Space SpaceX Launches Another Batch of 51 Starlink Satellites Into Orbit Elon Musk said the satellites had laser transmitters that provide communication between satellites. Laser communications can improve the speed of data transfers and help eliminate the need to have ground stations.
Space SpaceX's inspiration4 Crew Successfully Returns to Earth This is the first entirely civilian crew to fly into space and orbit the Earth for three days. Astronauts splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and underwent a medical examination.
Space The Number of Starlink Internet Users Exceeds 100K SpaceX launched its beta version of the Starlink internet service in late 2020. The service provided internet access for $99 a month, not including upfront costs for shipping, terminal installation, and equipment.
Space SpaceX Inspiration4 Mission Will Go Into Space on September 15 If the launch does not take place on September 15, another launch is scheduled for September 16. The exact launch time will be announced three days before the flight and will depend on weather conditions.
Space The Latest SpaceX Resupply Spacecraft Reaches the ISS It will stay there for about a month. The spacecraft delivered 2,200 kilos of cargo to the station, including supplies for the crew, equipment, and materials for scientific experiments.
Space Blue Origin Sues NASA Over Lunar Contract With SpaceX On April 16, NASA announced a $2.9 billion contract for the development of a lunar lander with SpaceX, rejecting applications from Blue Origin and Dynetics. NASA explained its decision by limited funds and by the fact that Musk's proposal was the cheapest.
Space Elon Musk Says Starship Is Ready for Flight in the Coming Weeks One of the users sarcastically asked whether the spacecraft will be ready in real-time two weeks or Elon-time two weeks. In response to this, the entrepreneur assured that he meant real weeks.
Space SpaceX and Canadian Startup to Launch Ad-Beaming Satellite Into Orbit Users will be able to buy ad space using Ethereum cryptocurrency. In the future, CEG wants to add an option to pay with Dogecoin cryptocurrency. Both large companies and anyone interested will be able to place an ad.
Space SpaceX Has Assembled the Tallest Space Rocket in History SpaceX has connected the two parts of the prototype by placing the Starship spacecraft on top of a Super Heavy booster powered by 29 Raptor oxygen-methane engines. The resulting rocket became the tallest one in history.
Space Elon Musk Will Build a Satellite Station on the Isle of Man SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk plans to build a satellite station on the Isle of Man to provide broadband coverage across the UK, particularly in rural areas in the north of the country, the Telegraph newspaper reported.
Space Blue Origin and Dynetics Failed to Challenge NASA's Choice of SpaceX in the Lunar Lander Contract During the proceedings, GAO experts concluded that "NASA reserves the right to make multiple awards, a single award, or no award at all." Based on this, it was decided that NASA does not violate applicable laws.
Space Jeff Bezos Wants to Fund a Lunar Program in Exchange for a Contract With NASA to Send Astronauts to the Moon Blue Origin will also independently finance the development and launch into the low-Earth orbit of the lunar descent element. In return, Blue Origin asks to cede the contract to develop and create a lunar lander.
Space Elon Musk Unveils SpaceX's New Drone Ship for Falcon Heavy and Falcon 9 Landing The autonomous vessel was named "A Shortfall of Gravitas" (ASOG), which is a reference to a science fiction series called Culture by Scottish author Iain M. Banks. It will probably replace the OCISLY platform ("Of Course I Still Love You").
Space SpaceX Adds a Glass-Dome Toilet With a 360-Degree View to Crew Dragon According to Isaacman, the Crew Dragon, which will be used in the mission, is equipped with a space toilet in a glass dome located on the ceiling. It is the first spacecraft in history to be equipped with this kind of convenience, he says.
Space Yusaku Maezawa Will Go to the ISS in December This Year Maezawa has already completed the necessary medical examination to begin space flight training. Together with the spacecraft crew, space tourists must undergo about three months of training at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia.
Space SpaceX Will Launch Its First Floating Spaceport in 2022 According to the engineers' plan, these platforms will act as key nodes in the network of points designed for hypersonic travel, announced earlier. For example, with their help, it will be possible to get from Beijing to New York in 30 minutes.
Space Elon Musk Showed a Prototype of the New Starship Spacecraft Starship SN16 prototype will be used during the next flight tests, which should take place soon. The Starship SN16 orbiter will be used for a crewed mission to Mars.
Space SpaceX Has Launched a New Batch of Starlink Internet Satellites Into Orbit Approximately nine minutes after the launch, the first stage of the launch vehicle returned to Earth, successfully landing on SpaceX’s autonomous drone ship “Of Course I Still Love You” in the Atlantic Ocean.
Space Google Will Provide Its Cloud Services to SpaceX According to Google, SpaceX will install ground terminals at Google data centers that will connect to Starlink satellites, providing fast and secure internet services via Google Cloud. The service is expected to be available in 2021 for corporate clients.
Space Over 500K People Paid $99 for Pre-Ordering Starlink Equipment On Twitter, Elon Musk expressed his confidence that most of these 500 thousand people will become Starlink users. At the same time, the entrepreneur noted that some potential customers might face restrictions due to the population density in cities.
Space SpaceX's Starship SN15 Prototype Successfully Launched and Landed for the First Time In a few minutes, the spacecraft reached an altitude of about 10 kilometers. Then one of the three Raptor rocket engines was turned off. After that, the Starship prototype began to descend and landed vertically at the set point.
Space SpaceX to Launch a Dogecoin-Funded DOGE-1 Satellite Mission to the Moon Companies consider Doge to be a fast, reliable, and cryptographically safe digital currency, and its sophisticated design allows it to fully finance a commercial mission to the Moon, the company said in a statement.
Space A YouTuber Trespassed at SpaceX's Starship Facilities At SpaceX's Starship Facilities, the blogger was able to shoot the prototype of the Starship SN11 spacecraft from a close distance, which was launched a few days after the shooting, but exploded upon landing.
Space Falcon 9 Rocket Debris Lit Up the Night Sky Of the US Pacific Northwest It was the top of a Falcon 9 rocket, that is, the second stage. It was launched about three weeks ago and put satellites into orbit. The only problem was that this stage did not fall when and where scientists expected.
Space Elon Musk Revealed the Reason Why SN10 Starship Prototype Exploded The head of the American company SpaceX Elon Musk called the ingestion of helium in the fuel tank as the cause of the explosion of the Starship spacecraft prototype, which successfully landed on March 4.
