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SpaceX faces a $175,000 fine for not submitting info ahead of a recent launch
SpaceX faces a $175,000 fine from the FAA after failing to submit trajectory and potential collision analysis data.
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SpaceX rolls naked Starship prototype to test site
SpaceX has rolled a strange, naked Starship prototype from its Starbase, Texas factory to a nearby test site. Beginning with its cone-tipped nose section, SpaceX started stacking Starship S26 in October 2022. By early January 2023, the prototype had been stacked to its full 50-meter (~165 ft) height and welded together. After about six more weeks of outfitting, Ship 26 left Starbase’s High Bay assembly facility and was transported to one of two stands formerly used for suborbital Starship test flights.
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Elon Musk says to attempt Starship launch in March
SpaceX may attempt a Starship rocket system launch in March, its billionaire chief Elon Musk said in a tweet on Saturday.
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SpaceX signs agreement with US National Science Foundation to prevent Starlink's interference with astronomy
SpaceX signed a new agreement with the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to prevent Starlink satellites from interfering with astronomy. SpaceX has long been criticized by astronomers for the brightness of its Starlink satellites. Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, said in 2019 that SpaceX would ensure that Starlink has no material effect on discoveries in astronomy. “We care a great deal about science,” he said in a tweet.
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SpaceX activates nearly 100 Starlinks in Iran amid country-wide protests: report
As Iran reaches 100 days of civil unrest, SpaceX has deployed nearly 100 Starlinks in the region. SpaceX founder Elon Musk tweeted "approaching 100 Starlinks active in Iran" on Monday(opens in new tab) (Dec. 26) in response to a tweet showing women walking outdoors in Iran with their hair uncovered, which is technically forbidden under the country's restrictive regime.
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Ex-engineer files age discrimination complaint against SpaceX
Filing is latest action against Elon Musk’s rocket venture as Twitter and Tesla are also roiled by lawsuits
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Elon Musk buying Twitter could stress SpaceX fundraising
Six months ago, Musk warned that his rocket company faced bankruptcy.
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Amazon may have to turn to SpaceX for help launching its Starlink rival service
Amazon is working toward the launch of two prototype satellites for its SpaceX Starlink-rivaling internet service, Project Kuiper. The delivery giant plans to launch these first two satellites at some point next year, and earlier this year, it penned what it calls "the largest commercial procurement of launch vehicles in history."
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SpaceX replaces Russia on 2 European launches after Ukraine invasion
The launches include the Euclid space telescope and the Hera probe.
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SpaceX's Starlink launches internet service for planes to finally fix crappy in-flight WiFi
Speedier in-flight WiFi may finally be on the way. Starlink, the satellite-internet service from SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket company, announced a new service for airplanes on Wednesday. Starlink Aviation promises to bring impressive speeds, up to 350 megabytes-per-second, to the skies starting in 2023. It will cost $12,500-$25,000 per month on top of an initial hardware fee of $150,000.
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Tom Cruise Will Launch Aboard a SpaceX Rocket to Film a Movie At the Space Station
In May 2020, former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced the agency will collaborate with Hollywood action movie actor Tom Cruise to film a movie at the International Space Station (ISS).
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Elon Musk dreams of dying on Mars—now he might be one of the pioneering colonists
Before SpaceX’s Starship has even completed its first orbital flight successfully, Elon Musk is already dreaming of joining its maiden voyage to Mars. Once his youngest children are more grown up, the visionary CEO can imagine participating in a colonizing mission to the red planet, he told the Financial Times.
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NASA, SpaceX Crew-5 astronaut mission arrives at the International Space Station
NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday afternoon. The agency said that the Dragon Endurance spacecraft docked at the complex shortly after 5 p.m. ET. After Dragon's link up to the Harmony module, the hatch opened at 6:49 p.m. ET, following standard leak checks and pressurization.
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SpaceX's Crew-5 mission will carry Native American woman to orbit for 1st time
Nicole Mann is a member of the Wayluckie Tribes of the Round Valley Indians in Northern California. She will be the first Native American woman to be sent into space. The SpaceX Crew-5 mission is scheduled for Oct. 4. However, because of Hurricane Ian, the mission may be postponed, as several space rocket launches have already been postponed. The SpaceX Crew-5 mission serves an order from NASA. The Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft will be launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Rocket Report: SpaceX fires up seven Raptors; SpinLaunch raises big funding round
Welcome to Edition 5.11 of the Rocket Report! Apologies for the lack of a report last week, but I was on assignment with the crew of the forthcoming Polaris Dawn mission. The upside is that this week's edition is extra-long—running to 2,500 words.
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SpaceX says researchers are welcome to hack Starlink and can be paid up to $25,000 for finding bugs in the network
SpaceX congratulated a researcher who said he hacked into Starlink using a $25 homemade device as part of the company's bug bounty program.
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NASA awards SpaceX a $255 million contract to launch the next space telescope, which will study dark energy and exoplanets
NASA on Tuesday awarded Elon Musk's SpaceX with a contract to provide launch services for the next space telescope mission. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is 2.4 meters in diameter, is slated to launch in October 2026, the space agency said in a press release. Under the contract, SpaceX will launch the telescope on a Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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SpaceX Shares an Image of the Super Heavy Booster Bristling With 33 Newly Installed Raptor Engines
Not long ago, SpaceX passed their Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) with the FAA, though many corrective actions were recommended. With this hurdle in its rearview mirror, SpaceX is busy preparing the Starship and Super Heavy prototypes for their orbital test flight.
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Elon Musk congratulates SpaceX team on executing 3 'flawless launches' in 2 days
Tesla CEO Elon Musk congratulated the SpaceX team for conducting three "flawless launches" in under one week. "Congrats to SpaceX Falcon team for executing 3 flawless launches in 2 days!, Musk tweeted on Sunday.
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Astronomers renew concerns about Starlink satellite brightness
As SpaceX gears up for another launch of Starlink satellites, astronomers are concerned the company maybe backsliding in its efforts to reduce the brightness of those satellites. A Falcon 9 is scheduled to lift off at 12:08 p.m. Eastern June 17 from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A, placing 53 Starlink satellites into orbit. This mission will bring the total number of Starlink satellites launched to more than 2,700, with more than 2,450 in orbit.
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