This is not to say that Starlink has magically avoided all the friction caused by Musk’s increasingly MAGA politics. There have been scattered protests at SpaceX facilities in Texas, California and Washington state. But analysts don’t expect them to hurt the company.

After years of planning, the Trump administration is overhauling a federal universal broadband initiative to open the door to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite service.

SpaceX has launched over 7,000 low earth satellites that have disrupted astronomical observations. Another 70,000 LEO satellites are expected to launch before 2031 from SpaceX and its competitors including three 10,

The ad hoc addition to the otherwise tightly controlled White House information environment could create blind spots and security exposures while setting potentially dangerous precedent.

SpaceX is preparing next-generation Starlink satellite dishes, ready to handle higher-end 1Gbps+ download speeds in the very near future.

This comes after SpaceX and Apple have reportedly been in conversations to more closely collaborate on Apple’s growing satellite communication service, but with talks ending with no direct deal – instead SpaceX and T-Mobile will be able to offer their alternative to Apple’s satellite service on iPhones (with the service due to debut this summer).

SpaceX is preparing to establish its first ground station for Starlink satellites in Vietnam by June, with plans to build 10-15 stations.

Who's up for a historic late-night launch? Weather permitting, SpaceX will launch a spacecraft carrying the first people to orbit the earth's poles Monday.