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Opinion / Could Starlink solve the connectivity challenges in Bangladesh?

A business model is required to reduce the cost of initial setup and monthly subscription fee of Starlink services.

Back to Earth after 9 months: What happened to the NASA astronauts

After an unexpectedly prolonged mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronauts Sunita Lyn “Suni” Williams and Barry Eugene “Butch” Wilmore have finally returned to Earth on March 18. 

Star Interview / SpaceX hails govt move to cut red tape

It was a great signal of how this interim government is responding, said Starlink official Griffiths

Italy close to $1.5 billion deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX: report

Italy is nearing a €1.5 billion ($1.55 billion) deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to provide secure communications for its government, as per a recent report by Bloomberg News. The proposed five-year agreement, which still needs final approval, has already been endorsed by Italy’s Intelligence Services and Defence Ministry.

Is Elon Musk really coming to Bangladesh?

Recently, there have been ongoing speculations that billionaire businessman Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, will visit Bangladesh in the upcoming international investment conference hosted by Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) in Dhaka tentatively in April 2025. However, is it really true or just a speculation?

Musk's SpaceX test launches Starship rocket; Trump attends

Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its massive Starship rocket system from Boca Chica, Texas, on Tuesday, in a test attended by President-elect Donald Trump. While the launch marked progress in spaceflight technology, the mission faced a setback when the rocket’s booster, Super Heavy, failed to land as planned.

SpaceX mission to retrieve stranded astronauts docks at ISS

After docking was completed, NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov boarded the station just after 7:00 pm, embracing their floating colleagues on the space station.

Starlink reaches 4 million users

Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk's aerospace company SpaceX, has gained over 4 million subscribers, according to a recent post by the company on X (formerly, Twitter).

SpaceX targets five uncrewed Mars missions by 2026

SpaceX is planning to launch five uncrewed Starship missions to Mars over the next two years, according to CEO Elon Musk in a recent post on X, where he outlined the company's goal of preparing for Mars landings.

September 10, 2024
September 10, 2024

SpaceX launches all-civilian crew for first private spacewalk

The crew, led by Shift4 Payments CEO Jared Iscaacman, is also aiming to fly deeper into space than any other manned mission in more than half a century, reaching a peak altitude of 870 miles (1,400 kilometers).

August 25, 2024
August 25, 2024

Starliner setbacks force NASA to rely on SpaceX for crew return

NASA has confirmed that astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore will return to Earth via SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission in February, after spending over 80 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

August 14, 2024
August 14, 2024

Starlink obtains license to operate in Sri Lanka

Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk's aerospace company SpaceX, has been granted a license to operate in Sri Lanka by the country's telecommunications regulator. This makes Sri Lanka the first South Asian country to potentially have Starlink's internet services.

December 3, 2023
December 3, 2023

Amazon to take help from rival SpaceX to launch Kuiper satellites

The e-commerce giant Amazon recently announced that it has secured three Falcon 9 rocket launches from their rival company SpaceX to deploy its Project Kuiper satellite network.

July 26, 2023
July 26, 2023

Elon Musk's satellite company officials now in Dhaka

SpaceX's Starlink may sign a deal with ICT division

June 12, 2023
June 12, 2023

14-year old Bangladeshi-American boy joins SpaceX as youngest employee

Elon Musk's SpaceX has welcomed its youngest-ever employee, Kairan Quazi, a 14-year-old software engineer of Bangladeshi-American descent. 

May 13, 2022
May 13, 2022

$44-billion Twitter deal temporarily on hold: Musk

Elon Musk said on Friday his $44-billion deal for Twitter Inc was temporarily on hold, citing pending details on spam and fake accounts.

April 26, 2022
April 26, 2022

In a $44 billion cash deal, Elon Musk taking over Twitter

Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) for $44 billion cash on Monday in a transaction that will shift control of the social media platform populated by millions of users and global leaders to the world's richest person.

April 17, 2022
April 17, 2022

Why I’m all for Elon Musk buying Twitter

If we are to have an inclusive society, we can’t simply “cancel” those who we don’t agree with.

September 26, 2021
September 26, 2021

How close are we to commercial space travel?

With ambitious figures like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos more determined than ever to make human beings a multi-planet species, space is coming closer and closer to earth.