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Musk says X will soon bring video to Spaces

Musk says X, formerly Twitter, will add video to Spaces, its live audio chat feature. Musk claimed X will launch the feature by year’s end, “certainly by early next year.” Musk said SpaceX is adding video as a feature. It’ll be easy to turn the video on or off.” If …

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First contract for SpaceX’s defense-focused Starshield satellite internet business

SpaceX received its first U.S. Space Force contract for Starshield, its defense-focused Starlink satellite internet service. The one-year contract can reach $70 million, a U.S. Air Force representative told Bloomberg. “The contract provides for Starshield end-to-end service via the Starlink constellation, user terminals, ancillary equipment, network management and other related …

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SpaceX becomes a full-service defense contractor with a focus on national security Starshield

The U.S. government has already come to rely heavily on SpaceX’s launch services, but the company is now diving headfirst into a pool it had previously only dabbled in. A brand-new division of SpaceX called Starshield will offer customized satellite designs and secure communications to “government entities” (think three-letter agencies). …

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SpaceX Plans on Landing a Rocket on a Barge

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SpaceX surprised the world last month by managing to land a rocket, the Falcon 9, in such a manner that the rocket could be relaunched without a problem. Elon Musk’s company didn’t manage to do this at the first attempt, but it still is quite impressive that the Falcon 9 …

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