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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 […]

The new city of Starbase, Texas — home to SpaceX’s sprawling launch site — issued a letter to residents on Monday detailing its rapid progress and ambitious goals since incorporation last month. In a letter dated June 23, 2025, and signed on behalf of the Starbase City Commissioners (most of whom, along with the city’s […]

SpaceX is gearing up for the eighth test flight of Starship on Thursday, March 6, with a launch window opening at 5:30 p.m. CT (3:30pm PT/6:30pm ET). A live webcast will begin 30 minutes before liftoff on SpaceX’s website and X. This test will focus on Starship’s first payload deployment, multiple reentry experiments, and an […]

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were supposed to spend just eight days aboard the International Space Station (ISS), but after Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft failed, they’ve been stuck there since June 2024. Their return has now been delayed until March 2025, extending their mission to nearly ten months due to helium leaks and propulsion […]

SpaceX shared details of the first Starship test flight of 2025, which achieved several milestones but ended in an unexpected failure. The mission, conducted on January 16 at 4:37 p.m. CT from Starbase, Texas, focused on testing upgraded systems for the world’s most powerful rocket. The launch began smoothly, with all 33 Raptor engines on […]

SpaceX launched its Starship today, with the Super Heavy booster coming back to Earth and being successfully caught by “Mechazilla’s” chopsticks arms again, yet another sight to behold. But sadly for the second state of Starship, it lost communication and then exploded. “Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn. Teams will continue […]

Italy is in advanced negotiations with SpaceX for a €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion US) deal to provide secure telecommunications services for the government, according to sources familiar with the matter, as reported by Bloomberg. If finalized, this would be the largest project of its kind in Europe, utilizing SpaceX’s Starlink tech to modernize Italy’s government […]

SpaceX is preparing for the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket, setting the stage for a year of groundbreaking advancements in space exploration. This flight will showcase significant upgrades to the rocket and test a variety of new technologies aimed at improving performance, reliability, and reusability. SpaceX outlined the major upgrades for Flight 7 […]