Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has helped his company SpaceX make strides in both space travel and low-Earth orbit satellite internet. Now, it’s beginning to expand its reach around the globe in a figurative sense, too. SpaceX’s Starlink project has garnered an Australian carrier license, changing its name from TIBRO to Starlink Australia Pty Ltd, according […]
According to Deadline, HBO is currently working on a limited series about the growth of SpaceX. The series will be produced by Channing Tatum’s production company, Free Association, and it’s expected to have six episodes. The show will tell the story of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s handpicked team of engineers leading up to the Falcon […]
Starlink is well on its way to providing internet to the rural world, and many in the Washington State area are thrilled. On Wednesday, Elon Musk responded to a Twitter user thanking him for the onset of Starlink in Washington, saying, “You’re Most Welcome!” The original tweet was posted by the Hoh Tribe of Washington […]
After SpaceX launched another 60 Starlink satellites this morning, CEO Elon Musk confirmed once this batch makes its way to their positions, the public beta for Starlink internet will finally be able to launch. “Once these satellites reach their target position, we will be able to roll out a fairly wide public beta in northern […]
Recently, SpaceX has received a lot of attention for its low-Earth orbiting satellite internet network, Starlink. However, Starlink isn’t the only product on the market trying to accomplish high-speed, rural internet – competitors Telesat and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos are putting pressure on SpaceX’s plans, and it’s unclear how exactly this competition will affect the market […]
SpaceX has announced it launched 60 new Starlink satellites into orbit Tuesday. This feat marks SpaceX’s 43rd flight of a previously-flown rocket booster, an incredible achievement in the world of reusable rocket boosters. The launch took place at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, after a long series of cancelled launch attempts in recent weeks. […]
Would you like to invest in SpaceX’s Starlink one day? According to CEO Elon Musk, that day may be coming in the future. Earlier this afternoon, it was revealed SpaceX Starlink internet was helping first responders in Washington State assist the Town of Malden recover from wildfire devastation. In the Twitter thread where Musk responded […]
SpaceX Starlink internet is helping first responders in Washington State assist residents dealing with the fallout of wildfires. According to the Washington Military Department and its Emergency Management Division, they tweeted out today, “Happy to have the support of @SpaceX’s Starlink internet as emergency responders look to help residents rebuild the town of Malden, WA […]
An action movie star walks into a rocket made by a billionaire entrepreneur. The set up for a punchline, or real events in 2020? In a new update, SpaceX officials have confirmed that Tom Cruise will, in fact, head to space in 2021 to film a brand new movie at the International Space Station, as […]
For rural communities in Canada, internet access can be a major struggle. The Federation of Northern Ontario (FONOM) thinks Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet project may be the solution to their connectivity struggles, and they passed a new resolution in support of the technology to prove it. SpaceX’s Starlink project intends to place […]
We’ve seen Tesla’s Model X being used by SpaceX to transport astronauts, but there’s also a Model 3 being used for Emergency Operations. According to the Tesla Oracle, a white Tesla Model 3 with a SpaceX Logo and “Emergency Operations” written on the side was seen cruising around the Boca Chica launch site. It was […]
SpaceX tonight shared a video of its Starship prototype taking off in its second test flight, a 150m (492 feet) ‘hop’ into the sky, then proceeding to land itself again. Second 150m flight test of Starship pic.twitter.com/ROa0kQZXLI — SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 4, 2020 Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reacted to the video by saying, […]
If you truly want to test someone’s patience, watch them handle slow internet speeds and see what they do. While it’s a surefire way to read someone’s temperament, the days of the internet speed test may be coming to a close. On Thursday, SpaceX ran a Starlink beta test on its internet service, saying that […]
After SpaceX Crew Dragon’s safe return earlier this month, NASA and SpaceX are riding the momentum in preparation for a historic first mission in the fall. On Friday, NASA shared details of the upcoming SpaceX Crew-1 mission, which is set to be the first official flight with astronauts in a series of regular, rotational missions […]
SpaceX, Elon Musk’s reusable rocket and satellite internet venture, has raised $1.9 billion USD in series N funding at a valuation of $46 billion, according to people familiar with the company’s fundraising activity. A new report from Reuters explains that the funding would help SpaceX begin commercial operations of its Starlink satellite broadband service and to […]
