SpaceX, which was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk, has completed its first-ever launch to polar orbit for its Starlink internet network, enabling complete coverage of Earth. On Sunday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California to deliver 46 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. “These polar launches […]
The launch came just two days before the planned launch of another Falcon 9 from Florida on Wednesday, which is set to carry four passengers in what will be the first non-government commercial flight to orbit. The Inspiration4 mission was chartered by American billionaire businessman and pilot Jared Isaccman to raise funds for the St. […]
The SpaceX subsidiary is in the final stages of securing a licence to establish a ground station on the Isle of Man. The company has already acquired the right to use particular spectrum bands, has acquired a telecoms licence, and has received the go-ahead to install equipment on the island. Alongside its bases in Cornwall […]
Musk said that it would be difficult to go public before the company’s cash flow has stabilised. However, in a tweet, he said that he would do his best to “give long-term Tesla shareholders preference.” The billionaire’s tweet came in response to a Twitter user asking whether Musk had any thoughts on a Starlink IPO […]
On Tuesday, Starlink’s president Gwynne Shotwell said that by September, SpaceX will be able to beam down Starlink satellite broadband to the entire globe, with around 1,8000 satellites already deployed. By mid-2027, SpaceX hopes to have launched around 42,000 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. However, president Shotwell has said that SpaceX will need to receive […]
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