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Elon Musk pledges to send Starlink terminals to Ukraine
With Russia’s invasion causing significant damage to Ukraine’s internet infrastructure, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday his company would bring its Starlink satellite internet service to the country.
How NASA spots potentially catastrophic geomagnetic storms before they strike
Geomagnetic storms pose an ongoing threat to the world’s electrical infrastructure interrupting broadcast and telecommunications signals and damaging electrical grids. Here's how we spot them before they strike.
FAA delays its decision on SpaceX environmental review at Boca Chica launch site
SpaceX has to wait until March 28th to find out if the FAA is giving it clearance to launch Starship flights out of its facility in Boca Chica, Texas.
SpaceX plans its first commercial spacewalk for this year
The leader of SpaceX's first all-civilian mission has ordered three more flights, including the first private spacewalk and the first crewed Starship journey.
Don't blame SpaceX for that rocket on a collision course with the Moon
It looks like Elon Musk and company aren't about to lose face.
SpaceX shows what a Starship launch would look like
Elon Musk said during a presentation than a Starship launch could cost less than $10 million, all in.
SpaceX aims to restore Tonga's internet using Starlink satellites
SpaceX is looking to bring Tonga back online using Starlink, but it might not be a simple affair.
SpaceX loses 40 Starlink satellites to a geomagnetic storm
Almost all of the Starlink internet satellites that a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried beyond the atmosphere on February 3rd won't reach their intended orbit.
Recommended Reading: How do we deal with giant space garbage?
Recommended Reading highlights the week's best long-form writing on technology and more.
SpaceX reveals $500 monthly 'Premium' Starlink service with speeds up to 500 Mbps
SpaceX has revealed a new tier for its Starlink satellite internet service with higher performance but pricing that might make your eyes water.
Teen wants $50,000 to stop tracking Elon Musk’s private jet
Jack Sweeney maintains ElonJet, a tracker that tweets out when Elon Musk’s private jet takes off and lands.
China says its space station dodged Starlink satellites twice this year
China has complained that its space station had to evade Starlink satellites twice in 2021.
In 2021, billionaires headed to the stars
In 2021, Musk, Bezos and Branson finally made good on their myriad space travel promises by launching civilians, astronauts and even themselves into the upper reaches of Earth’s atmosphere.
Former SpaceX workers say company has a culture of sexual harassment
Former SpaceX employees have accused the company of doing little to stop sexual harassment at the company.
SpaceX launches a NASA telescope that will observe black holes
The IXPE is the first satellite capable of measuring the polarization of X-rays that come from cosmic sources, such as black holes and neutron stars.
NASA will give SpaceX more crewed flights to cover for Boeing's delays
NASA plans to give SpaceX up to three more crewed flights to make sure Boeing's Starliner delays don't affect missions.
India tells Starlink to stop offering satellite internet without a license
India has told Starlink to stop pre-sales of satellite internet access when it doesn't have a license for the country.
Watch NASA’s asteroid-bound DART launch at 1:20AM Wednesday
In mere hours, NASA will attempt to launch one of its most interesting missions in recent memory.
SpaceX and NASA plan to launch a satellite into an asteroid next week
SpaceX and NASA have completed a static fire test and will launch the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) on November 21st.
SpaceX plans first Starship orbital test flight for January 2022
Elon Musk says SpaceX is aiming to launch a Starship orbital flight as soon as January, although that hinges on everything going according to plan.