Viasat, a satellite operator, is currently asking the FCC to stop SpaceX from launching any more Starlink satellites while they launch a thorough environmental review in front of a courtroom. Megaconstellation Starlink is seeing rapid growth and has launched nearly 700 broadband satellites since January of this year. As of Friday, Viasat asked the Federal
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02After CEO Elon Musk said Tesla would stop accepting bitcoin as a viable form of payment for its vehicles due to the amount of needed energy to mine the coin, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies took a slight nosedive earlier this month. It would appear now that Musk is having a change of heart. After speaking
03CEO Elon Musk previously stated that Tesla would not use lidar, but after being caught on a test run, rumors and confusion began to circulate after a car was spotted with lidar sensors. The majority of companies working on a self-driving system are relying on the use of lidar sensors. Lidar, which stands for Light
04Elon Musk’s SpaceX announces plans for its first orbital flight test for its next-generation Starship rocket, with plans to launch from Texas and return off the coast of Hawaii. Standing tall at around 160 feet, Starship prototypes are about the size of a 16-story building and built of stainless steel. Last week, Starship SN15 recorded
05Bitcoin beelines for its worst week since February, dogecoin jumped nearly a quarter – all while the chief at Tesla sent cryptocoins on a wild adventure via his Twitter feed. Bitcoin is down roughly 13% as of this week, and was last up 1.6% at $50,503. This comes as a slump after hitting its record
06A month ago, Musk made claims and comments about Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite communications company, unveiling his future plans to create antennas for the use of trucks, RVs, ships, and even planes, to provide internet service to vehicles of a larger size. But added that cars would not make the cut due to the size of
07“You know, I’ve never spoken to Elon, although I have great admiration and respect for the company he’s built.” CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, admits he has never said a single word to Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla. Musk previously tweeted in December that in the ‘darkest days of the Model 3 program’ he attempted
08On Monday, CEO Elon Musk tweeted that SpaceX is working on an antenna that connects vehicles like semi-trucks and RVs to its satellite internet network. Musk has provided clarification and explained the antenna will not be for “connecting Tesla cars to Starlink,” and added that the user “terminal is much too big.” “This is for
09On Monday NASA shared the groundbreaking, first look at a spacecraft touching down on Mars. That left the door wide open for the internet to begin decoding the cryptic message in the parachute captured by the Perseverance rover. The parachute, positioned above the rover, acted as the aid to help ease the descent of the
10Trips to Mars and convenient domestic air travel, are among the biggest ambitions for SpaceX’s Starship, a next generation spacecraft SpaceX is currently developing. The spacecraft would skim the outer atmosphere of Earth, and reduce travel times from many hours, to just minutes. While the rockets are more disturbing to their local environment in comparison
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Kc Cartwright is a freelance writer and avid outdoorsman. She is a space enthusiast with a passion for exploring life on other planets, as well as space travel.
