The SpaceX CEO wants to launch 'V3' Starlink satellites within six to nine months, which could translate to faster speeds and better latency. But he's overpromised in the past.

The ninth flight test of SpaceX's Starship megarocket is scheduled for later today, with an hour-long launch window opening at 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT). A livestream of Starship Flight Test 9 will be available on the Space.com homepage and YouTube channel, as well as on SpaceX's Flight 9 mission page, the @SpaceX X account and X TV app.

Starlink just got a lot more affordable for customers in 30 states. The internet service provider now offers a cheaper alternative to its $120 monthly Residential plan. This new plan -- dubbed Residential Lite -- brings the cost down to $80 per month. However, that means slower speeds and some other compromises.

Satellite Internet service Starlink has started cutting off users in South Africa for using its roaming plans in an “unauthorised” country. Starlink began emailing users of its Roam Unlimited and Global Roaming plans in South Africa over the weekend to notify them that their service had been suspended.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is surging ahead in the race to cover the planet with fast, low-latency internet beamed down from space. Xi Jinping and Jeff Bezos are just getting started while Europe, to nobody’s surprise,

By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -Astronomers working with South Africa's SKA telescope are pushing authorities to ensure that any licensing agreement with Elon Musk's Starlink will protect their groundbreaking observations,

Starlink is rallying its supporters to comment on the Equity Equivalents policy. Further to that, Starlink has promised that if it is granted a license it will provide free internet access to thousands of rural schools.

South Africa Denies Easing Black Ownership Laws Favoring Musk's Starlink | N18G South Africa may change its v (BEE) rules, potentially allowing Elon Musk’s Starlink to operate without meeting local ownership requirements.