Author: Kc Cartwright

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 Communications Commission to pause the April 27 license modification that would allow SpaceX to continue its plans of building out its broadband constellation. The existing constellation already tops more than 1,600 satellites. On May 15 SpaceX surpassed its 1,584 permitted satellites in 550-kilometer orbits that…

After 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 with bitcoin miners, the Tesla (TSLA) and SpaceX CEO tweeted late Monday that the North American miners said they are “committed to publish current and planned renewable usage.” He went on to add that these same miners will ask their global rivals to do the…

CEO 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 Detection and Ranging, is the method for determining ranges by targeting an object with a laser and then measuring the time for the reflected light to return to the receiver. Tesla has decided to tackle a different approach and is betting on 100% pure computer…

Elon 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 a successful landing and recovery, and the Starship program continues to make waves at a rapid pace. On Thursday, Elon Musk’s SpaceX revealed in filings to the Federal Communications Commission new plans for the next steps in testing its massive Starship rocket in a launch…

Bitcoin 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 month last month of just under $65,000. As Musk has tweeted for months, the cryptocurrency markets haven’t stopped moving. It seems his talk about dogecoin, a meme coin that began as a joke, has now seen giant growth and is scratching the surface of practical…

A 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 the antennas. Currently, Musk uses the idle capacity of his rockets to launch waves of up to sixty satellites at one time. This process allows him to have 1,321 satellites in orbit at a significantly lower cost than what is typically associated with these types…

“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 to reach Cook to discuss the possibilities of Apple acquiring Tesla but “he refused to take the meeting”. Strange, if true. – Tesla already uses iron-phosphate for medium range cars made in our Shanghai factory. – A monocell is electrochemically impossible, as max voltage is…

On 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 aircraft, ships, large trucks, and RVs,” Musk said. On 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 provided clarification and explained that the antenna will not be used…

On 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 spacecraft for landing. “You might notice the pattern that’s on the parachute here,” said Allen Chen, the entry, descent, and landing lead for the rover, Monday. “Distinct patterns are useful in helping us determine the clocking orientation of the parachute. Also the contrasting sectors can…

Trips 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 to traditional aircrafts, they will need to take flight somewhere. But SpaceX founder Elon Musk has a solution in mind, and has plans to convert oil rig platforms into floating spaceports. These plans have been discussed previously, and have manifested into SpaceX purchasing two rigs…