SpaceX launches Swedish internet satellite to orbit (video) SpaceX launched a Swedish broadband satellite tonight (Jan. 3) on the company's second mission of 2024. Space · Jan 3, 2024
Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches first phone service satellites Starlink satellites, carried on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday, can beam signals directly to smartphones from space The Guardian - US · Jan 3, 2024
Starship, Starlink and more: SpaceX poised for huge 2024 SpaceX smashed its own record last year, launching 96 missions to orbit. But 2024 will be even busier, if things go according to plan. Space · Jan 3, 2024
Elon Musk launches 'Starlink Direct-to-Phone' satellites Elon Musk has announced the launch of Starlink Direct-to-Phone satellites. Read Further on Dynamite News Dynamite News · Jan 3, 2024
Morning Digest | Roll-out schedule of 3 new criminal codes will be notified by January 26; Top Hamas official Saleh Arouri killed in Beirut blast, and more The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on January 3, 2024 The Hindu · Jan 3, 2024
SpaceX wows with a double header of final 2023 rocket launches (photos, video) SpaceX ended 2023 with not 1 but 2 rocket launches. Within hours on Dec. 28, it sent a Falcon Heavy rocket loaded with the X-37B space plane, and a Falcon 9 carrying Starlink satellites. Space · Dec 29, 2023
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites into orbit in final flight of 2023 SpaceX launched 23 new Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Thursday (Dec. 28). Space · Dec 28, 2023
‘Drama magnet’: Elon Musk’s biggest headlines of 2023 From cage fighting to rebranding Twitter: it was another controversial year for the multibillionaire The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2023
Elon Musk Cannot Stop Thinking About Joe Biden Even On Christmas There has been a tug-of-war going on between Musk and the Biden administration for quite a while now. International Business Times UK · Dec 26, 2023
Elon Musk says at SpaceX 'we never think about the quarter'—and he's in no rush to spin off Starlink given the 'tremendous distraction' of being public like Tesla Musk highlighted the upside of SpaceX being private versus Tesla being public, which he said "drives me crazy" at times. Fortune · Dec 24, 2023
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 2 German military satellites A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two radar reconnaissance satellites for the German military on Sunday morning (Dec. 24). Space · Dec 23, 2023
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites on record-breaking 19th mission A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off for a record-setting 19th time on Saturday (Dec. 23), sending 23 Starlink internet satellites to orbit. Space · Dec 22, 2023
Takeaways on AP's investigation into cocoa coming from a protected Nigerian rainforest As the world’s demand for chocolate grows, farmers in Nigeria are moving into protected areas of a forest reserve that's home to endangered species like African forest elephants The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023
Cocoa grown illegally in a Nigerian rainforest heads to companies that supply major chocolate makers As the world’s demand for chocolate grows, farmers in Nigeria are moving into protected areas of a forest reserve that’s home to endangered species like African forest elephants The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023
LiveScience · Dec 19, 2023 Project Kuiper: Amazon's answer to SpaceX's Starlink passes 'crucial' test Amazon's Project Kuiper, which uses optical inter-satellite link (OISL) technology to connect more than 3,000 satellites in a mesh network that blankets Earth, just cleared a final hurdle needed to launch next year.
The Guardian - US · Dec 18, 2023 John Oliver on Elon Musk’s messiah complex: ‘The least surprising thing on Earth’ The Last Week Tonight host digs into the business history, public profile and immense power of billionaire Elon Musk
TechRadar · Dec 18, 2023 Starlink review Rural internet users rejoice - fast internet's now available for a fair price.
Fortune · Dec 15, 2023 Jeff Bezos says Elon Musk’s SpaceX will be successful ‘for sure’ but there’s ‘room for a bunch of winners’ in space—including Blue Origin Bezos said adding a “sense of urgency” to his SpaceX rival Blue Origin was the “primary reason” he resigned as Amazon CEO.
Space · Dec 15, 2023 SpaceX to launch 1st batch of 'direct to cell' Starlink satellites early Dec. 16 SpaceX plans to launch 21 more of its Starlink internet satellites, including the first six 'direct to cell' craft, early Saturday morning (Dec. 16), and you can watch the action live.
Fortune · Dec 14, 2023 Days after announcing a deal with SpaceX, Amazon seeks to dismiss lawsuit claiming it snubbed the Elon Musk space company last year Investors allege Amazon originally excluded SpaceX due to founder Jeff Bezos’s “personal rivalry” with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
Space · Dec 11, 2023 SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites from Florida Dec. 12 SpaceX plans to launch 23 more of its Starlink internet satellites on Tuesday night (Dec. 12), possibly just hours after the launch of the U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane.
Space · Dec 11, 2023 Performing evasive maneuvers increases satellites' collision risk down the road Trying to avoid satellite collisions in orbit increases the risk of future collisions in the aftermath of each avoidance maneuver, researchers have round.
Space · Dec 8, 2023 SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites from California (video) SpaceX launched 22 more Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California early on Friday morning (Dec. 8).
Fortune · Dec 7, 2023 Elon Musk’s SpaceX is now valued at $175 billion in the private market—that’s larger than any IPO valuation in history Musk is reportedly in talks to sell hundreds of millions of dollars of SpaceX stock to private investors.
Space · Dec 7, 2023 Ethereal halo of light around full moon spotted during recent SpaceX rocket launch An eerily-perfect ring of light was spotted around the full moon in Florida during the recent launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, creating a stunning new photo.