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Israeli official asked about Starlink in Iran as Musk weighed in, sources say

The inquiry surfaced as internet monitors and media reported near-total connectivity loss across Iran, renewing attention on satellite internet as a tool to bypass state shutdowns.

A person walks past a sign at a currency exchange, as the value of the Iranian Rial drops, in Tehran, Iran, December 30, 2025.
SPACEX STARLINK 5 satellites are pictured in the sky seen from Svendborg on South Funen, Denmark April 21, 2020.

Starlink to reconfigure satellites into lower, safer orbit in 2026

 American astronaut in space.

Trump's space order: 2028 Moon landing, lunar outpost by 2030

Jared Isaacman, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, April 9, 2025.

NASA nominee Isaacman returns to Senate, stressing urgency on US lunar strategy


SpaceX capsule splashes down, returning 4 astronauts from Space Station

During their 170 days aboard the space station, the crew orbited Earth 2,720 times - about once every 90 minutes.

 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon capsule, is launched carrying three NASA and one ESA astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, November 10, 2021.

Russia claims to build its own space station, end cooperation with US

As Russia announces its plan to leave the International Space Station, the nation leaves room for questions on how diplomatic ties with the US will be impacted as a result.

 (From L to R) NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko, members of the 43 International Space Station crew, pose during a news conference behind a glass wall at Baikonur cosmodrome March 26, 2015

Can Elon Musk's SpaceX save NASA's Hubble Space Telescope?

The Hubble Space Telescope was once NASA's flagship space telescope, but its lifespan is limited as its orbit continues to decay. SpaceX may be able to save it.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope

NASA orders five more astronaut missions from Musk's SpaceX in $1.4 billion deal

SpaceX will launch five more astronaut missions to the ISS for NASA.

 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken lifts off during NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., May 30, 2020.

NASA announces potential landing regions for Artemis III Moon mission

Artemis III will be the first in a series of missions to bring astronauts to the Moon, including the first woman and the first person of color to be on the Moon.

SpaceX SN15 starship prototype liftoffs from the company's starship facility in Boca Chica, Texas, US, May 5, 2021.

Europe eyes SpaceX to fill launch void left by Russian tensions

The private American competitor to Europe's Arianespace has emerged as a key contender to plug a temporary gap alongside Japan and India, but final decisions depend on a still unresolved timetable.

 SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk listens during a conversation with legendary game designer Todd Howard (not pictured) at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, California, US., June 13, 2019.

Mysterious lights, possibly SpaceX Starlink, spotted in Israel's North

Footage has been shared over social media of what seems to be a trail of lights that can be spotted moving from east to west without making a sound. 

 UFO (illustrative).

Remember the rocket that crashed into the moon? It left a mark or two

NASA has discovered two small craters on the moon's surface resulting from the rocket crash.

A rocket body impacted the Moon on March 4, 2022, near Hertzsprung crater, creating a double crater roughly 28 meters wide in the longest dimension. LROC NAC M1407760984R; image enlarged 3x

Pentagon considers using SpaceX for fleet of militarized Starships

SpaceX is already functionally a defense contractor and has launched American military satellites and recently bolstering Ukrainian communication links with Starlink.

 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken lifts off during NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., May 30, 2020.

Elon Musk's SpaceX fires at least five for letter criticizing him

The earlier open letter to SpaceX executives seen by Reuters had called Musk a "distraction and embarrassment" to the company he founded.

 SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk listens during a conversation with legendary game designer Todd Howard (not pictured) at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, California, US., June 13, 2019.