Starlink speeds ahead in the satellite race but rivals aren't starstruck just yet Download rates stabilize after influx of users dragged on service Networks19 Sep 2023 | 12
Elon Musk has beef with Bill Gates because he shorted Tesla stock, says biographer Comment The origin story of the 'in case u need to lose a boner fast' tweet Offbeat11 Sep 2023 | 49
Bombshell biography: Fearing nuclear war, Musk blocked Starlink to stymie Ukraine attack on Russia Updated Exploding drone subs 'lost connectivity, washed ashore harmlessly' Networks07 Sep 2023 | 333
Musk's mighty missile is ready for launch once FAA says OK Updated Starship Super Heavy to remain on terra firma until US watchdog ticks off the corrective actions Science07 Sep 2023 | 96
Vodafone and Amazon shoot for the stars while Kuiper satellites remain grounded Bezo birds to provide a mobile backhaul. When they finally launch Networks05 Sep 2023 | 4
The only thing launched for Amazon's Project Kuiper is a lawsuit Updated Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk... not the bestest of buddies? Networks04 Sep 2023 | 15
Uncle Sam accuses SpaceX of not considering asylees and refugees for employment Discrimination lawsuit claims company's 'ITAR' excuse was badly wrong Science25 Aug 2023 | 68
SpaceX, T-Mobile US phone service will interfere with ours, claims rival 5G mobile and satellite operator accuses Musk firm of making 'elementary errors' in its calculations Networks23 Aug 2023 | 16
China succeeds where Elon Musk has failed with first methalox rocket Maybe bigger isn't better when it comes to complicated, error-prone space machines? Science12 Jul 2023 | 44
Starlink satellites leak astronomy-disturbing EM radiation, say boffins The light pollution problem is so 2022 Science10 Jul 2023 | 10
SpaceX says, sure, Starship blew up but you can forget about the rest of that lawsuit Won't someone think of the (checks notes) Kemp's Ridley sea turtle? Science06 Jul 2023 | 54
Ariane 5 to take final flight, leaving Europe without its own heavy-lift rocket Final update (literally) Launch will leave continent dependent on the US for space missions Science04 Jul 2023 | 70
Starlink's rocket speeds hit a 50 megabit wall for large downloads Disgruntled customers claim throttling happens any time of the day or night Networks07 Jun 2023 | 42
Starlink bags US defense contract to keep war-torn Ukraine connected And poor Elon gets a break from subsidies Networks02 Jun 2023 | 16
After network glitch, South Korea's commercial sat-slinger succeeds Nuri rocket has done the business – now to get into the business Science26 May 2023 | 3
This upstart is selling tickets for a SpaceX trip to the world's first private space station 30 days with three other people in a double-width shipping container built by a crypto billionaire. What's not to like? Science10 May 2023 | 19
Eco warriors sue FAA over Starship fallout, claim watchdog is lost in space NEPA was violated by letting SpaceX do its own impact study, suit alleges Science02 May 2023 | 29
Space: The final frontier, or the next venture capital gold rush Book review Ashlee Vance's When the Heavens Went on Sale paints an inside view of orbital startups Science01 May 2023 | 3
Ashlee Vance spills the beans on the secret exciting life of space startups Interview Reg-turned-Bloomberg journo talks rockets, satellites, and more Science29 Apr 2023 | 10
US watchdog grounds SpaceX Starship after that explosion Musk loyalists said launch wasn't a failure. Tell that to folks, wildlife covered in dust, ash, debris Science26 Apr 2023 | 157
SpaceX's second attempt at orbital Starship launch ends in fireball 'Rapid unscheduled disassembly' could apply to much of Musk's world Science20 Apr 2023 | 234
SpaceX feels the pressure, scraps first orbital launch of Starship Another attempt is possible later this week, depending on how the troubleshooting goes Science17 Apr 2023 | 37
Elon Musk actually sits down and talks to 'government-funded media' the BBC Updated Plus: RIP Twitter Inc – it's X Corp now Networks12 Apr 2023 | 108
Starlink opens final frontier for radio astronomers Opinion Is it wrong to wish on space hardware? Science11 Apr 2023 | 37
SpaceX calendar marked with big red circle for 'first Starship launch' this month Waits for pen-pushers to sign off debut orbital mission Science11 Apr 2023 | 42
US pushes next phase of satellite missile defense system Agency asks for industry input into medium Earth orbit system Defense Tech Week04 Apr 2023 | 2
SpaceX tries to de-orbit Amazon's request for a satellite broadband shortcut Stop the presses: Billionaires think sharing is a great idea, until a rival billionaire wants to share Off-Prem22 Mar 2023 | 31
Firefly gets nod from NASA to deliver Lunar Pathfinder to the Moon LuSEE in the sky with ... data Science15 Mar 2023 | 14
LockBit brags: We'll leak thousands of SpaceX blueprints stolen from supplier And also, Ring hit with ransomware, too? No, says Amazon Cyber-crime13 Mar 2023 | 19
Welcome to Muskville: Where the workers never leave Comment Your boss owns you AND your home – is this Texas utopia? Offbeat10 Mar 2023 | 94
Hubble images photobombed by space hardware on the up Big brains worry investment explosion could hit astronomy Science03 Mar 2023 | 25
Space. The eventual frontier. This is the delayed journey of Crew-6 astronauts en route to the ISS SpaceX overcomes ground systems issue that halted previous launch attempt Science03 Mar 2023 |
UK antitrust watchdog provisionally clears Viasat's $7.3B buy of Inmarsat Entrance of SpaceX and others into airline Wi-Fi eases worries. Next stop: US and EU regulators Networks01 Mar 2023 | 1
SpaceX lobs second-gen Starlink satellites into orbit But not the giant ones Musk previewed last year – those still can't get to space without Starship Systems28 Feb 2023 | 18
Ground equipment failure scrubs latest ISS SpaceX launch Crew-6 will have to wait to go to space, and everyone in orbit will have to wait that much longer to come home Science27 Feb 2023 |
It's getting crowded on the ISS: SpaceX Crew-6 to launch Monday NASA is used to dealing with extra guests: just sleep on the ceiling Science24 Feb 2023 | 4
Starlink performance sees a bump, and so do prices Still not quite as fast as it was in the halcyon days of 2021 Networks23 Feb 2023 | 12
Japanese balloon startup wants to 'democratize space' – with $180,000 ticket price Aim is to bring entry fee down to tens of thousands of dollars, if you have that lying around Offbeat23 Feb 2023 | 21
SpaceX threatened with $175,000 fine for Starlink crash risk paperwork blunder Video Looks like Musketeers jumped the gun, launched mission too early Science18 Feb 2023 | 24
Amazon convinces FCC it can avoid space junk chaos We wanted robot butlers and flying Deloreans ... and got internet-from-orbit instead Science10 Feb 2023 | 36
SpaceX cuts off Ukraine's 'offensive' Starlink use Please, please, don't shoot down our satellites, Vlad Networks09 Feb 2023 | 60
Could 2023 be the year SpaceX's Starship finally reaches orbit? Meanwhile, no one is thinking of the horrible emissions coming out of all these rockets, say scientists Science06 Feb 2023 | 65
SpaceX tells astronomers: Fine, we'll try to stop Starlink spoiling stargazing sessions Agrees measures to prevent streaks of light across the night sky in time-lapse observations Networks13 Jan 2023 | 50
As one mission returns to Earth, three more make for the Moon Japan and the United Arab Emirates launched landers, while JPL has a boring old satellite Science12 Dec 2022 | 18
SpaceX chases government cash with Starshield satellites If Starshield smells like Space-BACN, that's because it probably is Networks06 Dec 2022 | 13
FCC gives SpaceX OK to launch 7.5k Gen2 Starlink satellites Subject to conditions: offer only valid if you can get Starship off the ground Networks02 Dec 2022 | 17
SpaceX grounds Falcon 9 carrying first private lunar lander Lift-off postponed for 'additional pre-flight checkouts' Science30 Nov 2022 | 11
Starlink purchases 'Twitter takeover' ad package, Musk dismisses it as 'tiny' Well, which one is it, then? Personal Tech15 Nov 2022 | 32
Twitter employees sue over lack of 60-day layoff notice Musk-owned companies have now faced 3 WARN Act lawsuits alleging the same thing Personal Tech04 Nov 2022 | 123
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launches after three-year hiatus with secret US sats Classified mission will █████████ for ████ in █████████ until ███████████ █████ Science01 Nov 2022 | 40
Starlink terminals reportedly smuggled into Iran amid internet shutdowns Don't thank Elon Networks24 Oct 2022 | 14
Starlink decoded for use as GPS alternative – without Elon Musk's help Told no by SpaceX, uni eggheads went ahead by themselves Science24 Oct 2022 | 31
Biden wants SpaceX to beam internet to Iran amid uprising Er, did Joe forget who runs Starlink? Networks21 Oct 2022 | 46
SpaceX's in-flight Wi-Fi, Starlink Aviation, takes to the skies Oh c'mon! Was it too much to expect Skynet? Networks19 Oct 2022 | 10
CEO told to die in a car crash after firing engineers who had two full-time jobs Poll Boss says it was 'stealing' – but what do you think? Offbeat19 Oct 2022 | 228
Starlink, shot by both sides in Ukrainian fracas, lives to fight on Opinion Jam today, jam tomorrow? Networks17 Oct 2022 | 44
Musky scent? Billionaire launches fragrance: Burnt Hair 'The Essence of Repugnant Desire', selling via Boring Company website for $100, will accept Dogecoin Offbeat12 Oct 2022 | 34
SpaceX gives another four astronauts a lift to International Space Station Two Americans, a Japanese bloke and a Russian float into a lab. The bartender says... Science07 Oct 2022 | 3
Block this: Using satellites to plaster ads over our skies could work, say boffins They can't hurt us if we stay indoors Offbeat06 Oct 2022 | 85
NASA, SpaceX weigh invoking Dragon to take Hubble higher Telescope hasn't been superseded by JWST, so why not try to keep it going? Science30 Sep 2022 | 51
Starlink broadband speeds slow as subscriber numbers grow But a median of 60Mbps is not to be sniffed at when you're out in the sticks Networks23 Sep 2022 | 24
Musk says Starlink will ask for exemption to US sanctions on Iran Violence flares amid internet blackouts after woman dies in police custody Networks20 Sep 2022 | 30