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SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites commissioned by the US intelligence agency under a contract that remains secret, Reuters reports. This project shows the strengthening of ties between Elon Musk’s company and national security agencies shortly before the US elections. Under the leadership of a SpaceX business unit called Starshield, a […]
SpaceX’s Starship megastar, the world’s largest and most powerful rocket, reached orbital velocity for the first time on Thursday during its historic third test flight from South Texas. Watch Starship’s third flight test → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK https://t.co/1u46r769Vp – SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 14, 2024 Hundreds of spectators, rocket launch enthusiasts and SpaceX fans gathered to watch the […]
SpaceX has announced the loss of the Starship, which was launched as part of the third test flight. The broadcast was conducted on the page in the social network X. The ship was launched from the Texas coast. It was reported that the launch itself and the first phase of the flight went perfectly, the […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has authorized SpaceX to use E-band frequencies between Starlink’s second-generation satellites and ground gateways, along with the already approved Ka and Ku bands. In particular, SpaceX is now allowed to communicate at 71-76 GHz from space to Earth and at 81-86 GHz from Earth to space, using up to 7,500 […]
On March 5, SpaceX launched a large batch of satellites into orbit for various private customers, says Space. The Transporter-10 mission was launched at 00:05 Kyiv time from Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Falcon 9 rocket launched 53 satellites into various orbits, including the Jackal satellite from True […]
About a month after SpaceX sent their first text message using the Starlink direct communication satellite in space, Elon Musk’s company announced that for the first time, they can publish posts on the X platform (formerly known as Twitter) using a mobile phone using their own satellite services. This post was sent via a SpaceX […]
On February 23, SpaceX launched 22 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit during the 19th re-entry flight of the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, Space reports. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink satellites was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 06:11 Kyiv time. This was the 19th mission for the […]
In 2021, under the cover of secrecy, SpaceX signed a $1.8 billion deal with the US government. This information, leaked to the media, lifted the veil on SpaceX’s close cooperation with the U.S. military and intelligence services. Officials remain silent about the details of the deal, but its scale and secretive nature leave no doubt […]
SpaceX launched the Merah Putih 2 communications satellite into orbit on February 20, Space reports. The Falcon 9 rocket with the satellite was launched from the Cape Canaveral Spaceport in Florida at 22:11 Kyiv time. This was the 300th successful mission for the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The upper stage of the rocket launched Merah […]
Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus robotic spacecraft took a few selfies with the Earth shortly after its launch on February 15 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket – and we can all see them. “Intuitive Machines successfully transmitted the first images of the IM-1 mission to Earth on February 16, 2024. The images were taken shortly after […]