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NASA acting administrator Sean Duffy made two television appearances on Monday morning in which he shook up the space agency’s plans to return humans to the moon. Speaking on Fox News, where the secretary of transportation frequently appears in his acting role as NASA chief, Duffy said SpaceX has fallen…

Lynk Global, which builds its small satellites in-house, has launched commercial services in parts of the Solomon Islands, Cook Islands and Palau. Credit: Lynk Global TAMPA, Fla. — Lynk Global plans to merge with Omnispace to upgrade its direct-to-device (D2D) services with globally coordinated S-band spectrum, joining SpaceX and AST…

After three quiet months, @SpaceX is back on the blockchain radar. The aerospace giant has transferred 2,495 BTC, worth about $268.5 million, to two new wallets, its first major Bitcoin movement since July. According to on-chain data flagged by @spotonchain, the funds were split between two addresses:  1,187 BTC (~$127.8M)…

There is an intensifying race to return humans to the Moon, pitting the US against China and now NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy will have SpaceX race Blue Origin and other bidders. China is aiming for a crewed lunar landing in 2029–2030. There are developing a Long March 10A super…

NASA’s acting administrator, Sean Duffy, seems to have provoked the ire of Elon Musk. Musk, the founder and CEO of SpaceX, took aim at Duffy on Tuesday in a flurry of social media posts, attacking his intelligence and recent efforts at the helm of the space agency. “Sean Dummy is…

Image: Below the Sky/Shutterstock.com SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network has reached a new milestone. As of this past weekend, the company launched its 10,000th Starlink satellite into orbit, marking a new record in space history. Two Falcon 9 rockets were launched from California and Florida on Sunday, carrying a total of…

SpaceX said the mini laser was successfully tested in orbit on a satellite it launched in August. Credit: Starlink TAMPA, Fla. — SpaceX is supplying optical terminals to Muon Space, the four-year-old Californian manufacturer said Oct. 21, enabling its future Halo satellites to use the Starlink broadband constellation as a…

SpaceX has settled a lawsuit filed by the maker of the popular party game Cards Against Humanity over accusations that Elon Musk’s rocket company trespassed and damaged a plot of land the card company owns in Texas. Texas court records show a settlement was reached in the case last month,…

Transportation Secretary and acting NASA chief Sean Duffy said SpaceX is falling behind schedule on its Artemis III lunar mission, prompting plans to open contracts to other companies. Sean Duffy acknowledged SpaceX’s achievements but criticized its delays, saying the US cannot wait for one company as it pushes to meet…

SpaceX notched a big milestone on a Falcon 9 rocket launch today (Oct. 19). A Falcon 9 carrying 28 of SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellites lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 1:39 p.m. EDT (1639 GMT). It was the record-breaking 31st mission for this Falcon 9's…