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SpaceX Commits $2 Billion to xAI, Bolstering Musk’s AI Ecosystem

SpaceX will invest $2 billion in Elon Musk’s xAI startup, providing nearly half of a $5 billion equity round following its merger with X and valuing the combined AI-social media venture at $113 billion; the funding underwrites Grok’s rollout in Starlink support and planned integration into Tesla’s Optimus robots.

2025-07-12T15:35:23.188378-07:00

Via Satellite

ESA establishes Europe’s first deep-space optical laser link with NASA’s Psyche spacecraft

2025-07-11T11:24:00.769322-07:00

Ars Technica

Russia’s ‘killer’ satellites stalk rivals in orbit, perplexing skywatchers

2025-07-11T03:41:50.512804-07:00

Reuters

Starlink Secures Final Regulatory Nod for Commercial Satellite Internet Service in India

2025-07-09T03:27:08.586195-07:00

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SpaceX Launches Israel’s Dror-1 on Falcon 9 GTO-1 Flight, Preps Crew-11 SpaceX's Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 1:04 a.m. local time, deploying Israel’s Dror-1 communications satellite on the Commercial GTO-1 mission. Built by Israel Aerospace Industries, Dror-1 will enhance the nation’s space-based network as SpaceX juggles mystery payload launches and readies its Crew-11 flight.

2025-07-12T22:28:27.602165-07:00

SpaceX Launches Israel’s Dror-1 on Falcon 9 GTO-1 Flight, Preps Crew-11

Wall Street Journal

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SpaceX Commits $2 Billion to xAI, Bolstering Musk’s AI Ecosystem SpaceX will invest $2 billion in Elon Musk’s xAI startup, providing nearly half of a $5 billion equity round following its merger with X and valuing the combined AI-social media venture at $113 billion; the funding underwrites Grok’s rollout in Starlink support and planned integration into Tesla’s Optimus robots.

2025-07-12T15:35:23.188378-07:00

SpaceX Commits $2 Billion to xAI, Bolstering Musk’s AI Ecosystem

thesouthafrican.com

South Africa’s EFF brands Starlink a ‘terrorist’ organisation, warns of security threat South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters have designated Elon Musk’s satellite internet venture Starlink a ‘terrorist’ organization, claiming it poses a national security risk. The EFF’s motion seeks to halt spectrum allocations and licensing negotiations, intensifying political opposition to Starlink’s planned deployment in the region.

2025-07-12T07:19:10.047392-07:00

South Africa’s EFF brands Starlink a ‘terrorist’ organisation, warns of security threat

The War Zone

Congress Bars Pentagon From Canceling E-7 Wedgetail AEW&C Buy Congress has approved language in the National Defense Authorization Act to prohibit the Pentagon from cancelling its planned purchase of 26 Boeing E-7A Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft. The decision overrides Defense Department efforts to reallocate funding for extra Navy E-2D Hawkeyes and emerging satellite sensor capabilities.

2025-07-11T13:59:09.657334-07:00

Congress Bars Pentagon From Canceling E-7 Wedgetail AEW&C Buy

Via Satellite

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ESA establishes Europe’s first deep-space optical laser link with NASA’s Psyche spacecraft The European Space Agency has successfully established Europe’s first deep-space optical communication link using two purpose-built ground stations in Greece to communicate with NASA’s DSOC experiment aboard the Psyche mission 265 million kilometers away. The demonstration paves the way for high-bandwidth data return on future deep-space science missions.

2025-07-11T11:24:00.769322-07:00

ESA establishes Europe’s first deep-space optical laser link with NASA’s Psyche spacecraft

Ars Technica

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Russia’s ‘killer’ satellites stalk rivals in orbit, perplexing skywatchers Lurking in Low Earth Orbit, a new class of Russian satellites has executed stealthy rendezvous maneuvers near foreign spacecraft, fueling international alarms over escalating counterspace tactics. Analysts warn these ‘killer’ platforms blur the line between surveillance and offensive capabilities in growing orbital confrontations.

2025-07-11T03:41:50.512804-07:00

Russia’s ‘killer’ satellites stalk rivals in orbit, perplexing skywatchers

Associated Press

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Iranian Ballistic Missile Hits US Secure Communications Dome at Al Udeid Air Base On June 23, Iran launched a ballistic missile that struck Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, hitting a $15 million geodesic dome housing the US military’s secure communications equipment, the Pentagon confirmed July 11. Satellite imagery shows the dome sustained significant damage, underscoring vulnerabilities at the region’s key operations hub.

2025-07-11T01:20:30.674054-07:00

Iranian Ballistic Missile Hits US Secure Communications Dome at Al Udeid Air Base

Universe Today

A Small Satellite Could See a Perfect Solar Eclipse Every Month

2025-07-10T23:41:41.733300-07:00

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