SpaceX defers 10th Starship launch in Texas due to cloudy weather, 2nd delay in 24 hrs
Fp Staff • 1 month agoSpaceX on Monday postponed the 10th launch of its Starship rocket in Texas due to cloudy weather, a day after scrubbing a previous attempt over a technical issue. The test flight has now been rescheduled for Tuesday.
SpaceX scrubs 10th test flight of Starship megarocket after ground systems trouble
Fp Staff • 1 month agoSpaceX called off the 10th test flight of its Starship rocket on Sunday night, stopping the countdown just minutes before liftoff because of a ground systems issue.
Who is Kairan Quazi, the 16-year-old prodigy leaving Elon Musk’s SpaceX?
Fp Explainers • 1 month agoKairan Quazi, a teenage prodigy of Bangladeshi origin, became an engineer at Elon Musk’s SpaceX at 14. Now 16, he has announced that he will be joining Citadel Securities in New York as a global trading infrastructure engineer. He is considered one of the youngest university graduates in the United States
Lasers, sabotage and more... How China is planning to challenge Musk’s Starlink in space
Fp Explainers • 2 months agoChina is increasing efforts to counter Elon Musk’s Starlink, the world’s largest satellite internet network. From attack satellites and lasers to building its own mega-constellation, Beijing sees Starlink’s dominance and US military links as a major security risk. But with 8,000 satellites already in orbit, can China contain Starlink?
Trump explored ways to cut contracts with Elon Musk's SpaceX after fallout but failed: Report
Fp Staff • 2 months agoFollowing the fallout between Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump, the administration explored the possibility of cutting contracts awarded to Elon Musk's SpaceX, but concluded that it was not possible as SpaceX was involved in critical work for the Department of Defense and Nasa and there were few to no alternatives, according to a report.
Vy Capital and Elon Musk: What is the secretive investment firm behind the tech billionaire?
Fp Explainers • 2 months agoWith a skeleton crew and zero fanfare, Vy Capital quietly became one of Elon Musk’s biggest financial backers — funding SpaceX, xAI, Neuralink, and Twitter (now X). Now, the $15 billion firm is shutting its doors to outside investors. Who are the power players behind Vy, and why have they stayed so silent?
Why Shubhanshu Shukla will go to rehab upon return to Earth
Fp Explainers • 2 months agoIndian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and his three crewmates of the Axiom-4 mission are back on Earth from the International Space Station (ISS). A splashdown of the Crew Dragon capsule carrying them happened around 3 PM IST today. Now on Earth, the astronauts will readjust to gravity. Here’s what happens after their return
How Shubhanshu Shukla entered ISS, what he will do next
Fp Explainers • 3 months agoThe Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) team on the Crew Dragon spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday. Shubhanshu Shukla and the other crew have now entered the ISS. But how did they board the space station? What happens next?
Shubhanshu Shukla will take 28 hours to reach ISS: How his journey unfolds
Fp Explainers • 3 months agoAfter multiple delays, Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and his Axiom-4 mission crew members took off from Florida to the International Space Station. This journey on board the Dragon spacecraft will take approximately 28 hours. Here’s a look at what the space voyage entails
What is Falcon 9, the rocket taking Shubhanshu Shukla to ISS?
Fp Explainers • 3 months agoThe Axiom-4 Mission launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida today (June 25) with the Falcon 9 rocket taking Shubhanshu Shukla and the other members aboard the SpaceX Dragon craft to outer space. But what do we know about the Falcon 9? How does it work?