Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio has signed a deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to distribute Starlink satellite internet in India. This unexpected partnership comes after months of disputes over spectrum allocation. Jio will stock Starlink equipment in thousands of retail stores, giving SpaceX direct access to the Indian market. The deal is still subject to government […]
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Trump jokes about stranded NASA astronauts ahead of their return
Former President Donald Trump joked about two NASA astronauts stranded at the International Space Station. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were supposed to return in June 2024 but remain stuck due to spacecraft delays. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said, “They’ve been left up there—I hope they like each other, maybe […]
Elon Musk reacts as SpaceX starship crashes after losing control
A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded after losing contact during its eighth test flight, sending fiery debris over the Caribbean Sea. The uncrewed mission suffered a “rapid unscheduled disassembly,” cutting its journey short. Despite the failure, no injuries were reported. The explosion triggered temporary flight delays at Miami International Airport (MIA) and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport […]
SpaceX wins approval to add fifth US rocket launch site
The US Space Force said on Monday that Elon Musk’s SpaceX was granted approval to lease a second rocket launch complex at a military base in California, setting the space company up for its fifth launch site in the United States. Under the lease, SpaceX will launch its workhorse Falcon rockets from Space Launch Complex-6 at […]
SpaceX launches latest space station crew to orbit for NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL:Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX launched a four-man crew to orbit en route to the International Space Station early on Thursday, with a Russian cosmonaut and United Arab Emirates astronaut joining two NASA crewmates for the flight. The SpaceX launch vehicle, consisting of a Falcon 9 rocket topped with an autonomously operated Crew Dragon […]
NASA, SpaceX delay ISS mission due to bad weather
NASA and SpaceX have delayed a mission sending four astronauts to the International Space Station to avoid “a large storm system,” the agency said Saturday. The astronauts of “Crew-3” were due to launch aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft named “Endurance” fixed atop a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday. […]
Musk set to invest up to $30 billion in Starlink
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said Tuesday he plans to invest up to 30 billion dollars to develop his ambitious Starlink satellite internet service. Starlink plans to deploy thousands of low-orbit satellites to provide high-speed internet to isolated and poorly connected areas. It has so far deployed over 1,500 satellites and by August it will be […]
Seats filled for first all-civilian spaceflight
The last two seats for the first all-civilian spaceflight crew were filled after a college science professor and an aerospace data analyst were confirmed for the four-member crew for a SpaceX flight later this year. The two latest citizen astronauts were introduced at a news briefing livestreamed from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida by […]
SpaceX Mars prototype rocket burnt to ashes after smooth landing
The SpaceX rocket prototyped called SN10 exploded on the landed pad after a smooth flight. It was the third SpaceX failure involving prototypes aimed for Mars. Within three minutes of an apparently successful landing, the heavy-duty launch vehicle prototype exploded on the landing pad. “We’ve had a successful soft touch down on the landing […]
Japanese billionaire seeks ‘crew’ for trip to the moon with SpaceX
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Wednesday launched a search for eight people to join him as the first private passengers on a trip around the moon with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. He had originally planned to invite artists for the weeklong voyage slated for 2023. The rejigged project will “give more people from […]