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    SpaceX engineer pleads guilty to insider trading using dark web

    SpaceX engineer pleads guilty to insider trading using dark web A SpaceX engineer pleaded guilty to insider trading after buying information off the dark web with the goal of profiting from illegal tips about companies, U.S. prosecutors said Thursday. From 2016 to 2017, James Roland Jones used...
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    SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket booster reaches new record

    SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket booster reaches new record SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully deployed the latest batch of 60 Starlink satellites on Sunday morning. The rocket booster used on this mission flew for a record ninth time on Sunday, landing safely on its “Of Course I Still Love You”...
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    Starlink Internet could soon be available in cars, ships, and aeroplanes

    Starlink Internet could soon be available in cars, ships, and aeroplanes SpaceX wants to connect cars, ships, and aeroplanes with fast, low-latency Internet via its Starlink satellite service. As it stands, Starlink can provide broadband connectivity to users with fixed antennas located at home...
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    NASA to look into SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket engine failure

    NASA to look into SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket engine failure NASA will review an engine failure last month that caused Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s Falcon 9 rocket booster to land in the sea after a satellite launch, as the U.S. agency prepares for the next crewed flight to the...
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    SpaceX loses Falcon 9 rocket booster in botched landing

    SpaceX loses Falcon 9 rocket booster in botched landing SpaceX on Monday evening successfully launched its latest batch of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit. In a rare instance by its current track record, however, it lost a rocket booster in the process. The company’s B1059 Falcon 9 first...
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    SpaceX planning first all-civilian orbital space flight in 2021

    SpaceX planning first all-civilian orbital space flight in 2021 Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is planning the first all-civilian orbital spaceflight later this year, to be led by a technology entrepreneur who will be joined by three other people. The flight is expected to...
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    What SpaceX achieved in 2020 - And plans for 2021

    What SpaceX achieved in 2020 - And plans for 2021 Private spaceflight company Space Exploration Technologies Corporation - better known as SpaceX - achieved a number of significant milestones in 2020. Founded in 2002 by South African-born tech billionaire Elon Musk, the company has come a long...
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    SpaceX seeks R1.37-trillion valuation

    SpaceX seeks R1.37-trillion valuation Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is in discussions with investors to raise another round of funding and seeks to double its valuation to as much as $92 billion (R1.37 trillion), Business Insider reported. The talks are still at an early...
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    NASA's first regular SpaceX commercial crewed flight delayed until Sunday

    NASA's first regular SpaceX commercial crewed flight delayed until Sunday NASA and SpaceX delayed the launch of their first regular commercial crew flight by a day because of weather conditions that could threaten recovery operations at sea if the Dragon capsule has to abort the flight during...
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    Starlink Internet pricing

    Starlink Internet pricing SpaceX has revealed that its Starlink satellite Internet will cost early beta testers $99 per month, Engadget reports. This excludes the cost of the hardware needed to connect to the Starlink network, which SpaceX said will cost an additional $499 as a once-off payment.
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    SpaceX to build missile warning and tracking satellites

    SpaceX to build missile warning and tracking satellites SpaceX has secured an agreement with the US Space Development Agency (SDA) to build missile warning and tracking satellites, according to a report from Space News. The $149-million contract will see the company build four satellites which...
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    SpaceX ready for first manned space mission

    SpaceX ready for first manned space mission Elon Musk is about to face his biggest test after almost two decades as a space entrepreneur: launching human beings into orbit. If the weather holds and there are no technical issues, a SpaceX Dragon capsule atop a Falcon 9 rocket will blast off...
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    SpaceX to face one last test

    SpaceX to face one last test Elon Musk’s rocket company has one last, major hurdle to clear before it attempts an historic first flight of astronauts for NASA: proving it can safely abort a mission if something goes wrong after takeoff. A Falcon 9 rocket with Crew Dragon spacecraft is slated...
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    SpaceX is preparing to test its Starship

    SpaceX is preparing to test its Starship SpaceX is preparing for a flight test of its Starship Mk1 spacecraft, according to a tweet from CEO Elon Musk. The company has filed a communications request with the FCC for a suborbital flight and recovery test for the Starship vehicle.
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    SpaceX begins launching Starlink satellites

    SpaceX begins launching Starlink satellites Elon Musk’s SpaceX has made a business out of launching satellites for commercial customers, NASA and the U.S. military. On Thursday evening, the company will launch orbital objects of its own in a key step toward creating a space-based constellation...
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    SpaceX successfully lands all three Falcon Heavy boosters

    SpaceX successfully lands all three Falcon Heavy boosters SpaceX has successfully landed all three of its Falcon Heavy boosters back on Earth for the first time. The two outer boosters touched back down at SpaceX's landing pads near its launch site in Cape Canaveral, while the centre core...
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    SpaceX prepares first Falcon Heavy launch for paying customer

    SpaceX prepares first Falcon Heavy launch for paying customer Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing to launch Falcon Heavy—its massive, heavy-lift rocket—for its first paying customer, more than a year after its debut demonstration mission in February 2018. Last year’s initial Falcon Heavy launch...
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    SpaceX lays off 577 employees at headquarters

    SpaceX lays off 577 employees at headquarters SpaceX is taking the ax to its headquarters in California. Hours after launching its first rocket of the new year on Friday morning, the Elon Musk-led company told employees that roughly 10 percent of SpaceX’s workforce would be laid off. [Bloomberg]
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    Watch - SpaceX fails to land Falcon 9 on launch pad for the first time ever

    Watch - SpaceX fails to land Falcon 9 on launch pad for the first time ever SpaceX has failed to land its Falcon 9 rocket on its landing pad at Cape Canaveral for the first time since it began recovering its Falcon 9 rockets. The rocket ferried a payload to orbit and began its descent back to...
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    Russian space programme threatened by SpaceX

    Russian space programme threatened by SpaceX Russia’s space program is seeking to repair its reputation for reliability after a failed launch as it confronts unprecedented foreign competition for getting into orbit. On Monday, the Roscosmos agency will attempt to send its first crew into space...
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