UK residents test Elon Musk’s ‘amazing’ satellite broadband service

People in rural parts of the UK who are testing SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband network have responded positively, with one user calling the service ‘amazing’.  UK users have reported huge jumps in speed after switching to Starlink, which is operated by SpaceX – the firm owned by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk – and powered by … Read more

NASA reveals two astronauts who are set to board SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket next year

NASA has revealed two astronauts that will launch on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission. Astronauts Kjell Lindgren, 48, and Bob Hines, 46, have been elected as spacecraft commander and pilot for the mission set to take off in 2022 about a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station (ISS). This will be Lindgren’s second … Read more

SpaceX opens pre-orders for Starlink satellite internet allowing the public to place a $99 deposit

SpaceX is accepting pre-orders from the public for its Starlink satellite internet. The Elon Musk-owned firm announced potential customers can enter their service address on its website and place a $99 deposit, which covers the first month of usage. Users opting in have received messages saying SpaceX is ‘targeting coverage in your area in mid to … Read more

China and US on ‘space race’ to Mars as commercial operators compete

China and the US are in a race to Mars – with both nations due to land a rover on the Red Planet this month, and plans for future missions already in development. This new ‘space race’, unlike the battle to the Moon between the US and Soviet Union, is likely to be a much … Read more

China and US lead the race for Mars, with commercial operators joining the rush

China and the US are in a race to Mars – with both nations due to land a rover on the Red Planet this month, and plans for future missions already in development. This new ‘space race’, unlike the battle to the Moon between the US and Soviet Union, is likely to be a much … Read more

Elon Musk shares heartwarming RARE SNAP of baby X Æ A-XII tugging at daddy’s shirt

Elon Musk shares heartwarming RARE SNAP of baby X Æ A-XII tugging at daddy’s shirt while he’s on the phone By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 04:18 GMT, 7 February 2021 | Updated: 04:18 GMT, 7 February 2021 Elon Musk warmed his fans’ hearts this weekend by tweeting a rare snap of his nine-month-old baby … Read more

Elon Musk’s SpaceX reveals Starlink satellite internet network has ‘over 10,000 users’ worldwide

SpaceX began its public beta program for its Starlink satellite internet last October and according to a public filing, the service now has ‘over 10,000 users in the US and abroad.’ ‘Starlink’s performance is not theoretical or experiment… [and] is rapidly accelerating in real time as part of its public beta program,’ SpaceX wrote in … Read more

Stunning video captures SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket soaring past the moon as it heads into orbit

Over the moon! Stunning video captures SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket soaring past the lunar orb as it heads into orbit to delivery 60 more Starlink satellites Photographer Trevor Mahlmann cpatured foorage of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 as it soared into orbit However, he was able to capture a rare moment when the rocket flew past the … Read more

Elon Musk’s SpaceX gets green light from FAA to launch its Starship SN9 prototype as early as TODAY

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given SpaceX the green light to launch its Starship Serial Number 9 (SN9) prototype for its first test flight – and the world could see it take off today. SN9 was set to soar last week, but the FAA grounded the massive rocket due to a non-compliance by SpaceX … Read more

NASA and SpaceX to launch four astronauts on a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station

NASA and SpaceX to launch four astronauts on a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station – including two international crew members for the first time The commercial spaceship will leave Earth no earlier than April 20 for the ISS It will take four astronauts to the ISS including a NASA pilot and commander … Read more