News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- Live coverage: NRO, SpaceX to launch reconnaissance satellites from Vandenberg Spaceflight Now · 16 Jan 2026 The NROL-105 mission is the first of about a dozen missions planned for 2026 that support the NRO’s so-called proliferated architecture satellite constellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is sched...
- Spire adds hyperspectral sounder and Myriota payloads on SpaceX Twilight launch SpaceDaily · 16 Jan 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 Spire Global Inc has successfully launched nine satellites on SpaceXs Twilight mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, further expanding its space based sensing and Internet of Things...
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Wraps Up Space Station Science NASA · 15 Jan 2026 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission with agency astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov returned to Earth after a long-dura...
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Returns, Splashes Down off California NASA · 15 Jan 2026 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission safely splashed down early Thursday morning in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, concluding a more than five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronauts...
- Live coverage: NASA, SpaceX prepare ‘medical evacuation’ Crew-11 return to Earth Spaceflight Now · 14 Jan 2026 The three astronauts and cosmonaut are scheduled to undock from the space station at 5:05 p.m. EST (2205 UTC) on Wednesday, Jan. 14, and splashdown off the coast of California at 3:41 a.m. EST (0841 UTC).
- Crew-11 set for undocking and splashdown after medical situation forces early return NASASpaceflight · 14 Jan 2026 NASA and SpaceX are targeting 5:05 PM EST (22:05 UTC) on Wednesday, Jan. 14, for…
- Bringing outsiders into the space fold SpaceNews · 14 Jan 2026 SpaceX’s 2026 IPO plans were an early Christmas present for space investors who were already bullish about the year ahead. The move helps push the industry further into the mainstream investment and public consciousness....
- Superheavy-lift rockets like SpaceX's Starship could transform astronomy by making space telescopes cheaper SpaceDaily · 14 Jan 2026 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 10, 2026 After a string of dramatic failures, the huge Starship rocket from SpaceX had a fully successful test on Oct. 13, 2025. A couple more test flights, and SpaceX plans to launch it into orbi...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch midweek Starlink mission on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 14 Jan 2026 The Starlink 6-98 mission will add 29 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 1:08 p.m. EST (1808 UTC).
- NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Crew-11 Return, Splashdown NASA · 13 Jan 2026 NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 5:05 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Jan. 14, for the undocking of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International Space Station, pending weather conditions. On Jan. 8, NASA...
- Starship launch infrastructure progress at Starbase/Cape ahead of 2026 Launches NASASpaceflight · 13 Jan 2026 SpaceX continues to make rapid progress on its Starship program infrastructure, with significant developments at…
- NASA’s Pandora Small Satellite Launched NASA · 13 Jan 2026 In this photo from early January 2026, teams prepare to encapsulate NASA’s Pandora small satellite, NASA-sponsored Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS), and the Black Hole Coded Aperture Telescope (BlackCAT) Cu...
- Pandora exoplanet mission checks in after launch SpaceDaily · 13 Jan 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 NASA mission controllers have acquired full signal from the agency's Pandora small satellite, confirming the health and initial operations of the exoplanet observatory following launch f...
- ISS gains new commander as Crew-11 prepares midweek departure Spaceflight Now · 13 Jan 2026 NASA astronaut Mike Fincke took over command of the International Space Station on Dec. 7, 2025. He and the rest of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission will undock from the ISS on Jan. 14.
- NASA, SpaceX Invite Media to Watch Crew-12 Launch to Space Station NASA · 12 Jan 2026 Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA’s 12th rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft carrying astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition from Space La...
- Launch Preview: Launches from China, U.S., and Norway scheduled for upcoming week NASASpaceflight · 12 Jan 2026 Eight orbital launch attempts are scheduled for this week, with SpaceX and Chinese launches comprising…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 12 Jan 2026 The Starlink 6-97 mission is the fifth Falcon 9 rocket launch of 2026, a rate of roughly one flight every 2.5 days. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 3:00:40 p.m. EST (2000:40 UTC...
- NASA says targeting ISS medical evacuation for January 14 SpaceDaily · 12 Jan 2026 Washington, United States (AFP) Jan 10, 2026 NASA crewmembers aboard the International Space Station (ISS) could return to Earth as soon as Thursday, the US space agency said, after a medical emergency prompted the crew...
- NASA astrophysics, commercial satellites launch on SpaceX rideshare mission SpaceNews · 11 Jan 2026 A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a trio of NASA astrophysics small satellites along with dozens of commercial spacecraft on a rideshare mission Jan. 11.
- SpaceX’s Twilight rideshare mission set to fly from Vandenberg NASASpaceflight · 11 Jan 2026 Fresh off a record-shattering launch cadence in 2025, SpaceX is planning to fly its first…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 1st ‘Twilight’ rideshare mission Spaceflight Now · 10 Jan 2026 The flight includes 40 deployment events for a variety of payloads, including NASA’s Pandora spacecraft. Liftoff from pad 4E is scheduled for 5:19 a.m. PST (8:19 a.m. EST / 1319 UTC).
- FCC approves 7,500 additional Starlink satellites SpaceNews · 10 Jan 2026 The FCC approved a second tranche of 7,500 Starlink Gen2 satellites Jan. 9, expanding the size of SpaceX’s authorized next-generation constellation.
- Space Force awards $739 million in launch orders to SpaceX SpaceNews · 10 Jan 2026 SpaceX sweeps nine national security missions for SDA and NRO under NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1
- The future of Starship’s Pad 1 tower and launch mount NASASpaceflight · 8 Jan 2026 With the last Block 2 flight lifting off on Oct. 14th, 2025, SpaceX has no…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch its Falcon 9 rocket on midday Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 8 Jan 2026 The Starlink 6-96 mission will add another 29 broadband internet satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff is scheduled for 1:29 p.m. EST (1829 UTC) from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
- TPS evaluations taking place at Starbase on next two Ships to fly NASASpaceflight · 7 Jan 2026 SpaceX continues to accelerate production of its next-generation Starship vehicles at the Starfactory facility in…
- SpaceX’s IPO will make space investment far less niche SpaceNews · 7 Jan 2026 Spend enough time investing in space and expectations change. The industry does not advance through clean inflection points that resolve uncertainty, and progress rarely aligns with the milestones investors are accustome...
- Launch Previews: SpaceX and ISRO to launch rideshare missions into SSO NASASpaceflight · 6 Jan 2026 SpaceX leads the week’s launch manifest with three scheduled missions and, at the time of…
- Third COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation radar satellite enters service ramp-up SpaceDaily · 6 Jan 2026 Paris, France (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 The third satellite in the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation radar constellation has been launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on a SpaceX Falcon 9 for the Italian Space A...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch first Starlink deployment mission since problem strikes satellite Spaceflight Now · 4 Jan 2026 The Starlink 6-88 will add 29 broadband internet satellites to the constellation of more than 9,300 in low Earth orbit. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 12 a.m. EST (0500 UTC).
- SpaceX, China drive new record for orbital launches in 2025 SpaceNews · 4 Jan 2026 Orbital launch activity set another annual record in 2025, although future growth may depend on factors different from those that fueled the recent surge.
- SpaceX launches next second-generation Italian COSMO-SkyMed satellite SpaceNews · 3 Jan 2026 MILAN – A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, successfully launched a second-generation satellite for Italy’s COSMO-SkyMed Earth observation constellation, on Jan. 2 at 6:09...
- SpaceX laying the Starship foundations for 2026 and beyond NASASpaceflight · 3 Jan 2026 The Starship program had an eventful year in 2025, with five full-stack test flights, of…
- Live coverage: SpaceX opens 2026 with launch of Cosmo-SkyMed Earth observation satellite for Italy Spaceflight Now · 2 Jan 2026 The spacecraft was originally slated to launch nearly a week prior, but SpaceX ran into ground systems issues. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 6:09 p.m. PST (9:09 p.m. EST / 0209 UTC).
- SpaceX to lower orbits of some Starlink satellites SpaceNews · 2 Jan 2026 SpaceX plans to lower the orbits of some of its Starlink satellites, a move the company says is intended to improve space safety following two recent incidents.
- Starship Barge identified ahead of Starbase to KSC transports NASASpaceflight · 1 Jan 2026 SpaceX is gearing up for a new chapter in its ambitious Starship program, with the…
- Space Force offers new Vandenberg launch site SpaceNews · 30 Dec 2025 Vandenberg Space Force Base is offering launch providers access to a new site with conditions that could enable flights of SpaceX’s Starship.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Italian Earth observation satellite on final Falcon 9 flight of 2025 Spaceflight Now · 27 Dec 2025 The planned Saturday evening flight will be SpaceX’s 166th Falcon 9 launch of the year. Liftoff is scheduled for 6:09 p.m. PST (9:09 p.m. EST / 0209 UTC).
- Flight 12 vehicles readying for 2026 opener NASASpaceflight · 23 Dec 2025 SpaceX is rapidly advancing the assembly of Super Heavy Booster 19 at its Starbase facility,…
- NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-12 Assignments for Space Station Mission NASA · 19 Dec 2025 As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission, four crew members from three space agencies will launch no earlier than Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, to the International Space Station for a long-duration science expedition. NASA ast...