Elon Musk's conduct played a role in a California commission denying a proposal to increase Falcon 9 launches in the state from 36 to 50 this year.
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California Rejects Bid to Increase Starlink Launches, Citing Musk's Controversies
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Satellite Launch for Amazon's Starlink Rival, Project Kuiper, Delayed Again
Amazon's rocket provider for the satellites, United Launch Alliance, is prioritizing launches for two US Space Force missions in Q4, forcing Amazon to wait until early 2025.
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Approaching Solar Storm Might Affect Starlink, Satellite Communications
The 'severe' G4 solar storm approaching the Earth could be a repeat of the G5 incident in May, which briefly disrupted Starlink service.
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FCC Approves Emergency Cellular Starlink Service for Hurricane Helene Victims
UPDATE: Starlink's direct-to-cell satellite service for text messaging is now online in Florida for T-Mobile users as the state braces for Hurricane Milton.
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NASA Spacecraft Sends Laser Signal From 290 Million Miles Away
The Psyche spacecraft beams data over a distance comparable to the space between Mars and Earth when the two planets are farthest apart.
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Amazon's Project Kuiper 'Exploring Options' for Cellular Satellite Service
Amazon tells UK regulator Ofcom that it’s 'seeking to develop the most versatile technical solutions' for direct-to-cell phone service.
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Starlink Rival AST SpaceMobile Starts to Unfold Its Massive Satellites
The company's BlueBird satellites were tightly packed for rocket travel, but AST is now unfurling them with the goal of beaming internet data to consumer phones on the ground.
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SpaceX Slams AST SpaceMobile as a 'Meme Stock' Out to Stop Cellular Starlink
SpaceX urges the FCC to ignore 'the anticompetitive advocacy of AST and its collection of investors and partners.'
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Starlink May Have Another Cellular Satellite Rival: Hughesnet Parent EchoStar
After selling its Dish TV business, EchoStar wants to focus more on cellular service through its Boost Mobile brand, including using satellites to deliver connectivity to phones.
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Astronomers: Letting Satellites Burn Up in Earth's Atmosphere Is Easy, But Is It Safe?
Obliterating satellites in the atmosphere 'may pose a significant risk to the Earth's climate and the ozone layer' and should be studied, the American Astronomical Society says.
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SpaceX Hits Pause on Falcon 9 Launches Again After Rocket Trouble
The Falcon 9's second stage missed its target in the ocean due to a problematic rocket burn, prompting the company to delay further launches.
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Europe Is Sending Up a Satellite Just to Watch It Plummet to Its Death
The suicide mission, scheduled for 2027, is meant to help the European Space Agency better understand how satellites break up as they re-enter the Earth's atmosphere.
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FCC Opens Up More Spectrum for Starlink, Low-Earth Orbiting Satellites
The additional 17GHZ spectrum promises to improve satellite-based high-speed internet services for SpaceX and its rivals.
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Musk: SpaceX Will Send 5 Uncrewed Ships to Mars in 2026
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wants to see humans go to Mars in four years—and Starlink sales are funding the mission.
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Cards Against Humanity Sues Elon Musk, Says SpaceX Is Trespassing on Its Land
Cards Against Humanity, of all things, is calling out Elon Musk over allegations that SpaceX has been dumping construction equipment on land that the game company owns in Texas.
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