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A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Aug. 3, 2023, carrying Intelsat’s Galaxy 37 satellite. Photo: Adam Bernstein. SpaceX launched an Intelsat communications satellite early Thursday, part of a fleet-wide refresh under a Federal Communications Commission push to free up transmission…

1 of 2 | This is a time exposure of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as it carries the Galaxy 37 communications satellite for Intelsat at 1 a.m. from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., on Thursday. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo Aug. 3…

Update: SpaceX now targeting T-0 for 1 a.m. EDT (0500 UTC). Update: SpaceX has pushed back the launch time for the Falcon 9 with Galaxy 37 to 12:45 a.m. EDT (0445 UTC). A Falcon 9 rocket stands on pad 40 poised to launch the Galaxy 37 satellite for Intelsat. Image:…

Rural internet provider Xplore Inc. has announced it will offer faster satellite internet to Canadians in rural locations this fall, following the successful launch of the next-generation JUPITER 3 satellite. The satellite launched on Friday from historic Kennedy Space Center on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, and soon began sending…

News Tech Project Kuiper’s planned satellite processing facility on Florida’s space coast. (Image credit: Amazon) Amazon's Project Kuiper is making progress in its goal of deploying a full satellite constellation as it begins construction of a cutting-edge satellite-processing facility at Space Florida's Launch and Landing Facility, located at Kennedy Space…

TechSpot is celebrating its 25th anniversary. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Why it matters: During its journey through space towards the second Lagrange point, the Euclid telescope conducted its first test images to ensure everything was in order. Scientists are happy with the results and anticipate years of…

SpaceX recently performed two tests of its new water deluge system, which is meant to protect the surrounding infrastructure during launches of the company’s Starship megarocket. The company is doing so, it would appear, without applying for the environmental permits that would have allowed SpaceX to legally discharge wastewater around…

SpaceX has had 52 launches in 2023 as of July 31. SpaceX will attempt up to 100 launches (may include Starship) in 2023. July 1, 2023 SpaceX launched the Euclid space telescope. Euclid is a wide-angle space telescope with a 600-megapixel camera to record visible light, a near-infrared spectrometer, and…

Despite strained relations between China and Taiwan, one thing the two countries can agree on is their profound suspicion of Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX. Will Threads help or hurt Meta's stock value? In the past, Musk has often waded into the tension-ridden relationship between China and…

This time around, Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and the world’s largest manufacturer of electric vehicles, Tesla, is creating a flurry of excitement around cryptocurrencies, maybe with a particular focus on Dogecoin, the well-known parody cryptocurrency. The crypto community has taken note of Musk’s recent acts since they continue…