Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, and Mike Sievert, the CEO of T-Mobile, declared that their organisations are working to “end mobile dead zones” and that they would introduce a new mobile service that will be supported by Starlink second-generation satellites and T-Mobile bandwidth. In order to provide high-speed internet in rural areas of the…
The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Monday that it will force Elon Musk’s SpaceX to make dozens of changes in the environment before continuing Starship flight tests and launching commercially from its Boca Chica, Texas site. The FAA announced in a press statement that SpaceX will be required to conduct more than 75 activities to…
Officials confirmed Tuesday that Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is finally ready to retry a critical test launch to the International Space Station on May 19. The uncrewed trip, dubbed OFT-2, is an important step toward certifying the spaceship for carrying passengers in the future, providing NASA a second taxi operator to complement SpaceX. Boeing, which was…
For the second day in a row, Mother Nature has prevented a SpaceX launch. The Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 (CSG-2) satellite was supposed to launch from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday evening (Jan. 27), but thick clouds and strong winds prompted a 24-hour delay. Today’s (Jan. 28) effort was again cancelled due…
NASA has been exploring whether crashing a satellite into an asteroid may change its course since 2017, seeking SpaceX’s assistance in the process in 2019. The rocket business said today that it has completed a static fire test and that the Double Asteroid Redirection Test will launch on November 21st (DART). At 10:21pm PT that…
A crew of four astronauts effectively got back to Earth this evening, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola inside a SpaceX Crew Dragon case. Their appearance back in the world stops an over half year stay on board the International Space Station, and it makes ready for one more…
This may be people’s most obvious opportunity to get a look at SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites before they’re rushed into orbit. Elon Musk has posted a photograph of the first 60 creation satellites stuffed into the fairing of a Falcon 9 rocket in front of their launch this coming week. As should be obvious, the…