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China says Musk's SpaceX satellites came close to its space station twice

China urged Washington to take measures to prevent such close encounters from happening again and act in a responsible manner

Space X satellites had 2 close encounters with China Space Station: Beijing

China in a note verbale to the UN has revealed that Space X satellites had two close encounters with China Space Station in the recent past, a media report said

SpaceX launches Christmas presents, goodies and supplies to station

SpaceX is ending the year with 31 launches, the most ever by the company

Tesla's Elon Musk says he'll pay over $11 billion in taxes this year

The billionaire may face a tax bill of more than $10 billion for 2021 if he exercises all his options due to expire next year, calculations last week by Bloomberg News showed.

SpaceX launches 52 Starlink satellites from California base

A SpaceX rocket carried 52 Starlink internet satellites into orbit from California early Saturday. The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from coastal Vandenberg Space Force Base at 4:41 am and arced over the Pacific. The Falcon's first stage returned and landed on a SpaceX droneship in the ocean. It was the 11th launch and recovery of the stage. The second stage continued into orbit and deployment of the satellites was confirmed, said launch commentator Youmei Zhou at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Starlink is a satellite-based global internet system that SpaceX has been building for years to bring internet access to underserved areas of the world. Saturday's mission was the 34th launch for Starlink, a constellation of nearly 2,000 satellites in low Earth orbit. SpaceX also was scheduled to launch a Turkish communications satellite from Florida at 10:58 pm EST Saturday.

SpaceX says 52 Starlink satellites successfully launched into orbit

The Starlink project seeks to provide affordable access to broadband internet connections across the world

SpaceX launches rocket carrying 48 Starlink Internet, 2 BlackSky satellites

Elon Musk's aerospace company SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 48 Starlink internet satellites and two BlackSky satellites

Elon Musk warns employees of potential SpaceX bankruptcy

Musk in an email to his company's employees asked them to work over the weekend on SpaceX's Raptor engine as the company faces "genuine risk of bankruptcy" unless it speeds up the production.

'Get licence before offering satellite-based services': Centre to Starlink

'Given the fact that Starlink is not a licensee, the public is advised not to subscribe to Starlink services being advertised,' says Ministry of Communications

Elon Musk-run satellite firm Starlink enters hiring mode in India

Elon Musk-run SpaceX is now aggressively hiring for the India market, after it appointed Sanjay Bhargava as the country director for its satellite company Starlink

SpaceX might launch 1st Starship into orbit in January: Elon Musk

SpaceX, run by tech billionaire Elon Musk, will try to fly a Starship into orbit for the first time early next year, if all goes according to plan.

UN responds to Musk on how his wealth could address world hunger

The head of UN's food-assistance branch WFP David Beasley has laid out the plan as to how this amount could prevent 42 million people across 43 countries from starving

New crew of SpaceX mission led by Indian-origin astronaut docks with ISS

A new SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule led by Indian origin Raja Chari to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the company's Crew-3 mission has docked successfully

More than 600 human beings have now been to space, shows data

The tally began in 1961, when Russia's Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth

SpaceX crew launch marks 600 space travelers in 60 years

A SpaceX rocket carried four astronauts into orbit Wednesday night, including the 600th person to reach space in 60 years

NASA, SpaceX launch 4 more astronauts into orbit on flight to space station

NASA and SpaceX launched four astronauts into orbit, sending a veteran spacewalker, two younger crewmates chosen for future lunar missions and a German materials scientist to the ISS

4 astronauts in orbit since spring hop ride on SpaceX rocket to return home

The undocking of their SpaceX capsule from the International Space Station also paved the way for a launch of their four replacements as early as Wednesday night.

Starlink and OneWeb: Can satellite broadband bridge India's digital divide?

Satellite-based broadband connectivity promises to bridge India's digital divide. But can it deliver? What challenges does it face? Let's look at this new technology and understand and its pitfalls

SpaceX Crew-3 launch to Space Station delayed again to November 10

NASA again delayed the upcoming launch of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to November 10 because of weather concerns.

No toilet for SpaceX crew returning from ISS, stuck using diapers

The astronauts, who will depart the International Space Station this weekend, will be stuck using diapers on the way home because of their capsule's broken toilet.