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In rare space mishap, Musk's Starlink loses contact with satellite in orbit

SpaceX says a Starlink satellite suffered an in-orbit anomaly, lost communications and vented propellant, releasing debris as it dropped altitude; it will re-enter within weeks

Nasa chief fuels SpaceX-Blue Origin rivalry as US eyes return to moon

Both SpaceX and Blue Origin hold contracts with Nasa to build lunar landers for the agency's Artemis program

SpaceX prepares for IPO, insider share sale sets $800 billion valuation

In the letter dated December 12, Johnsen said SpaceX has approved an arrangement where new and existing investors and the company will buy up to $2.56 billion of shares from eligible shareholders

Musk's SpaceX to raise over $25 billion, plans IPO in 2026: Report

SpaceX has started discussions with banks about launching the offering around June or July, the person said, requesting anonymity to discuss confidential information

Starlink unveils monthly home plan pricing in India: Here's the breakdown

Starlink has announced monthly pricing for its residential subscription plan in India, signalling that the satellite broadband service is inching closer to rollout pending final regulatory approvals

SpaceX to offer insider shares at record-setting valuation of up to $800 bn

The latest figure would be a substantial increase from the $212 a share set in July, when the company raised money and sold shares at a valuation of $400 billion

Did Altman eye a SpaceX rival? What we know about the Stoke Space talks

Sam Altman explored investing in rocket maker Stoke Space, a move that would have placed him in direct competition with Elon Musk's SpaceX, but the talks stalled

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro models may support full 5G satellite connectivity

Apple's next-generation iPhones may connect directly to low Earth orbit satellites, offering uninterrupted 5G access even without cellular coverage

Starlink leases office space in Mumbai as India satellite rollout nears

Starlink, Elon Musk's satellite internet venture, has leased office space in Mumbai's Chandivali, marking its first physical presence in India as it prepares to launch broadband services

Starlink plans 9 earth stations across India ahead of satcom launch

The Elon Musk-owned company has been given temporary permission to use some radio spectrum to test its systems and meet security requirements

European space push: Airbus, Leonardo, Thales join forces in €6.5 bn deal

Airbus, Leonardo and Thales will merge space businesses, creating a €6.5 billion company with 25,000 employees and cost savings of mid-triple-digit millions

SpaceX launches 11th test flight of Starship, aims to cover half the globe

SpaceX launched another of its mammoth Starship rockets on a test flight Monday, striving to make it halfway around the world while releasing mock satellites like last time. Starship the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built thundered into the evening sky from the southern tip of Texas. The booster was programmed to peel away and drop into the Gulf of Mexico, with the spacecraft skimming space before descending into the Indian Ocean. Nothing was being recovered. It was the 11th test flight for a full-scale Starship, which SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk intends to use to send people to Mars. NASA's need is more immediate. The space agency cannot land astronauts on the moon by decade's end without the 403-foot (123-meter) Starship, the reusable vehicle meant to get them from lunar orbit down to the surface and back up. Instead of remaining inside Launch Control as usual, Musk said that for the first time, he was going outside to watch much more visceral. The previous test

Excited, focused on giving secure experience: Starlink exec on India plans

Starlink is "excited" and fully focused on being ready to offer Indians a secure, compliant, and high-quality broadband experience, Starlink's India market access director Parnil Urdhwareshe said on Wednesday. The comment assumes significance given the growing public anticipation over satcom rollout in India with prominent companies including billionaire Elon Musk-owned Starlink, Bharti-backed Eutelsat OneWeb, and Reliance Jio-SES, keenly eyeing the high-stakes game of broadband beamed from Indian skies. Urdhwareshe praised extensive government efforts, citing coordination across the Ministry of Communications, TRAI, DOS, InSpace, and DPIIT. "We're just focused on being ready to provide Indians who want that option with a compliant, secure and great experience. And we're really excited with all of the fantastic work that the government is doing, and you see this in concert across the Ministry of Communications, the TRAI, the DoS (Department of Space), InSpace, the DPIIT, everybody'

Trillionaire Musk?: How Elon Musk could become the first trillionaire | Tesla

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has become the first individual in history to hit a net worth of $500 billion. With Tesla’s soaring stock, SpaceX’s rising valuation,

OpenAI secures $500 bn valuation, overtakes SpaceX in market worth

The milestone puts OpenAI ahead of SpaceX in terms of market valuation as investor appetite for AI soars. The deal also offers liquidity to staff and boosts retention

Musk's net worth hits $500 bn; Tesla CEO to become first trillionaire?

The shares of Tesla saw rose by nearly 4 per cent and added an estimated $9.3 billion to Musk's fortune as investors continued to cheer the prospects of a more focused Musk

Northrop Grumman cargo ship reaches ISS a day late after engine glitch

A supply ship arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday after a day's delay due to a premature engine shutdown. Astronauts used the space station's robot arm to pluck Northrop Grumman's Cygnus capsule from orbit as they soared over Africa. The 5,000-kilogram shipment should have reached the space station Wednesday, three days after blasting off from Florida. But when the capsule tried to climb higher, its main engine shut down too soon. Engineers traced the problem to an overly conservative software setting. This is the first flight of the extra-large version of the Cygnus, which is packed with food, science experiments and equipment for the space station's toilet and other systems. NASA holds contracts with Northrop Grumman as well as SpaceX to keep the orbiting lab well stocked. Russia also sends supplies, and Japan is about to resume deliveries as well. Northrop Grumman named its latest capsule the S S Willie McCool after the pilot of the doomed 2003 flight of space

EchoStar sells spectrum licences to SpaceX for $17 bn to resolve FCC probe

The news sent shares of the satellite communications provider surging nearly 22% in premarket trading

Pixxel, Dhruva Space launch satellites on SpaceX Falcon-9 from California

Two start-ups Pixxel Space and Dhruva Space launched satellites successfully onboard SpaceX's Falcon-9 rocket on Wednesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The launch of three Firefly satellites of Pixxel marked the completion of the first phase of the start-up's constellation of six hyperspectral satellites that would have a closer and clearer look at the Earth. "All 3 Fireflies successfully deployed," Awais Ahmed, founder and CEO of Bengaluru-based Pixxel Space said in a post on X. Pixxel had launched three Firefly satellites in January this year. Hyderabad-based Dhruva Space is also launching its first commercial LEAP-01 satellite carrying payloads from Australia-based Akula Tech and Esper Satellites. LEAP-01 is the first hosted payload mission carried out by DhruvaSpace for two Australian firms. "Our earlier launches showed what was possible; this one shows what's next. Expanding to six Fireflies will transform hyperspectral imaging from isolated snapshots into

SpaceX Starship deploys 8 dummy satellites, splashes down in Indian Ocean

SpaceX launched the latest test of its mega rocket Starship on Tuesday night and completed the first-ever deployment of a test payload eight dummy satellites into space. After just over an hour coasting through space, Starship splashed down as planned in the Indian Ocean. Starship blasted off from Starbase, SpaceX's launch site in South Texas, just after 6:30 pm. It was the 10th test for the world's biggest and most powerful rocket, which SpaceX and NASA hope to use to get astronauts back on the moon. NASA has ordered two Starships to land astronauts on the moon later this decade, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's ultimate goal is Mars. No crew members were aboard the demo launch. The test also included the successful return of the craft's Super Heavy Booster, which splashed down in the Atlantic after testing a landing-burn engine sequence. The Starship itself continued to orbit the Earth passing from daylight in Texas through night and back into daytime again ahead of the planned ..