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March 15, 2025 9:52 AM

SpaceX, NASA launch mission to bring back astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore from ISS

SpaceX and NASA have launched a mission to bring back U.S. astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore from the International Space Station (ISS), where they have been stranded for nine months. The mission lifted off at 7:03 ET on Friday, with a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon spacecraft as part of the Crew-10 mission. Along with the return of Williams and Wilmore, the launch also carried four new crew members to the ISS: NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace ...

March 13, 2025 9:31 AM

NASA, SpaceX delay flight that was to retrieve stuck astronauts

NASA and SpaceX on Wednesday delayed the launch of a replacement crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station that would have set in motion the long-awaited homecoming of U.S. astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. NASA had been set to launch a SpaceX rocket from Florida carrying a replacement crew for the International Space Station in a mission that would set up the return to Earth of Wilmore and Williams - stuck in space for nine months after a trip on Boeing's fault...

March 11, 2025 6:25 PM

Airtel partners with Musk’s SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed internet to India

Telecom major Airtel on Tuesday said it has signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed internet services to its customers in India. This is the first agreement to be signed in India, which is subject to SpaceX receiving authorisations to sell Starlink in the country. Airtel and SpaceX will explore offering Starlink equipment in Airtel’s retail stores, Starlink services via Airtel to business customers, opportunities to connect communities, schools, and hea...

March 7, 2025 9:31 AM

SpaceX’s Starship explodes in space, again raining debris over Caribbean

SpaceX's massive Starship spacecraft exploded in space on Thursday minutes after lifting off from Texas, prompting the FAA to halt air traffic in parts of Florida, in the second straight failure this year for Elon Musk's Mars rocket program. Several videos on social media showed fiery debris streaking through the dusk skies near south Florida and the Bahamas after Starship broke up in space shortly after it began to spin uncontrollably with its engines cut off, a SpaceX live stream of the missi...

March 4, 2025 10:07 AM

SpaceX postpones Starship test flight over unspecified ship issue

SpaceX on Monday called off its eighth Starship test flight from Texas over an unspecified issue on the rocket system's core, delaying for at least 24 hours the company's attempt to deploy mock Starlink satellites in space for the first time. The test mission would have been the first Starship launch since a January mission ended eight minutes into flight when Starship, atop a rocket booster, exploded over the Caribbean, sending fiery debris streaking over the Turks and Caicos Islands and promp...

February 21, 2025 11:46 AM

US says it will drop immigration case against SpaceX

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday said it would drop a case accusing Elon Musk's space technology company SpaceX of refusing to hire certain immigrants. The Justice Department last month signaled it could back away from the case, brought during Democratic President Joe Biden's term. Musk, a top adviser to Republican President Donald Trump, is leading a commission tasked with identifying waste in the federal government. In a Thursday court filing in Brownsville, Texas, government lawy...

January 29, 2025 3:26 PM

Trump, Musk suggest sped-up return of NASA astronauts, but details scarce

President Donald Trump said Tuesday night he had asked Elon Musk's SpaceX to return two NASA astronauts from the International Space Station, who were already scheduled to fly back on a SpaceX capsule in March. Musk earlier on Tuesday said Trump had asked him to return the two astronauts "as soon as possible," suggesting a change to NASA's current plan for a late March return. "We will do so," Musk said. "I have just asked Elon Musk and @SpaceX to 'go get' the 2 brave astronauts who have been ...

January 17, 2025 10:56 AM

SpaceX’s Starship explodes in flight test, forcing airlines to divert

A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights over the Gulf of Mexico to alter course to avoid falling debris and setting back Elon Musk's flagship rocket program. SpaceX mission control lost contact with the newly upgraded Starship, carrying its first test payload of mock satellites but no crew, eight minutes after liftoff from its South Texas rocket facilities at 5:38 p.m. EST (2238 GMT). Video shot by Reuters showed orange...

November 19, 2024 12:16 PM

India’s GSAT-N2 satellite successfully deployed into orbit, to boost broadband infrastructure

India's GSAT-N2 communication satellite was successfully deployed into orbit on Tuesday by SpaceX, marking a significant milestone in the country's efforts to enhance broadband infrastructure. The satellite, launched from Florida, is expected to play a pivotal role in meeting the growing demand for broadband services and in-flight connectivity across India. SpaceX confirmed the success of the mission at 12:36 am, adding that the satellite was injected into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO...

November 12, 2024 4:37 PM

Musk’s Starlink gets Chad go-ahead to improve internet access

Chad said on Tuesday it had approved the licensing of Elon Musk's satellite internet provider Starlink to improve access to internet services in the central African country. Starlink, the satellite unit of SpaceX, operates in several African countries but has faced regulatory challenges in others and resistance from state telecoms monopolies. "We have been talking to Starlink since 2021 and we have managed to agree on the essentials," Chad's Communications Minister Boukar Michel told Reuters b...