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PARIS: Saudi Arabia is planning to launch two astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a space capsule from Elon Musk's SpaceX, becoming the latest Gulf nation to strengthen ties with private US space companies, according to three people familiar with the arrangement. The sources, speaking anonymously to discuss the…

Home News Spaceflight SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy Booster 7 fired up seven Raptor engines at the same time at the company's Boca Chica, Texas Starbase on Sept. 19, 2022. (Image credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX) SpaceX fired seven engines on its Starship Super Heavy prototype "Booster 7" on Monday (Sept. 19), marking…

Josh Bruce/Shutterstock While Elon Musk's SpaceX is known for its reusable rockets, spacecraft, and ambitious plans for colonizing Mars, the company has also been doing a lot of work expanding the coverage of its satellite internet service Starlink. The service, which aims to enable high-speed satellite-based internet connectivity across the…

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Starlink 4-34 mission will launch SpaceX’s next batch of 54 Starlink broadband satellites. Follow us on Twitter. SFN Live SpaceX launched a Falcon 9…

Elon Musk is a troublemaker in the Russian war machine.  The CEO of electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla  (TSLA)  has completely turned Moscow's communication plan upside down, a plan aimed at imposing its narrative in the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on February 24. Everything seemed to be going according to President…

Home News Spaceflight Update, 6:55 p.m. EDT: SpaceX just announced (opens in new tab) another delay for their beleaguered Starlink mission that has now missed five launch opportunities in a row. The company is now aiming for Sunday (Sept. 18) at 8:18 p.m. EDT (0043 GMT Monday, Sept. 19). The…

Home News Human Spaceflights Since its first crewed flight in 2020, SpaceX has continued to launch astronauts to the International Space Station and return them home to Earth as part of a partnership with NASA.  In 2011, NASA contracted both SpaceX and Boeing to build vehicles to ferry astronauts to…

Watch a replay of our coverage of the third launch attempt Sept .15 for SpaceX’s Starlink 4-34 mission at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The countdown Sept. 13 was scrubbed due to lightning. The Starlink 4-34 mission will launch SpaceX’s next batch of…

The Northern lights (Aurora Borelias) over the city Tromso in northern Norway. Aurora watchers in Alaska this month saw both a brilliant aurora display and a string of SpaceX satellites crossing the night. Photo by Morten Bjoernbakk/EPA Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Sky watchers in Alaska were treated to both a…

Home News Spaceflight McMurdo Research Station in Antarctica. (Image credit: Peter Rejcek, Antarctic Photo Library) SpaceX's Starlink internet constellation is getting a serious remote-service test. SpaceX has long touted Starlink's potential as a world connector, allowing people in rural areas and other underserved communities to access high-speed internet. And Starlink…