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Vantage | After Tesla, will Elon Musk's Starlink be launched in India?
The Vantage Take • 1 month agoFor more than three years, Starlink has been trying to offer its service in India. Finally, the breakthrough came this week, when the Indian government gave its nod
Indian finance ministry notifies 100% FDI for satellites ahead of Elon Musk's India visit
Fp Staff • 1 month agoUnder these new guidelines, foreign investors can now invest up to 100 per cent of FDI into the sector, with 74 per cent being under the automatic route. This includes investments in satellite manufacturing and operations, the ground segment, user segment, as well as satellite data products
Elon Musk nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for ‘safeguarding free speech’
Fp Staff • 3 months agoNorwegian MP Marius Nilsen has proposed nominating SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for protecting free speech by acquiring Twitter. Nilsen also lauded Musk's for providing satellite communications, through SpaceX's Starlink, to Ukraine amid tensions with Russia
Elon Musk’s Starlink launches first-ever Direct-To-Cell satellite, will increase connectivity in remote areas
Fp Staff • 5 months agoWith Direct-To-Cell connectivity, Elon Musk hopes to reduce the area where there is little or no coverage to a minimum, by allowing users to directly connect their cell phones to mobile networks without the need for a Starlink terminal
China's methane-powered rocket sends satellites into orbit
Fp Staff • 6 months agoZhuque-2 is capable of putting payloads totalling 1.5 metric tons into 500-km (300-mile) orbit, which LandSpace plans to increase to 4 tons in upgraded versions, the Beijing-based company said.
Foxconn Lifts Off: Chipmaker launches its first LEO satellites on SpaceX rocket as it looks to expand
Fp Staff • 6 months agoIn a bid to diversify their portfolio and go beyond device and component manufacturing for others, Taiwan's Foxconn has forayed into space exploration as it launched two prototype low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites aboard a SpaceX rocket, in collaboration with Taiwan's National Central University
Israel fuming at Elon Musk, Starlink for providing internet access to Gaza, cuts off ties
Mehul Das • 7 months agoElon Musk recently announced that his satellite ISP service, Starlink, will provide working internet access to aid organisations and other humanitarian relief workers access to internet in war-torn Gaza, after Israel suspended internet access in the area
Israel in discussion with SpaceX to roll out Starlink in conflict zones, use it to fight Hamas
Mehul Das • 7 months agoIsrael is planning to get Space activate Starlink in their country, especially around areas of conflict, so that the IDF or Israel Defense Forces are able to use it to fight Hamas. Historically, Musk has stated that he doesn't want SpaceX to be complicit in war and escalate any conflict
Elon Musk's SpaceX signs Pentagon deal for 'Starshield' satellite services
Fp Staff • 8 months agoDespite Musk's reluctance to directly engage in military activities, reports indicate that SpaceX will effectively lease a portion of its Starlink network to the Pentagon, delivering services through the same satellite infrastructure
‘Unelected Senator’: US Senate to investigate Elon Musk over his influence in the Russia-Ukraine war
Mehul Das • 8 months agoElon Musk is said to have immense influence on the Russia-Ukraine war. Experts believed that his decision to not let Ukraine use Starlink satellites influenced the Russia-Ukraine war in favour of Russia. The US Senate is planning to investigate Musk citing national security