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Foxconn launches second-generation satellites via SpaceX Falcon 9

The company's PEARL-1A and PEARL-1B satellites entered their intended orbits and will conduct on-orbit missions for five years, it said

At Elon Musk's SpaceX, AI is burning the cash that Starlink earns

While SpaceX's outlay is super-sized by most measures, it is dwarfed by Silicon Valley rivals

SpaceX IPO filing shows Elon Musk to retain control via supervoting shares

Though Musk was paid $54,080 last year, according to the excerpts, he stands to gain billions in equity after the company's stock market debut

The architecture of autonomy: How 'Muskism' is remaking the global order

A new book frames "Muskism" as a system blending tech power, state dependence and libertarian rhetoric, shaping a disruptive and unequal political economy

Starlink's India entry delayed as FDI clearance faces security concerns

Starlink's FDI proposal on hold as govt flags security risks; approval may depend on clarity from Starlink and its ability to address concerns over potential misuse of satellite services

Starlink outage hit drone tests, exposing Pentagon's reliance on SpaceX

If there was no Starlink, the US government wouldn't have access to a global constellation of low earth orbit communications

Amazon's $11.6 bn deal with Globalstar ramps up rivalry with Elon Musk

The e-commerce giant has been trying for years to break into satellite services to gain new sources of growth beyond its enormous retail and cloud-computing businesses

SpaceX targets record IPO with massive retail allocation, June roadshow

SpaceX plans $75 billion raise at up to $1.75 trillion valuation, with retail investors set to take an unprecedented share

Big banks seeking a piece of spacex's IPO must subscribe to Musk's grok

Some of the banks have agreed to spend tens of millions on the chatbot, and they have already started integrating Grok into their IT systems

SpaceX targets more than $2 trillion valuation ahead of record-breaking IPO

At more than $2 trillion, SpaceX's valuation would increase by nearly two thirds in a matter of months

SpaceX files for blockbuster IPO confidentially, eyes $1.75 trn valuation

The filing comes after SpaceX merged with Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI in a deal that valued the rocket company at $1 trillion and the developer of the Grok chatbot at $250 billion

Europe's Eutelsat in talks with Isro to boost satellite launch options

Eutelsat merged in 2023 with OneWeb, a London-headquartered satellite internet startup that had been rescued by Britain and India's Bharti

Low Earth orbit is drawing SpaceX, Nvidia in investment race: Here's why

Low Earth orbit is seeing a surge in investments as companies like SpaceX, Nvidia and Amazon expand satellite networks, driving new business opportunities

SpaceX edges out Boeing from dominant role in Nasa's moon mission

With the new proposal, SLS would no longer be used to boost Orion close to the moon, previously a key task for the rocket

Blue Origin CEO vows all-in effort to beat rival SpaceX in moon race

As part of the lunar push, Blue Origin is shifting employees from its New Shepard space tourism programmes to focus on efforts to head back to the moon

Elon Musk's SpaceX outpaces China's 203K 'paper satellite' ambitions

China has several firms chasing reusable rockets, but SpaceX keeps widening the lead; and without a Falcon 9 rival, Beijing's 203,000-satellite plan remains largely on paper

Four new astronauts arrive at ISS to replace Nasa's evacuated crew

The International Space Station returned to full strength with the arrival of four new astronauts to replace colleagues who bailed early because of health concerns. SpaceX delivered the US, French and Russian astronauts on Saturday, a day after launching them from Cape Canaveral. Last month's medical evacuation was NASA's first in 65 years of human spaceflight. One of four astronauts launched by SpaceX last summer suffered what officials described as a serious health issue, prompting their hasty return. That left only three crew members to keep the place running - one American and two Russians - prompting NASA to pause spacewalks and trim research. Moving in for eight to nine months are NASA's Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, France's Sophie Adenot and Russia's Andrei Fedyaev. Meir, a marine biologist, and Fedyaev, a former military pilot, have lived up there before. During her first station visit in 2019, Meir took part in the first all-female spacewalk. Adenot, a military helicopt

Elon Musk restructures xAI's teams following co-founders' departure

The exits follow xAI's recent merger with SpaceX, a move that valued the combined company at $1.25 trillion

SpaceX to prioritise building 'self-growing city' on Moon, says Musk

Musk's comments echo a Wall Street Journal report on Friday, stating that SpaceX has told investors it would prioritise going to the moon first and attempt a trip to Mars at a later time

Musk plans solar-powered AI data centres in space but doubts remain

Elon Musk vowed this week to upend another industry just as he did with cars and rockets -- and once again he's taking on long odds. The world's richest man said he wants to put as many as a million satellites into orbit to form vast, solar-powered data centres in space -- a move to allow expanded use of artificial intelligence and chatbots without triggering blackouts and sending utility bills soaring. To finance that effort, Musk combined SpaceX with his AI business on Monday and plans a big initial public offering of the combined company. "Space-based AI is obviously the only way to scale," Musk wrote on SpaceX's website Monday, adding about his solar ambitions, "It's always sunny in space!" But scientists and industry experts say even Musk, who outsmarted Detroit to turn Tesla into the world's most valuable automaker, faces formidable technical, financial and environmental obstacles. Feeling the heat Capturing the sun's energy from space to run chatbots and other AI tools wou