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Financial analysis shows Starlink is making money
Posted: Sun, May 12 9:17 AM ET (1317 GMT) SpaceX is making money on Starlink today even as it continues to build out the constellation. A financial model of Starlink developed by Quality Space and discussed in a webinar Thursday calculated that SpaceX will generate $6.6 billion in revenue from Starlink this year, enough to generate positive free cash flow even when accounting for the costs to build and launch satellites. Starlink has 2.7 million subscribers and is growing in 75 countries, making inroads primarily in wealthier markets as a "rich world service" rather than bridging the divide in developing countries. SpaceX is able to keep its costs down through aggressive vertical integration and high-volume production.
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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida and California
Posted: Sun, May 12 9:16 AM ET (1316 GMT) SpaceX launched one set of Starlink satellites from Florida Wednesday and another from California a little more than a day later. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A at 2:42 pm EDT (1842 GMT) and placed 23 Starlink satellites into orbit. SpaceX has now conducted 83 Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches from LC-39A, exceeding the number of shuttle launches from that pad over three decades. Another Falcon 9 lifted off at 12:30 am EDT (0430 GMT) Friday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and placed 20 Starlink satellites into orbit. The launch was scheduled for Wednesday night but scrubbed for undisclosed reasons. The 20 Starlink satellites on this launch included 13 with direct-to-cell payloads.
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Thursday, May 16
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Bloomberg News 6:27 am ET (1027 GMT) AT&T Strikes Space Broadband Deal in Challenge to Musk’s SpaceX
Bloomberg News 6:24 am ET (1024 GMT) SpaceX boss Elon Musk to launch StarLink satellite internet service in Indonesia along with President Widodo
ANI 6:24 am ET (1024 GMT) UCF Researcher Is Developing Algorithms to Further Space, Sea Exploration
Univ. of Central Florida 6:24 am ET (1024 GMT) The Billionaire Space Race Is About to Heat Up Again—Here’s What You Need to Know
Robb Report 6:22 am ET (1022 GMT) Victorian government makes biggest venture capital investment yet — in space tourism
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 6:20 am ET (1020 GMT) Saudi Center for Space Futures will support lunar mission and $2tn global space economy, NASA chief tells Asharq TV
Arab News 6:20 am ET (1020 GMT) Book about the ownership of space wins the $60K Donner Prize for best Canadian public policy book
CBC 6:19 am ET (1019 GMT) New government funding coming for Canada’s first commercial space port
Stockhouse 6:17 am ET (1017 GMT) Sun unleashes largest flare of this solar cycle
Axios 6:16 am ET (1016 GMT) AT&T cuts a deal to launch satellite-to-smartphone service soon
The Verge 6:15 am ET (1015 GMT) Lithuania becomes 40th nation to join NASA's Artemis Accords
UPI 6:15 am ET (1015 GMT) Detection of an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting the ultracool dwarf star SPECULOOS-3
Univ. of Liege 6:11 am ET (1011 GMT) Glitch on BepiColombo: work ongoing to restore spacecraft to full thrust
ESA 6:10 am ET (1010 GMT) France undecided on US offer to join ‘Olympic Defender’ space effort
Breaking Defense 6:09 am ET (1009 GMT) Newly discovered Earth-sized planet may lack an atmosphere
MIT 6:08 am ET (1008 GMT) Robotic “SuperLimbs” could help moonwalkers recover from falls
MIT 6:08 am ET (1008 GMT) With $5M NASA Grant, University of Houston to Open Aerospace Engineering Research Center
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NPR 6:06 am ET (1006 GMT) James Webb Space Telescope sees black holes stop star formation
Cosmos Magazine 6:03 am ET (1003 GMT) Russia Launched Research Spacecraft for Antisatellite Nuclear Weapon Two Years Ago, U.S. Officials Say
Wall Street Journal 5:59 am ET (0959 GMT) Terran Orbital takes charge after switching propulsion suppliers on satellite program
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