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US company to use giant spinning cannon to blast hundreds of pancake-like 'microsatellites' into space

Rocket start-up SpinLaunch wants to catapult hundreds of flattened "microsatellites" into space at once, using a cannon-like machine that accelerates objects by spinning them. The first orbital demonstration is scheduled for next year.

LiveScience

The New Space Age Takes Off

From fast broadband to SOS texting, space has never been more embedded in peoples’ lives. The future is even more exciting for rockets, satellites and emerging space tech.

Kiplinger

Elon Musk accused of rage quitting while livestreaming a video game after repeatedly dying and being mercilessly cyberbullied by viewers

The world’s most influential entrepreneur was mercilessly jeered at by an online gaming audience still angry that he had so casually lied about cheating at video games.

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Launch of Amazon's 1st Kuiper internet satellites delayed by bad weather

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch Amazon's first big batch of Project Kuiper broadband satellites today (April 9), and you can watch it live.

Space

Amazon To Launch First Batch Of Satellites Rivaling Musk

The US retail giant Amazon is preparing to launch Wednesday its first full batch of Project Kuiper satellites, marking a crucial milestone in the battle with Elon Musk's Starlink to provide high-speed internet.

International Business Times

Canada is duking it out with SpaceX, insisting Starlink doesn't need millions in subsidies: 'We should not be giving one cent of public money to an unaccountable imperialist like Elon Musk'

There has been an apparent Canada-wide rebuke of the world's richest man since joining Donald Trump's administration.

Fortune

Russia and China are threatening SpaceX's Starlink satellite constellation, new report finds

SpaceX's Starlink internet satellite constellation has become a prime target for Russia and China, according to a new report assessing the counterspace capabilities of a dozen countries over the past year.

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What is Amazon's Project Kuiper? The Starlink rival explained as its first internet satellites launch

Amazon is launching a low-cost satellite internet service and you'll be able to access it later this year. What is Project Kuiper and how can you get online?

TechRadar

SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on brand-new Falcon 9 rocket, aces Pacific Ocean landing (video)

A never-before-flown SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a batch of Starlink satellites into orbit today (April 7) from the coast of California.

Space

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast (video, photos)

SpaceX sent 28 of its Starlink internet satellites to low Earth orbit from Florida on Saturday night (April 5).

Space

Satellites are censoring the stars

With satellite numbers skyrocketing over the next few years, the time to grasp the implications is now

Salon

The first spacecraft to orbit the Earth's poles includes a cinematographer but no licensed pilot – and the first footage is mesmerizing

The Fram2 crew includes the first professional cinematographer to ever go to space, Jannicke Mikkelsen

Digital Camera World

TV tonight: could this Aussie comedy be the next Colin from Accounts?

Ben Miller goes down under and meets an unexpected new relative in Austin. Plus: Ezra Collective play the 6 Music festival. Here’s what to watch tonight

The Guardian - UK

SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California

SpaceX sent 27 of its Starlink internet satellites toward low Earth orbit from California this evening (April 3).

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Evening Standard

Amazon to send internet satellites into space to rival Starlink

Amazon plans to begin offering satellite internet before the end of 2025

Space

Atlas V rocket will launch Amazon's 1st big batch of Project Kuiper internet satellites on April 9

Amazon's first big batch of Project Kuiper broadband satellites will lift off a week from now, if all goes according to plan.

Barchart

Elon Musk's Starlink and Tim Cook's Apple Are Quietly In Fierce Competition to Win This 21st Century Space Race Despite Previous 'Promising Conversations'

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Tim Cook’s Apple are locked in an increasingly fierce competition over satellite communications technology, as both companies race to dominate global connectivity through control of spectrum rights, strategic partnerships, and the future of mobile communication.

TechRadar

SpaceX and Apple reported spat could spell bad news for Starlink and your iPhone’s satellite communication features

Apple and SpaceX might be feuding over satellite communications which could end badly for everyone.

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United Airlines' first flight with free Starlink Wi-Fi will take off in May

Regulators give the in-flight internet their blessing.

International Business Times UK

'We Thank You, Elon': Musk's Superfan Drops Cringe Music Video, Netizens Wonder If She Wants His Baby

Alessandra Basher, who has just over 6,500 followers on X (formerly Twitter), uploaded the music video on 24 March as a show of support for Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

Space

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st half of spaceflight doubleheader (video, photos)

SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink internet satellites to orbit on Monday (March 31), on the first of the company's two planned liftoffs for the day.

Euronews

Ukraine's drone tech crucial to frontline superiority, digital transformation minister says

Drones battling drones, fibre-optic warfare, and an AI-driven battlefield – Ukraine's digital war strategy is evolving fast. Minister Mykhailo Fedorov spoke to Euronews on how technology is shaping Ukraine's fight against Russia.

Space

SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California, lands rocket at sea (video)

SpaceX launched a stack of Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California and returned a booster to Earth Friday afternoon (March 26).

International Business Times

US Commerce Secretary: Prioritize Starlink in Rural Areas, Satellite Internet Over Broadband

The US Commerce Secretary has recently encouraged leaders to use Starlink's satellite internet in rural areas instead of broadband.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish island ferries hook up to Elon Musk's Starlink satellites

BILLIONAIRE entrepreneur Elon Musk’s Starlink, which uses satellites to beam a broadband signal down to Earth, has began providing internet on…

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