President Donald Trump gave a speech to 2025 graduates of the University of Alabama on Thursday night, where he rambled about tariffs, the so-called “golden age” of America, and trans athletes. But it was Trump’s comments about tech CEOs that really shone. You see, Trump knows that all of the “internet people,” as he called […]
SpaceX Preps First Reused Super Heavy Booster for Starship’s Next Launch
SpaceX has launched its massive Starship rocket eight times and caught its Super Heavy booster three times in the giant mechanical arms of Mechazilla. Unlike Starship’s upper stage, the booster is now ready for its next steps toward achieving launch, landing, and reuse. In a post shared on Thursday, SpaceX revealed that it was prepping […]
Watch Live as SpaceX’s Private Fram2 Crew Returns From Polar Orbit
A crew of four first-time astronauts are on their way home after spending nearly four days in a unique polar orbit. SpaceX’s Fram2 mission is set to return to Earth on Friday, and the astronauts will make their way out of the spacecraft on their own. The Fram2 crew is scheduled for splashdown on Friday, […]
Motion Sickness Hits Hard as Space Tourists Describe Polar Orbit Adventure
Four space rookies are floating in a SpaceX Dragon vehicle, gazing down at Earth’s polar regions while collecting data from their unique vantage point. The Fram2 mission is off to an exciting start, pulling off some major firsts for human spaceflight. SpaceX’s Fram2 mission launched on Monday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The […]
SpaceX Shares Stunning Polar Views From Its Historic Fram2 Mission
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off on Monday night, sending four amateur astronauts on an unprecedented journey around Earth’s poles. The mission is traveling where no crew has gone before, and SpaceX just revealed the first views of the planet’s chilly polar regions from above. SpaceX released a short video taken from the Dragon crew […]
United Gets FAA Approval for Starlink and Sets Date for Its Debut on Flights
seUnited Airlines has been approved to begin operating flights with onboard Starlink satellite internet service. The Federal Aviation Administration issued the airline a certificate to operate the service on its fleet of Embraer 175 aircraft, with United expecting to install the SpaceX service on all 300 of the regional jets by the end of the […]
Watch Live as SpaceX Launches Private Crew to Elusive Polar Orbit
Four amateur astronauts are about to venture where no other crew has gone before, orbiting Earth’s polar region to better understand how humans fare in space. SpaceX’s Fram2 mission is set for liftoff on Monday at 9:46 p.m. ET, launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission will launch a private crew of […]
U.S. Commerce Secretary Tells Rural Broadband Leaders to Prioritize Starlink
Howard Lutnick, commerce secretary under President Trump, told leaders of the government’s rural broadband initiative to prioritize less reliable satellite connectivity over ground-based broadband—and specifically recommended Elon Musk’s Starlink. That is according to the Financial Times, which reports that Lutnick “mentioned Musk by name.” The comments came from Evan Feinman, who ran the rural broadband […]
SpaceX’s Starship Disintegrates Again, Causing Major Commercial Flight Delays
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) opted to halt flights to several airports in Florida on Thursday night after SpaceX’s Starship upper stage disintegrated, raining debris over the coast. The botched test flight disrupted airports in Miami, Orlando, Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale, as well as Philadelphia, in a worrying trend of SpaceX rockets hogging airspace. […]
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Watch Live: SpaceX Attempts Starship Flight 8 After Explosion Rained Debris Over the Atlantic [Updated]
Update: 6:55 p.m. ET: SpaceX had to scrub today’s launch due to an unspecified issue. The company may try again tomorrow. We’ll keep you posted. Original article follows. SpaceX is gearing up for the eighth test flight of its Starship rocket, hoping to correct course following the explosive mishap that scattered tiny bits of the […]