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Nokia will launch 4G Internet on the Moon
Nokia has announced that it will send equipment for the deployment of 4G networks to the Moon during an upcoming space mission. The company hopes that this step will pave the way for new discoveries and create opportunities for a human presence on the Moon and beyond. The system is ... Read more
Starlink offers to try the global roaming service for $200/month
The SpaceX company e-mails offers to those who wish to try the global roaming service in countries where there is no full support for Starlink work yet. At the same time, it warns that sometimes there may be no connection at all. “Global Roaming makes use of Starlink’s inter-satellite links ... Read more
SpaceX says it has curbed Ukraine’s use of Starlink internet for drones
SpaceX said it had taken steps to prevent the Ukrainian military from using Starlink satellite internet to control drones during the war with Russia, writes Reuters. SpaceX president and chief operating officer Gwynne Shotwell said during a conference in Washington that the Starlink satellite Internet service, which provided the Ukrainian ... Read more
SpaceX has launched a classified mission for the US Space Force
SpaceX has successfully launched its Falcon Heavy launch vehicle as part of the USSF-67 mission for the US Space Force. As reported by Space.com, the launch vehicle launched a military communication satellite and five smaller devices into orbit. The Falcon Heavy’s boosters are designed to be reused, just like the ... Read more
On the trampoline: russia will send a “rescue” spacecraft to the ISS
russia prepares “rescue” mission after coolant leak on the capsule of the Soyuz spacecraft docked to the International Space Station (ISS). NASA reported at a briefing for the mass media that the russian agency Roscosmos will send an empty Soyuz to the station on February 20 as a replacement for ... Read more
SpaceX Starship Ship 24 was installed at the launch pad together with Super Heavy Booster 7
SpaceX has released a drone video of the process of installing Starship Ship 24 on the first stage of the Super Heavy Booster 7. While a launch date for this bundle has yet to be announced, a test flight is expected sometime in March. We will remind, SpaceX Starship has ... Read more
NASA is discussing with SpaceX the possibility of returning Russian cosmonauts on Crew Dragon
The epic of the leaky Soyuz MS-22 continues. According to Reuters, NASA is discussing with SpaceX the possibility of returning Russian cosmonauts on Crew Dragon. It is not clear whether they are talking about the Crew Dragon Endurance of the SpaceX Crew-5 mission, which is currently docked with the ISS, ... Read more
SpaceX launched the first 54 Starlink v2.0 satellites into orbit
On December 28, 2022, the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched into low Earth orbit the first 54 Starlink satellites of the new generation, so-called v2.0 or Gen2. The launch took place at 11:34 Kyiv time from the SLC-40 launch pad of the US Air Force Base at Cape Canaveral. ... Read more
SpaceX set a new record for reusing boosters. Booster #1058 has already completed 15 missions
On December 17, 2022, SpaceX launched another series of 54 Starlink satellites into space. The start was interesting because booster No. 1058 used for this launch was already performing its 15th mission. No. 1058 is generally a very well-known booster. It delivered the first manned Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission to ... Read more
Ukraine will receive more than 10,000 Starlink terminals from SpaceX, Minister Fedorov said
Ukraine agreed with Elon Musk’s SpaceX corporation to receive thousands of additional Starlink terminals to counter Russian attacks aimed at destroying energy infrastructure. More than 10,000 Starlink devices that provide satellite Internet will be sent to Ukraine in the coming months, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation of ... Read more
SpaceX launched the lunar rover of the Japanese startup Ispace
Japanese lunar rover with two Mars rovers and other payload on board launched using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday, with the possibility of becoming the first commercial spacecraft to land on the Moon. The launch of the lunar probe Hakuto-R of the Tokyo company Ispace Inc. from the ... Read more
dearMoon: the crew of the first tourist mission to the Moon has been announced
Japanese billionaire, entrepreneur, art collector, and space tourist Maezawa Yūsaku has announced the crew of dearMoon, a tourist mission to the Moon that he finances with his own money. The crew included photographers, YouTubers, musicians, movie actors, and people from other creative professions. dearMoon included: Maezawa Yūsaku – a Japanese ... Read more
SpaceX employees also said they were fired because of comments about Elon Musk
In June, about 20 engineers were invited to a meeting held at the headquarters of rocket manufacturer SpaceX. The topic of the conversation was the company’s founder and CEO Elon Musk, writes New York Times. The day before, the company decided to fire five employees who wrote a letter urging ... Read more
After deploying the massive array, the BlueWalker satellite became as bright as Orion’s stars
Since the launch of the BlueWalker-3 satellite in September, observers have anxiously watched the sky in anticipation of its full deployment. Now the prototype satellite has fully deployed its antenna array, greatly increasing the brightness and creating a threat to space exploration. AST SpaceMobile Company announced the full deployment of ... Read more
From one pocket to another: SpaceX purchased a large Twitter advertising campaign for Starlink
Elon Musk’s SpaceX ordered one of the largest advertising packages available on Twitter, the social network he recently acquired for $44 billion and in which he currently serves as CEO. The campaign will promote Twitter’s Starlink satellite internet service in Spain and Australia, according to the social network’s internal documents, ... Read more
Questions and answers about Starlink for personal use in Ukraine
Since the first days of the Russian invasion, Starlink satellite communication, quickly unlocked over the territory of Ukraine by the decision of Elon Musk, has been helping our fighters at the front and civilians in areas where traditional means of communication with the internet is damaged. However, there are places ... Read more
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy is getting ready to launch after a three-year hiatus – where to watch?
Today, November 1, SpaceX will try to launch the Falcon Heavy, the world’s largest operating rocket, for the first time since 2019. It is supposed to launch several payloads of the US Space Force into orbit. Lately, when people talk about “SpaceX’s big rocket,” they often mean Starship and its ... Read more
Ukrainian Ruslan delivered a satellite for SpaceX
Ukraine delivered to the USA one of the satellites that the SpaceX company will soon launch into space. The cargo was moved in cooperation with the logistics company Bollore Logistics Space on board the An-124-100-150 aircraft. The cargo weighs 50 tons, including the 14.69 m long, 5.45 m wide, and ... Read more
CNN: SpaceX told Pentagon that it can no longer pay for Starlink satellite internet for Ukraine
As reported by CNN, the media has obtained documents that show that last month Elon Musk’s company SpaceX sent a letter to the Pentagon in which it said that it could no longer continue to finance the Starlink service as it had done before. The letter also asked the Pentagon ... Read more
NASA and SpaceX will decide whether Elon Musk’s company can help extend the life of the Hubble Space Telescope
SpaceX and NASA have agreed to see if a Dragon spacecraft can visit and potentially help extend the life of the Hubble Space Telescope. The research will last about six months and will involve engineers from the space agency and Elon Musk’s company. In addition, the Polaris program, a private ... Read more
Starlink works on all continents, including Antarctica, but not in Russia
On September 19, after the launch of the next batch of Starlink satellites, Elon Musk announced that the satellite Internet from SpaceX now works on all continents, even in Antarctica. This is true, but there is a nuance. Starlink is now active on all continents, including Antarctica https://t.co/Q1VvqV5G0i — Elon ... Read more
Tesla electric cars will receive connection from new Starlink satellites
Since the release of Tesla electric cars, they have all had an active connection to the cellular network. It is used for navigation, provides premium car functions, and allows you to use the Internet. Currently, in the US, the connection works on the AT&T network. SpaceX is launching new Starlink ... Read more
SpaceX and T-Mobile to launch mobile communications for smartphones in the US through Starlink, and possibly around the world
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and T-Mobile President Mike Siewert announced their plan to provide universal connectivity for smartphone users with no “dead zones” thanks to Starlink satellites. As the companies note, despite the active development of terrestrial wireless networks LTE and 5G, more than 20% of the territory of the ... Read more
Starlink lowers the price of Internet for many countries – for Ukraine as well
Good news from Starlink: Elon Musk’s company is reducing Internet prices in response to “local market conditions.” The changes affected many countries, including Ukraine. Now, instead of $100, a monthly subscription costs $60 for our users. Such discounts are reported all over the world. For example, in Great Britain the ... Read more
Poland transferred 5,000 Starlink terminals to Ukraine
About the transfer of a large number of additional Starlink terminals, the Minister of Digital transformation Mykhailo Fedorov informed, thanking his Polish colleague Janusz Cieszyński. “Our Polish friends gave 5 thousand Starlinks to Ukraine. This will help Ukrainians to always be in touch, and critical infrastructure objects to work in ... Read more