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    SpaceX launches private spacecraft to the Moon

    SpaceX launches private spacecraft to the Moon A Japanese lunar lander carrying two rovers and other payload lifted off via a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Sunday, in a bid to become the first commercial spacecraft to land on the moon. The launch of Tokyo-based Ispace Inc.’s Hakuto-R lander from Cape...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    OneWeb sends 40 satellites into orbit using rival's parent company

    OneWeb sends 40 satellites into orbit using rival's parent company SpaceX successfully launched 40 satellites for competing communications company OneWeb on Thursday. It’s the first of three planned missions the unlikely collaborators are set to perform over the coming months despite their...
  4. Jan

    Starlink delays FUP launch

    Starlink delays fair usage data caps SpaceX's Starlink satellite Internet service has delayed a plan to start limiting customers' connection speeds during peak hours after users hit a certain threshold. In early November 2022, The Verge was the first to report about Starlink adding a fair...
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    SpaceX gets approval to launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites

    SpaceX gets approval to launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites US regulators partially approved plans by Elon Musk’s SpaceX to operate another massive fleet of Starlink satellites, giving the company the go-ahead to launch 7,500 of a proposed constellation of nearly 30,000 satellites. The...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    SpaceX value over R2.6 trillion — according to latest funding round

    SpaceX value over R2.6 trillion — according to latest funding round Elon Musk’s SpaceX is in talks to raise a funding round that values the rocket launch and satellite company at more than $150 billion (R2.6 trillion), people familiar with the matter said. The transaction being discussed...
  7. Jan

    Starlink announces FUP to start throttling in congested areas

    Starlink gets fair use policy — will start throttling in congested areas SpaceX's satellite Internet service Starlink will start throttling customers' connection speeds if they consume over 1TB of data per month during the day and live in an area with plenty of other users. First reported by...
  8. Jan

    Starlink for RVs - satellite broadband for land-based vehicles in motion

    Starlink launches dish for moving vehicles SpaceX has launched a new iteration of its Starlink satellite Internet service, which lets users access the service from a land-based vehicle in motion. Starlink for RVs has provided a portable version of the fixed home and business service for...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Elon Musk's Starlink network and Twitter deal could face US national security reviews

    Elon Musk's Starlink network and Twitter deal could face US national security reviews Biden administration officials are discussing whether the US should subject some of Elon Musk’s ventures to national security reviews, including the deal for Twitter Inc. and SpaceX’s Starlink satellite...
  10. Jan

    Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi promises 350Mbps download speeds

    Starlink's Wi-Fi for airplanes will offer 350Mbps download speeds SpaceX has opened reservations for the Starlink Aviation service that provides in-flight Wi-Fi on its website. The launch of Starlink Aviation comes after several months of testing with partner airlines — including major US...
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    Elon Musk says SpaceX loses R362 million each month providing Starlink to Ukraine

    Elon Musk says SpaceX loses R362 million each month providing Starlink to Ukraine SpaceX is losing about $20 million (R362.32-million) a month providing its Starlink satellite internet service to Ukraine, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Twitter. The company isn’t receiving any money...
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    Elon Musk's tweets are impacting US diplomatic relations

    Elon Musk's tweets are impacting US diplomatic relations Elon Musk often wields his Twitter account as a weapon — threatening to back out of his deal to buy Twitter or insulting President Joe Biden as a damp sock puppet “in human form.” More recently, the world’s richest person veered into...
  13. Jan

    Lynk Global testing 5G connectivity from space

    Starlink rival testing 5G cell service from space Satellite telecoms company Lynk Global will launch the world's first base station in space to transmit 5G cellular connectivity to standard smartphones on Earth. The test will take place in December 2022 and will be carried out using Lynk's...
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    SpaceX launches 6th crewed mission

    SpaceX launches 6th crewed mission SpaceX launched a crew of four on a Nasa mission to the International Space Station, including a Russian cosmonaut and the first Native American woman to travel to space. The blast-off, scheduled for noon local time Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center in...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Nasa and SpaceX wants to bump Hubble Space Telescope into higher orbit

    Nasa and SpaceX wants to bump Hubble Space Telescope into higher orbit Nasa said Thursday that it’s working with SpaceX to study using the company’s Dragon spacecraft to boost the space agency’s Hubble Space Telescope into a higher orbit. Nasa and SpaceX signed a Space Act Agreement to look...
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    US lawmakers want Starlink to get a waiver in heavily-sanctioned Iran

    US lawmakers want Starlink to get a waiver in heavily-sanctioned Iran Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen should give Elon Musk’s satellite Internet service Starlink clearance to operate in heavily sanctioned Iran as the country faces widespread protests, a bipartisan group of lawmakers said. Musk...
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    Starlink airplane Wi-Fi can handle bufferless Netflix and YouTube streaming

    Starlink airplane Wi-Fi can handle bufferless Netflix and YouTube streaming SpaceX wants to show the world its Starlink satellite system can deliver Netflix and YouTube at 30,000 feet. So it recently held a demo for the media aboard a jet operated by its first airline customer, regional...
  18. Jan

    Low-earth orbit cellphone networks a threat and opportunity for Vodacom and MTN

    Game-changer can threaten Vodacom and MTN's business models New technological developments that enable mobile phones to connect directly to low Earth orbit satellites are a game-changer which can threaten mobile operators’ current business models. When Apple unveiled the new iPhone 14, it...
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    Starlink launch in South Africa pushed to "unknown"

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  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Apple and SpaceX had discussions over using Starlink for iPhone satellite features

    Apple and SpaceX had discussions over using Starlink for iPhone satellite features SpaceX held talks with Apple Inc. about using Starlink connectivity for the iPhone maker’s new satellite features, Elon Musk said. The companies have had “promising conversations,” SpaceX Chief Executive Officer...
  21. Jan

    iPhone could finally get satellite calling - but is it too late?

    iPhone's satellite calling feature might finally launch — but could be too late Apple has finished testing satellite connectivity on its upcoming iPhone 14 series, but launching the feature will depend on concluding deals with operators. That is according to renowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi...
    • Jan
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