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After SpaceX's requests, Taiwanese suppliers move manufacturing abroad

A second source who collaborates with Taiwanese satellite component makers on the island said suppliers were directly asked by SpaceX to transfer manufacturing abroad

After SpaceX's requests, Taiwanese suppliers move manufacturing abroad
Updated On : 05 Nov 2024 | 12:20 PM IST

Musk's SpaceX moves into spy game: A new era for defense contracting

Pentagon needs what the firm offers to compete with China even as it frets over its potential for dominance, billionaire's global interests

Musk's SpaceX moves into spy game: A new era for defense contracting
Updated On : 31 Oct 2024 | 9:29 PM IST

Elon Musk-led SpaceX plans to launch 20 Starlink internet satellites today

SpaceX is launching 20 more Starlink satellites into space. The company operates over 6,400 Starlink spacecraft in LEO and out of these, over 250 are DTC satellites

Elon Musk-led SpaceX plans to launch 20 Starlink internet satellites today
Updated On : 29 Oct 2024 | 3:19 PM IST

Why astronaut Sunita Williams couldn't return on SpaceX's homebound capsule

From short-term visitors to station commanders: Williams and Wilmore has embraced life on the ISS following gas leak and thruster problem that compromised their capsule's safety

Why astronaut Sunita Williams couldn't return on SpaceX's homebound capsule
Updated On : 25 Oct 2024 | 1:54 PM IST

4,300 tonnes of space junk and rising: Satellite breakup adds to woes

The Intelsat 33e satellite provided broadband communication from a point some 35,000km above the Indian Ocean, in a geostationary orbit around the equator

4,300 tonnes of space junk and rising: Satellite breakup adds to woes
Updated On : 23 Oct 2024 | 11:46 PM IST

Boeing-made communication satellite explodes in space, reason unknown

This is not the first loss for Intelsat. Earlier in 2019, the company had lost another Boeing-made satellite, IS-29e

Boeing-made communication satellite explodes in space, reason unknown
Updated On : 23 Oct 2024 | 3:28 PM IST

Nasa's SpaceX Crew-8 mission delayed due to adverse weather; what's next?

As per Nasa's latest communication, the weather remains less than ideal for a planned undocking. Forecasts indicate that conditions may become more favourable later in the week

Nasa's SpaceX Crew-8 mission delayed due to adverse weather; what's next?
Updated On : 22 Oct 2024 | 2:47 PM IST

How did Indian Railways engineer make it to SpaceX? Story charms internet

The Internet is seeking inspiration from a mechanical engineer, Sanjeev Sharma, the IIT Roorkee graduate. He is currently working for Elon Musk's SpaceX and his LinkedIn profile went viral

How did Indian Railways engineer make it to SpaceX? Story charms internet
Updated On : 16 Oct 2024 | 2:11 PM IST

Safe landing: SpaceX's new capability to improve space exploration

This is the fifth test flight of the Starship and the first four did not involve recapture of the booster by chopsticks, due to various technical snags

Safe landing: SpaceX's new capability to improve space exploration
Updated On : 14 Oct 2024 | 10:40 PM IST

SpaceX launches mega Starship rocket; mechanical arms catches it at landing

SpaceX launched its enormous Starship rocket on Sunday on its boldest test flight yet, striving to catch the returning booster back at the pad with mechanical arms. Towering almost 400 feet (121 metres), the empty Starship blasted off at sunrise from the southern tip of Texas near the Mexican border. It arced over the Gulf of Mexico like the four Starships before it that ended up being destroyed, either soon after liftoff or while ditching into the sea. The last one in June was the most successful yet, completing its flight without exploding. This time, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk upped the challenge and risk. The company aimed to bring the first-stage booster back to land at the pad from which it had soared several minutes earlier. The launch tower sported monstrous metal arms, dubbed chopsticks, ready to catch the descending 232-foot (71-metre) booster. It was up to the flight director to decide, real time with a manual control, whether to attempt the landing. SpaceX said bot

SpaceX launches mega Starship rocket; mechanical arms catches it at landing
Updated On : 13 Oct 2024 | 11:07 PM IST

SpaceX uses dominance to push rivals to use wireless via Starlink: Report

Attorneys from a law firm met with the Justice Department's antitrust division in recent months to bring attention to these arrangements on behalf of some satellite and rocket companies

SpaceX uses dominance to push rivals to use wireless via Starlink: Report
Updated On : 09 Oct 2024 | 9:43 PM IST

'If Trump loses, I'm...': Elon Musk declares full support for Donald Trump

In a recent interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk reaffirmed his full support towards for former US President Donald Trump

'If Trump loses, I'm...': Elon Musk declares full support for Donald Trump
Updated On : 08 Oct 2024 | 4:21 PM IST

SpaceX to launch Europe's Hera to study asteroid surface, structure

SpaceX to launch Europe's Hera asteroid probe that aims to understand the post-impact evaluation in Dimorphos

SpaceX to launch Europe's Hera to study asteroid surface, structure
Updated On : 07 Oct 2024 | 2:59 PM IST

SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 Nasa astronauts stuck in space

SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home but not until next year. The capsule rocketed into orbit to fetch the test pilots whose Boeing spacecraft returned to Earth empty earlier this month because of safety concerns. The switch in rides left it to NASA's Nick Hague and Russia's Alexander Gorbunov to retrieve Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. Since NASA rotates space station crews approximately every six months, this newly launched flight with two empty seats reserved for Wilmore and Williams won't return until late February. Officials said there wasn't a way to bring them back earlier on SpaceX without interrupting other scheduled missions. By the time they return, the pair will have logged more than eight months in space. They expected to be gone just a week when they signed up for Boeing's first astronaut flight that launched in June. NASA ultimately decided that ..

SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 Nasa astronauts stuck in space
Updated On : 28 Sep 2024 | 11:56 PM IST

Vietnam says Elon Musk's SpaceX has plans for $15 bn Starlink investment

Last year's talks were stymied by questions about ownership of the company SpaceX would have to set up in Vietnam

Vietnam says Elon Musk's SpaceX has plans for $15 bn Starlink investment
Updated On : 26 Sep 2024 | 11:30 AM IST

Sunita Williams takes command of ISS as Nasa prepares rescue mission

A celebrated figure in space exploration, Sunita Williams holds the record for the most spacewalks by a woman and has accumulated over 322 days in space across several missions

Sunita Williams takes command of ISS as Nasa prepares rescue mission
Updated On : 23 Sep 2024 | 1:33 PM IST

NASA, SpaceX to launch new crewed mission next week to ISS for 203 days

Nasa astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov plan to launch on the agency's SpaceX Crew-9 mission to ISS next week. Check details

NASA, SpaceX to launch new crewed mission next week to ISS for 203 days
Updated On : 20 Sep 2024 | 12:04 PM IST

History in making: SpaceX mission crew complete first commercial spacewalk

The crew of four on board SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission soared to a record 1,400 km above Earth - the farthest humans have travelled since the Apollo programme over 50 years ago

History in making: SpaceX mission crew complete first commercial spacewalk
Updated On : 13 Sep 2024 | 12:49 PM IST

'Perfectworld': Isaacman makes history with 1st private spacewalk

The space walk served as the main event for the ongoing mission in Earth orbit. Launched early Tuesday morning, the flight's primary goal is to test SpaceX's spacesuits in the vacuum of space

'Perfectworld': Isaacman makes history with 1st private spacewalk
Updated On : 12 Sep 2024 | 11:21 PM IST

Tech billionaire Isaacman on first private spacewalk from SpaceX capsule

A billionaire kicked off the first private spacewalk Thursday, teaming up with SpaceX on the daring endeavour hundreds of miles above Earth. Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman and his crew waited until their capsule was depressurised before popping open the hatch. Isaacman was to be the first one out, aiming to join a small elite group of spacewalkers who until now had represented countries. All four on board donned SpaceX's new spacewalking suits to protect themselves from the harsh vacuum. They launched on Tuesday from Florida, rocketing farther from Earth than anyone since NASA's moonwalkers. The orbit was reduced by half to 458 miles (737 kilometres) for the spacewalk. It was the main focus of the five-day flight financed by Isaacman and Elon Musk's company, and the culmination of years of development geared toward settling Mars and other planets. This first spacewalking test, expected to last about two hours, involved more stretching than walking. The plan called for Isaacman

Tech billionaire Isaacman on first private spacewalk from SpaceX capsule
Updated On : 12 Sep 2024 | 4:41 PM IST