SpaceX cleared to attempt third Starship launch Thursday

SpaceX’s next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is prepared for a third launch from the company’s Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, on March 13, 2024. Joe Skipper | Reuters Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing to launch its third Starship test flight as soon as Thursday morning … Read more

SpaceX Starship Mission 3 Could Launch Thursday: How to Watch

SpaceX is readying to launch its third Starship mission, with the space exploration company owned by Elon Musk forging ahead after the first two attempts exploded after takeoff. SpaceX, which considers those first two missions successful thanks to the data and information it was able to collect, isn’t stopping. “Starship stacked for flight,” SpaceX posted … Read more

Satellites Step Up After Red Sea Internet Cables Get Severed

With four damaged underwater cables in the Red Sea, telecommunication providers are now looking to the skies for connectivity. Satellite operators are lending their space-based connectivity to reroute internet traffic, suggesting that a hybrid system combining underwater and orbital internet might be the best approach moving forward. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites … Read more

Democrats probe Russia’s alleged use of SpaceX Starlink in Ukraine

The Starlink photo is seen on a mobile device with Ukraine on a map in the background in this illustration photo in Warsaw, Poland on 21 September, 2022. STR | Nurphoto | Getty Images House Democrats Robert Garcia, D-Calif. and Jamie Raskin, D-Md, sent a letter to SpaceX demanding transparency from the defense contractor following … Read more

SpaceX Starship Mission 3: How to Watch the March 14 Launch

Rocket launches can be thrilling to watch, but the last two SpaceX Starship launches offered a little more than viewers bargained for: both spaceships exploded after takeoff. Still, the company considered the missions successful, thanks to the data and information it was able to collect. And it’s not stopping. SpaceX on Tuesday announced plans to … Read more

Oil And Gas Companies Are Being Watched By a New Methane-Tracking Satellite

Earlier this week, a new satellite launched to track methane as it emanates from oil and gas fields across the world, hoping to expose major producers of the greenhouse pollutant and hold them accountable for their commitment to lower emissions. Prime Day Ain’t That ‘Green’ MethaneSAT launched on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on … Read more

No, Grimes Didn’t Make Fun of Elon Musk for Saying Rich Ex-Wives Have Destroyed Civilization

Have you seen a tweet from Grimes making fun of her former partner, Elon Musk, for saying that wealthy ex-wives are destroying Western civilization? The Grimes tweet is fake. The musician didn’t actually poke fun at Musk over the comment. The Musk tweet, on the other hand, is completely real. Mr. Tweet Fumbles Super Bowl … Read more

SpaceX allegedly fostered serial sexual abuse, according to this lawsuit

A SpaceX employee says that she spent seven years working at the company’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California enduring sexual abuse, unequal pay, discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation, in a new lawsuit against the company. But her story paints a much graver picture than those individual words can convey, describing widespread harassment and coordinated action to … Read more

SpaceX eyes March 14 for next Starship test flight

SpaceX is aiming to launch its massive Starship rocket for the third time as soon as March 14, the company confirmed in a social media post Wednesday. SpaceX is still awaiting regulatory approval from the Federal Aviation Administration for the launch, without which Starship will remain grounded. But even though the FAA has yet to … Read more