SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets on March 17, each carrying Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. The company now has more than 10,000 active satellites in its constellation.

SpaceX chief Elon Musk said in February that the mighty Starship rocket would embark on its 12th test flight this month, although several more recent reports have suggested that it might not leave the launchpad until early April.

For most of the space age, our presence in Earth orbit has been relatively modest. Until the beginning of the 21st century, only a few hundred satellites operated around Earth at any one time, and

・The comments come on the heels of SpaceX’s merger with xAI, which values the combined entity at about $1.25 trillion. ・The deal combines SpaceX’s satellite and launch infrastructure with xAI’s models, as Musk said terrestrial systems cannot meet ...

EchoStar acquired SpaceX shares in exchange for its wireless spectrum last September. EchoStar has essentially become a "proxy" for SpaceX shares in the public markets. But there are several risks investors need to be aware of before jumping in.