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SpaceX will be refunding all of the pre-orders the company has received for its Starlink internet service in India since it is “currently unknown” when it will receive licenses to operate in the country — reports SpaceNews. “Unfortunately, the timeline for receiving licences to operate is currently unknown, and there are several issues that must […]

As the modern space race begins to heat up, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has raised a new round of funding that’s well over 300 million USD. SpaceX raised more than $337.4 million USD new funding from equity financing, according to a regulatory filing with the SEC on Wednesday, Reuters reports. With major investors like Alphabet Inc […]

In a complaint submitted to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs earlier this month, China claims that satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink Internet Services had two “close encounters” with the country’s under-development Tiangong Space Station — one on July 1 and another on October 21, forcing the space station to take evasive action to […]

Australian Tesla Model X owner Harald Murphy (@harald_murphy) recently attached a SpaceX Starlink terminal to their car and drove it around to test the satellite broadband service’s signal strength and internet speeds on the go. Driving around a nearby freeway at over 60 mph (around 100 km/hr), Murphy found that he was getting download speeds […]

Starlink, SpaceX’s high-speed satellite broadband service, made it out of beta last month and continues to both bring more users aboard and launch more satellites into low-Earth orbit (LEO). As more users are added to the network, median download and upload speeds are bound to see a slight reduction — and that is exactly what […]

SpaceX’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet Starlink is in talks with Pakistan authorities about introducing the service to the South Asian country. Starlink representatives met with Pakistan’s Minister of Information Technology and Telecom Syed Amin-ul-Haque as well as IT Secretary Dr. Sohail Rajput on Tuesday, according to Dawn. The delegation included Starlink Executives Middle East […]

The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) head is cautioning European leaders on SpaceX head Elon Musk’s domination of the new and growing space economy, accusing the latter of being permitted to “make the rules” of space on his own. ESA Chief Josef Aschbacher said that Europe’s collective will to allow SpaceX’s Starlink low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite […]

According to Reuters, SpaceX’s Starlink head for India said earlier today that the company will apply early next year for a commercial license to provide broadband and other services in the country. “We hope to have applied for a commercial license on or before 31st January 2022 (unless we hit some major roadblock),” Sanjay Bhargava, […]

Tesla has started expanding its SpaceX Starlink internet to its Superchargers in Canada. According to Tommy F (@Tommyf902), based in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland, he was able to test out the Starlink Wi-Fi at the Tesla Supercharger in Surrey. Tommy F pointed out to Tesla North Starlink service “can only be accessible by a Tesla […]

As SpaceX continues its string of Starlink and other launches, the company will announce attempted launch windows that are tentative based on the company not encountering inclement weather. @SpaceX announced on Thursday that it’s targeting the same evening at 6:12 p.m. for a Falcon 9 launch carrying 48 Starlink satellites and two BlackSky spacecraft, set […]

SpaceX is currently testing its high-speed satellite broadband service, Starlink, aboard several aircraft — reports Bloomberg. Jonathan Hofeller, Vice President of Starlink and Commercial Sales at SpaceX, says the company is looking to offer in-flight internet to airlines “as soon as possible.” The news comes after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirmed in October that the […]

The Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has announced that it is already in talks with SpaceX about bringing Starlink to Sri Lanka, according to a report from ReadMe. The TRCSL said the first round of discussions is heavily focused on regulatory mandates and important precursors for introducing the service – which it also […]

According to The Economic Times, India’s Ministry of Communications holds that SpaceX is no longer allowed to accept pre-orders for its upcoming Starlink satellite broadband service from the country’s residents. The ministry says Starlink is not licensed to offer satellite-based internet services in India yet, and so cannot accept pre-orders for a service it has not […]

In a recently published video, YouTube channel SteBros shows us how SpaceX Starlink is helping document the efforts to rebuild the Coquihalla Highway in British Columbia, Canada, and its surroundings following the devastation caused by recent flooding. The mention of Starlink in the video was spotted by Tesla North reader, Jeremy. There is no other […]

In a recently published YouTube video, Dirty Tesla unboxes, sets up, and details his initial thoughts on SpaceX’s second-generation Starlink dish and user terminal. It looks like SpaceX is shipping the all-new rectangular Starlink dish to customers who pre-ordered their kits well before the new dish even launched, at least in the U.S. Dirty Tesla […]