NASA’s Artemis mission that is set to land the first woman and next man on the moon has just turned into a space race between billionaires. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Elon Musk’s SpaceX have been chosen to develop human landing systems for the mission set to launch in 2024. Along with the two tech … Read more
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said his company is ‘fixing’ the brightness of his ultra-bright constellation of satellites, which are disrupting the night sky for astronomers. Stargazers have been puzzled by the unusual brightness of Musk’s satellite constellation, called Starlink, which aims to provide satellite internet access. The brightness of the constellation is due to … Read more
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched the fifth batch of its ‘Starlink’ space internet satellites – taking the total to 300. They form a constellation of thousands of satellites, designed to provide low-cost broadband internet service from low Earth orbit. The constellation, informally known as Starlink, and under development at SpaceX’s facilities in Redmond, Washington. Its goal … Read more
NASA and SpaceX target May 27 to send astronauts to the ISS aboard an American rocket the first time in nearly a decade NASA and SpaceX will launch two astronauts aboard an American rocket May 27 This will be the first mission to leave from US to the ISS since 2011 The crew will board … Read more
Elon Musk’s Space X starts manufacturing hand sanitizer and donates protective suits and face shields to medical staff treating coronavirus Memos show the company is making hand sanitize and face shields The supplies are being donated to hospitals near SpaceX’s headquarters So far it has donated at least 75 face shields and 100 medical suits … Read more
SpaceX is approved to build 1 MILLION ‘user terminals’ that will connect people to high-speed internet provided by its satellite constellation The company has FCC approval to build terminals for its Starlink project Terminals will connect users on Earth to its constellation of satellites Elon Musks says the terminals will look like ‘poles with little … Read more
British SpaceX Starlink competitor OneWeb launches another 34 mini satellites into orbit around the Earth bringing its mega-constellation up to 74 This is the third OneWeb launch in the construction of its mega-constellation OneWeb plans to have 650 satellites orbiting over 745 miles above the Earth The company plan to launch its rural broadband service … Read more
The coronavirus has canceled events across the globe, but the outbreak is not stopping the US from regaining its human spaceflight launch capabilities. NASA and SpaceX officially announced plans to send the first American astronauts aboard an American rocket to the International Space Station in mid-May – the first time since 2011. The space station … Read more
SpaceX halts rocket launch at the LAST second before lift-off when its auto-abort computer detected an engine issue SpaceX was set to launch Falcon 9 with 60 Starlink satellites on Sunday The rocket’s software detected an engine problem and aborted the mission The technology shut off the engines just milliseconds before the rocket took off By Stacy … Read more
SpaceX successfully launched another load of station supplies for NASA late Friday night and nailed its 50th rocket landing. The Falcon rocket blasted off with 4,300 pounds (1,950 kilograms) of equipment and experiments for the International Space Station. Just minutes later, the spent first-stage booster made a dramatic midnight landing back at Cape Canaveral, its … Read more