Category: SpaceX

Elon Musk’s Starlink Makes China ‘Very Scared’: Space Expert

As Americans try out the newest Starlink dishes on their R.V.s, a space expert says Elon Musk’s Starlink makes the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) “nervous” as the “only” player in the field now when it comes to the U.S.’s strategic space race with China. “It is important to understand that Elon Musk’s SpaceX company is…


Starlink Makes China ‘Very Scared’: Space Expert

As Americans try out the newest Starlink dishes on their R.V.s, a space expert says Elon Musk’s Starlink makes the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) “nervous” as it’s the “only” player in the field now when it comes to the U.S.’s strategic space race with China. “It is important to understand that Elon Musk’s SpaceX company…


Chinese Researchers Reportedly View Elon Musk’s Starlink as a Military Threat

Chinese military researchers reportedly view the SpaceX-operated Starlink satellite internet system as a national security threat while suggesting Beijing needs to have the ability to destroy it. An expert suggests that the PLA has no capability to defeat Starlink. A Beijing-affiliated military TV program, “Crazy Warfare Show,” recently published an article analyzing the progress of…


US FAA Delays SpaceX Final Environmental Decision to June 13

WASHINGTON—The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday again delayed completing a final environmental assessment of the proposed SpaceX Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket program in Boca Chica, Texas until June 13. In late April, the FAA extended the target date to May 31 for a decision, saying it was “working toward issuing the final…


SpaceX Transporter-5 Mission Launches

SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket with the Transporter-5 mission aboard on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The mission is comprised of numerous small satellites for commercial and government customers. In total, the mission carries 59 spacecraft, including CubeSats, microsats, non-deploying hosted payloads, and orbital transfer vehicles.   …


Elon Musk Says Starlink Works ‘Quite Well’ on Plane, Says He Is Testing on His Private Jet

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said on May 23 that he is testing SpaceX’s Starlink on his private jet. “I am testing Starlink on the plane. Some polishing needed, but it’s working quite well,” Musk wrote on Twitter. In a separate tweet on the same day, Musk wrote, “Starlink does work on vehicles in motion, including…


SpaceX President Defends Elon Musk Over Sexual Misconduct Claims

The president and COO of SpaceX has defended the aerospace company’s CEO Elon Musk against allegations of sexual misconduct in an email to employees, according to CNBC. According to an email allegedly obtained by CNBC, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell addressed the allegations that first emerged in a Business Insiders report denounced by Musk as “utterly untrue”…


Federal Judge Dismisses Fraud and Defamation Lawsuit Against Elon Musk Amid a Week of Controversy

A federal judge in California dismissed a securities fraud and defamation lawsuit filed by a Tesla investor against Tesla Inc., the company’s CEO Elon Musk, and a Musk supporter on May 19. Judge James Donato threw out the lawsuit by the investor, Aaron Greenspan, a legal document website owner, after noting that the lawsuit had no…


Maye Musk Says She’s Worried About Elon Musk’s Safety

As Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter bid rests in frozen animation, the billionaire’s mother says she is concerned about her son’s safety. “When I see all the malicious comments on Twitter, I really do worry about him, yes,” Maye Musk told “CBS Mornings” in a May 19 interview when co-host Gayle King asked about her thoughts…


SpaceX Launches 53 Satellites Into Orbit

SpaceX launch another round of Starlink satellites into orbit Wednesday. Fifty-three Starlink internet satellites were released into orbit on this mission. This is the third Starlink mission launch in the past five days. Starlink satellites enable video calls, online gaming, streaming, and other high data rate activities. …