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SpaceX: Here's How Starlink Satellites Weathered May's Major Solar Storm
The average Starlink user experienced 'less than one minute of disruption' during May's G5 solar storm, SpaceX tells the FCC.
Bezos' Blue Origin Wants to Cap SpaceX's Starship Launches
Blue Origin wants the FAA to limit the number of Starship launches at Kennedy Space Center because they may adversely affect the environment and local personnel. Elon Musk is not pleased.
Florida Man Sues NASA Over Space Debris That Crashed Into His House
The homeowner wants the space agency to pay for the damages incurred when a piece of the ISS failed to burn up in the Earth's atmosphere and slammed into his Naples home.
Researchers Warn of Ozone Risk With Deorbited Starlink Satellites
A new research paper out of USC examines how retired satellites release chemicals harmful to the Earth's ozone layer when they burn up in the atmosphere upon reentry.
Elon Musk: Next-Gen Starlink Satellites Will Orbit Closer to Earth
Musk wants to operate future Starlink satellites at orbits of 350 kilometers to improve latency. But the FCC has concerns since SpaceX wants to operate up to 19,440 of them at that closer range.
NASA Picks 7 Companies to Figure Out How to Get Space Rocks Back From Mars
SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Northrop Grumman are among the companies that will get $1.5 million for a 90-day study to evaluate the most affordable way to transport rocks from Mars to Earth.
On Fourth Launch, SpaceX's Starship Sticks the Landing
The live stream of its fiery reentry shows Starship’s second stage losing parts but making its way down to the Indian Ocean.
Boeing's Starliner Finally Launches With Astronauts Onboard
After two scrubs, today's test launch sends NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on their way to the International Space Station.
SpaceX Aims to Launch Cellular Starlink Service This Fall
SpaceX reveals the target date in an FCC filing that also urges the commission to loosen restrictions on radio frequency emissions to improve the system's coverage.
Radio Astronomers Raise Alarm Bells Over SpaceX's Cellular Starlink Tech
Scientists fear cellular satellites from SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile will interfere with and even damage their radio astronomy equipment.
Verizon Enlists AST SpaceMobile to Kill Off Its US Dead Zones
Verizon commits $100 million to help the satellite-connectivity startup cover gaps in its terrestrial network. But AST first has to get commercial Bluebird satellites into low Earth orbit.
Russia Disrupts Ukraine's Starlink Connection
This may be the first time Russia has successfully caused a widespread Starlink outage.
Prototype Amazon Project Kuiper Satellites Headed for a Fiery Demise
The upcoming 'deorbiting' test will help Amazon collect data on safely retiring future Project Kuiper satellites, which are designed to burn up in the Earth's atmosphere on re-entry.
SpaceX Pokes Holes in Cellular Starlink Interference Claims
The company alleges that rival Omnispace merely configured a satellite to detect radio activity from Starlink satellites, instead of actually experiencing interference.
SpaceX Demos Cellular Starlink Tech Powering Video Call Between Phones
SpaceX recently increased the number of cellular Starlink satellites from six to 38.
Rival Demands SpaceX Stop Cellular Starlink Tests, Citing Interference
Omnispace urges the FCC to force SpaceX to stop the tests, claiming the radio interference risks disrupting its communication network.
Elon Musk's Starlink Is Now Live in Indonesia
SpaceX's satellite internet service went live at three health centers in Indonesia on Sunday.
Blue Origin to Launch First Manned Space Flight in 2 Years on Sunday
The flight will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas at 8:30 a.m. CDT with six passengers.
Neuralink Wants to Expand Brain Chip Trial to Second Human Patient
The first human patient, Noland Arbaugh, says the chip 'completely changed how I live,' despite a 'thread retraction' issue that will likely need to be addressed before a second trial begins.
AT&T Goes Up Against T-Mobile, Starlink With AST SpaceMobile Satellite Deal
The deal will last until 2030 and signals that AT&T is confident AST SpaceMobile will be able to deliver satellite connectivity to phones in the near future.
