Elon Musk’s SpaceX provides Washington towns ravaged by wildfires with access to Starlink internet

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched the fifth batch of its ‘Starlink’ space internet satellites – taking the total to 300. They form a constellation of thousands of satellites, designed to provide low-cost broadband internet service from low Earth orbit. The constellation, informally known as Starlink, and under development at SpaceX’s facilities in Redmond, Washington. Its goal … Read more

NASA and SpaceX are set to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on Halloween

NASA and Elon Musk’s SpaceX are set to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Halloween NASA announced a new target for the Crew-1 mission – October 31 at 2:49am ET This mission will send four astronauts aboard a SpaceX rocket to the ISS The event follows the … Read more

Elon Musk WON’T get coronavirus vaccine because he’s ‘not at risk’

Elon Musk has revealed he will not get a coronavirus vaccine when they’re available because he’s ‘not at risk’ and defends keeping his Tesla factories up and running amid the pandemic.  The 49-year-old tech giant defended opening up Tesla factories in defiance of lockdowns – a lengthy saga that has seen him sue Alameda County, … Read more

Tom Cruise gets October 2021 date for NASA/SpaceX trip to film on board International Space Station

Go for launch! Tom Cruise gets October 2021 date for NASA/SpaceX trip to make movie on board the International Space Station Space Shuttle Almanac tweeted a graph of planned launches to ISS  It showed Cruise and director Doug Liman listed as tourists on the October 2021 launch piloted by NASA and Space Shuttle veteran Michael Lopez-Alegria … Read more

SpaceX set to launch its latest Starship prototype 60,000 FEET into the air next week 

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter that the SN8 Startship rocket is set to launch 60,000 feet into the air – the highest any of the prototypes have flown. The craft will also be the first to sport the flaps and nose cone, which are currently under construction, but are said to be ready … Read more

Elon Musk’s SpaceX completes its SECOND Starship ‘hop’ with another prototype

Elon Musk’s SpaceX hit another milestone Thursday by completing a nearly 500-foot ‘hop’ of a second Starship prototype. Dubbed SN6, the massive rocket took to the skies above the firm’s testing facility in Boca Chia, Texas at 1:48pm ET following a successful liftoff of its predecessor SN5 earlier this month.  SN6 was shaking on the … Read more

Elon Musk’s SpaceX completes its SECOND Starship ‘hop’ with another prototype

Elon Musk’s SpaceX hit another milestone Thursday by completing a nearly 500-foot ‘hop’ of a second Starship prototype. Dubbed SN6, the massive rocket took to the skies above the firm’s testing facility in Boca Chia, Texas at 1:48pm ET following a successful liftoff of its predecessor SN5 earlier this month.  SN6 was shaking on the … Read more

Liftoff! SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink internet satellites to orbit aboard the Falcon 9 rocket

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation grew a little larger Thursday morning, as the firm added 60 more devices to the network. The Falcon 9 rocket took off at 8:46am ET from Launch Complex 39-A at Kennedy Space Center carrying the new batch of broadband satellites. The mission was originally set for Sunday, but was unable to … Read more