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SpaceX Wins FCC Approval to Launch 7,500 Starlink Satellites
2Dec By adminNo Comments
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SpaceX Wins FCC Approval to Launch 7,500 Starlink Satellites

[ad_1] US regulators partially approved plans by Elon Musk’s SpaceX to operate another massive fleet of 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 Federal Communications Commission announced the step in an order and authorization notice published Thursday. SpaceX has approval to operate these next generation Starlink satellites, known as Gen 2, at three altitudes between 326 miles (525 kilometers) and 332 miles, according to the notice. The FCC said it's deferring “action on the remainder of SpaceX's application at this time.” “Our action will allow SpaceX to begin deployment of...
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SpaceX Is Accused of Illegally Firing Workers Over Musk Comments
18Nov By adminNo Comments
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SpaceX Is Accused of Illegally Firing Workers Over Musk Comments

[ad_1] SpaceX illegally fired nine people earlier this year in retaliation for comments critical of founder Elon Musk. SpaceX illegally fired nine people earlier this year in retaliation for comments critical of founder Elon Musk and the company's culture, a former employee alleged in a complaint with federal regulators.The terminated SpaceX workers include authors of an open letter protesting “inappropriate, disparaging, sexually charged comments on Twitter” by Musk, according to the Wednesday filing with the US National Labor Relations Board. The complaint says the workers were fired “for engaging in the core concerted protected activity of speaking up against SpaceX's failure and refusal to address the culture of sexism, harassment and discrimination.” A representative of the compa...
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Elon Musk Finds Time to Attend a Ceremony for Space Force
3Nov By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk Finds Time to Attend a Ceremony for Space Force

[ad_1] Elon Musk, who’s been busy taking over Twitter Inc., took a break Wednesday to attend a Pentagon ceremony. Elon Musk, who's been busy taking over Twitter Inc., took a break Wednesday to attend a Pentagon ceremony. The event was a change-of-command ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base outside of Washington. It marked the retirement of General John Raymond, the first head of US Space Force, who singled out Musk by name for showing up. It reflects one of the billionaire's other interests as co-founder and chief executive of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. which he turned into a major contractor for the Defense Department's national security satellite launches. Raymond invited Musk and other executives of companies involved in space programs to the event, according to a P...
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SpaceX Set to Launch Falcon Heavy on Classified US Space Force Mission
1Nov By adminNo Comments
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SpaceX Set to Launch Falcon Heavy on Classified US Space Force Mission

[ad_1] The big rocket is back after a 40-month hiatus but with far fewer customers than the popular Falcon 9. SpaceX is set to launch its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida on a classified mission for the US Space Force, marking the return of the rocket after a more than 3-year hiatus. The launch is scheduled for as early as 9:41 am local time on Tuesday. The flight will be just the fourth launch of the Falcon Heavy since its debut in February 2018, a relatively infrequent launch cadence for a vehicle that has been hailed as the most powerful rocket now in operation. When Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Space Exploration Technologies Corp., first announced plans to create the rocket in 2011, it was touted as a new and powerful option for customers in need of launching ...
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Elon Musk to Become Twitter CEO, Reverse Life Bans
28Oct By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk to Become Twitter CEO, Reverse Life Bans

[ad_1] Elon Musk plans to assume the role of CEO at Twitter Inc. after completing his $44 billion acquisition. Elon Musk plans to assume the role of chief executive officer at Twitter Inc. after completing his $44 billion acquisition, taking the helm of the social media giant on top of leading Tesla Inc. and SpaceX.Musk intends to replace Parag Agrawal, who was fired along with other major executives upon completion of the takeover, a person familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified discussing internal deliberations. The billionaire is expected to remain CEO in the interim but may eventually cede the role in the longer term, the person added. Twitter representatives declined to comment. Musk's acquisition puts the world's richest man in charge of a struggling social n...
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX partners with Philippine tycoon on satellite service
27Oct By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX partners with Philippine tycoon on satellite service

[ad_1] Elon Musk's SpaceX is expanding into the Philippines by offering satellite broadband service to businesses and the government, Billionaire Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) is expanding into the Philippines by offering satellite broadband service to businesses and the government, his local partner said on Thursday. Data Lake Inc, a Philippine-based firm partly owned by tycoon Henry Sy Jr, said it signed a deal to be the first partner of SpaceX's Starlink in Southeast Asia. "The Philippines is an archipelago, and connecting our country to the wider world often requires extensive infrastructure," Data Lake Chairman Anthony Almeda said in a statement. The Philippines is made up of more than 7,600 islands, many of them isolated and with mountainous ter...
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SpaceX hired for two European launches to fill gap left by Russia
21Oct By adminNo Comments
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SpaceX hired for two European launches to fill gap left by Russia

[ad_1] Europe will commission two rocket launches from Elon Musk's SpaceX after the Ukraine conflict barred access to Russia's Soyuz. Europe will commission two rocket launches from Elon Musk's SpaceX after the Ukraine conflict barred access to Russia's Soyuz, the European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed on Thursday. The launches include the Euclid space telescope and the Hera probe, a follow-up mission to NASA's DART spacecraft which last month succeeded in altering the path of a moonlet in the first test of a future planetary defence system. "The member states have decided that Euclid and Hera are proposed to be launched on Falcon 9," ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher told reporters after a meeting of the 22-nation agency's ministerial council. The launches will take place i...
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Elon Musk: SpaceX might keep funding satellite service in Ukraine
16Oct By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk: SpaceX might keep funding satellite service in Ukraine

[ad_1] Billionaire Elon Musk suggested in a Saturday tweet that his rocket company SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service in Ukraine. But Musk's tone and wording also raised the possibility that the irascible Tesla CEO was just being sarcastic. Musk frequently tweets jokes and insults and sometimes goes on unusual tangents, such as a recent series of tweets suggesting that one of his companies has begun selling its own line of fragrances. It is not clear if SpaceX has actually established future plans for service in Ukraine. On Friday, senior U.S. officials confirmed that Musk had officially asked the Defense Department to take over funding for the service Starlink provides in Ukraine. Starlink, which provides broadband internet service using mor...
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Elon Musk to provide Florida with Starlink satellite Internet in response to Hurricane Ian
2Oct By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk to provide Florida with Starlink satellite Internet in response to Hurricane Ian

[ad_1] Elon Musk to provide satellite internet service, Starlink, for help in response to Hurricane Ian. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk agreed to provide the company's satellite internet service, Starlink, for help in response to Hurricane Ian in areas of Southwest Florida still without connectivity. "We are working with Elon Musk and Starlink satellite. They are positioning those Starlink satellites to provide good coverage in Southwest Florida and other affected areas," DeSantis told reporters on Saturday. "We are expecting 120 additional large Starlink units to deploy to Southwest Florida." [ad_2] Source link
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