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SpaceX Fights Back Hard & Rejects All Competitor Arguments Against Starlink Jan 21, 2021 11:35 EST
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has refuted Amazon subsidiary Kuiper LLC s multiple assertions that changes to the former s Starlink constellation of internet satellites would cause interference to the latter s spacecraft once they are operational and in orbit. Representatives of SpaceX had a conference call with members of the Federal Communications Commission s (FCC) International Bureau to discuss the Starlink modification request currently pending before the regulatory body, and during the call, the SpaceX team reiterated its hard-hitting rhetoric against competitors.
Competitors Cherry Pick Data To Reach Conclusions Supporting Interference From Proposed Starlink Modification States SpaceX
Jan 16, 2021 12:11 EST
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) and other non-geostationary fixed-satellite services (NGSO FSS) providers fight with multi-channel video data distribution service (MVDDS) providers has progressed forward as the commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has sought comments for spectrum sharing rules related to the 12.2 - 12.7 GHz wireless spectrum.
The proposal follows a five-year-old petition by the MVDDS providers that asked the FCC to remove privileges offered to the satellite internet companies. This was based on the fact that no company had yet set up equipment to use this spectrum for satellite internet services. In comments made to the FCC prior to last week s NPRM, SpaceX had argued that the 1000MHz of spectrum preceding 12.7GHz was optimal for establishing a satellite downlink to Starlink user terminals, which are a $70 million investment for the company.
SpaceX Cargo Dragon Heads To Earth With Live Mice Onboard! Jan 12, 2021 09:05 EST
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. s (SpaceX) second-generation cargo Dragon capsule successfully departed from the International Space Station (ISS) at 09:05 EST today after yesterday s separation was postponed due to weather conditions at the splashdown site. The capsule took to the skies in early December last year from NASA s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and onboard were several payloads such as a brand new docking adapter and scientific payloads for cancer research. The capsule is expected to splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean, allowing NASA to recover its payloads much faster than previously possible. After splashdown, the next cargo flight for SpaceX s Dragon 2 is the schedule for May as part of NASA s microgravity research flights.