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What Will Satellite-Connected Phones Do for Us? Not Much, for Now.

Making calls from the wilderness. Sending photos from the most remote corners of the globe. And doing it all from your cellphone.

Bangkok Post

SpaceX technician suffered fractured skull and put in coma after being struck during rocket test, report says

A SpaceX employee was hospitalized for a fractured skull and put in a coma for two months after performing a check on a rocket engine and getting hit in the head at the company's facility in Hawthorne, California, according to a report.

Los Angeles Times

Elon Musk says Starlink network in Ukraine has not received U.S. funding

Billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday SpaceX's Starlink services have not received any funding from the U.S. Department of Defense, a day after reports said The Pentagon is considering paying for Starlink satellite network in war-torn Ukraine.

Reuters

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Ukraine envoy hopeful about fate of Musk's satellite network

A Ukrainian diplomat is expressing optimism about securing the money needed for the continued operation of a satellite network funded by billionaire Elon Musk that has provided key battlefield and humanitarian contacts in the war with Russia

The Independent UK

Elon Musk suggests his SpaceX company will keep funding satellites in Ukraine

Billionaire Elon Musk said in a tweet that his rocket company SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service in Ukraine. Some wondered if he was being sarcastic.

WEKU

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 235 of the invasion

Russian volunteers kill at least 11 fellow troops in attack at military base; Elon Musk says SpaceX will keep paying for Starlink satellite internet in Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

Elon Musk backs down from demands for Starlink funding

Elon Musk said Space Exploration Technologies Corp. will continue to fund its Starlink broadband service in Ukraine in an apparent step back from seeking support from the U.S. Defense Department.

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Musk: SpaceX might keep funding satellite service in Ukraine

Billionaire Elon Musk suggested in a Saturday tweet that his rocket company SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Elon Musk recommits SpaceX to providing Ukraine with satellite internet: ‘The hell with it’

Billionaire says giving war-torn country 20,000 units has already cost company $80m

The Independent UK

Elon Musk U-turns, says will keep funding Starlink in Ukraine

Founder of SpaceX says although Starlink is losing money, he will ‘just keep funding Ukraine gov’t for free’.

Al Jazeera

Elon Musk: SpaceX provides "major battlefield advantage" over GPS

Musk said SpaceX's request "for a major battlefield advantage is less than the cost of one new GPS satellite."

Axios

Musk has a 'super app' plan for Twitter. It's super vague

For months, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO has expressed interest in creating his own version of China’s WeChat — a “super app” that does video chats, messaging, streaming and payments — for the rest of the world

The Independent UK

What are tech billionaires’ text messages like? Just as petty as ours, it turns out

Texts released in the legal wrangle between Elon Musk and Twitter are ‘astoundingly unastounding’ – apart from the sycophancy

The Guardian - UK

SpaceX Ferries Astronauts Back to Earth after Half-year Away

Four astronauts returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule Friday, ending their nearly six-month space station mission with a splashdown in the Atlantic off Florida. Wet and windy weather across Florida delayed their homecoming. SpaceX and NASA finally gave the all-clear on Friday, and the three Americans and one Italian…

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Musk Says Cannot Fund Starlink in Ukraine Indefinitely

Elon Musk said Friday that SpaceX would not be able to pay for Starlink satellite internet in Ukraine indefinitely, while the US military confirmed it was communicating with the billionaire's company about funding for the key network. The discussions come as Musk has been embroiled in public spats with Ukrainian…

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war live: ‘endemic corruption and poor logistics’ harming Russian military, says UK – as it happened

UK Ministry of Defence says situation so bad reservists are having to buy their own body armour

Orlando Sentinel

4 astronauts safe back on Earth after SpaceX Crew Dragon return

ORLANDO, Fla. — After weather delayed departure for two days, four astronauts climbed on board the SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom on Friday to take a five-hour ride back down to Earth and conclude their nearly six-month mission to the International Space Station.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 234 of the invasion

Russian submarine seen off French coast and being escorted by French navy; Vladimir Putin says ‘no need’ for talks with Joe Biden

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WEKU

Four astronauts return to Earth after nearly 6 months on the Space Station

Their mission ended Friday with a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida. SpaceX delivered their replacements to the International Space Station last week.

Orlando Sentinel

SpaceX Crew Dragon brings astronauts home with Florida splashdown

ORLANDO, Fla. — After weather delayed their departure for two days, four astronauts climbed on board the SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom on Friday to take a five-hour ride back down to Earth to conclude their nearly six-month mission to the International Space Station.

The Independent UK

SpaceX ferries astronauts back to Earth after half-year away

Four astronauts are back on Earth after spending almost six months at the International Space Station

Reuters

SpaceX capsule splashes down, returning 4 astronauts from Space Station

The fourth long-duration astronaut team launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) safely returned to Earth on Friday, splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after nearly six months of research aboard the orbital outpost.

Evening Standard

Elon Musk says SpaceX can no longer afford to provide satellite services in Ukraine

Elon Musk has informed the US government that SpaceX can no longer continue to fund satellite services in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

What is Elon Musk up to in Ukraine?

Tech tycoon appears to be withdrawing funding for vital Starlink satellite internet service in warzone after his ‘peace plan’ to end conflict attracted angry response

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