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SpaceX today successfully launched the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 mission, deploying multiple satellites to low-Earth orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket that lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 7:29 a.m. PT (10:29 a.m. ET). Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/5c215blpg7 — SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 2, 2023 The […]

Astrolab has announced a partnership with SpaceX to transport its Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) rover on an upcoming mission to the moon, using SpaceX’s Starship launch and landing system, as soon as mid-2026. After the completion of this mission, FLEX will be the largest and most capable rover to have traveled to the moon. […]

SpaceX is upgrading some Starlink Best Effort customers to the service’s Residential plan, entirely free of cost (via Reddit). Starlink Best Effort is a lower-speed service option from Starlink for customers stuck in the company’s pre-order backlog. The Residential plan, meanwhile, delivers priority service at higher speeds. Both subscription tiers use the same hardware and […]

The US Air Force has begun using commercial Starlink satellites to communicate with airmen dispersed across the extensive Indo-Pacific region, according to officials at the US Forces Japan base, reports Stars and Stripes. The 730th Air Mobility Squadron recently showcased one of three newly acquired Starlink terminals during a visit by the Air Force Expeditionary […]

Federal Minister of IT and Telecommunication announces Starlink’s registration with SECP. SpaceX’s Starlink, a satellite internet service provider, is set to revolutionize Pakistan’s internet landscape by offering high-speed, affordable connectivity across the country. The news comes after a meeting between the Global Director of SpaceX, Ryan Goodnight, and the Federal Minister of IT and Telecommunication, […]

The Information has exclusively reported that Badeel, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), and Alpha Dhabi, an investment firm based in Abu Dhabi, are gearing up to participate in a multibillion-dollar funding round for Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Sources familiar with the investor discussions have revealed this development. SpaceX and Morgan Stanley, the […]

SpaceX on Friday successfully completed two rocket launches within four hours, an incredible cadence that no other company has done before. On Friday, March 17 at 12:26 p.m. PT, the company’s Falcon 9 rocket launched 52 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This […]

SpaceX looks to launch its Starlink satellite internet service in South Korea, reports Yonhap News Agency. Sources claim SpaceX has established a subsidiary in Seoul, called Starlink Korea LLC. It was created on March 8 and lists Lauren Ashley Dreyer, SpaceX’s senior director of Starlink business operations, as the representative, say sources. Earlier this year, SpaceX […]

SpaceX recently made a change to its Starlink Kit, specifically reducing the length of the included cable that attaches to the company’s dish. The Starlink Kit includes the Starlink V3 rectangular dish itself, base for the dish, router, Starlink cable and 6-foot AC cable. The Starlink Cable length has been shortened from 75 feet (22.9m) […]

SpaceX has officially launched hardware rentals for its high-speed satellite internet service, Starlink, in the U.K. (via Reddit). “Starlink is now offering hardware rentals throughout the United Kingdom,” SpaceX says on the Starlink website. Buying your own Starlink hardware in the U.K. costs £529. Renting it, however, only costs £15 per month. In addition to […]

SpaceX today launched its first batch of Starlink ‘V2 Mini’ satellites into low-Earth orbit, the next generation of its internet satellites, that offer 400% more capacity than previous iterations of its Starlinks. At 6:13 p.m. ET (23:13 UTC), Falcon 9 launched 21 second-generation Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at […]

SpaceX on Sunday showed a glimpse at its new ‘V2 Mini’ Starlink satellites, which the company calls a “step forward” in capability for the low-Earth orbit satellite internet. “We call them “V2 Mini”. They represent a step forward in Starlink capability,” said SpaceX, showing two photos today. “V2 minis include key technologies—such as more powerful […]

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday notified SpaceX of a proposed $175,000 civil penalty against the space transportation and rocketry giant for not submitting some safety data before launching an August 2022 Starlink mission (via Reuters). According to the FAA, SpaceX failed to submit launch collision analysis trajectory data to the civil aviation regulator […]

Indiana-based American Queen Voyages (AQV) announced last week it is upgrading its Wi-Fi across its entire fleet of cruise lines to SpaceX’s Starlink internet. Part of the Hornblower Group, AQV will upgrade its entire fleet of seven, which includes its cruise lines Rivers, Lakes & Oceans, and Expedition vessels. The company says it is the […]

SpaceX has confirmed it will attempt to perform a 33-engine Super Heavy static fire on Thursday, February 9, 2023. That’s according to SpaceX president Gwynn Shotwell, speaking at the FAA Commercial Space Transportation conference on Wednesday, as reported by Jeff Foust of SpaceNews. Super Heavy is part of the Starship transportation system designed to head […]