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Elon Musk to visit India as govt tweaks FDI rules for space sector as well
23 Apr 2024
Elon Musk, CEO of tech enterprises Tesla, SpaceX, Starlink and X, has confirmed his India visit next week after the Indian government notified amendments to foreign investment rules in space sector, allowing 100 per cent FDI in satellite-related ventures.
Starlink gets DoT licence for offering broadband services in India: report
23 Jan 2024
Starlink, a communication satellite company owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is reported to have received the Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) licence
Isro to launch GSAT-20 satellite aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.
05 Jan 2024
NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL), the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), has signed a contract with SpaceX, the space exploration venture of billionaire Elon Musk, for the launch of Isro’s communication satellite GSAT-20.
SpaceX faces allegations of wrongful employee firings
04 Jan 2024
SpaceX, the renowned rocket and satellite manufacturer, has come under scrutiny as a U.S. labor agency accuses the company of unlawfully terminating eight employees.
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Starlink, led by Elon Musk, achieves milestone in 'Direct-to-Cell' satellite connectivity
03 Jan 2024
SpaceX, under the leadership of Elon Musk, has embarked on a groundbreaking project in 2024, initiating the launch of the first set of Starlink internet satellites via the Falcon 9 spacecraft.
SpaceX’s all-civilian team safely returns to earth after 3-day space flight
20 Sep 2021
The 3-day all-civilian space flight gives SpaceX founder Elon Musk an edge over rivals Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, who accomplished the first two human space flights in July
SpaceX launches first 60 satellites for its global internet service
27 May 2019
The launch puts Elon Musk’s global internet project `Startup OneWeb’ well ahead of Amazon's `Project Kuiper’, the brainchild of Musk's space rival Jeff Bezos
Elon Musk’s rocket launch in Aug could have affected aviation, military navigation systems, says report
28 Mar 2018
SpaceX Falcon blasts off again; all eyes on Tintin
23 Feb 2018
While the main aim of Elon Musk's latest space mission is to deliver the Spanish satellite PAZ into orbit, much of the attention is focused on 'Tintin A and B', the first step in SpaceX's mega-network for broadband internet
Musk’s SpaceX set to get nod for satellite-based broadband network
15 Feb 2018
SpaceX plans to launch more than 4,420 small satellites into low orbit around the earth beginning next year, with full deployment expected by 2024 to build a broadband network using satellites
SpaceX to test launch Falcon Heavy rocket today
06 Feb 2018
Elon Musk challenges Boeing to beat him to Mars
09 Dec 2017
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