On February 4, 2026, a bright glow appeared in the sky over Florida that morning, and people were literally “stopped in their tracks” as they gazed upwards in an attempt to catch a glimpse of the gigantic and almost unearthly apparition hovering in the sky. These long tendrils were connected to a massive dome-shaped head, and they were all surrounded by a delicate cloud of pastel pink, blue, and gold colors.
Southwest Airlines has just announced that it will be putting Starlink on board. As a result, extremely fast Wi-Fi will begin to appear on flights this summer. Southwest intends to equip more than 300 Boeing 737 planes with this technology by the end of the year, representing a major chunk of their fleet.
SpaceX has made a significant step toward making science fiction a reality. They’ve put in a request to the FCC to launch up to one million satellites to host data centers in orbit. This proposal was submitted to the FCC on January 30, 2026, and it was accepted for file just a few days later, opening the public comment period.
The aim of putting humans on Mars is currently driven by one guy, Elon Musk, and the entire enterprise he has built around that goal. At the core of it all is SpaceX, with their Starship vehicle serving as the primary piece of equipment meant to complete the operation. Tesla is also contributing, although primarily through energy storage and robotics, but the majority of the effort remains with SpaceX.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 has finally returned to Earth. Commander Zena Cardman and pilot Mike Fincke from NASA, along with mission expert Kimiya Yui from JAXA and Oleg Platonov from Roscosmos, splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego in the early hours of January 15, 2026. Their Dragon capsule, Endeavour, landed in the water at 3:41 a.m. EST, bringing an unexpected end to a mission that began in August.
Elon Musk walks into the camera frame, casually dressed in a simple gray polo shirt, preparing to lead viewers on a tour of the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. This part has been available since November 2010, a full 15 years ago, but it nonetheless depicts the unicorn startup at a key period, just weeks before Dragon became the first privately built spacecraft to reach orbit and return intact.
SpaceX has chosen to open its first Starlink retail store in the Nebraska Crossing outlet mall, which comes as a surprise to residents of Gretna, a community nestled in the center of cornfields west of Omaha where internet access isn’t always guaranteed. It opened quietly in late November and inside, you’ll find only the basics, such as satellite dishes, mounting equipment, as well as branded merchandise for those who just want to show off their new broadband connection with some swag.
Seven years ago, a team of six Amazon engineers began toying with the idea of satellites that could transmit internet signals to the world’s most remote locations. They called it Project Kuiper, nicknamed after a distant ring system around Neptune. It was a code name that persisted through the early stages of obtaining licenses, signing contracts, and even conducting test flights. However, with over 150 satellites already circling high above, the business has finally given it a name that accurately expresses what it is all about: Leo.
SpaceX just flung the doors open on the Starship HLS lunar lander and the view that greeted us is just stunning. Four astronauts are sitting in a circle of chairs, with their backs to the curved wall, which is as wide as a city bus. The sunlight streaming in is making the metal ribs underfoot look like polished silver. Above them, a massive 30-foot-high dome looms large – big enough to park a house in. With NASA breathing down their neck and demanding the schedule get cut down by months, SpaceX made the decision to rip out the seats, shelves and half the cargo racks.
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Elon Musk has a talent for bringing far-fetched ideas down to earth. When word surfaced last month that two of the new generation of space companies were collaborating, he couldn’t help but share his thoughts, even if it was merely to make a simple point about SpaceX’s intentions to build data centers in orbit. There was no fanfare, no extensive explanation, just a deadpan remark to scaling up existing satellite technology. In a world where the demand for processing power is constantly increasing, that casual statement sent shockwaves across the IT community, drawing everyone’s attention to that untapped resource – literally the void where silicon meets sunlight.