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Axiom-4 Crew from India, Poland and Hungary Splash Down on SpaceX Dragon, Wrapping Historic ISS Mission

Peggy Whitson and Axiom Space’s Ax-4 crew—India’s Shubhanshu Shukla, Poland’s Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Hungary’s Tibor Kapu—safely splashed down in the Pacific Tuesday, concluding their 18-day mission to the International Space Station and marking the first ISS flight for their nations in over four decades.

2025-07-15T04:13:14.110031-07:00

Reuters

Ax-4 Crew Completes 18-Day Private Mission, Undocks Dragon to Return to Earth

2025-07-14T13:47:00.014284-07:00

Wall Street Journal

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

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

Reuters

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

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

Hype Analysis

Starlink's 2024 Advances: Transforming In-Flight Wi-Fi Connectivity in Aviation

October 17, 2024 - Summary of Starlink's 2024 role in aviation: airlines adopt its high-speed in-flight Wi-Fi, enhancing passenger experience. Read More.

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PCMag

Rogers Debuts Free Beta of SpaceX’s Cellular Starlink in Canada Ahead of CAD$15/mo Rollout Canadian operator Rogers will begin beta-testing SpaceX’s cellular Starlink service later this month, offering users free access until an official launch scheduled for later in the year. The carrier plans to set a monthly subscription fee of CAD$15, mirroring T-Mobile’s rollout strategy in the U.S.

2025-07-15T09:15:44.043730-07:00

Rogers Debuts Free Beta of SpaceX’s Cellular Starlink in Canada Ahead of CAD$15/mo Rollout

Bloomberg

SpaceX eyes Starship as commercial in-orbit drug research platform SpaceX is developing a Starship-based program to conduct pharmaceutical research in microgravity, leveraging the rocket’s vast payload capacity for in-orbit drug discovery. The initiative could establish a new revenue stream for the company, expanding beyond launch services and satellite deployments.

2025-07-15T07:39:14.711546-07:00

SpaceX eyes Starship as commercial in-orbit drug research platform

SpaceNews.com

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Axiom-4 Crew from India, Poland and Hungary Splash Down on SpaceX Dragon, Wrapping Historic ISS Mission Peggy Whitson and Axiom Space’s Ax-4 crew—India’s Shubhanshu Shukla, Poland’s Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Hungary’s Tibor Kapu—safely splashed down in the Pacific Tuesday, concluding their 18-day mission to the International Space Station and marking the first ISS flight for their nations in over four decades.

2025-07-15T04:13:14.110031-07:00

Axiom-4 Crew from India, Poland and Hungary Splash Down on SpaceX Dragon, Wrapping Historic ISS Mission

Reuters

SpaceX to Launch Starlink Satellite Internet in Vietnam in Q4 Vietnam’s government has signaled that SpaceX will roll out its Starlink satellite internet service in the country from the fourth quarter, offering high-speed broadband to urban centers and rural areas. The announcement follows regulatory progress in Asia-Pacific markets as the constellation expands globally.

2025-07-14T21:19:19.114507-07:00

SpaceX to Launch Starlink Satellite Internet in Vietnam in Q4

Reuters

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Ax-4 Crew Completes 18-Day Private Mission, Undocks Dragon to Return to Earth After an 18-day, 288-orbit mission covering 7.6 million miles, Axiom Mission 4’s SpaceX Crew Dragon undocked from the ISS early Monday, embarking on its journey home with Peggy Whitson, Shubhanshu Shukla, Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu.

2025-07-14T13:47:00.014284-07:00

Ax-4 Crew Completes 18-Day Private Mission, Undocks Dragon to Return to Earth

Bloomberg

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NASA Faces Operational Risk as Trump-Musk Feud Endangers SpaceX Government Contracts As tensions between President Trump and Elon Musk escalate, threats to cancel SpaceX’s government deals now pose a critical challenge to NASA’s ability to sustain key missions, from crew and cargo resupply to lunar exploration, without Musk’s services.

2025-07-14T06:53:49.810773-07:00

NASA Faces Operational Risk as Trump-Musk Feud Endangers SpaceX Government Contracts

The Points Guy

Allegiant Air in talks with Starlink for in-flight Wi-Fi on Airbus fleet Allegiant Air is evaluating satellite-based Wi-Fi installations across its existing Airbus fleet, confirming preliminary discussions with SpaceX’s Starlink. The Las Vegas-based ultra-low-cost carrier has not detailed a rollout schedule but views connectivity upgrades as key to enhancing its leisure-focused passenger experience.

2025-07-14T05:17:25.188078-07:00

Allegiant Air in talks with Starlink for in-flight Wi-Fi on Airbus fleet

Space.com

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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

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