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SpaceX’s Starlink Reportedly Eyes Expansion Into Mobile Device Market and Direct-to-Device Connectivity
SpaceX’s Starlink looks to expand beyond broadband connectivity and introduce new services such as direct-to-phone communication. According to a report, the satellite internet service’s mobile device could connect to the constellation of Starlink satellites and rival smartphones. Starlink’s rising subscriber base and expanding range of use ca...
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Musk Vows To Run Data Centers In Space On Solar Power But Experts Have Doubts
Elon Musk said he wants to put as many as a million satellites into orbit to form vast, solar-powered data centers in space.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX Said To Consider Merger With Tesla Or xAI
SpaceX is considering a potential merger with Tesla Inc, as well as an alternative combination with artificial intelligence firm xAI, according to people familiar with the matter, a sign billionaire Elon Musk is weighing how to consolidate his empire
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Tesla Shareholders To Have An Option To Invest In xAI: Elon Musk
Tesla will give its shareholders the option to invest in artificial intelligence startup xAI, billionaire owner of both companies Elon Musk said on his social media platform X.
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GOP Tax Package Gives NASA Billions After Donald Trump Proposed Cuts
The reconciliation package includes $4.1 billion for NASA's Boeing Co.-built Space Launch System, or SLS, rocket and $20 million directed to the Lockheed Martin Corp.
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Video: SpaceX Launches Private Astronauts On First Crewed Polar Orbit
SpaceX launched the first human spaceflight directly over Earth's polar regions on Monday -- a days-long, privately funded orbital mission involving four astronauts.
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SpaceX To Launch Private Astronauts On First Crewed Polar Orbit
SpaceX is set to launch the first human spaceflight directly over Earth's polar regions on Monday -- a days-long, privately funded orbital mission involving four astronauts.
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SpaceX and Vast Seek Research Ideas for Dragon and Haven-1 Space Station
SpaceX and Vast have called for research proposals for experiments aboard the upcoming Haven-1 space station and SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft. The station is set to launch in August 2024, followed by a Crew Dragon mission carrying astronauts. Research will focus on human physiology in microgravity and autonomous experiments for low-Earth orbit. Sel...
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SpaceX Launches 4-Member Civilian Crew For 1st Privately-Funded Spacewalk
SpaceX launched its daring Polaris Dawn mission on Tuesday, a multiday orbital expedition carrying a four-member civilian crew for the first spacewalk by non-professional astronauts.
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SpaceX Polaris Dawn Mission: Overview, Significance and Reason Behind the Delay
SpaceX's latest mission is part of the Polaris Program, a human-spaceflight initiative funded by billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman. Polaris Dawn is set to make history by conducting the first-ever private spacewalk, with Isaacman commanding the mission alongside pilot Scott "Kidd" Poteet, and SpaceX engineers Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon.
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Amazon Board Sued by Shareholder Over Blue Origin Launch Contracts for Project Kuiper
An Amazon shareholder has filed a lawsuit against founder Jeff Bezos and the Amazon board alleging directors failed to fully vet a decision to award launch contracts for the company's Project Kuiper satellite project to Blue Origin, Bezos's space company. The lawsuit claims that the Amazon board did not consider rival Elon Musk-owned SpaceX as an a...
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Elon Musk Denies Report on Plans for Multi-Billion Dollar Funding From Saudi, UAE for SpaceX
Elon Musk on Friday denied a media report that claimed investors from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia were planning on a multi-billion dollar investment in SpaceX. A report had claimed that the firm's next funding round was expected to value the rocket maker at about $140 billion (roughly Rs. 11,54,384 crore).
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Bill Gates Takes Dig At Elon Musk, Says He'd Rather Fund Vaccines Than Travel To Mars
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said that he is not interested in travelling to Mars and would rather spend his money helping people on Earth and paying for vaccines.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX Raising $750 Million in Fresh Round of Funding at $137 Billion Valuation: Report
SpaceX is reportedly set to raise $750 million (roughly Rs. 6,200 crore) in a fresh funding round that will value Elon Musk's rocket and satellite internet firm at $137 billion (roughly Rs. 11,33,800 crore). The funding comes from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, who was a co-investor in Musk's Twitter takeover deal. The firm had raised abo...
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Twitter Deal: Mirae Asset Said to Be in Talks to Fund Elon Musk's $44 Billion Buyout Ahead of Deadline
Elon Musk's deadline to close the Twitter takeover deal is soon approaching, and South Korea's Mirae Asset Financial Group is said to have planned to commit $208 million (roughly Rs. 1,721crore) to finance the buyout. With the deadline set by a US court set for October 28, Musk's deal with Mirae is said to be expected to be finalised in the coming ...
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SpaceX’s Starlink Reportedly Eyes Expansion Into Mobile Device Market and Direct-to-Device Connectivity
SpaceX’s Starlink looks to expand beyond broadband connectivity and introduce new services such as direct-to-phone communication. According to a report, the satellite internet service’s mobile device could connect to the constellation of Starlink satellites and rival smartphones. Starlink’s rising subscriber base and expanding range of use ca...
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Musk Vows To Run Data Centers In Space On Solar Power But Experts Have Doubts
Elon Musk said he wants to put as many as a million satellites into orbit to form vast, solar-powered data centers in space.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX Said To Consider Merger With Tesla Or xAI
SpaceX is considering a potential merger with Tesla Inc, as well as an alternative combination with artificial intelligence firm xAI, according to people familiar with the matter, a sign billionaire Elon Musk is weighing how to consolidate his empire
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Tesla Shareholders To Have An Option To Invest In xAI: Elon Musk
Tesla will give its shareholders the option to invest in artificial intelligence startup xAI, billionaire owner of both companies Elon Musk said on his social media platform X.
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GOP Tax Package Gives NASA Billions After Donald Trump Proposed Cuts
The reconciliation package includes $4.1 billion for NASA's Boeing Co.-built Space Launch System, or SLS, rocket and $20 million directed to the Lockheed Martin Corp.
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Video: SpaceX Launches Private Astronauts On First Crewed Polar Orbit
SpaceX launched the first human spaceflight directly over Earth's polar regions on Monday -- a days-long, privately funded orbital mission involving four astronauts.
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SpaceX To Launch Private Astronauts On First Crewed Polar Orbit
SpaceX is set to launch the first human spaceflight directly over Earth's polar regions on Monday -- a days-long, privately funded orbital mission involving four astronauts.
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SpaceX and Vast Seek Research Ideas for Dragon and Haven-1 Space Station
SpaceX and Vast have called for research proposals for experiments aboard the upcoming Haven-1 space station and SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft. The station is set to launch in August 2024, followed by a Crew Dragon mission carrying astronauts. Research will focus on human physiology in microgravity and autonomous experiments for low-Earth orbit. Sel...
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SpaceX Launches 4-Member Civilian Crew For 1st Privately-Funded Spacewalk
SpaceX launched its daring Polaris Dawn mission on Tuesday, a multiday orbital expedition carrying a four-member civilian crew for the first spacewalk by non-professional astronauts.
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SpaceX Polaris Dawn Mission: Overview, Significance and Reason Behind the Delay
SpaceX's latest mission is part of the Polaris Program, a human-spaceflight initiative funded by billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman. Polaris Dawn is set to make history by conducting the first-ever private spacewalk, with Isaacman commanding the mission alongside pilot Scott "Kidd" Poteet, and SpaceX engineers Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon.
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Amazon Board Sued by Shareholder Over Blue Origin Launch Contracts for Project Kuiper
An Amazon shareholder has filed a lawsuit against founder Jeff Bezos and the Amazon board alleging directors failed to fully vet a decision to award launch contracts for the company's Project Kuiper satellite project to Blue Origin, Bezos's space company. The lawsuit claims that the Amazon board did not consider rival Elon Musk-owned SpaceX as an a...
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Elon Musk Denies Report on Plans for Multi-Billion Dollar Funding From Saudi, UAE for SpaceX
Elon Musk on Friday denied a media report that claimed investors from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia were planning on a multi-billion dollar investment in SpaceX. A report had claimed that the firm's next funding round was expected to value the rocket maker at about $140 billion (roughly Rs. 11,54,384 crore).
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Bill Gates Takes Dig At Elon Musk, Says He'd Rather Fund Vaccines Than Travel To Mars
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said that he is not interested in travelling to Mars and would rather spend his money helping people on Earth and paying for vaccines.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX Raising $750 Million in Fresh Round of Funding at $137 Billion Valuation: Report
SpaceX is reportedly set to raise $750 million (roughly Rs. 6,200 crore) in a fresh funding round that will value Elon Musk's rocket and satellite internet firm at $137 billion (roughly Rs. 11,33,800 crore). The funding comes from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, who was a co-investor in Musk's Twitter takeover deal. The firm had raised abo...
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Twitter Deal: Mirae Asset Said to Be in Talks to Fund Elon Musk's $44 Billion Buyout Ahead of Deadline
Elon Musk's deadline to close the Twitter takeover deal is soon approaching, and South Korea's Mirae Asset Financial Group is said to have planned to commit $208 million (roughly Rs. 1,721crore) to finance the buyout. With the deadline set by a US court set for October 28, Musk's deal with Mirae is said to be expected to be finalised in the coming ...
