If there’s something that could be said about Elon Musk’s products, it’s that they’re very well engineered. Products and machines produced and built by an Elon Musk-led company usually rank among the best in their field, from Tesla’s battery packs and powertrains to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets. And if there is any hint of a…
It seems that Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite constellation is not only aimed at delivering high-speed Internet access. Starlink also plans to add a suite of similar products to its portfolio, from a dedicated calling service, emergency backup for voice calls, and more reliable internet connectivity for low-income customers through the Lifeline program of the US…
The Starlink Internet satellite system from Elon Musk is still only in beta, but it is already proving to be very impressive. Despite the dish being covered in snow, the system has done well, and more recently, it has also proven its mettle in one of the most important internet applications, online gaming. Linus Tech…
Just months after promising to give priority to retail investors in the future IPO of Starlink, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk noted that once the cash flow of the internet service becomes predictable, the satellite constellation will be publicly listed. Such a move would allow retail investors to hold a part in what could very well…
With confirmations already coming in from around the US, as well as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and others, SpaceX has quietly opened up preorders around the world for its Starlink internet service. Coming less than four months after SpaceX launched Starlink’s first invite-only public beta test, Starlink internet service appears to be speeding towards a…
While SpaceX technically launched its 1000th Starlink satellite on January 20th, the company’s next launch could give Starlink 1000 working satellites for the first time ever. Pushed from January 27th to no earlier than (NET) Sunday, January 31st by an apparent lack of drone ship availability, SpaceX’s 17th Starlink “v1.0” launch and 18th dedicated mission overall is…
Elon Musk said Friday that taking Tesla private is now “impossible” even though doing so could lead to further innovation at the electric car manufacturer. The share price of Tesla is almost eight times higher than it was at the beginning of the year and, on December 21, it joined the S&P 500 as its…
In a competition against hundreds of providers, many established, SpaceX’s Starlink constellation has come out of left field to win almost $1B from the FCC – funds that will help bring high-quality internet to hundreds of thousands of rural Americans. Just 13 months after Starlink v1.0 flights began, SpaceX has successfully delivered almost 900 operational…
A lot more people will soon have access to the satellite-based broadband internet service Starlink from SpaceX. The CEO of the company, Elon Musk, tweeted on Monday that “several thousand more Starlink beta participation invitations” are coming this week. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1323348268823314432?s=20 However, this is just for U.S. customers. But in response to a couple of other…
A rollout is now underway for SpaceX’s “Better than Nothing Beta” for Starlink. And it seems that Starlink’s Terms of Service and Installation Instructions contain some unforgettable (and somewhat sensible) Easter Eggs in the true Elon Musk theme. Needless to mention, it has charmed the space community. Among the most prominent of these Easter Eggs…