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Elon Musk says SpaceX will hopefully launch first Starship orbital flight in May
Prototypes of SpaceX’s Starship rocket and Super Heavy booster stand at the company’s Starbase facility in Texas. Michael Sheetz | CNBC Elon Musk on Monday gave an update on the timeline for SpaceX’s first orbital launch of the company’s next-generation Starship rocket. “We’ll have 39 flightworthy engines built by next month, then another month to […]
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U.S. space companies poised to benefit as Russia cuts ties to industry, analyst says
A Falcon 9 rocket carries 49 Starlink satellites toward orbit on Feb. 3, 2022. SpaceX Russia is rapidly cutting itself off from much of the global space industry in response to Western sanctions due to the invasion of Ukraine, and U.S. companies stand to benefit, according to an analyst report on Friday. “Russia and Ukraine […]
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SpaceX’s Starlink sees the in-flight internet market as ripe for an overhaul, executive says
A passenger plane takes off from Frankfurt Airport. The aviation industry is particularly hard hit by the effects of the global Corona pandemic. Picture alliance | Getty Images WASHINGTON – Elon Musk’s SpaceX believes an aviation-specific antenna may be revolutionary for connecting Starlink, its global high-speed internet service, with airplanes. “Connectivity on airplanes is something […]
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