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Elon Musk says Starlink internet service ought to be ‘fully mobile’ before the current year’s end

Elon Musk says Starlink internet service ought to be ‘fully mobile’ before the current year’s end

Business
SpaceX’s new Starlink satellite internet service is in a very limited beta testing period right now, but the company is already thinking ahead: as first noted by CNBC, SpaceX has filed an application with the FCC for Starlink components that would allow the service to work on moving vehicles. Big moving vehicles, that is — Elon Musk tweeted that the existing Starlink terminals are too big for Tesla’s vehicles, and the idea is targeted at planes, RVs, trucks, and ships. This would be a big change for Starlink, which right now does not even allow customers to move the existing hardware from address to address — if you can get in the beta, the signup forms are clear that the service is limited to the location you enter at checkout. That’s because the Starlink satellite constellation isn’t...
Elon Musk says SpaceX will try to retrieve Super Heavy rocket by catching it with launch tower

Elon Musk says SpaceX will try to retrieve Super Heavy rocket by catching it with launch tower

Tech
SpaceX will attempt a fundamentally unique way to deal with handling its future reusable rocket supporters, as per CEO and organizer Elon Musk. It will endeavor to 'get' the substantial promoter, which is at present being developed, utilizing the dispatch tower arm used to settle the vehicle during its pre-departure arrangements. Current Falcon 9 sponsors re-visitation of Earth and land propulsively on their own inherent legs – yet the objective with Super Heavy is for the bigger rocket not to have legs by any stretch of the imagination, says Musk. The Super Heavy launch process will even now include utilization of its motors to control the speed of its drop, yet it will include utilizing the framework blades that are remembered for its fundamental body to help control its direction du...