News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- Live coverage: SpaceX poised to launch 24 Amazon Kuiper satellites following days of weather delays Spaceflight Now · 13 Oct 2025 The launch comes following several stormy days across Florida’s Space Coast. Liftoff of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force is scheduled for 8:08 p.m. EDT (0008 UTC).
- One of SpaceX’s earliest employees is going to space—via Blue Origin Ars Technica · 13 Oct 2025 "I've always been interested to experience Max Q from the inside."
- SpaceX prepares for next Starship test flight SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2025 SpaceX is set to conduct its next Starship test flight as the company continues to test the launch vehicle and play well with others in airspace.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch final Version 2 Starship-Super Heavy from Starbase Spaceflight Now · 12 Oct 2025 The mission is also projected to be the final launch of the Starship program for the year. Liftoff is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. CDT (7:15 p.m. EDT / 2315 UTC).
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Project Kuiper satellites for Amazon from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 9 Oct 2025 This is the third and final launch that Amazon booked onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 9:34 p.m. EDT (0134 UTC).
- AST SpaceMobile gains Verizon ally amid SpaceX’s direct-to-device push SpaceNews · 8 Oct 2025 AST SpaceMobile’s shares jumped more than 8% Oct. 8 after Verizon joined AT&T in signing a definitive agreement to use its planned space-based cellular network, easing investor concerns about SpaceX’s aggressive push int...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 7 Oct 2025 SpaceX will use its second most launched Falcon 9 booster to launch the Starlink 11-17 mission. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 8:54 p.m. PDT (11:54 p.m. EDT / 0354 UTC).
- Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 to launch five times, Blue Origin to launch crew NASASpaceflight · 6 Oct 2025 SpaceX is set to dominate the launch manifest for the first whole week of October…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket on 90th Starlink mission of 2025 Spaceflight Now · 6 Oct 2025 The Starlink 10-59 mission will add 28 broadband internet satellites into the growing megaconstellation. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during a launch window that opens at...
- SpaceX to launch 4 Falcon Heavy rockets as part of newest U.S. national security missions award Spaceflight Now · 4 Oct 2025 The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command announced that SpaceX and ULA would launch five and two missions respectively as part of the latest round of National Security Space Launch contract assignments.
- SpaceX lands majority of U.S. national security launches awarded for fiscal year 2026 SpaceNews · 4 Oct 2025 SpaceX was assigned five of seven National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 2 missions. United Launch Alliance got two.
- EchoStar clears key regulatory step for spectrum sale to SpaceX SpaceNews · 3 Oct 2025 EchoStar said Oct. 3 it has met regulatory conditions needed to maintain rights to the global S-band spectrum it is selling to SpaceX in a deal worth more than $17 billion.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 3rd consecutive Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB, uninterrupted by a Cape mission Spaceflight Now · 2 Oct 2025 The Starlink 11-39 mission is scheduled to liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 6:21 a.m. PDT (9:21 a.m. EDT / 1321 UTC). The Falcon 9 rocket will fly on a south-easterly trajectory.
- What’s next for direct-to-device after SpaceX’s blockbuster spectrum deal SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2025 The direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity market has been completely transformed in the space of six weeks. On Aug. 1, U.S.-based EchoStar ordered 100 satellites from Canada’s MDA Space for a planned $5 billion low Earth o...
- ESA and Avio Unveil Plans for Reusable Upper Stage Rocket, Echoing SpaceX’s Starship Design NASASpaceflight · 30 Sep 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) and Italian aerospace company Avio have signed a €40 million…
- SpaceX’s D2D deal spurs space bulls SpaceNews · 30 Sep 2025 For all the macroeconomic uncertainty, the mood among space financiers is strikingly bullish. After a sluggish stretch that left satellite valuations near all-time lows at the end of 2024, investors at World Space Busine...
- SpaceX intensifies testing to ready Pad 2 at Starbase NASASpaceflight · 30 Sep 2025 SpaceX is ramping up testing of its second launch pad at Starbase, conducting multiple checkouts…
- Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 launches Starlink and Kuiper satellites NASASpaceflight · 29 Sep 2025 SpaceX is scheduled to launch up to three times this week, with each mission planned…
- Italy’s crossroads: build its own satellites or lean on Starlink while waiting for IRIS² SpaceNews · 29 Sep 2025 MILAN – A report from Italy’s space policy office questioned whether the country is underrepresented in the IRIS² program, the European Union’s planned public-private communication constellation for low and medium earth...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 28 Sep 2025 The Starlink 11-20 mission will see SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket fly on a south-easterly trajectory upon departure from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff from pad 4E is scheduled for 4:32 p.m. PDT (7:32 p.m. EDT / 2332 UT...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 28 Sep 2025 The Starlink 11-20 mission will see SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket fly on a south-easterly trajectory upon departure from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff from pad 4E is scheduled for 4:32 p.m. PDT (7:32 p.m. EDT / 2332 UT...
- Preparation for East Coast Starship debut in 2026 continue to make progress NASASpaceflight · 26 Sep 2025 As SpaceX prepares for Starship’s Flight 11 in October from Texas, significant progress is being…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Spaceflight Now · 25 Sep 2025 The Starlink 17-11 mission includes the 475th launch of a flight-proven booster. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 9:17 p.m. PDT (12:17 a.m. EDT / 0417 UTC).
- SpaceX, Blue Origin, Stoke, and others make major progress on Cape launch facilities NASASpaceflight · 25 Sep 2025 The two spaceport launch facilities in the Cape Canaveral area — NASA’s Kennedy Space Center…
- 3-in-1 Launch NASA · 25 Sep 2025 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 24, 2025, carrying three missions that will investigate the Sun’s influence across the solar system. NASA’s IMAP (Interstellar Mappi...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 25 Sep 2025 The Starlink 10-15 mission comes a day after SpaceX launched a trio of spacecraft to study the effects of the Sun. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 4:39 a.m. EDT (0839 UTC).
- NASA, NOAA Launch Three Spacecraft to Map Sun’s Influence Across Space NASA · 24 Sep 2025 NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched three new missions Wednesday to investigate the Sun’s influence across the solar system. At 7:30 a.m. EDT, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch NASA, NOAA missions exploring the impacts of the Sun Spaceflight Now · 24 Sep 2025 The primary payload, NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) is joined by two rideshare payloads heading to Lagrange Point 1. Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is set for 7:30 a.m. EDT...
- Lynker and NOAA to create tailored space-weather forecasts SpaceNews · 24 Sep 2025 SAN FRANCISCO — Lynker Space is working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to offer space-weather forecasts tailored for operators of power grids and other elements of U.S. critical infrastructure....
- NASA, SpaceX set to launch IMAP and rideshare payloads to study space weather at L1 NASASpaceflight · 23 Sep 2025 NASA and SpaceX are set for the launch of the agency’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration…
- A geologist, a former SpaceX launch director and a commercial astronaut; meet NASA’s 10 new astronaut candidates Spaceflight Now · 22 Sep 2025 The cohort of ten women and men will train for the next two years to become eligible for mission assignments to low Earth orbit and beyond. This is the first astronaut candidate class to consist of more women than men.
- Solar and Space Weather Missions Ready for Launch Space Scout · 22 Sep 2025 NASA's IMAP mission is set to launch on September 23, 2025, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. This launch brings 3 separate missions to the Earth-Sun L1 Lagrange point: IMAP, the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, and NOAA...
- Live coverage: NRO, SpaceX to launch reconnaissance satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 22 Sep 2025 The NROL-48 mission will be the fifth mission this year supporting the National Reconnaissance Office’s expansive low Earth orbit statellite constellation it calls the proliferated architecture. Liftoff from pad 4E is sc...
- NASA Safety Panel Estimates Significant Delays for Starship HLS SpacePolicyOnline.com · 22 Sep 2025 NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory panel is warning that SpaceX’s Starship Human Landing System (HLS) could be “years late” for the Artemis III mission that is supposed to take place in
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 20 Sep 2025 The Starlink 10-27 mission will be the 280th orbital launch for SpaceX from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 is scheduled for 6:53 a.m. EDT (1053 UTC).
- NASA safety panel warns Starship lunar lander could be delayed by years SpaceNews · 20 Sep 2025 NASA safety advisers say they doubt the lunar lander version of SpaceX’s Starship will be ready to support the Artemis 3 mission as planned in 2027.
- Ship 38 on Pad 1 for Static Fire testing as Masseys rebuild continues NASASpaceflight · 20 Sep 2025 As SpaceX presses on with attempts to complete static fire testing with Ship 38 ahead…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 17 Sep 2025 The Falcon 9 rocket supporting the Starlink 10-61 mission will fly on a north-easterly trajectory upon departing Florida’s Space Coast. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:3...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 16 Sep 2025 The Starlink 17-12 mission will send the two dozen broadband internet satellites into a polar, low Earth orbit. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 8:43 a.m. PDT (11:43 a.m. EDT / 15...
- Starship Block 3 development continues at Starbase and McGregor NASASpaceflight · 16 Sep 2025 SpaceX is gearing up for the next evolution of Starship, with Block 3 hardware on…