Karan Singh

Hey, I'm Karan! I'm the owner and editor of The Grid Fin, which focuses on SpaceX, Starlink, and xAI. I've previously been the lead writer over at NotATeslaApp and RivianWave, and write professionally elsewhere as well. I also run The Stator, an EV-focused weekly news recap available on YouTube and X.
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Falcon 9Rockets

Crew 13 Lifts Off, Crew Dragon Grace en-route to ISS

Crew-13 lifted off on time at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Oct. 1,…

Karan Singh
4 Min Read
StarlinkTech & Patents

SpaceX Wins Starlink Router Beam Patent; Array Self-Cal App Publishes

USPTO granted SpaceX wireless-router beam patent US12738645B2 on 15 September 2026 and…

Karan Singh
8 Min Read
Falcon 9RocketsTech & Patents

Google’s First Orbital AI Chip Test Flies on SpaceX Transporter-18 Tomorrow

Google’s Project Suncatcher will fly its first orbital TPU hardware test on…

Karan Singh
4 Min Read
Falcon HeavyRockets

Why SpaceX Doesn’t Like Launching Falcon Heavy

Eric Romo, via a @sourceryy clip, frames Falcon Heavy scarcity as three-core…

Karan Singh
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RocketsStarlinkStarshipSuper Heavy Booster

Starship Reaches Orbit for the First Time, Deploys 26 Starlink V3 Satellites

Flight 14 / Starlink Group 31-1 reached sustained Starship orbit for the…

Karan Singh
8 Min Read
GrokSoftware UpdatesxAI

Grok 4.7 Launches With Major Gains Over 4.6; Still Not a Frontier Model

SpaceXAI shipped Grok 4.7 on 21 September 2026 with clear gains over…

Karan Singh
5 Min Read
RocketsStarship

Musk Warns Against Trying to Copy Raptor 3

Musk warned against trying to copy Raptor 3 after Chinese commercial methalox…

Karan Singh
7 Min Read
StarlinkTech & Patents

SpaceX Secures FCC International Carrier Authority for Starlink Mobile

On 17 September 2026 the FCC granted SpaceX international Section 214 authority…

Karan Singh
3 Min Read
Falcon 9Rockets

NASA Awards SpaceX $946M for Crew-15–17 Dragon Flights

NASA awarded SpaceX a $946 million firm-fixed-price modification for Crew-15, Crew-16, and…

Karan Singh
3 Min Read
Falcon 9Rockets

SpaceX Launches USSF-385 From Vandenberg; B1100 Completes 10th Landing on OCISLY

SpaceX lofted classified USSF-385 from Vandenberg SLC-4E on Saturday 26 September at…

Karan Singh
3 Min Read

Latest Articles

Crew 13 Lifts Off, Crew Dragon Grace en-route to ISS
Falcon 9 Rockets
SpaceX Wins Starlink Router Beam Patent; Array Self-Cal App Publishes
Starlink Tech & Patents
Google’s First Orbital AI Chip Test Flies on SpaceX Transporter-18 Tomorrow
Falcon 9 Rockets Tech & Patents
Why SpaceX Doesn’t Like Launching Falcon Heavy
Falcon Heavy Rockets