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Space Pirates Are No Longer Confined To Works Of Science Fiction

Pirates could hold satellite networks for ransom and threaten to derail globally transmitted live television broadcasts

Stranded Astronauts Only Made An Extra $1,430 For 9-Month ISS Stay

NASA astronauts are paid $152,258 a year, and they only get a $5 per diem for incidental expenses

Dolphins Spectate NASA Stranded Astronaut Splashdown

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth after nine months stranded in space and were greeted by a pod of dolphins.

Boeing's Stranded Astronauts Are Finally Flying Home After Nine Months In Space

Two Boeing astronauts flew to the International Space Station on June 5, 2024 for an 8-day mission and finally, after 9 months, the pair is flying back.

Google's Starlink Competitor Won't Trash Space With Thousands Of Satellites

Alphabet, Google's parent company, announced on Monday that it is spinning off wireless communications project Taara into an independent company.

Musk Sticking Starlink In The White House Definitely Isn't A Major National Security Risk, Nope, Not One Bit

In a move that absolutely everyone could have seen coming, the White House now has Starlink.

NASA, SpaceX Delay Mission To Rescue Stranded Boeing Astronauts

NASA and SpaceX delayed a mission to the International Space Station that would have brought back stranded Boeing astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore.

Trump Ditches Musk's Dream Of Mission To Mars Faster Than An Exploding Starship

Trump might not be on board to fund a crewed mission to Mars, a long-time goal of his campaign's biggest backer

For 24 Glorious Hours, Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster Was More Than Just A Stupid Gimmick

An amature astronomer spotted a near Earth object and alerted authorities only to realize it was Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster that he launched into orbit in 2018.

SpaceX Begging Feds To Ground Apple-Funded Rival's Satellites

SpaceX sent a request to the Federal Communications Commission last week to block Globalstar from launching a new Canadian-built 48-satellite constellation

Days Numbered For Voyager Probes As NASA Shuts Off Instruments To Prolong Life

No human-made objects have traveled further into the final frontier than Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, but both probes are reaching the end of their service lives

No One At NASA Heard Of Musk's Offer To Bring Stranded Astronauts Home

No one can verify Elon Musk's claims that the Biden Administration turned down a SpaceX rescue mission of astronauts stranded on the ISS.

Another SpaceX Starship Tests Ends In A Spectacular Explosion That Rained Debris On Paradise

Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship craft is meant to bring humanity to Mars, once the team can stop it from exploding.

SpaceX Launching Starship For The First Time After Explosion Over Caribbean

The last Starship launch ended with an explosion after an internal propellant leak. Hopefully the spacecraft will splash down intact this time.

Startup Successfully Docks With Flying Space Junk To Start Cleaning The Cosmos

Space debris is a growing problem, both in Earth's orbit and down on the ground. One startup has brought us a step closer to tidying up, but it comes at a price

FAA Awards Contract To Starlink, Promises It Was Under Consideration Before Election

The Federal Aviation Administration awards a contract to Starlink to improve the IT systems used to communicate weather conditions for commercial flights.

NASA Awards SpaceX $100 Million Contract To Launch Asteroid Hunting Telescope

NASA awarded SpaceX a $100 million contract to launch a new satellite that could monitor extraterrestrial threats to the Earth.

Elon Musk Wants To Crash The ISS Early After Getting His Feelings Hurt

Musk got into a heated exchange with former ISS commander Andreas Mogensen after appearing on Sean Hannity's show with President Trump

SpaceX Has Already Infiltrated The Agency That Regulates It

SpaceX may already be under investigation for various safety incidents, but Elon Musk's headaches may come to a premature end.

City-Killing Asteroid's Odds To Strike Earth Increased To 1 In 32

Odds will continue increasing until trajectory calculations improve.

SpaceX Tasked With Fixing Air Traffic Control By Trump Administration

The air-traffic controller shortage ain't getting any less dire.

Bezos' Blue Origin Thinks It Will Compete With SpaceX By Laying Off 10 Percent Of Workforce

Chances Of City-Killing Asteroid Impact In 2032 Upped To 1 In 43

Mass Artemis Program Layoffs Could Be In Boeing's Future If Musk Gets His Way

NASA Astronauts Heading To A New Frontier, Interacting With A Twitch Chat

Space X Is Having Problems With The Rocket That Will Rescue Boeing's Stranded Astronauts

NASA's 'Women In Leadership' Latest Victim Of Trump 'DEI' Purge