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A Girl Scout was injured in a remote California canyon. Here's how satellites got help to her in minutes
By Tereza Pultarova published
"Without satellite-enabled communication and precise location identification, this rescue could have stretched from hours into days."

Northrop Grumman's 'Cygnus XL' cargo spacecraft suffers thruster issue on way to the International Space Station
By Mike Wall published
Northrop Grumman's new "Cygnus XL" cargo ship won't arrive at the ISS on Wednesday morning (Sept. 17) as planned after suffering a thruster issue in orbit.

Humanity could settle Mars by 2055, Elon Musk says
By Mike Wall published
Humanity can establish a self-sustaining settlement on Mars in the next 30 years, provided our heavy-lift launch technology advances as planned, SpaceX chief Elon Musk said.

SpaceX launches Northrop Grumman's biggest-ever cargo spacecraft on its 1st mission to the ISS (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched Northrop Grumman's new "Cygnus XL" cargo ship on its debut mission to the International Space Station on Sunday (Sept. 14).

SpaceX launches 300th Starlink satellite-internet mission (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched 24 Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today (Sept. 13). It was the 300th Starlink mission to date, according to the company.

SpaceX launches powerful satellite to orbit for Indonesian telecom company (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched a mission for an Indonesian telecom company tonight (Sept. 11), sending the Nusantara Lima satellite to orbit from Florida's Space Coast.

SpaceX Starlink satellite photobombs orbital view of secret Chinese air base (photo)
By Tereza Pultarova published
One of SpaceX's broadband-beaming Starlink satellites has been captured overflying a top-secret airbase in China that was photographed by a private American Earth-observation satellite.

SpaceX buys $17 billion worth of satellite spectrum to beef up Starlink broadband service
By Tereza Pultarova published
SpaceX just bought $17 billion worth of satellite spectrum from debt-ridden operator EchoStar to enhance Starlink direct-to-cell phone connectivity.

SpaceX launches 1st 21 satellites for advanced new US military constellation
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched 21 satellites to orbit from California today (Sept. 10), beginning the buildout of an advanced new constellation for the U.S. military.

SpaceX targets Sept. 23 for launch of NASA's IMAP mission to map the boundaries of our solar system
By Josh Dinner published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch on Sept. 23 will send three spacecraft a million miles from Earth to map the heliosphere and expand our understanding of space weather and atmospheric science.
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