Earlier this week, SpaceX filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seeking regulatory clearance to help boost Starlink speeds. In its FCC letter, SpaceX requested for regulatory clearance to orbit some of its Starlink satellites closer to Earth. The Elon Musk-led company seeks to operate some of the second-generation Starlink satellites between 340-360 km […]
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Tuesday, equipped with a satellite for Indonesia known as “Telkomsat,” which aims to increase broadband internet access. The Telkomsat HTS 113BT satellite officially lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station yesterday at 3:11 p.m. EST with assistance from […]
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SpaceX launched the Falcon 9 rocket for the 300th time after a successful Starlink mission on Thursday evening. It was a busy 24 hours for SpaceX as it had three launches, including Falcon 9’s 300th mission. Along with it, USSF-124, a mission arranged by the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command, and the IM-1 from […]
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SpaceX is expanding its South Texas operations with a $100 million project at its Starbase complex in Brownsville. The project, simply called “SpaceX Starbase Office,” will see the construction of an industrial complex that would be large enough to fit 15 football fields. Details filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shed light […]
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Tesla is likely to leave the State of Delaware as its place of incorporation after CEO Elon Musk moved his aerospace company, SpaceX, to Texas yesterday. Musk’s move comes just weeks after a Delaware Court of Chancery Judge revoked his $56 billion pay package that was approved by Tesla Shareholders in 2018. Judge Kathaleen McCormick […]
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX has switched its state of incorporation from Delaware to Texas. The incorporation switch follows the departure of other Elon Musk-led companies leaving Delaware. Now, everyone is eagerly waiting to see when Tesla will make the switch. Musk announced the news about SpaceX’s Texas incorporation via his social media platform X—formerly Twitter. He […]
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The SpaceX Dragon crew capsule carrying the Axiom-3, or Ax-3, mission astronauts safely splashed down off the Florida coast this morning, returning the four men home. It was a successful conclusion to the longest private spaceflight for Axiom space thus far. After several weeks in space, where they conducted experiments on the International Space Station, […]
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A SpaceX Dragon crew capsule has started its journey home with four Ax-3 astronauts aboard. The crew capsule undocked from the International Space Stations after an 18-day mission this morning at 9:20 a.m. EST and is set to splashdown off of the Florida coastline on Friday. Commander Michael López-Alegría, mission specialist Alper Gezeravcı, mission specialist […]
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The Department of Defense (DOD/Pentagon) approached SpaceX about taking over Starship for sensitive and dangerous missions. The Pentagon seeks a government-owned, government-operated asset for critical missions. SpaceX’s senior adviser, Gary Henry, briefly discussed the DOD’s request during the Space Mobility Conference on January 30, 2024. Henry shared that SpaceX is exploring its options in responding […]
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SpaceX successfully sent Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) today in a launch that left Cape Canaveral Space Station at 12:07 p.m. EST. The Cygnus spacecraft was launched off of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. In all, four tons of cargo were onboard, sending plenty of cargo to the ISS. Liftoff […]
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