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SpaceX conducted another launch of Starlink internet network satellites from California. The Falcon 9 rocket launched on March 8 at 7:00 US Eastern Time (11:00 GMT) from the Vandenberg Space Force Base.
SpaceX plans to fill orbit with Starlink v3 satellites using Starship, promising gigabit speeds and a 20-fold increase in network capacity.
Elon Musk announced that SpaceX has changed its priorities and will first focus on building a base on the Moon. Colonization of Mars will remain in the plans, but will be implemented at the next stage.
SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, acquired his own artificial intelligence startup xAI. The deal was confirmed in an official statement on the SpaceX website. According to Bloomberg, SpaceX received a valuation of $1 trillion, while the value of xAI was $250 billion. The total valuation of the merged company is $1.25 trillion.
Elon Musk's company SpaceX submitted an application to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the USA for the launch of up to a million satellites, which are supposed to form an orbital data center powered by solar energy. It is designed to process requests related to artificial intelligence.
Jeff Bezos' aerospace company Blue Origin has announced a pause in the commercial flights of the New Shepard rocket. For at least the next two years, the craft will not conduct launches with tourists.
The merger may occur before the second half of 2026
If the deal is concluded, users will not need additional equipment to access satellite 5G
On Sunday, January 11, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched the Twilight mission from Vandenberg Base in California. Onboard were about 40 satellites, including the mission's main payload, NASA's Pandora scientific satellite. Its goal is to study the atmospheres of at least 20 exoplanets in detail during a year-long mission.
On Sunday, January 11, SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket with a new NASA scientific satellite onboard Pandora. Its goal is to expand the understanding of exoplanet atmospheres and separate stellar signals from planetary signals. The launch is scheduled from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The launch window will last 57 minutes and open at 8:19 AM Eastern Time (1:19 PM GMT and 5:19 AM local California time).
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved SpaceX's request to launch an additional 7500 second-generation Starlink satellites. Thus, the company can launch up to 15,000 Gen2 devices into orbit.
Tory Bruno has stepped down as CEO of United Launch Alliance (ULA) after 12 years. The company statement noted that he left to 'pursue another opportunity.' COO John Elbon has been appointed as acting CEO.
SpaceX reported a dangerous close approach of one of the Chinese space vehicles with a Starlink network satellite in low Earth orbit. According to the company, the incident occurred after the launch of the Chinese Kinetica 1 rocket from the Jiuquan spaceport on December 9.
Elon Musk's company SpaceX confirmed plans to go public in 2026. Currently, the company is conducting an internal stock sale, during which it was valued at a record $800 billion. The price per share is $421.
On Thursday, December 11, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 29 Starlink satellites from the SLC-40 site at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch took place at 17:01 Eastern Time (22:01 GMT). It was the 300th orbital launch in the world since the beginning of 2025.
