On Sunday morning, SpaceX successfully launched another batch of Starlink satellites, continuing its rapid expansion of the satellite internet constellation. At 7:49 a.m. ET/4:49 a.m. PT, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. This […]
Starlink has officially surpassed 7 million customers worldwide, the company announced in a Wednesday post on X. “Starlink is connecting more than 7M people with reliable high-speed internet across ~150 countries, territories and many other markets. Thank you to all our customers around the world!” the company wrote. The milestone marks yet another surge in […]
Elon Musk has shared new details about SpaceX’s roadmap for future iterations of Starship as the company gears up for its 10th orbital flight test. In a post on X, Musk noted that Starship V3 will be a “massive upgrade” over the current V2 and should be through production and testing by the end of […]
SpaceX has officially scheduled the 10th orbital flight test of its Starship spacecraft for Sunday, August 24, with the launch window opening at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT. A live webcast will begin roughly 30 minutes before liftoff on SpaceX’s website, X account, and the X TV app. For the past couple of […]
SpaceX has unveiled the first grid fin for its next-generation Super Heavy booster, featuring a significantly updated design that’s 50% larger and stronger than the current iteration. The redesign also reduces the number of fins from four to three, while still maintaining control authority — and even enabling the booster to descend at steeper angles […]
On Monday, August 11, at 8:35 a.m. ET/5:35 a.m. PT, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the KF-02 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, sending 24 more of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites into low Earth orbit. This launch, SpaceX’s second of three planned missions for Kuiper, […]
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft has safely returned the Crew-10 mission to Earth after nearly five months aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The mission carried NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov. The crew began their journey home when Dragon autonomously undocked from the ISS at 6:15 […]
SpaceX has confirmed that last week’s widespread Starlink outage — its longest on record — was caused by an internal network upgrade gone wrong (via PCMag). The global outage, which hit around noon PT on Thursday, temporarily knocked millions of Starlink users offline, including customers across North America and as far as Ukraine. While SpaceX initially […]
The Trump administration is reportedly looking to shift away from Elon Musk’s SpaceX for its ambitious $175 billion “Golden Dome” missile defense system, according to a report from Reuters. The move comes as tensions between former allies Trump and Musk reach new heights, culminating in a very public falling out in early June. The Golden […]
The Trump administration reportedly initiated a review of federal contracts held by SpaceX earlier this summer, but quickly discovered that most of them were too essential to cut, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. The review was triggered shortly after President Trump publicly suggested terminating federal agreements with Elon Musk’s companies […]
SpaceX has quietly posted a new job opening that could mark the beginning of a major artificial intelligence push at the Elon Musk-led aerospace firm. The company is hiring an AI Software Engineer to be a “founding member” of its Artificial Intelligence Software Engineering team. According to the job description, the role will focus on […]
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence ambitions just got a massive financial boost — this time from one of his own companies. According to investors close to the matter, SpaceX has agreed to invest $2 billion USD into xAI, Musk’s AI startup and maker of the Grok chatbot (via The Wall Street Journal). The infusion accounts for […]
SpaceX is reportedly in talks to raise fresh capital in a move that could push its valuation to a staggering $400 billion, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Citing sources familiar with the matter, the publication said Elon Musk’s space and satellite company plans to raise new funds by selling shares to insiders. In […]
SpaceX has been named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies of 2025, earning a spot in the publication’s “Pioneers” category. The recognition reflects SpaceX’s ever-growing impact on space exploration, global connectivity, and even politics. According to TIME, SpaceX founder Elon Musk wields unmatched influence in both the public and private sectors. The company’s workhorse […]
Early Wednesday morning, SpaceX successfully launched Axiom Space‘s Ax-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), marking a historic milestone in commercial spaceflight and international collaboration. Liftoff occurred at 2:31 a.m. ET (11:31 p.m. PT on June 24) from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Supported by a brand-new Dragon spacecraft — a […]
