starlink satellites tomorrow, think again. On Monday evening, SpaceX announced it has delayed its Falcon 9 launch to allow for more pre-launch inspections. It’s critical for SpaceX to make sure the proper inspections are in place for a successful launch. To […]
SpaceX is, quite literally, on a mission to Mars, and at the rate they’re going, it seems not much can stop them now, even if it’s still a decade or two away. For those who love SpaceX’s goals as much as we do, MoreThan3D Ltd has created a completely 3D printed 1/48 scale replica of […]
SpaceX was set to launch 60 more Starlink internet satellites on Monday morning, but due to “unfavorable weather”, the mission has been delayed 24 hours. “Due to unfavorable weather conditions in the recovery area, now targeting Tuesday, January 19 at 8:23 a.m. EST for launch of Starlink,” said SpaceX on Sunday evening. Due to unfavorable […]
It’s safe to say that most United States residents don’t feel great about their internet service provider (ISP). Especially when working from home, ISPs seem to have a lot of power, as some are seeing throttled speeds due to heavy demand on networks. However, SpaceX’s Starlink presents a whole new option to come, and likely […]
Starlink’s low-Earth orbit satellite internet is already making waves around the world in its limited beta form with its first expansion beyond North America. In a new video uploaded Sunday by YouTube channel The Signal Path, host Shahriar breaks down SpaceX’s Starlink satellite dish layer by layer, discussing the structure’s construction in great detail. All […]
The world of internet service providers (ISPs) is competitive, to be sure, and in the years to come, as more low-Earth orbit satellite internet companies arise, they’ll become that way too. To keep up with competition, Russia’s State Duma legislative body is considering imposing fines on those who use Western-based satellite companies like SpaceX’s Starlink, […]
SpaceX’s Starlink internet has a lot to offer to rural consumers. The low-Earth orbit internet service provider (ISP) has already starting offering beta testing to a number of North America customers, and now it will do the same for an entirely new market. On Monday, Business Insider reported that the UK government has approved SpaceX’s […]
In a recent tweet, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk revealed that the aerospace giant is currently building a bar overlooking its rocket factory in Boca Chica Village in Texas. That’s actually our restaurant, but SpaceX is building a futuristic bar at the top of the high bay with 360 degree windows & a glass […]
According to SpaceNews, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved SpaceX’s plans to launch 10 Starlink satellites into polar orbit. The FCC will allow SpaceX to launch 10 Starlink satellites into polar orbit on an upcoming mission, but deferred a decision on a much broader modification of SpaceX’s license. https://t.co/jvhNKTaTHC pic.twitter.com/CqnW6zdbCQ — SpaceNews (@SpaceNews_Inc) January 9, […]
