SpaceX Desk
Forte loads Ship 40 at Christmas Island
The Maltese-flagged semi-submersible took the 52-metre stage out of Flying Fish Cove for a 20,000-kilometre run to Starbase.
Harper Quinn · 30 Aug 2026
SpaceX correspondent
Harper Quinn
SpaceX desk
Harper Quinn is The Standard's SpaceX correspondent. Quinn covers the launch timetable, the Starlink network and the work on the pads in Florida and Texas.
SpaceX Desk
Starlink hit 12 million subscribers at the end of Q2
SpaceX’s Q2 2026 results, for the quarter ended 30 June, put Starlink at 12.0 million subscribers, up 1.7 million in the quarter and double a year earlier. Connectivity revenue was $4.3 billion. Company revenue was $7.8 billion.
Harper Quinn · 30 Aug 2026