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No clear answer — SpaceX provides encouraging update, but preorderers still see 2023 delivery dates. Jon Brodkin - Nov 5, 2021 6:29 pm UTC Starlink has provided an encouraging update for preorderers who unexpectedly had their estimated delivery dates delayed to 2022 or 2023, but the Starlink website is still…

The International Space Station is gearing up for a busy few days as NASA and SpaceX prep the launch of one mission and the return of another. Four SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts were supposed to launch to the ISS on Sunday, October 31, but poor weather at the Kennedy Space Center…

STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft sits atop its Falcon 8 launcher at Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 31. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky NASA has ruled out a weekend launch for a SpaceX Crew Dragon carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station, delaying the…

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims ruled against Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin in the company’s lawsuit versus NASA over a lucrative astronaut lunar lander contract awarded to Elon Musk’s SpaceX earlier this year. Federal judge Richard Hertling sided with the defense in his ruling, completing a months-long battle after Blue Origin sued NASA in August.…

If you’re traveling on, say, a train and you’re desperate to use the bathroom and you find it’s out of action, that’s frustrating enough. But the same problem on a spacecraft hurtling toward Earth? No thank you. SpaceX’s Crew-2 astronauts will have to either cross their legs or pee in…

This long-exposure image shows a trail of a group of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites passing over Uruguay on Feb. 7, 2021.Photo: Mariana Suarez / AFP (Getty Images) SpaceX’s Starlink will eventually have more competition in the satellite broadband business—and rural Americans will have more providers to choose from. The FCC on…

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has authorized Boeing’s request to build and launch its own satellite-based Internet service, paving the way for another competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink project. According to the announcement letter from the FCC, Boeing intends to use its future satellite constellation to provide “broadband and communications…

Enlarge / Boeing office building in Arlington, Virginia. Getty Images | Olivier Douliery The Federal Communications Commission today gave Boeing permission to launch 147 broadband satellites. While that's a fraction of the number of satellites approved for other low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations, the decision allows Boeing to compete in…

Elon Musk’s SpaceX will soon start talks with Indian telecom service providers like Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea, BharatNet and Raitel for possible collaborations to offer satellite communication, or broadband from space, services in the hardest-to-reach regions. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Sanjay Bhargava, the India head of SpaceX’s Starlink operation,…

STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, NASA pilot Tom Marshburn, commander Raja Chari, and mission specialist Kayla Barron inside the crew access arm at launch pad 39A during a dry dress rehearsal Oct. 28. Credit: SpaceX The planned launch of a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule…