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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off carrying Amazon's Project Kuiper internet network satellites from the Ca...

Science Apr 29

Amazon launches its first internet satellites to compete against SpaceX’s thousands of Starlinks

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Science Aug 28

FILE PHOTO: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is prepared for launch of Polaris Dawn, a private human spaceflight mission, at the K...
FAA grounds SpaceX after one of its rockets falls over in flames during landing

The Federal Aviation Administration grounded SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets and ordered an investigation following the predawn accident off the Florida coast. No injuries or public damage were reported.

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Science Jul 12

SpaceX's Falcon 9 is pictured launching satellites to orbit in space after it lifted off from the Vandenberg Space Force B...
Malfunction on SpaceX rocket leaves company’s Starlink satellites in wrong orbit

A SpaceX rocket has failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company’s internet satellites in an orbit so low that they're doomed to fall through the atmosphere and burn up.

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Economy Sep 11

Elon Musk arrives at the In America: An Anthology of Fashion themed Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York, U.S., May 2, 2022. Photo by Andrew Kelly/REUTERS
Elon Musk’s refusal to provide Starlink support for Ukraine attack in Crimea raises questions for Pentagon

SpaceX founder Elon Musk's refusal to allow Ukraine to use Starlink internet services to launch a surprise attack on Russian forces in Crimea last September has raised questions for the Pentagon.

By Tara Copp, Associated Press

World Dec 28

The national flag of Ukraine flies over the town of Kramatorsk
Ukraine to develop reconnaissance, combat drones, technology minister says

The Ukrainian government minister in charge of technology says his country is developing combat drones that attack the ones Russia has used during its invasion of Ukraine.

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

Oct 15

Elon Musk says SpaceX might keep funding satellite service in Ukraine

By Associated Press

Billionaire Elon Musk suggested in a Saturday tweet that his rocket company SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service in Ukraine.

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Musk says SpaceX can no longer fund internet service Ukrainian military uses in war

By John Yang

Elon Musk said SpaceX can no longer fund the Starlink satellite internet service in Ukraine. The service has helped both the Ukrainian military and civilians stay connected during the war with Russia. Musk said the cost is nearly $20 million…

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Oct 14

Elon Musk asks Defense Department to fund Starlink satellite system in Ukraine

By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press

Senior U.S. officials say the Defense Department has gotten a request from SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk to take over funding for his satellite network that has provided crucial battlefield communications for Ukrainian military forces during the war with…

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