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“Muskism”: Author Quinn Slobodian on How Apartheid South Africa Inspired Elon Musk’s Worldview & More SpaceX

“Muskism”: Author Quinn Slobodian on How Apartheid South Africa Inspired Elon Musk’s Worldview & More

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: We end today’s show with a look at the ideology and influence of Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, with a fortune estimated by Forbes at $800 billion. Musk runs rock company SpaceX,…
bubmag
April 24, 2026
FCC throws out satellite spectrum challenges as D2D dealmaking heats up SpaceX

FCC throws out satellite spectrum challenges as D2D dealmaking heats up

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr speaking during an Oct. 6 address in El Segundo, California, where he announced new proposals to streamline satellite licensing and spectrum rules. Credit: SpaceNews/Dan Robitzski TAMPA, Fla. — The Federal Communications Commission has moved to lock down incumbent rights to Mobile Satellite Service spectrum, dismissing bids…
bubmag
April 24, 2026
SpaceX wins $57 million U.S. military contract for satellite crosslink demo SpaceX

SpaceX wins $57 million U.S. military contract for satellite crosslink demo

Illustration of space-based missile defense Credit: Space Systems Command WASHINGTON — The Space Systems Command, the U.S. Space Force’s acquisition arm, awarded SpaceX a $57 million contract to demonstrate satellite-to-satellite communications using Link-182, a radio-frequency data link standard the Space Force has adopted for its MILNET data relay network. MILNET…
bubmag
April 23, 2026
600 rocket landings! SpaceX notches another milestone during Sunday Starlink launch (video) SpaceX

600 rocket landings! SpaceX notches another milestone during Sunday Starlink launch (video)

At SpaceX, what has gone up has now successfully come down 600 times. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Station in California on Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Image credit: SpaceX) Lifting off at 12:03 p.m. EDT (1603 GMT or 9:03 a.m.…
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April 20, 2026