Up, up and away. Elon Musk’s space firm raises an extra $850 million, but could have had raised billions of dollars if needed

Up, up and away. Elon Musk’s space firm raises an extra $850 million, but could have had raised billions of dollars if needed
Valuable lessons. Second malfunction of SpaceX’s prototype Starship rocket, as it attempts to land vertically after successful launch
Inspiration4 will be the world’s first all-commercial astronaut mission that will put all an civilian crew into orbit in Q4 this year
Record-breaking launch as single SpaceX Falcon rocket carries 143 satellites into orbit for Starlink and a number of other companies
Superfast connectivity for remote locations. Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite broadband service has been approved by regulator Ofcom
As Elon Musk reportedly goes down with Coronavirus, SpaceX and NASA mission safely delivers astronauts to international space station
Watch out SpaceX’s Elon Musk? British government and Bharti Global announce deal to acquire satellite broadband company OneWeb
Job listing for ‘offshore operations engineer’ on SpaceX website, reveals Elon Musk’s plan for floating spaceport for Mars missions
SpaceX runs its Starlink satellits like servers in a data centre, with each launch of 60 satellites containing more than 4,000 Linux computers
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carries two NASA astronauts to International Space Station in historic first for a private company
SpaceX Crew Dragon set to deliver two NASA astronauts to International Space Station this week, after 10 years of preparation
Stargazer complaints about the growing fleet of SpaceX satellite ruining their ability to see the stars has brought a response from Elon Musk
London-based broadband provider launches more satellites into space to increase coverage, despite Coronavirus and reports of bankruptcy move
Another 60 Starlink satellites fired off into Earth’s orbit, as the Coronavirus sweeps the planet and communities below
Elon Musk’s rocket company looks to raise additional $250m as it builds satellite broadband network, NASA orbital vehicle and Mars transporter
SpaceX challenger OneWeb this week launched another 34 satellites to bring its total to 40 in orbit, as its rivalry with SpaceX hots up
Release of ‘Don’t Doubt Ur Vibe’ follows strong orders for Cybertruck and share price rise that values Tesla second in the world after Toyota
Another 60 Starlink broadband satellites launched by SpaceX, as part of its planned 12,000 strong constellation
iPhone maker hiring engineers to develop satellite data tech, potentially allowing it to link iPhones direclty to satellite data services
The US Air Force has tested ultra-fast broadband in a plane’s cockpit, thanks to Space X’s growing satellite network
Giant stainless-steel space vehicle is set to begin tests in the coming weeks, as SpaceX system for delivering crew to orbit remains ‘years behind schedule’
SpaceX executive confirms low earth orbit-based broadband project will see 24 Starlink launches in 2020
The payloads included a NASA atomic clock and a solar sail project for the Planetary Society
Amazon boss opens up about satellite plan, as animal rights protester interrupts him on stage
SpaceX hopes to use the satellite broadband service to fund manned missions to Mars – but first it must fend off intense competition
SpaceX begins rollout of its Starlink satellite-based broadband network, with the first of 12,000 satellites
The launch planned for this week follows that of two demonstration satellites in 2018
OneWeb has now raised some £2.6bn toward its plans for a global satellite-based broadband network, with a major launch campaign set for later this year
The company also launched its first navigation satellite for the US military, in a win against Boeing and Lockheed-Martin
ANALYSIS: The SpaceX Falcon Heavy’s successful launch into orbit marshals in a new era of practical space operations for private industry.