SpaceX filed with the US FCC seeking approval to deploy up to 1 million satellites in space to operate as solar-powered data centres for AI.

What just happened? The FCC has approved SpaceX's proposal to launch another 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit. Once those are up, the total constellation will swell to around 15,000 spacecraft, doubling the number of Gen2 units SpaceX can ...

A SpaceX rocket lifts off at Cape Canaveral, Fla., last month. (Jennifer Briggs/Zuma Press) SpaceX secured government permission to deploy more satellites, giving the Elon Musk-led company more runway to build up its Starlink network. The Federal ...

PHOENIX – If you are up early Wednesday — or haven’t gone to bed yet — you might have a chance to see a SpaceX rocket light up the western sky. A mission to put 27 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit is scheduled to launch within a four-hour ...

If you don’t want to leave your house, you can also watch the launch live on X @SpaceX. When you look to the sky, you will see a bright balloon-shaped streak following behind the rocket. This is a contrail, short for condensation trail, created when hot aircraft rips through cold water vapor high in the sky.