20 times is not the limit. SpaceX updates Falcon 9 reusability record

News Science and space 04-15-2024 at 13:34 comment
Do you still remember the famous SpaceX skeptic meme «then we’ll talk»?

Heavy rocket Delta IV Heavy takes off for the last time — it has been in use for 20 years

News Science and space 04-10-2024 at 09:37 comment
On the evening of April 9, Delta IV Heavy completed its last mission and ended its 20-year flight career as the ULA heavy launch vehicle launched a classified military satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.

«Black» Starlink — terminals are sold in bulk illegally around the world [Bloomberg investigation]

News Technologies 03-26-2024 at 12:22 comment
Starlink advertises its high-speed Internet as «available almost anywhere in the world», but in practice its distribution officially ends in territories where the company does not yet have a permit to operate or in countries with repressive regimes. At the same time Bloomberg investigation has found numerous examples of Elon Musk’s…

Elon Musk says that taking ketamine during periods of low mood is in the interests of investors

News WTF 03-18-2024 at 17:53 comment
Last year, Musk admitted that he prescribed ketamine for treatment and stated that he takes the drug for «periods» — at times when he experiences «chemical hot flashes» that can cause depression.

SpaceX is building a spy satellite network for the Pentagon — Reuters

News Military Tech 03-16-2024 at 20:24 comment
SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a secret contract with the US intelligence agency, the agency reported Reuters five sources familiar with the program. The spy network is being built by SpaceX’s Starshield business unit under a $1.8 billion contract signed in 2021 with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).

Larry Ellison and Elon Musk team up to apply artificial intelligence to agriculture

News Technologies 03-15-2024 at 15:04 comment
Musk’s SpaceX and Ellison’s Oracle will create a new mapping program that will display the types and volumes of agricultural products in the United States, reports Business Insider

Starship reaches orbit for the first time, but fails to «land» in the ocean — SpaceX loses spacecraft on approach

News Science and space 03-14-2024 at 19:58 comment
Today’s third test flight of SpaceX’s super-heavy Starship booster (IFT-3 mission) ended in partial success (more than the previous ones) — in fact, the team managed to «go further than ever before». The launch was broadcast live on in the SpaceX account on X/Twitter.

How to watch the third test launch of the SpaceX Starship live

News Science and space 03-14-2024 at 09:22 comment
SpaceX is preparing for the third Starship test flight. The 122nd rocket will launch from the SpaceX Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, at about 14:00 Kyiv time on March 14. This will open a 110-minute launch window.

SpaceX has announced the next Starship launch. It will take place on the day of «Pi» March 14.

News Science and space 03-06-2024 at 15:15 comment
SpaceX has announced the date of the third Starship test flight. It will take place on the day of March 14.

SpaceX has launched three Falcon 9s in less than a day, two of them — in a record-breaking 1 hour and 51 minutes.

News Science and space 03-06-2024 at 12:07 comment
In less than a day after the launch of the crew to the ISS, SpaceX delivered 53 commercial satellites (including an innovative spacecraft for tracking methane emissions) and 23 Starlink satellites into orbit.

SpaceX has collected 2850 pre-orders for a flying car (eVTOL) for $300,000

News Auto 03-04-2024 at 10:56 comment
Alef Aeronautics, a SpaceX-backed startup, said it has received 2,850 pre-orders for its futuristic Alef Model A electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

SpaceX and T-Mobile get 17 Mbps download speeds from Starlink satellite to a regular Samsung Android phone

News Technologies 03-04-2024 at 08:08 comment
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter that he has achieved a maximum download speed of 17 Mbps from the Starlink satellite to an unmodified Samsung Android phone.

Tesla will introduce a new generation of Roadster at the end of 2024. It should be a collaboration between Tesla and SpaceX

News Auto 02-28-2024 at 12:00 comment
According to Elon Musk, Tesla will present a new generation of Roadster by the end of 2024. In his opinion, the presentation will have a chance to become the most impressive product demonstration of all time. This is a Tesla/SpaceX collaboration.

SpaceX reveals the cause of Starship anomalies that caused delays from the FAA

News Science and space 02-27-2024 at 11:44 comment
Three months after preliminary launch of the Starship launch vehicleThe US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has completed an investigation into the incident, which resulted in the loss of a launch vehicle and upper stage in the final phase of flight.

SpaceX has requested permission from the FAA for at least 9 test launches of Starship this year

News Science and space 02-23-2024 at 10:06 comment
SpaceX is approaching the first Starship launch in 2024 from its Starbase in Texas, probably in three weeks. But the company is already pressuring regulators to increase the number of test flights.

SpaceX launches military satellites to track hypersonic missiles from russia and China

News Military Tech 02-16-2024 at 10:39 comment
On Wednesday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station with two prototype satellites for the Missile Defense Agency and four missile tracking satellites for the US Space Force.

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