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China Slams SpaceX For Satellite Near Miss – Report
Space row! Elon Musk criticised online China alleges that SpaceX satellites came close to colliding with its space station
Starlink Plans Services In India As SpaceX Breaks Launch Record
Starlink to apply for commercial licence to provide satellite broadband services in India, as parent company SpaceX breaks own launch record
Ofcom Rules To Ease Switching On Different Broadband Networks
New rules to make it simpler to switch broadband supplier in as little as a day, under Ofcom's “One Touch Switch” process
SpaceX Ships 100,000 Starlink Terminals
Elon Musk reveals Starlink shipped 100,000 terminals and is now available in 14 countries, including UK, US, France and others
Amazon Acquires Facebook’s Satellite Internet Team
Amazon pays Facebook an undisclosed sum of money to acquire the social networking giant's satellite Internet team of specialists
Starlink Will Go Public When Cash Flow Stabilises – Elon Musk
SpaceX's Elon Musk confirms the Starlink broadband satellite venture will eventually apply for an initial public offering (IPO)
SpaceX Starlink To Provide Global Coverage By September
SpaceX's Starlink fleet of satellites is to deliver continuous global coverage by around September, its president has revealed
Google Cloud, SpaceX Sign Deal For Enterprise Cloud Services
Elon Musk's SpaceX is to deliver Google Cloud services to enterprises at the 'network edge', via the Starlink constellation
SpaceX Starship Successfully Lands Vertically
After a few explosions and failures along the way, the futuristic Starship from SpaceX successfully returns to earth and lands upright
Starlink Signs Up 500,000 Pre-Orders For Satellite Internet
Elon Musk space venture SpaceX has already signed 500,000 customers on pre-order for its Starlink satellite broadband service
Disintegrating SpaceX Rocket Creates Light Show
Second stage of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket falls into Earth's atmosphere over Seattle and Vancouver, creating a spectacular light show over the area
SpaceX Raises Another $850 Million Funding – Report
Up, up and away. Elon Musk's space firm raises an extra $850 million, but could have had raised billions of dollars if needed
SpaceX Launches 143 Satellites In One Launch
Record-breaking launch as single SpaceX Falcon rocket carries 143 satellites into orbit for Starlink and a number of other companies
Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellite Broadband Gains UK Approval
Superfast connectivity for remote locations. Elon Musk's Starlink satellite broadband service has been approved by regulator Ofcom
SpaceX, NASA: Four Astronauts Arrived Safely At ISS
As Elon Musk reportedly goes down with Coronavirus, SpaceX and NASA mission safely delivers astronauts to international space station
SpaceX Starlink Satellites ‘Run Linux Computers In Space’
SpaceX runs its Starlink satellits like servers in a data centre, with each launch of 60 satellites containing more than 4,000 Linux computers
SpaceX Mission Delivers Astronauts Into Orbit
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carries two NASA astronauts to International Space Station in historic first for a private company
SpaceX Blasts Off More Satellites, Amid Pandemic
Another 60 Starlink satellites fired off into Earth's orbit, as the Coronavirus sweeps the planet and communities below
Latest SpaceX Funding Round Could Value Company At £28bn
Elon Musk's rocket company looks to raise additional $250m as it builds satellite broadband network, NASA orbital vehicle and Mars transporter
SpaceX Adds To Growing Satellite Broadband Constellation
Another 60 Starlink broadband satellites launched by SpaceX, as part of its planned 12,000 strong constellation
SpaceX’s Starlink Satellite Broadband Tested By US Military
The US Air Force has tested ultra-fast broadband in a plane's cockpit, thanks to Space X's growing satellite network
SpaceX Plans 24 Starlink Launches Next Year
SpaceX executive confirms low earth orbit-based broadband project will see 24 Starlink launches in 2020
SpaceX Raises $1bn To Fund Satellite Broadband Constellation
SpaceX hopes to use the satellite broadband service to fund manned missions to Mars – but first it must fend off intense competition
SpaceX Launches 60 Broadband Satellites Into Low Earth Orbit
SpaceX begins rollout of its Starlink satellite-based broadband network, with the first of 12,000 satellites