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Thursday, October 12, 2023
The methanol-fueled container vessel Laura Maersk arrives for an official naming ceremony in Copenhagen, Denmark, September 13, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Little
Shipping

Maersk to Roll-Out Starlink Satellite Internet Across Containership Fleet

A.P. Moller – Maersk has announced plans to install SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet on its fleet of more than 330 owned containerships. The

October 12, 2023
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Friday, May 12, 2023
SpaceX Says It Could Replace Containerships? We Say No, It Can’t
Energy

SpaceX Says It Could Replace Containerships? We Say No, It Can’t

by John Konrad (gCaptain) In the vast cosmos of technological innovation, the concept of rocket-propelled cargo transport has become a dazzling star,

May 12, 2023
Total Views: 3530

Wednesday, March 15, 2023
All-Female SpaceX Crew Makes Space Recovery History
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All-Female SpaceX Crew Makes Space Recovery History

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is making a little bit of history this week with what is believed to be the first all-female crew involved the space recovery

March 15, 2023
Total Views: 14302

Thursday, February 23, 2023
‘World’s Most Advanced’ Commercial Communications Satellite Launched Aboard SpaceX Rocket
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‘World’s Most Advanced’ Commercial Communications Satellite Launched Aboard SpaceX Rocket

Inmarsat has launched what it says is the world’s most advanced commercial communications satellite. The I-6 F2 satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral,

February 23, 2023
Total Views: 7290

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
SpaceX Abandons Plan to Convert Offshore Oil Rigs Into Rocket Launchers
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SpaceX Abandons Plan to Convert Offshore Oil Rigs Into Rocket Launchers

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has ditched plans to use two semi-submersible oil rigs as offshore launching platforms for the company’s next-generation rocket,

February 15, 2023
Total Views: 3206

Saturday, October 15, 2022
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts Safely Splash Down In Atlantic
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts Safely Splash Down In Atlantic

NASA—NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts aboard the Dragon spacecraft safely splashed down Friday off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, completing the

October 15, 2022
Total Views: 24496

Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Starlink logo on a computer
Cruise Ships

Starlink And Royal Caribbean Sign High-Speed Internet Deal

Elon Musk’s Starlink has landed its first cruise industry customer. Royal Caribbean announced a plan on Tuesday to use SpaceX’s Starlink internet

August 30, 2022
Total Views: 4468

Monday, May 16, 2022
Coast Guard: SpaceX Rocket Launch Cancelled After Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Entered Safety Zone
Cruise Ships

Coast Guard: SpaceX Rocket Launch Cancelled After Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Entered Safety Zone

A U.S. Coast Guard investigation has concluded that a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship violated a Coast Guard Captain of the Port safety zone and

May 16, 2022
Total Views: 15400

Thursday, October 28, 2021
Port of Long Beach Lands New Space Tech Tenant
Ports

Port of Long Beach Lands New Space Tech Tenant

Move over SpaceX, there’s a new rocket launch company coming to the Port of Long Beach. The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on Thursday approved

October 28, 2021
Total Views: 2239

Sunday, September 19, 2021
The recovered Dragon capsule
Maritime News

SpaceX Crew Splashes Down In The Atlantic

By Steve Gorman (Reuters)- The quartet of newly minted citizen astronauts comprising the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission safely splashed down in the Atlantic off

September 19, 2021
Total Views: 2473

Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Innovations In The Commercial Space Industry Is Impacting The Maritime Sector And Coast Guard
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Innovations In The Commercial Space Industry Is Impacting The Maritime Sector And Coast Guard

By Sean T. Pribyl (Holland & Knight) – On July 21, 2021, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Karl L. Schultz testified to Congress on a

August 3, 2021
Total Views: 1991

Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Elon Musk Starlink Internet Logo
Maritime News

Hundreds Of Thousands Of Mariners Eagerly Await Starlink But How Many Can Afford It?

By Joey Roulette (Reuters) – SpaceX is offering its Starlink broadband satellite internet service to test users for $99 a month, plus $499 for a setup

October 28, 2020
Total Views: 1600

Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Watch: Boat Catches Part of SpaceX Rocket in Net
Maritime News

Watch: Boat Catches Part of SpaceX Rocket in Net

Check out this video posted by SpaceX’s Elon Musk showing part of a rocket being caught by ship at sea with a giant net.  The catch comes after

August 7, 2019
Total Views: 42

Friday, November 30, 2018
HawkEye 360 satellite
Maritime News

SpaceX Rocket Carries New Cubed Satellites That Will Hunt ‘Dark Ships’

By Kyle Stock (Bloomberg) — If all goes as planned with the scheduled SpaceX launch Sunday, a startup called HawkEye 360 will have a trio of satellites

November 30, 2018
Total Views: 89

Thursday, September 14, 2017
SpaceX Blooper Reel – How Not to Land a Rocket at Sea
Maritime News

SpaceX Blooper Reel – How Not to Land a Rocket at Sea

Elon Musk could be the only person in the world who could create a video like this and actually be cool about it, but I guess this is just

September 14, 2017
Total Views: 35

Monday, October 31, 2016
U.S. Probes SpaceX Launches Near LNG Export Projects
News

U.S. Probes SpaceX Launches Near LNG Export Projects

By Jonathan N. Crawford (Bloomberg) — A U.S. agency is looking into the impact that a failed rocket launch at billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX site in

October 31, 2016
Total Views: 16

Tuesday, May 3, 2016
WATCH: Incredible 360-Degree Video of SpaceX’s Historic Rocket Landing
Maritime News

WATCH: Incredible 360-Degree Video of SpaceX’s Historic Rocket Landing

Last month, SpaceX made history when it landed its reusable Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship in the middle of the Atlantic for the first time. Today, the

May 3, 2016
Total Views: 31

Friday, April 8, 2016
WATCH: History Made as SpaceX Lands Rocket on Drone Ship at Sea
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WATCH: History Made as SpaceX Lands Rocket on Drone Ship at Sea

Elon Musk’s private space company SpaceX made history on Friday finally landing its reusable Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship in the middle of the

April 8, 2016
Total Views: 86

Wednesday, April 15, 2015
SpaceX Rocket Landing in HD Video
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SpaceX Rocket Landing in HD Video

Ok, so I know we already posted a clip of SpaceX’s latest attempt to land its reusable Falcon 9 rocket atop a barge in the Atlantic Ocean, but this

April 15, 2015
Total Views: 17

SpaceX Rocket Barely Misses Drone Ship Landing – Video
News

SpaceX Rocket Barely Misses Drone Ship Landing – Video

More footage: SpaceX Rocket Landing in HD Video A second attempt by SpaceX to land its re-usable Falcon 9 rocket aboard a ‘spaceport drone ship’

April 15, 2015
Total Views: 41
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