This billionaire immigrant is racing Elon Musk to connect your phone from space
Abel Avellan is taking on SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Project Kuiper in the battle to provide broadband satellite internet directly to your smartphone.
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Starlink’s numbers could bring SpaceX’s valuation crashing down
While DOGE dismay has hammered Tesla stock, SpaceX is still flying high with investors as the world’s most valuable private company. But economic realities and the physical limits of beaming internet connectivity from space could puncture the good vibes.
SpaceX delays manned flight to relieve astronauts stranded on International Space Station
The two astronauts have been on at the International Space Station since last June after the ship they arrived in experienced helium leaks and thruster issues, requiring a new ship for the ride back to Earth.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX test launch of Starship ends in ‘rapid unscheduled disassembly’
SpaceX successfully caught the Super Heavy Booster, but then lost communication with the ship.
Trump could attend SpaceX launch with Elon Musk today—What to know about Starship test flight
The Starship rocket will be launched for a sixth time Tuesday and its booster will attempt to re-land on its launch tower near Brownsville, Texas.
Musk’s SpaceX has a message for Trump administration: regulation slows technology down
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell echoed CEO Elon Musk’s past criticisms of government regulation, calling for faster launch approvals as the company ramps up test flights for its Starship rocket.
SpaceX launches ship to bring back astronauts stranded on International Space Station
The ship will return with its crew and the two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station early next year.
SpaceX completes first private Spacewalk with billionaire Jared Isaacman
The mission is the furthest crewed space mission since NASA’s Apollo moon missions.
Astronauts stuck in space: Planned 8-day visit extends into 2025 after Boeing problems
Two astronauts have been stuck on the International Space Station for two months longer than planned won’t return home until at least February.
Meet the billionaire about to become the first private citizen to space-walk
Payment company Shift4’s founder and billionaire Jared Isaacman is headed off on the Polaris Dawn mission, which is scheduled to take place from August 26. And, he’ll be one of the first private citizen’s to take a walk in outer space.