The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) raised concerns about SpaceX’s plan to deploy about 30,000 satellites for its Starlink, as have some major companies. Elon Musk’s SpaceX previously received authorization for about 12,000 satellites to offer broadband internet and has requested authorization for a second-generation constellation of 30,000 satellites. “NASA has concerns with the […]
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A SpaceX rocket carried 52 Starlink internet satellites into orbit from California early Saturday. The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from coastal Vandenberg Space Force Base at 4:41 a.m. and arced over the Pacific. The Falcon’s first stage returned and landed on a SpaceX droneship in the ocean. It was the 11th launch and […]
India has asked Musk’s aerospace company, SpaceX, to stop “booking/rendering” satellite internet services for its Starlink project until obtaining a license to carry out plans in the country, according to Reuters. SpaceX’s division registered in India as a business on November 1st and had already launched its pre-orders process, despite not getting the Indian government’s permission […]