Starlink provides free internet to Venezuela
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Concerns from rivals like Viasat and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin range from radio interference and orbital dominance to potentially harming the Earth's atmosphere.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026.
Elon Musk’s satellite megaconstellation will provide free broadband internet access to Venezuela following the U.S. incursion.
Qatar Airways becomes world’s first airline to enable Starlink on Boeing 787-8 aircraft, expanding its widebody connectivity rollout
SpaceX plans to lower the orbits of some of its Starlink satellites, a move the company says is intended to improve space safety following recent incidents.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Starlink, the company’s satellite internet provider, will provide the service free of charge to the people of Venezuela for the next month. Musk reposted a statement from
A SpaceX executive said the move would reduce the "likelihood of collision" with other satellites and space debris.
A new threat targeting Starlink satellites in orbit could have serious consequences for other satellites, too, affecting Ukraine and other countries.
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