The upper stage from a commercial Chinese rocket that launched last week has broken apart in space, spreading debris in […]
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Starlink charges $10 monthly hardware fee in move away from one-time purchases
Starlink has started charging a $10 monthly rental fee for hardware in a shift away from its longtime practice of […]
US Space Force confirms SpaceX will build sensor-to-shooter targeting network
SpaceX has won a lucrative contract to provide the US military with a means of distributing space-based sensing and targeting […]
Musk says US military suicide drones used Starlink in violation of SpaceX rules
Musk says drones used Starlink instead of Starshield, blames military contractor. A Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drone launches […]
FCC angers small carriers by helping AT&T and Starlink buy EchoStar spectrum
Separately, a group representing rural mobile carriers criticized the approvals, saying the FCC ignored competition concerns raised by small wireless […]
Starlink shuts down its GPS-style cheat code. Researchers may unlock it anyway.
In 2021, a team led by Zak Kassas, director of the Autonomous Systems Perception, Intelligence, and Navigation (ASPIN) Laboratory at […]
SpaceX is starting to move on from the world’s most successful rocket
It is far too soon to mention retirement, but astute observers of the space industry have noticed SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon […]
Apple chooses Amazon satellites for iPhone, years after rejecting Starlink offer
Amazon announces $11.6B merger with Globalstar and satellite deal with Apple. Promotional image for Amazon’s Leo satellite service. Credit: Amazon […]
SpaceX tries to convince FCC that Amazon put satellites into wrong altitude
Another SpaceX/Amazon fight Amazon denies violation, says SpaceX caused conflict by lowering Starlink satellites. Starlink operator SpaceX claims that Amazon […]
Starlink satellite breaks apart into “tens of objects”; SpaceX confirms “anomaly”
“These events illustrate the need for rapid characterization of anomalous events to enable clarity of the operating environment,” it said. […]