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Protest in Iran have now spread to at least 50 Iranian cities, were triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish Iranian woman who was arrested for allegedly breaking Iran’s strict rules on wearing the hijab. Videos showing women burning their headscarves and crowds chanting “death to the…

Home News Spaceflight SpaceX launched another 52 of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit Saturday evening (Sept. 24) and also aced a rocket landing at sea. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 52 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday at 7:32 p.m. EDT (2332…

NASA will host two media briefings Monday, Sept. 26, in preparation for the fifth crew rotation mission with SpaceX as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program...Read More

Starlink slowdowns — Starlink capacity limits hit users—SpaceX says more satellites will make it faster. Jon Brodkin - Sep 23, 2022 5:57 pm UTC Starlink Starlink's median download speeds in the US dropped from 90.6Mbps to 62.5Mbps between the first and second quarters of 2022, according to Ookla speed tests.…

This weekly feature from Dynamic Business runs down the week’s top 10 funding rounds from Australia, India and the US. Check out last week’s biggest funding rounds here. CIM raises AU$10 million CIM, the creator of a world-leading property operations software solution that enables teams to work more collaboratively and accelerates the journey…

Home News Spaceflight SpaceX's Starship Mars rocket is getting some work done to gear up for its coming orbital launch attempt. SpaceX aims to launch that test flight — the first orbital mission for the Starship program — in late October or November. It will involve Booster 7 and Ship 24,…

by Jason Rainbow — September 22, 2022 Starlink launched a maritime-focused service plan in July after getting FCC permission to connect aircraft, ships, and motor vehicles. Credit: Starlink TAMPA, Fla. — Maritime connectivity specialist Marlink will offer Starlink to its customers as SpaceX’s broadband service turns to partners to expand…

Home News Spaceflight SpaceX's next Crew Dragon astronaut launch for NASA will see a new country represented in one of the sleek white spacesuits. Russia's Anna Kikina will take a seat on SpaceX with two American astronauts and a Japanese astronaut on the mission. The foursome will fly to the…

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…