Anger after Indonesia offers Elon Musk Papuan island for SpaceX launchpad

Biak Island By Rory James, Published by The Guardian, 9 March 2021 Biak island residents say SpaceX launchpad would devastate island’s ecology and displace people from their homes Papuans whose island has been offered up as a potential launch site for Elon Musk’s SpaceX project have told the billionaire Tesla

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Starlink Screenshot SpaceX has launched nearly 500 additional Starlink satellites so far this year. Credit: SpaceX

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service has been approved in the UK, and people are already receiving their beta kits

Image: SpaceX has launched nearly 500 additional Starlink satellites so far this year. Credit: SpaceX By Kate Duffy, Published in Business Insider - 11 January 2021 The UK has given the green light for SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service, and users in the country have already received their kit for

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Are Elon Musk’s ‘megaconstellations’ a blight on the night sky?

This photo was taken by an amateur astronomer in a suburban location in Western Australia. The circular tracks are stars. The much brighter straight tracks are all satellites, except for one track which is a meteor. By Stuart Clark, Published by the Guardian, 12 September 2020 Miniature satellites open up

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