SpaceX is trying to use the satellites’ onboard ion thrusters to propel them into the correct orbit. Otherwise, they might plunge back to Earth and burn up in the atmosphere.
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Located over 48 light-years away, the planet LHS 1140 b shows signs it's an icy world with an ocean, according to new findings from the James Webb Space Telescope.
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SpaceX's 'direct to cell' satellites appear to be 4.9 times brighter than the company's regular Starlink satellites, according to a new study.
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The Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) is intended to give NASA and prospective astronauts an idea of what it will be like to live on the surface of Mars.
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There was no danger of either asteroid hitting Earth, but such 'close' flybys don't happen every day, so the JPL team hustled to gather info. One of the images revealed a big surprise.
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SpaceX plans to launch hundreds of additional 'direct to cell' Starlink satellites later this year as it prepares to serve T-Mobile customers.
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The funding is intended to help foster tech innovation in rural, industrial, and lower-income communities and conduct research from battery development to quantum computing to medicine.
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The project is designed to help astronauts determine how they could potentially build their own structures on the Moon. Everyone else can check them out at select Lego Stores until Sept. 20.
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The capability is one of the perks AST SpaceMobile is promising customers of AT&T and Verizon.
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Neuralink is now looking for a different person to be the second recipient of its brain chip implant next month.
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Debris from RESURS-P1 briefly forces crew on the International Space Station to take shelter.
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The company doesn't plan on launching the first production satellites for Project Kuiper until Q4.
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The International Space Station will be decommissioned starting in 2030. NASA confirms that SpaceX tech will help bring the ISS down to Earth.
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The average Starlink user experienced 'less than one minute of disruption' during May's G5 solar storm, SpaceX tells the FCC.
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Blue Origin wants the FAA to limit the number of Starship launches at Kennedy Space Center because they may adversely affect the environment and local personnel. Elon Musk is not pleased.
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