Space industry
American Airlines to make Wi-Fi free on most of its fleet in 2026
An American Airlines plane on the runway at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, on Oct. 25, 2024. Joe Raedle | Getty Images American Airlines plans to offer Wi-Fi for free starting in January as more carriers opt for complimentary internet service for their loyalty program members, increasing pressure on holdouts. The free Wi-Fi will […]
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Amazon delays first Kuiper internet satellite launch due to bad weather
United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the first two demonstration satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation stands ready for launch on pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on October 5, 2023 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. Paul Hennessey | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Amazon delayed the launch of […]
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Watch astronauts return to Earth on SpaceX capsule after months on the ISS
[The stream is slated to start at 4:45 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are set to splash down on Earth on Tuesday evening after spending more than nine months in space. They were originally supposed to […]
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Boeing Starliner astronauts who were supposed to be in space for nine days returning to Earth after nine months on ISS
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams pose inside the hatch connecting Boeing’s Starliner to the International Space Station on NASA The two U.S. astronauts who had been at the International Space Station for nine months after their faulty Boeing Starliner capsule returned without them are finally heading home. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and […]
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Tesla lobby Trump trade rep on tariffs
Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks on next to U.S. President Donald Trump talking to the media, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 11, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Two companies led by billionaire DOGE chief Elon Musk — SpaceX and Tesla — have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump […]
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SpaceX scrubs astronaut flight that was to retrieve stuck astronauts
SpaceX Crew-10 commander Anne McClain waves alongside crewmates upon their arrival at the Launch and Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on March 7, 2025. The crew, NASA pilot Nichole Ayers, Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, JAXA astronaut Takuya Onish and NASA commander Anne McClain are scheduled to launch March 15 […]
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FAA briefly halts flights to several Florida airports after SpaceX rocket testing failure
SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship lifts off for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, March 6, 2025. Eric Gay | AP The Federal Aviation Administration briefly halted flights to several Florida airports on Thursday night after a SpaceX Starship testing failure. The incident marks the second time this year that SpaceX experienced […]
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SpaceX loses control of Starship in space in testing failure
The Super Heavy booster returns to its launch pad after the SpaceX Starship spacecraft continued to space following its launch on its eighth test at the company’s Boca Chica launch pad in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., March 6, 2025. Joe Skipper | Reuters SpaceX lost contact with its Starship rocket in space on Thursday during the […]
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Why automakers including Honda and Toyota are pouring millions into rockets and satellites
In January, Toyota said its mobility software subsidiary “Woven by Toyota” was investing $44 million into Japanese rocket maker Interstellar Technologies. Rival Honda has been developing a proprietary reusable rocket since 2019 to launch low-earth orbit satellites to space. Chinese automaker Geely Holding Group, a Tesla competitor, has invested $326 million to manufacture its own […]
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Private lunar lander Blue Ghost aces moon touchdown with a special delivery for NASA
A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth’s celestial neighbor ahead of astronaut missions. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander descended from lunar orbit on autopilot, aiming for the slopes of an […]
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