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☆ SpaceX unveils backpack-sized 'Starlink Mini' satellite internet antenna for $599
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The company is offering a "limited number" of the Starlink Mini antennas for $599 each in an early access release. SpaceX is rolling out a compact version of its Starlink antennas called "Mini," which the company is advertising as a mobile option for its satellite internet customers. The Starlink Mini antenna is about the size and weight of a laptop, at just over 2 pounds and measuring at about 12 inches by 10 inches by 1.5 inches. The email did not specify when Starlink Mini deliveries would begin. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote in a post Monday that setting up a Starlink Mini took less than 5 minutes.

Persons: Mini, Michael Nicolls, Elon Musk, Musk Organizations: SpaceX, CNBC, Starlink Locations: United States

☆ Elon Musk's Starlink satellites could burn up the ozone layer, scientists warn
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewInternet satellite networks like Elon Musk's Starlink could contribute toward the depletion of the ozone layer, a new study claims. There are currently more than 8,000 internet satellites in low-earth orbit, of which about 6,000 are Starlink ones, a press statement said. SpaceX has plans to launch another 42,000 Starlink satellites, according to Space.com. The first launch carrying experimental Starlink satellites was in 2019. AdvertisementA 1987 ban on CFCs helped slow the process, and by 2013, authorities were projecting that the ozone layer would repair itself within a few decades.

Persons: —, Elon Musk's, Mark Handley, University College London Elon Musk, CFCs, Starlink Organizations: Service, Elon, University of Southern California's Department, Astronautical Engineering, Business, SpaceX, Amazon, University College London Elon, European Space Agency, USC Locations: Ukraine, Antarctica, Brazil

☆ Elon Musk's payday drama comes to a head today
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

It's always sunny at Business Insider when "Welcome to Wrexham" star Rob McElhenney is around. In today's big story, we're looking at the drama between Tesla shareholders over Elon Musk's bumper pay package that gets decided on today . As funny as that sounds, the battle over Elon Musk's pay package is no joke. One longtime Tesla investor said the EV maker is " kind of the bottom of the pecking pole of Elon's companies ." Vote here on if you're for or against Musk's pay package .

Persons: —, Rob McElhenney, Elon, Apu Gomes, Chelsea Jia Feng, Insider's Grace Kay, they're, he's, Brooks Kraft, Musk, it's, Gwynne Shotwell, Somodevilla, Blackstone, Dan Ives, Araya Doheny, Patrick Fallon, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Henrik, Fisker, VCs, that's, whittle, Mark Zuckerberg, de Haro, Gen Zers, Mike Verdu, Slack, Brad Smith, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, George Glover Organizations: Service, Business, Elon, Getty, Retail, Brooks Kraft LLC, Nvidia, Tesla, Wall, SpaceX, Federal Reserve, Big Apple, Apple, Microsoft, BI, Adobe Locations: Wrexham, Delaware, Tesla, Manhattan, New York, London

☆ SpaceX launches fourth Starship test flight
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

SpaceX launched a fourth test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday, as the company looks to push development of the mammoth vehicle past new milestones. Cheney Orr | ReutersSpaceX has flown the full Starship rocket system on three spaceflight tests previously, with launches in April 2023, November and March. Each of the test flights have achieved more milestones than the last, but each result destroyed the rocket before the flight's end. SpaceX will be looking to surpass the third test flight's milestones. "The primary objectives will be executing a landing burn and soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico with the Super Heavy booster, and achieving a controlled entry of Starship," SpaceX wrote.

Persons: Elon, SpaceX's, Cheney Orr, we've, Joe Skipper, it's Organizations: SpaceX, Elon Musk's, Boca Chica, Reuters SpaceX, NASA, Reuters, Super Locations: Boca Chica , Texas, Gulf of Mexico, Brownsville , Texas, U.S, Gulf, Mexico

☆ Boeing Starliner docks with ISS, delivering its first NASA crew to space station
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Boeing's Starliner capsule is seen while approaching the International Space Station with two NASA astronauts on board on June 6, 2024. Boeing's Starliner capsule docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, a milestone for the company's crew spacecraft in a crucial test flight. The spacecraft docked with the ISS at 1:34 p.m. There are now two U.S.-built crew spacecraft docked with the ISS for the first time. The mission represents a final major step before NASA certifies Boeing to fly crew on operational missions.

Persons: Boeing's, Boeing's Starliner Organizations: NASA, International, Boeing, ISS Locations: U.S

☆ Starship lands in the ocean with its engines firing for the first time, bringing Elon Musk one step closer to Mars
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Super Heavy landed in the Gulf of Mexico minutes after lift-off. A screengrab from SpaceX's livestream of the June 6, 2024 launch shows Starship sitting atop its Super Heavy booster on the launchpad. One of the engines on SpaceX's Super Heavy booster was not lit during its fourth launch. SpaceX reaches a major new milestone by landing its Super Heavy booster in the Gulf of Mexico. SpaceXOn its next flight, SpaceX might attempt to catch the Super Heavy booster with giant "chopsticks" on its Texas launch tower.

Persons: —, Elon Musk's, Musk, Starship Organizations: Service, Super, Business, SpaceX, Starship, Starship's, of, NASA Locations: Gulf, Mexico, SpaceX's, Texas, Gulf of Mexico, Boca Chica , Texas

☆ See Elon Musk's Starship shredding apart as it descends to Earth, with a whole fin almost ripping off
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

However, the spacecraft was visibly falling apart on SpaceX's livestream as it screamed through Earth's atmosphere. Falling back to Earth is extremely intenseA screengrab from SpaceX's livestream shows the fin at the beginning of Starship's fall, before it shredded. A screengrab from SpaceX's livestream of the June 6, 2024 launch shows Starship sitting atop its Super Heavy booster on the launchpad. The Super Heavy booster also practiced and successfully achieved its first soft water landing, after it separated from Starship on Thursday. SpaceX reaches a major new milestone with landing its Super Heavy booster in the Gulf of Mexico.

Persons: —, Elon Musk's, SpaceX's livestream, livestream, Musk Organizations: Service, Business, SpaceX Viewers, SpaceX, Starship, Super Locations: Elon, SpaceX's, Gulf of Mexico, Mars

☆ Space elevators could get us to Mars in record time — and Japan is planning one for 2050
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The concept of space elevators isn't new, but engineering such a structure would be no easy feat, and many other issues besides technology stand in the way. Japan aims to build a space elevator by 2050Japan's Skytree Tower is tall, but it's nowhere near as big as a space elevator. AdvertisementAccording to some designs, space elevators would shuttle cargo to orbit on electromagnetic vehicles called climbers. Other estimates for space elevators in general have put the price at $227 per pound. For instance, a space elevator's tether would be under such incredible tension that it would be prone to snapping, Johnson said.

Persons: —, Yoji Ishikawa, Ishikawa, Christian Johnson, Johnson, Garlic, There's, Victor Habbick, Obayashi, haven't Organizations: Service, Business, Obayashi Corporation, Kyodo, Science, Getty, NASA, Obayashi Locations: Japan, Tokyo, Earth

☆ A company developing Russia's answer to Musk's Starlink says it completed its first tests
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A company developing Russia's answer to Elon Musk's Starlink said it completed its first tests. It uses the same approach as SpaceX's Starlink and other companies vying for the market. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA company developing Russia's answer to Elon Musk's Starlink said it has completed its first series of tests, using a laser inter-satellite link of its own design.

Persons: Elon Musk's Starlink, — Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Russian

☆ Boeing and NASA call off Starliner crew launch minutes before liftoff
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Boeing 's first Starliner flight with astronauts on board was called off in the final minutes on Saturday. Holds in a rocket launch countdown – as well as "scrubs," indicating a launch delay – are a common occurrence in the industry. Two NASA astronauts are aboard the Starliner capsule, which would be carried by United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket to the International Space Station. Depending on the cause of the launch scrub, Boeing and NASA can reschedule the launch for another attempt 24 hours later, or target alternative launch dates of June 5th or June 6th. Saturday's crew flight test represents the final major step before receiving NASA certification to begin regular missions.

Persons: Lockheed Martin Organizations: United Launch Alliance, Boeing, International Space Station, NASA, United, Lockheed Locations: Florida, ULA

☆ Boeing, NASA cancel Starliner launch attempt scheduled Sunday after failed Saturday take-off
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft atop the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket rolls out in Florida on Thursday, May 30, 2024. Leaders from Boeing, NASA and the United Launch Alliance, or ULA, held a press conference later Saturday afternoon to provide updates on the malfunction and the status of the next launch attempt. "The disappointment lasts for about three seconds," said Mark Nappi, Vice President and Program Manager of Boeing's Commercial Crew Program. Holds in a rocket launch countdown – as well as "scrubs," indicating a launch delay – are a common occurrence in the industry. Two NASA astronauts are aboard the Starliner capsule, which would be carried by United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket to the International Space Station.

Persons: Boeing's, Mark Nappi, ULA, Tory Bruno, Lockheed Martin Organizations: United Launch Alliance, International Space Station, Boeing, NASA, United, Lockheed Locations: Florida, ULA

☆ A Japanese billionaire canceled his trip to the moon on a SpaceX rocket after too many delays
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewJapanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has canceled his star-studded trip to the moon aboard a rocket designed by Elon Musk's company, SpaceX. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. A dearMoon representative confirmed the cancellation in a statement to Business Insider. Maezawa announced the eight people who would fly aboard the space vehicle in a YouTube video in December 2022. AdvertisementThe billionaire previously traveled to space in December 2021 during a 12-day trip to the International Space Station.

Persons: —, Yusaku Maezawa, Elon, dearMoon, Maezawa, YOSHIKAZU TSUNO, Steve Aoki, Dev Joshi, Musk Organizations: Service, SpaceX, Business, International Space, Russian Soyuz, Milken Institute Global Conference Locations: Russian

☆ Investing in Space: The China factor in the U.S. space station race to replace the ISS
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

CNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. I'd be surprised if most Americans know that there are not one, but two crewed space stations in orbit currently. I'd like to think the International Space Station is common knowledge, but is Tiangong? Tiangong, that second space station in orbit, is built and run by the Chinese. Ideally, NASA also gets more than one space station.

Persons: CNBC's Michael Sheetz, I'd, I've, NASA's Organizations: NASA, NASA's, Soyuz Locations: U.S, China

☆ Boeing, NASA say Starliner astronaut launch will move forward despite spacecraft helium leak
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Boeing and NASA are moving forward with the launch of the company's Starliner capsule, set to carry U.S. astronauts for the first time, despite a "stable" leak in the spacecraft's propulsion system. "We are comfortable with the causes that we've identified for this specific leak," Boeing Vice President and manager of the company's Commercial Crew program, Mark Nappi, said during a press conference on Friday. "We know we can manage this [leak], so this is really not a safety of flight issue," Nappi added. Boeing is now targeting June 1 for the first crewed launch of its spacecraft, with backup opportunities on June 2, June 5 and June 6. To date, Boeing has eaten $1.5 billion in costs due to Starliner setbacks, in addition to nearly $5 billion of NASA development funds.

Persons: Mark Nappi, Nappi Organizations: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, United Launch Alliance, Boeing's, NASA's Boeing, Cape Canaveral Space Force, Boeing, International Space Locations: Florida

☆ Russia has figured out how to mess up Ukraine's crucial Starlink battlefield internet, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewRussia's jamming technology appears to be increasingly interfering with Elon Musk's Starlink service in Ukraine. AdvertisementBrian Weeden, the chief program officer for the nonprofit Secure World Foundation, previously told BI that Russia has struggled to disrupt Ukraine's Starlink service. Because Starlink satellites are closer to Earth, latency — the delay between a user's action and a network response — is shorter. According to The Times, Russia may have gotten better at interfering with the signal by using more powerful and precise jammers. AdvertisementThe outlet said Russians were purchasing the technology from foreign countries, including the US, before smuggling it to Russian troops in Ukraine.

Persons: —, Elon Musk's, Starlink, We're, Mykhailo Fedorov, Brian Weeden Organizations: Service, The New York Times, Business, 92nd Assault Brigade, The Times, Ajax, Times, SpaceX, World Foundation, Street, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, Kremlin Locations: Ukraine, Russia

☆ Musk launches SpaceX’s Starlink internet services in Indonesia, says more investments could come
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Sheila Chiang | In Sheilachiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Musk launched on May 19 his Starlink service on Indonesia's resort island of Bali as the country aims to extend internet to its remote areas. Millions of people in Indonesia, a vast archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, are not currently hooked up to reliable internet services. (Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP) (Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP via Getty Images)Elon Musk has launched SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet services in Indonesia as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to boost internet connectivity in remote areas. SpaceX, which manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft, is also a developer of Starlink satellites which provide internet connectivity to remote locations. Communication and Informatics Minister Budi Arie Setiadi previously said Starlink would help Indonesia extend internet access to regions not covered by local internet providers, according to Indonesian news agency Antara.

Persons: Elon Musk, Budi Gunadi, Musk, SONNY TUMBELAKA, Budi Arie Setiadi, Starlink Organizations: Tech, Indonesia's Health, Getty Images, SpaceX, Communication, Informatics Locations: Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, AFP, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Philippines

☆ Investing in Space: Boeing inches closer to Starliner launch
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is finally at the pad and on the eve of carrying astronauts for the first time. And, even this test flight doesn't feel like a given. Boeing is going to test the capsule's propulsion system before moving forward, so we'll see if the May 21 target holds. The coming Starliner crew flight test doesn't mean that race is back on.

Persons: Boeing's, CNBC's Michael Sheetz, It's, Starliner's Organizations: Alliance, International, CNBC's, Boeing, NASA, SpaceX Locations: Cape Canaveral , Florida, U.S

☆ Elon Musk calls out Boeing's historic first crewed spaceflight, saying SpaceX beat them to the punch years ago
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

SpaceX beat Boeing to the punch, flying NASA astronauts to the space station four years ago for cheaper. NASA astronauts Suni Williams (left) and Butch Wilmore (right) conduct suited operations in a Boeing Starliner simulator. AdvertisementThe SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship that accomplished the feat came from the same NASA initiative that's flying Starliner on Monday. NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (left) and Doug Hurley (right) were the first people to fly aboard a private spaceship, SpaceX's Crew Dragon. SpaceXWith each flight, SpaceX has earned money, while Boeing has been sinking more and more funds into Starliner.

Persons: Elon Musk, —, Boeing's, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Robert Markowitz, Bob Behnken, Doug Hurley, bTXWAfxfrh — Elon, Musk, Eric Berger, Cory Huston, Starliner's, Berger, George Nield, Nield, Scrappy SpaceX Organizations: Boeing, SpaceX, NASA, Service, Twitter, International Space Station, ISS, Atlas, Reuters, Department of Defense, Space Transportation Locations: Starliner

☆ While Boeing's passenger planes glitch, NASA is entrusting the company's spaceship with 2 astronauts' lives
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Boeing is about to fly NASA astronauts to the International Space Station for the first time. Still, the FAA, NASA, and other aerospace experts have questioned Boeing's overall safety culture. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams conduct suited operations in the Boeing Starliner simulator at NASA's Johnson Space Center. This Crew Flight Test mission is over a decade in the making. He added that those calculations are for a full 210-day mission, while Whilmore's and Williams's test flight lasts just one week.

Persons: —, NASA's Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, Robert Markowitz They're, jetliner, AeroSystems, Bill Nelson, Kim Shiflett, George Nield, Bjorn Fehrm, Fehrm, KPIs, Doug Loverro, Baz Ratner, Bill Ingalls, Steve Stich, Nield, We've, Wilmore, Starliner, Whitmore, Williams Organizations: Boeing, NASA, International Space Station, FAA, Service, Defense, Boeing's, International Space, Space Center, ISS, Max, NTSB, AP, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Justice, Atlas, Cape Canaveral Space Force, Space Transportation, New York Times, Leeham, Business, Ethiopian, Ethiopian Airlines, Aerospace, Committee, White, Bill Ingalls NASA, US, Spaceflight Locations: Portland, Florida, It's, New Mexico

☆ Musk lays off Tesla senior executives in fresh job cuts, The Information reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Tesla and SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk reacts during an in-conversation event with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London on Nov. 2, 2023. Elon Musk has dismissed two Tesla senior executives and plans to lay off hundreds more employees, frustrated by falling sales and the pace of job cuts so far, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing the CEO's email to senior managers. Rebecca Tinucci, senior director of the electric vehicle maker's Supercharger business, and Daniel Ho, head of the new vehicles program, will leave on Tuesday morning, the report said. Musk also plans to dismiss everyone working for Tinucci and Ho, including the roughly 500 employees who work in the Supercharger group, The Information said. Tesla, which had 140,473 employees globally as of end-2023, did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, Rishi Sunak, Rebecca Tinucci, Daniel Ho, Musk, Ho, Rohan Patel, Tinucci, — Patel, Drew Baglino — Organizations: British Locations: London, China, Beijing, India

In the shadow of the Rocky Mountains, with an elevation one mile closer to space than sea level, lies an area that's home to a burgeoning cluster of aerospace businesses. Voyager Space CEO Dylan Taylor traveled to space on a Blue Origin flight in 2021. For Voyager, that's been true. For Taylor, who has been to space himself after a trip on Blue Origin's New Shepard, the Denver-Boulder space story extends beyond Voyager too. Denver area startup Orbit Fab is building refueling ports for satellites that will allow them to fuel up in space.

Persons: Dylan Taylor, CNBC's Morgan Brennan, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, RTX, Jeff Bezos, Morgan Brennan, Sen, John Hickenlooper, Hickenlooper, that's, Taylor, Shepard, He's, Northrop, Daniel Faber, Orbit, Faber Organizations: Buckley Space Force, CNBC, Aerospace, Colorado Space Coalition, Voyager, Denver . Voyager, AFP, Getty, Lockheed, Boeing, Northrop, Launch Alliance, BAE Systems, Space, Space Station, Airbus, Mitsubishi, Northrop Grumman, AAA Locations: Colorado, CNBC's, Rocky, Denver, Boulder, California, Silicon Valley

☆ A NASA astronaut, former SpaceX flight surgeon, and father of 2 says parenting is by far his hardest job
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewAnil Menon is one of NASA's newest astronauts and former SpaceX flight surgeon, but none of that compares to, what he said, is his hardest job: being a dad. Anil and Anna Menon pose together in their respective NASA and SpaceX astronaut jumpsuits. But when both parents work in space flight, unique challenges arise like conflicting schedules and time management. Anil Menon uses the problem-solving skills he gained from astronaut training to help him juggle parenting challenges. During astronaut training, Anil spent two months away from home in Florida learning how to fly a T-6 aircraft for pilot training.

Persons: —, Anil Menon, Anna Menon, Anil, Anna, James Blair, we've, James, Grace, Anil Menon Anil Organizations: Service, SpaceX, Polaris, Business, NASA Locations: Houston, LA, Florida

☆ Investing in Space: Boeing takes backup role in flying NASA astronauts
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. Boeing's Starliner program finally feels close to flying people in space for the first time. It was originally planned to launch this crew flight test in November 2018. On the eve of flying crew, Boeing's messaging is now closer to "NASA wants us as backup and we're not committing beyond that." The additionally unfortunate aspect of this situation is that none of these years of setbacks and cost overruns seem to have lit a fire under Boeing's space management.

Persons: CNBC's Michael Sheetz, Boeing's, we're, Starliner, it's, SpaceX's Dragon, Boeing's Starliner, Mark Nappi, Nappi Organizations: ISS, Boeing, SpaceX, NASA

☆ Billionaires going to space aim to industrialize the moon, asteroids, and Mars. It's time to set some ground rules.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Read previewThe space business is in bloom and, so far, it's largely unregulated. Other space startups have ambitions including asteroid mining, in vitro fertilization (IVF) in space, and space hotels. As space startups and billionaires vie for a foothold on the moon and beyond, experts say governments probably need to start setting some ground rules. Seven of the world's 10 biggest commercial space operators are based in the US, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. AdvertisementIn another vein, last year Florida passed a bill to protect space companies and their owners from getting sued over spaceflight passenger death or injury.

Persons: —, Jeff Bezos's, Elon Musk, Bezos, NASA What's, George Nield, Galileo, Joel Kearns, Richard Branson, Galactic's, Lyndon B, Johnson, Jeff Bezos, Joe Raedle, Michelle Hanlon, Jared Isaacman, William Shatner, Hanlon Organizations: Service, NASA, Houston, SpaceX, Business, Northeastern University, Federal Aviation Administration's, Space Transportation, JPL, FAA, Virgin Galactic, Virgin, Getty, Artemis Accords, Hague Institute, Global Justice, Washington, Companies, Shepard, Center for Air, Space, University of Mississippi School of Law, titans, US International Trade Commission, Organisation for Economic Co, Federal Communications Locations: Mars, Russia, China, Blue, Florida

☆ SpaceX says it plans to sell satellite laser links commercially
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell introduces the first four NASA astronauts assigned to fly on board the Crew Dragon SpaceX spacecraft at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, U.S. August 13, 2018. SpaceX has started selling satellite lasers, which are used for speedy in-space communications, to other satellite firms, company President Gwynne Shotwell said at a conference on Tuesday. Shotwell, speaking on a panel at the Satellite industry conference in Washington, said SpaceX as a supplier will sell that technology to other companies. Space companies have opted to sell spacecraft components to diversify revenue and shore up cash to fund bigger capital-intensive projects. "We generally don't sell components, so this is a little bit of a new thing for us," Shotwell told Reuters after the panel discussion.

Persons: Gwynne Shotwell, Shotwell Organizations: SpaceX, NASA, Satellite, Polaris, Reuters Locations: Hawthorne , California, U.S, SpaceX's, Washington

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