Elon Musk says SpaceX’s Starlink is on track to have more than 500,000 users within 12 months

Elon Musk says SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service is on track to have more than 500,000 users within 12 months – and the company could invest up to $30 BILLION into the project Elon Musk spoke via Zoom during Mobile World Congress 2021 in Barcelona Musk announced Starlink is likely to hit 500,000 users within … Read more

NASA DELAYS the return of SpaceX’s Crew-1 astronauts until Saturday because of bad weather

The International Space Station will be crowded a little longer after NASA and SpaceX announced a delayed return for the Crew-1 mission. Astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Soichi Noguchi were set undock from the orbiting laboratory April 28, but poor weather has pushed it to April 30. This means the Crew Dragon … Read more

SpaceX’s Starlink and OneWeb satellite come within 109 feet of crashing into each other in orbit

OneWeb and SpaceX, the powerhouses in the internet satellite industry, had dangerously close encounter last weekend that was out of this world. Two satellites from each firm came within 190 feet of each other in orbit April 4, which sparked several ‘red alerts’ from the US Space Force’s 18th Space Control Squadron, The Verge reports. … Read more

SpaceX’s Dragon spaceship given domed window for Inspiration4 all-civilian mission

SpaceX‘s Crew Dragon spaceship will be equipped with a domed window for the world’s first all-civilian mission to space later this year, Inspiration4.  The company posted an artist’s impression of the specially modified Crew Dragon on Twitter with the caption: ‘A new view for crew.’ Crew Dragon’s additional window at the ‘nose’ of the space capsule … Read more

SpaceX’s first all-civilian crew includes a physician assistant, teacher and US Air Force veteran

Inspiration4, the world’s first all-civilian space mission, announced winners of the two remaining seats of the four-person crew that will launch into orbit later this year.     The new passengers include Sian Proctor, a community college educator in Tempe, Arizona, and Chris Sembroski, a former Air Force missileman from Everett, Washington. They will join flight billionaire Jared … Read more

SpaceX’s Starship rocket SN11 EXPLODES on launch pad after first flight test 

SpaceX has lost its fourth Starship prototype following the launch of Serial Number 11 (SN11) that saw the rocket take off, disappear into a thick blanked of fog and crash down on the launch pad. SN11 launched from the firm’s testing facility in Boca Chica, Texas around 9:15am ET, but minutes into its first high … Read more

‘RIP SN11’: SpaceX’s Starship rocket EXPLODES on the launch pad following its first flight test 

‘RIP SN11’: SpaceX’s Starship rocket EXPLODES on the launch pad that Elon Musk says was caused by ‘something significant’ happening after landing burn started happened shortly after landing burn start’ SpaceX lost its fourth Starship rocket Tuesday, following its first test flight that took off in Boca Chica, Texas SN11 took off around 9:15am ET … Read more

SpaceX’s Starship SN 10 launch is aborted after the rocket’s onboard computers detected an issue

SpaceX‘s Starship Serial Number 10 (SN10) aborted its first high altitude test flight moments after igniting its powerful Raptor engines. The massive rocket was set to take off from the firm’s testing facility in Boca Chica, Texas following a completion of pre-launch checks – but the 165-foot tall, stainless steel vehicle never left the launch … Read more

Elon Musk says there is a ‘good chance’ SpaceX’s Starship SN10 will launch this week

Elon Musk says there is a ‘good chance’ SpaceX’s Starship SN10 will launch this week after the FAA closes its investigation of SN9’s explosive test flight SpaceX could launch its Starship SN 10 prototype this week, said Elon Musk The firm was under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration The investigation looked into the root … Read more

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 misses the droneship and crashes into the ocean following a Starlink mission 

SpaceX fails to stick ANOTHER landing: Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 rocket misses the droneship and crashes into the ocean following a Starlink mission SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket missed the droneship when landing Monday The rocket went to land on Of Course I Still Love You, but crashed into the ocean  Elon Musk said they were … Read more