Elon Musk says SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service is on track to have more than 500,000 users within 12 months – and the company could invest up to $30 BILLION into the project Elon Musk spoke via Zoom during Mobile World Congress 2021 in Barcelona Musk announced Starlink is likely to hit 500,000 users within … Read more
SpaceX rolled its 207-foot-long Falcon 9 rocket to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, where it is set to take four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) April 22. The target launch time from Launch Complex 39A is 6:11am ET, with the rocket reaching the ISS April 23 at 5:30am ET. The enormous … Read more
OneWeb and SpaceX, the powerhouses in the internet satellite industry, had dangerously close encounter last weekend that was out of this world. Two satellites from each firm came within 190 feet of each other in orbit April 4, which sparked several ‘red alerts’ from the US Space Force’s 18th Space Control Squadron, The Verge reports. … Read more
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship will be equipped with a domed window for the world’s first all-civilian mission to space later this year, Inspiration4. The company posted an artist’s impression of the specially modified Crew Dragon on Twitter with the caption: ‘A new view for crew.’ Crew Dragon’s additional window at the ‘nose’ of the space capsule … Read more
SpaceX has lost its fourth Starship prototype following the launch of Serial Number 11 (SN11) that saw the rocket take off, disappear into a thick blanket of fog and crash down on the launch pad. SN11 launched from the firm’s testing facility in Boca Chica, Texas around 9:15am ET, but minutes into its first high … Read more
‘RIP SN11’: SpaceX’s Starship rocket EXPLODES on the launch pad that Elon Musk says was caused by ‘something significant’ happening after landing burn started happened shortly after landing burn start’ SpaceX lost its fourth Starship rocket Tuesday, following its first test flight that took off in Boca Chica, Texas SN11 took off around 9:15am ET … Read more
SpaceX’s Starship Serial Number 10 (SN10) aborted its first high altitude test flight moments after igniting its powerful Raptor engines. The massive rocket was set to take off from the firm’s testing facility in Boca Chica, Texas following a completion of pre-launch checks – but the 165-foot tall, stainless steel vehicle never left the launch … Read more
Elon Musk says there is a ‘good chance’ SpaceX’s Starship SN10 will launch this week after the FAA closes its investigation of SN9’s explosive test flight SpaceX could launch its Starship SN 10 prototype this week, said Elon Musk The firm was under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration The investigation looked into the root … Read more
SpaceX fails to stick ANOTHER landing: Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 rocket misses the droneship and crashes into the ocean following a Starlink mission SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket missed the droneship when landing Monday The rocket went to land on Of Course I Still Love You, but crashed into the ocean Elon Musk said they were … Read more
SpaceX fails to stick ANOTHER landing: Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 rocket misses the droneship and crashes into the ocean following a Starlink mission SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket missed the droneship when landing Monday The rocket went to land on Of Course I Still Love You, but crashed into the ocean Elon Musk said they were … Read more