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Elon Musk Says SpaceX ‘Will Double' Starlink Satellite Internet Speeds Later This Year
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says its Starlink satellite internet service “will double” speeds to customers “later this year.”
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Photos: NASA's Perseverance Rover Lands on Mars
The world is getting its first close-up look at a Mars landing after NASA released new photos of its newest rover being lowered onto the red planet Thursday.
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What's Behind SpaceX's $74 Billion Valuation: Elon Musk's Two ‘Manhattan Projects'
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is now worth $74 billion and investors believe the company’s Starlink and Starship projects will drive that valuation even higher.
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Three Space Missions that Made the Mars Perseverance Rover Landing Possible
LX News host Ashley Holt visited Space Center Houston for a closer look at the space missions that made the Mars Perseverance Rover landing possible — and that will help pave the way to put a human on the red planet next.
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Watch NASA's Rover Perseverance After Landing on Mars
NASA is hours away from its most ambitious Mars mission yet, with the U.S. space agency set to attempt to land rover Perseverance.
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Lands on Mars
Watch NBCLX’s live coverage of the Perseverance rover’s landing as it touches down on the red planet and starts its mission to search for traces of ancient life.
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Touch Down! ‘Perserverance' Arrives on Mars
NASA’s latest Mars rover has made a safe landing on the red planet on a mission that will help pave the way for human visitors.
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Former Astronaut Michael J. Massimino on the Risks and Rewards of the Mars Rover Landing
NASA’s Perseverance rover will attempt to touch down on Mars on Thursday in one of the trickiest landings ever attempted. Former NASA astronaut Michael J. Massimino joined LX News to explain what makes this mission such a challenge, and why the payoff could be so exciting.
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You'd Be a Lot Younger on Mars, And More Fun Facts About the Red Planet
Did you know that one year on Mars is 687 Earth days? That means you’d be a lot younger if you lived on the red planet. Also, a day on Mars has an extra 37 minutes. That’s enough time to squeeze an extra episode and a half of “The Office” into your day. As NASA’s Perseverance rover prepares to touch...
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Elon Musk's SpaceX Raised $850 Million, Jumping Valuation to About $74 Billion
SpaceX completed another monster equity funding round last week, sources said, sending the valuation of Elon Musk’s company to about $74 billion.
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How Does a Mission to Mars Help Us Here on Earth?
NASA’s Perseverance Rover lands on Mars on Thursday, Feb. 18. But with so many problems here on Earth, you may be wondering if this expensive trip is just a waste of money. NBCLX storyteller Eric Rodriguez explains how this investment — in people, technology and problem solving — will pay off on Earth. Not to mention how it could help...
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Virgin Galactic Shares Drop After Company Delays This Weekend's Spaceflight Test
Virgin Galactic shares had jumped 13% the day before, after an FAA notice that the spaceflight test was on track to launch.
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Virgin Galactic Shares Climb as FAA Indicates Next Spaceflight Test Set for Saturday
Shares of Virgin Galactic climbed as a notice indicated that the company’s next spaceflight test is on track to launch as early as Saturday.
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Judge Sets March Hearing in SpaceX Dispute With Government Over Hiring Foreigners
SpaceX is fighting a subpoena by the Department of Justice for records as part of a probe of whether the Elon Musk company discriminates against foreigners.
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SpaceX Says Its Starlink Satellite Internet Service Now Has Over 10,000 Users
Elon Musk’s SpaceX disclosed on Thursday that its Starlink satellite internet service now has “over 10,000 users in the United States and abroad.”
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Space Force General Says Success of Private Companies Like SpaceX Helps U.S. Secure the Space Domain
Companies and investors continue to pour into the space industry, after the recent success of private ventures of interest to the U.S. Space Force.
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SpaceX VP Hans Koenigsmann, Elon Musk's Fourth Hire at the Space Company, Plans to Retire
SpaceX VP of build and flight reliability Hans Koenigsmann is retiring and has begun transitioning his role to former NASA official Bill Gerstenmaier.
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SpaceX's Starship Prototype Again Explodes on Landing Attempt After Successful Launch
The latest prototype of SpaceX’s next-generation Starship rocket exploded on impact during an attempted landing after a test flight on Tuesday.
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Watch SpaceX Attempt to Launch and Land Starship Prototype Rocket SN9
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing to launch the latest prototype of its next-generation Starship rocket on Tuesday.
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Federal Judge Signals SpaceX Could Face Tough Time Blocking DOJ Hiring Probe Subpoena
A federal judge hinted that Elon Musk’s SpaceX could find it difficult to block a subpoena for hiring documents issued by the U.S. Department of Justice.