SpaceX seeks FCC nod for solar-powered satellite data centres for AISpaceX has asked US regulators for permission to deploy up to one million satellites to power space-based AI data centres using solar energ...
31 Jan, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
Elon Musk's Starlink may have to seek fresh IN-SPACe nod for Direct-to-Device services in IndiaStarlink's Gen 2 constellation, offering advanced technologies like direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity, has been rejected by India's IN-SP...
27 Jan, 2026, 12.39 AM IST
FCC approves SpaceX plan to deploy an additional 7,500 Starlink satellitesThe agency said the additional satellites will provide direct-to-cell connectivity outside the United States and supplemental U.S. coverage...
10 Jan, 2026, 08.00 AM IST
Does escalating spat with Trump pose regulatory threat for Musk's businesses?Donald Trump wants a review of subsidies for Elon Musk's firms. This raises concerns about regulations for Tesla and SpaceX. Several U.S. a...
02 Jul, 2025, 06.39 PM IST
From barbs to blows? 6 ways Trump can harm MuskTrump and Musk are in a public fight. It started over tax policy. Trump says he cut Musk out of EV decisions. Musk retaliated with an Epste...
06 Jun, 2025, 08.33 PM IST
Elon Musk’s empire tells its own DOGE storyElon Musk's role in the Department of Government Efficiency under President Trump presents significant financial conflicts of interest, as ...
27 Feb, 2025, 04.35 PM IST
US lets Starlink provide direct-to-cell coverage for hurricane-hit areasThe U.S. Federal Communications Commission granted emergency approval for SpaceX and T Mobile to use Starlink satellites to restore cellpho...
07 Oct, 2024, 08.42 AM IST
Jeff Bezos coming for Elon Musk, to launch rival to StarlinkWith Amazon's Project Kuiper, Jeff Bezos is vying with Elon Musk in the satellite internet market. Musk's Starlink has the most satellites,...
07 Sep, 2024, 07.52 PM IST
US court rejects challenges to FCC approval of SpaceX satellitesA U.S. appeals court has upheld the FCC's approval of SpaceX's plan to deploy thousands of Starlink satellites for broadband internet. Chal...
12 Jul, 2024, 11.52 PM IST
Starlink launches satellite to connect mobile phones, but can’t compete with terrestrial networks: MuskThe latest developments come when Starlink is poised to receive a GMPCS permit soon from the government to launch satellite broadband servi...
03 Jan, 2024, 11.02 AM IST
SpaceX gets U.S. approval to deploy up to 7,500 satellitesSpaceX's Starlink, a fast-growing network of more than 3,500 satellites in low-Earth orbit, has tens of thousands of users in the United St...
02 Dec, 2022, 08.34 AM IST
US approves SpaceX's Starlink internet for use with ships, boats, planesSpaceX has steadily launched some 2,700 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit since 2019 and has amassed hundreds of thousands of subscrib...
01 Jul, 2022, 08.20 AM IST
Amazon goes for jugular in US FCC spat with SpaceX's Elon Musk"If the FCC regulated hypocrisy, SpaceX would be keeping the commission very busy,” Amazon says in a filing to the US Federal Communication...
09 Sep, 2021, 09.31 AM IST
Global, local players seek ways to lower cost of satellite broadband servicesSatcom players in India say they can’t directly lease bandwidth capacity from foreign satellite operators. They have to go via DoS, which p...
24 May, 2021, 01.40 PM IST
SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites for cheaper InternetThis was SpaceX's 16th Starlink mission and the company has to date launched nearly 1,000 small satellites for its constellation.
25 Nov, 2020, 07.57 PM IST
Starlink project takes Musk's SpaceX valuation to $100 billionLast week, SpaceX launched 60 more Starlink satellites aboard Falcon 9 rocket to be deployed in low-Earth orbit, bringing the constellation...
25 Oct, 2020, 07.07 PM IST
Taking on SpaceX, Amazon to invest $10 billion in satellite broadband planSpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell, who in February floated the idea of spinning Starlink off for an IPO in the coming years, has said the St...
31 Jul, 2020, 09.47 AM IST