Satellite
SpaceX Launches Starship on Another Test Flight, This Time With the Most Advanced Starlink Satellites
Towering more than 400 feet, Starship soared from Texas on Friday.
Briefs
SpaceX to Host First Public Earnings Call on August 4
The company will hold a live audio-only call at 4:30 ET to discuss earnings after the market closes.
Satellite
SpaceX’s Aborts Starship Launch, Planning Another Next Week
AST SpaceMobile also said its satellite launch schedule is being pushed into 2027
Satellite
Amazon Will Launch Satellite Internet in South Africa, Seemingly Beating Musk in His Homeland
Amazon said Wednesday that it would partner with South African internet provider Herotel in its first agreement to provide satellite internet in Africa.
Satellite
Frontier Airlines to Offer Starlink for In-Flight Wi-Fi
The service is expected to be live in early 2027
Satellite
Orbital Seeks FCC Approval for 100,000 Satellite Data Center Constellation
The five-month-old startup has raised $5 million in pre-seed funding to develop its space-based AI computing platform.
Data Center
Data Centers are Not that Loud, Taxpayer Groups Finds
Data centers are not much louder than a library or a conversation, study finds
SpaceX’s $3.3 Trillion Revenue Forecast Depends on Creating New Markets in Connectivity, AI
Morgan Stanley analysts caution that reaching projections will depend on successful execution across multiple not yet proven technologies.
Satellite
SpaceX Planning 100K More Starlink Satellites
The company is planning ‘extremely low-latency and multi-gigabit symmetrical’ speeds for consumers and enterprises
Satellite
SpaceX Buoyed by Launch Dominance, but Starlink Mobile’s Future Unclear, Analysts Say
A MoffettNathanson report said real competition with terrestrial mobile carriers was unlikely
Funding
SpaceX President Announces Large Contribution to Trump Accounts
Shotwell announced she is gifting SpaceX stock to assist children born in lower income households in central Texas.
BEAD
Texas Governor Denies SpaceX Favoritism
The Texas Governor’s office is pushing back against allegations of favoritism and sweetheart deals.
FCC
FCC Accused of Withholding DOGE Communications ‘in Bad Faith’
A watchdog group is seeking discovery after alleging the FCC failed to adequately produce records in a FOIA lawsuit.
satellites
Amazon Leo Launches 29 More Satellites into Orbit
The company has a total of 396 satellites deployed, with hundreds of satellites ready to launch.
Briefs
Starlink Added to New Air Force One
President Trump praises jet’s communications equipment: 'It’s the highest level'
FCC
Broadcasters Want Non-GSO Satellite Operators (Meaning SpaceX) to Shoulder More FCC Fees
The National Association of Broadcasters says proposed earth station fees would burden fixed satellite facilities
