SpaceX Targets 4/20 for Second Starship Launch Attempt
On Monday, a pesky valve is all that came between SpaceX and the maiden flight of its Starship megarocket. The company is now targeting Thursday morning for a mission that…
This Week in Spaceflight: An ISS Spacewalk and SpaceX’s Second Starship Launch Attempt
Elon’s gigantic Starship rocket is expected to dominate the news this week, but there will be other spaceflight happenings vying for our attention. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX…
Watch Live as SpaceX Attempts First Launch of Starship Megarocket
The stage is finally set for SpaceX to launch its much-anticipated Starship. The two-stage rocket may or may not reach orbit during its maiden voyage, but SpaceX says “excitement guaranteed.”…
Watch Live as SpaceX Launches 51 Small Satellites After Delay
SpaceX has packed more than 50 payloads into a Falcon 9 rocket as the company prepares for its latest rideshare mission. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Tesla Get Far More Government Money than NPR
This week’s Twitter kerfuffle is all about public funding. Elon Musk decided to label National Public Radio’s account first as “government-influenced media,” which it previously applied to state-operated media outlets…
SpaceX’s Next-Gen Starlink Satellites Have Started Falling From Space
HEO Robotics captured this view of a Starlink V2 Mini satellite in orbit shortly after it launched. Image: HEO Robotics It’s been a little over a month since SpaceX launched…
What’s the Difference Between SpaceX’s Starlink and OneWeb?
Satellite swarms built and operated by SpaceX and OneWeb are poised to fundamentally alter the way in which we access the internet and where we connect to the grid. On…
OneWeb ready to take on Starlink in internet-from-space race
OneWeb is poised to take on SpaceX’s Starlink with its own internet-from-space service. U.K.-based OneWeb successfully deployed another 36 satellites at the weekend and a short while later confirmed they…
Starlink Rival OneWeb Poised for Global Coverage After Weekend Launch
British satellite company OneWeb is gearing up for the launch of its final batch of internet satellites, completing a constellation in low Earth orbit despite some hiccups along the way.…
SpaceX’s Upgraded Starlink Satellites Aren’t Doing So Well
The newly launched Starlink V2 Mini satellites appear to be in trouble, Elon Musk confirmed yesterday. The SpaceX CEO said some units will likely have to be deorbited and destroyed…