SpaceX hit a major milestone early Saturday morning as a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, marking the company’s 150th Falcon 9 launch of 2025. Liftoff occurred at 11:53 p.m. PT/2:53 a.m. ET, carrying 29 more Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. “Falcon 9 completes […]
SpaceX has officially begun prelaunch testing on its next-generation Starship V3 design, marking the company’s biggest step yet toward the rocket’s debut flight. The company confirmed that Booster 18 — the first Super Heavy V3 booster — is now undergoing testing at Starbase. “Booster 18, the first Super Heavy V3, is beginning prelaunch testing. The […]
SpaceX’s Starlink has broadened access to its more affordable Residential Lite plan, with a newly updated coverage map showing the $80-per-month tier now available across significantly more of the U.S. As reported by PCMag, the plan — which costs $40 less than the standard $120 Residential tier — now reaches most of Michigan, Ohio, and […]
SpaceX is pushing ahead on its new Starship infrastructure in Florida, and the latest update from company leadership shows just how quickly work is moving. Kiko Dontchev, SpaceX’s Vice President of Launch, shared fresh images and a progress update on X this week, noting that the Starship launch mount at Launch Complex 39A has now […]
Emirates on Monday announced its largest-ever connectivity upgrade, confirming that it will roll out free, ultra-fast Starlink Wi-Fi across its entire in-service fleet beginning November 23. The move makes Emirates the world’s largest operator of Starlink-enabled wide-body aircraft and marks one of the most significant in-flight connectivity partnerships ever signed. The confirmation follows reports over […]
SpaceX kicked off the weekend with another rapid-fire launch doubleheader, sending two batches of Starlink satellites to orbit less than four hours apart from Florida’s Space Coast. The overnight missions mark the company’s 145th and 146th Falcon 9 flights of 2025, as SpaceX continues its record-smashing launch cadence. The first launch took place Friday night […]
Starlink may be on the verge of securing its biggest commercial aviation win yet, with Emirates reportedly planning to equip its fleet with SpaceX’s satellite-powered in-flight Wi-Fi. According to Bloomberg, Emirates is preparing to adopt Starlink across its aircraft — even though the service isn’t currently approved for use in the United Arab Emirates. The […]
SpaceX’s Starlink has quietly launched its most affordable internet plan yet in the U.S., introducing a new $40 USD per month “Residential 100 Mbps” tier aimed at budget-conscious users. The new entry-level plan offers speeds capped at 100 Mbps, unlimited monthly data, and no upload speed restrictions. It also includes a $0 Standard kit and […]
SpaceX has quietly slashed the price of its Starlink Mini dish in the U.S. and Canada, dropping it to just $229 USD (or $299 CAD) — a 54% discount from its original $499 sticker price and the lowest we’ve seen yet for the compact terminal. The Starlink Mini dropped to $299 USD ($399 CAD) just […]
SpaceX’s Starlink has surpassed 8 million active users worldwide, the company announced this week, marking another major milestone for the satellite internet service. In a post on X, Starlink thanked its global customers, confirming that the service now connects people in more than 150 countries, territories, and markets around the world. The achievement comes after […]
SpaceX has shared a major update on its progress toward landing humans on the Moon under NASA’s Artemis program, outlining dozens of milestones completed as part of its Starship Human Landing System (HLS) development. The company said that, in parallel with the core Starship vehicle’s advancement, its HLS team has now completed 49 milestones tied […]
SpaceX has dramatically increased Starlink’s network performance in 2025, with the satellite internet provider’s median peak-hour speeds rising by more than 50% since the start of the year. According to Starlink VP of Engineering Michael Nicolls (@michaelnicollsx), the average download speed across the network now exceeds 200 Mbps, while typical upload speeds are above 30 […]
SpaceX has set a new annual launch record with the successful deployment of the SpainSat NG II satellite on Wednesday evening, marking its 139th mission of 2025 — the most launches the company has ever completed in a single year. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 6:30 […]
Muon Space has announced a new partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink to integrate Starlink’s mini laser terminals into its high-performance Halo satellite platform. The agreement marks an industry first, introducing persistent optical connectivity in orbit and paving the way for real-time satellite operations. Starlink’s mini lasers are designed to achieve link speeds of up to 25 […]
SpaceX has officially crossed a major milestone, with more than 10,000 Starlink satellites launched to date. The company marked the achievement on Sunday, October 19, after completing two Falcon 9 missions on opposite coasts of the United States — a “double-header” launch day that added 56 new Starlink satellites to orbit. The first mission lifted […]
