News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- Starship Block 3 and HLS: The Path to Get Back to the Moon NASASpaceflight · 1 Nov 2025 Amid numerous questions about whether SpaceX can have the Human Landing System (HLS) variant of…
- Kyivstar prepares to expand Starlink Direct to Cell testing across Ukraine SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2025 Ukrainian telco Kyivstar said Oct. 31 it is preparing to test SpaceX’s Starlink Direct to Cell service across most of the country, excluding border areas, active combat zones and territories occupied by Russian forces.
- Elon Musk on data centers in orbit: “SpaceX will be doing this” Ars Technica · 31 Oct 2025 "We could see another transformation of what’s done in space."
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 100th Starlink flight of 2025 Spaceflight Now · 31 Oct 2025 SpaceX has launched more than 2,500 of its satellites so far this year. It’s targeting liftoff of its Falcon 9 rocket from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday during a window that opens at 1:41 p.m. PDT (4:41...
- SpaceX defends Starship lunar lander as it works on ‘simplified’ approach SpaceNews · 30 Oct 2025 SpaceX says it is developing a “simplified” lunar landing mission architecture while defending the progress it has made on its Starship lander for Artemis.
- SpaceX ramps up Starship preparations at Florida’s Roberts Road NASASpaceflight · 30 Oct 2025 SpaceX is making significant strides in developing its Starship infrastructure at the Roberts Road facilities.…
- Former NASA administrators call for changes in Artemis lunar lander architecture SpaceNews · 30 Oct 2025 Two former NASA administrators criticized the agency’s current use of SpaceX’s Starship for the Artemis 3 crewed lunar landing, calling for an urgent redirection to reach the moon before China.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 28 Oct 2025 This is just the second time that SpaceX opted to launch 29 of its Starlink V2 Mini satellites in one batch, the current limit for the Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff of the Starlink 10-37 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral...
- Starbase Pad 1 demolition begins for Next-Gen upgrades NASASpaceflight · 28 Oct 2025 SpaceX has kicked off a significant demolition and upgrade phase at its Starbase facility, targeting…
- MTN carves out private networks for Starlink’s business users SpaceNews · 27 Oct 2025 Networking specialist MTN has launched a service that enables SpaceX’s Starlink LEO satellites to operate as part of a privately secured communications system, giving businesses a way to link remote sites without using t...
- Iridium unveils chip to bring GPS protection to mass-market devices SpaceNews · 27 Oct 2025 Iridium Communications plans to release a tiny chip next year to protect devices relying on navigation satellites from jamming and spoofing, reinforcing one of the L-band operator’s core strengths as SpaceX’s Starlink en...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California Spaceflight Now · 26 Oct 2025 This will be the 98th launch of Starlink satellites in 2025. SpaceX is targeting liftoff of the Starlink 11-21 mission from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 2:12 p.m. PDT (5:12 p.m. EDT / 2112 UTC).
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 25 Oct 2025 This will be the 230th launch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites to date. SpaceX is targeting liftoff of the Starlink 10-21 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during a window that opens at 10:05 a.m. E...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 24 Oct 2025 The mission is poised to featured the 160th landing of a booster on the drone ship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You’. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 7:20 a.m. PDT (10:20 a.m. EDT / 1420 U...
- Iridium pulls $1 billion 2030 service revenue goal amid SpaceX’s D2D push SpaceNews · 24 Oct 2025 Iridium’s shares closed down more than 7% Oct. 23 after the satellite operator lowered its full-year service revenue outlook again, while withdrawing its $1 billion target for 2030 amid mounting competition from SpaceX.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to expend Falcon 9 booster to launch Spainsat NG 2 communications satellite Spaceflight Now · 23 Oct 2025 The SpainSat NG 2 satellite will be flown to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Liftoff is scheduled during a four-hour window that opens at 9:30 p.m. EDT (0130 UTC).
- The astronaut who filmed the Dream is Alive SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2025 In this episode of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Terry Hart, former NASA astronaut and mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Challenger. Hart reflects on the triumphs of early shuttle missions, the lesson...
- Relativity completes Terran R thrust section, continues testing ahead of first launch NASASpaceflight · 22 Oct 2025 While SpaceX’s Falcon family continues to demonstrate reliable reuse of its first stages and fairings,…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on 550th Falcon 9 rocket Spaceflight Now · 22 Oct 2025 The Starlink 11-5 mission will be the 95th flight in 2025 supporting the low Earth orbit internet constellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 7:16 a.m. PDT (10:16 a.m. EDT / 1416 UT...
- Musk criticizes Duffy amid NASA leadership debate SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2025 SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk hurled insults at NASA’s acting administrator a day after complaints that the company was behind schedule on its Artemis lunar lander.
- Lynk Global and Omnispace to merge in race for direct-to-device satellite spectrum SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2025 Lynk Global plans to merge with Omnispace to upgrade its direct-to-device services with globally coordinated S-band spectrum, joining SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile in shoring up satellite frequencies after initially relying...
- Samara Aerospace pointing technology to be tested in orbit SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2025 SAN FRANCISCO – Samara Aerospace’s patented satellite-pointing technology will soon be tested in orbit on an Impulse Space Mira orbital transfer vehicle launching on a SpaceX Transporter rideshare. In ground-based testin...
- Starlink mini lasers to link Muon Space satellites for near real-time connectivity SpaceNews · 21 Oct 2025 SpaceX is supplying optical terminals to Muon Space, the four-year-old Californian manufacturer said Oct. 21, enabling its future Halo satellites to use the Starlink broadband constellation as a global data-relay network...
- Duffy says NASA will open Artemis 3 lander contract to competition SpaceNews · 20 Oct 2025 NASA’s acting administrator says he will “open up the contract” SpaceX holds to land astronauts on the moon for the Artemis 3 mission because the company has fallen behind schedule.
- Launch Roundup: SpaceX to launch first expendable Falcon 9 since January NASASpaceflight · 20 Oct 2025 SpaceX dominates this week’s launch manifest with up to four missions aboard Falcon 9 vehicles,…
- SpaceX’s SLC-6 redevelopment green light NASASpaceflight · 19 Oct 2025 In a pivotal step forward for an increase in commercial spaceflight from the West Coast,…
- Sunset on V2: The End of an Era at Starbase Space Scout · 19 Oct 2025 On Monday, October 13th, 2025 at 6:15pm Booster 15-2 and Ship 38 lifted off from Launch Pad 1 at SpaceX’s Starbase, Texas launch facility and closing out the V1/V2 chapter of the Starship program.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Spaceflight Now · 18 Oct 2025 The Starlink 11-19 mission will be SpaceX’s 50th launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in 2025. It’s targeting liftoff from pad Space Launch Complex 4 East at 10:59 a.m. PDT (1:59 p.m. EDT / 1759 UTC).
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket on record-breaking 31st flight Spaceflight Now · 18 Oct 2025 The Starlink 10-17 mission will add another 28 broadband satellites into low Earth orbit. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:49 a.m. EDT (1549 UTC).
- SpaceX wins approval for increased Falcon launches from Vandenberg SpaceNews · 16 Oct 2025 The Department of the Air Force has approved SpaceX’s proposal to double its launch rate at Vandenberg Space Force Base and begin using a second launch pad there.
- SpaceX launches 21 Lockheed Martin satellites for ‘Transport Layer’ military network SpaceNews · 15 Oct 2025 This was the second plane of satellites for Tranche 1 of the Transport Layer, part of a planned global network of data transport and sensor satellites known as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture
- Starship Block 2 and Pad 1 end on a high note with Flight 11 NASASpaceflight · 15 Oct 2025 SpaceX completed the use of Block 2 and Pad 1 on a high note with…
- Live coverage: Overnight launch planned for 28 more Starlink satellites Spaceflight Now · 15 Oct 2025 The Starlink 10-52 mission is anticipated to be SpaceX’s 130th Falcon 9 launch of the year. The rocket’s liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 16, at 5:27 a.m. EDT (092...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 2nd batch of satellites for Space Development Agency constellation Spaceflight Now · 14 Oct 2025 The mission, dubbed Tranche 1 Transporter Layer C, will add another 21 satellites into the burgeoning constellation for the Space Development Agency. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 4:...
- Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 to launch six missions in one week NASASpaceflight · 14 Oct 2025 Following the successful flight of Starship Flight 11 on Monday, SpaceX is set to continue…
- Viasat and Space42’s D2D joint venture finds first mobile partner in UAE SpaceNews · 14 Oct 2025 Equatys, the U.S.-based Viasat and Emirati satellite operator Space42’s shared space infrastructure joint venture for direct-to-device services, has gained its first mobile network partner as it seeks to challenge SpaceX...
- Impulse Space sets sights on the Moon with new Lunar Lander in development NASASpaceflight · 14 Oct 2025 Impulse Space, the innovative startup founded by SpaceX veteran Tom Mueller, has unveiled plans for…
- SpaceX launches final Version 2 Starship-Super Heavy rocket Spaceflight Now · 14 Oct 2025 This was the fifth and final flight of this iteration of the rocket, which has been marred by a number of setbacks. The first Starship Version 3 is expected to debut in 2026.
- Another Successful Starship Test Flight as SpaceX Readies a New Version SpacePolicyOnline.com · 14 Oct 2025 SpaceX achieved a second successful Starship test flight in a row this evening. Integrated Flight Test-11 or IFT-11 lifted off from Starbase, Texas and splashed down in the Indian Ocean
- Starship successfully completes 11th flight test SpaceNews · 14 Oct 2025 SpaceX successfully completed the final flight of version 2 of Starship on Oct. 13, performing in-flight tests as the company prepares to introduce an upgraded version of the reusable rocket.