SpaceX

SpaceX Bans Zoom Over Privacy Concerns (reuters.com) Posted by msmash on Thursday April 02, 2020 @11:24AM from the gift-that-keeps-giving dept. Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX has banned its employees from using video conferencing app Zoom, citing "significant privacy and security concerns," according to a memo seen by Reuters, days after…

This Falcon 9 launch in November carried 60 Starlink satellites. SpaceX Anyone interested in competing with Elon Musk in his bid for satellite broadband domination may be able to get started by buying up his primary competitor's business at a fire-sale price. After launching just 74 satellites for a constellation…

Nice pug you've got there — The new document does not include pricing information for Starship, alas. Eric Berger - Mar 31, 2020 12:31 pm UTC Enlarge / Starship comes in two flavors, crewed (top) and cargo (bottom).SpaceXSpaceX has released the first edition of a Payload User's Guide for its…

Launch of Soyuz rocket carrying OneWeb satellites. Image: RoscosmosTelecommunications firm OneWeb has filed for bankruptcy, leaving the status of its orbital internet constellation, which currently consists of 74 satellites, in doubt. The debt-stricken company said it failed to secure required funding on account of the covid-19 pandemic.OneWeb announced on Friday…

SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft has delivered cargo to the International Space Station, but soon it will carry goods to an orbit higher than the International Space Station: the lunar Gateway. Agency officials announced Friday (March 27) that NASA selected SpaceX as the first commercial company to be contracted to deliver cargo…

This SpaceX illustration shows a Dragon XL capsule on its way to the moon. SpaceX SpaceX is already a pro at delivering cargo to the International Space Station. It's no surprise that NASA would also want to enlist Elon Musk's company to deliver supplies to a future spaceship in orbit…

Returning to the Moon — “This is another critical piece of our plan to return to the Moon sustainably." Eric Berger - Mar 27, 2020 7:31 pm UTC Enlarge / Illustration of the SpaceX Dragon XL as it is deployed from the Falcon Heavy's second stage in high Earth orbit…

SpaceX assembled the shiny pieces of its planned Starship orbital prototype in late 2019. This wasn't a launch-ready version, but it showed what the spacecraft might look like when it's finally ready for testing. SpaceX For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website.…

One of the final parachute tests for SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft has gone awry with a test version of the spacecraft becoming unstable before landing, which could lead to a last-minute delay for the capsule’s first human cargo. A CNBC reporter tweeted that it was an “unfortunate incident” and said…

General Motors is partnering with Ventec Life Systems to help increase production of ventilators that are needed in hospitals dealing with patients who have the novel coronavirus, the companies announced Friday. In the most severe cases of COVID-19 infection, patients need the assistance of ventilators to breathe, and there are…