News: SpaceX
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- SpaceX planning first tests of new direct-to-device spectrum next year SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2025 SpaceX expects to begin testing direct-to-device services using newly acquired spectrum from EchoStar as soon as the end of next year.
- How SpaceX turned a Texas marsh into the world’s most watched spaceport SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2025 EDITOR’S NOTE: Starbase is SpaceX’s massive rocket development site and the home of Starship — the vehicle Elon Musk envisions as humanity’s path to Mars and that many in the U.S. civil space program see as a way back to...
- Launch Roundup: Starlink, NRO, and New Shepard missions scheduled NASASpaceflight · 15 Sep 2025 Another busy week of launches has arrived, with SpaceX dominating the launch manifest with four…
- Northrop Grumman’s 1st Cygnus XL spacecraft launches on cargo run to the space station Spaceflight Now · 15 Sep 2025 SpaceX launched the vehicle on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday, Sept. 14, at 6:11 p.m. EDT (2211 UTC). It’s scheduled to be berthed to the ISS by NASA astronaut Jonny Kim on Wednesday,...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch new, improved Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL resupply ship to the space station Spaceflight Now · 14 Sep 2025 The new Cygnus XL spacecraft will deliver more than 11,000 pounds (4,990 kg) of food, science supplies and cargo to the International Space Station. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled...
- SpaceX set to launch Cygnus XL to ISS on CRS NG-23 mission NASASpaceflight · 14 Sep 2025 Just days after the Progress MS-32 cargo ship launched to the International Space Station from…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 13 Sep 2025 SpaceX is targeting a liftoff from pad 4 East at 8:41 a.m. PDT (11:41 a.m. EDT / 1541 UTC).
- Department of the Air Force, FAA clear SpaceX to launch up to 120 Falcon 9 rockets annually from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 12 Sep 2025 The move not only allows SpaceX to increase its allowed launches at pad 40 from 50 to 120, but it also permits the Texas-based company to construct a new landing site adjacent to the launch pad.
- NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-23 Infographics & Hardware NASA · 11 Sep 2025 NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 23, or Northrop Grumman CRS-23, will deliver more than 11,000 pounds of science and supplies to the International Space Station. This mission will be the first flight...
- Live coverage: SpaceX attempts to launch Indonesian communications satellite following back-to-back weather scrubs Spaceflight Now · 10 Sep 2025 The launch once again faces long odds with poor weather in the forecast for a third day in a row. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 8 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC).
- SpaceX launches 21 satellites for Space Development Agency ‘Transport Layer’ military network SpaceNews · 10 Sep 2025 The satellites, made by York Space Systems, make up the first plane of a mesh network projected to have 126 spacecraft
- Musk confident Starship will start launching 100 tons to orbit next year SpaceNews · 10 Sep 2025 SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk says he is confident that Starship can start delivering 100 tons of payload to orbit next year while reusing both stages.
- Live coverage: Space Development Agency, SpaceX to launch next-gen national security satellites Spaceflight Now · 10 Sep 2025 The 21 satellites from York Space Systems are the first in the SDA’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellite constellation. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 7:12 a.m. PDT (10:12 a...
- SpaceX’s $17 Billion Spectrum Coup: Securing Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell Revolution NASASpaceflight · 9 Sep 2025 In a monumental transaction, SpaceX has allocated more than $17 billion—nearly equivalent to 75% of…
- FCC closes EchoStar probes as spectrum sales reshape D2D race SpaceNews · 9 Sep 2025 The FCC has dropped investigations into EchoStar as the satellite operator moves to sell spectrum to SpaceX and AT&T in deals totalling more than $40 billion.
- Eye on the future, as SpaceX prepare Pad 2 and Block 3 at Starbase NASASpaceflight · 9 Sep 2025 As SpaceX prepares for Flight 11 of Starship, the company is also making significant strides…
- NASA Sets Coverage for Northrop Grumman CRS-23, SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch NASA · 8 Sep 2025 NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 6:11 p.m. EDT, Sunday, Sept. 14, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. The mis...
- Europe ramps up direct-to-device push amid SpaceX’s $19 billion service boost SpaceNews · 8 Sep 2025 Europe has kicked off a study to improve direct-to-device services using satellite spectrum, just as SpaceX inks a $19 billion deal for space-approved frequencies to expand its own 5G services.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Indonesian communications satellite from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 8 Sep 2025 The Nusantara Lima satellite is designed to augment communications in the region alongside Indonesia’s Satria satellite, which launched in June 2023. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force...
- Starship Soars Back with Flight 10 Space Scout · 8 Sep 2025 SpaceX’s Starship-Super Heavy launch vehicle completed its tenth flight test on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, marking this milestone with a resoundingly successful mission.
- EchoStar sells spectrum to SpaceX, cancels MDA satellite contract SpaceNews · 8 Sep 2025 EchoStar has abandoned its plans to create a direct-to-device satellite constellation in low Earth orbit, selling spectrum to SpaceX while canceling a brand-new contract with MDA Space.
- Lynk Global CEO Ramu Pontarazu on life after SPAC SpaceNews · 8 Sep 2025 Only a bold satellite operator takes on SpaceX, especially in the nascent race to connect smartphones from space, where Starlink’s rapidly expanding broadband network is pushing for domination. But Lynk Global’s leaders...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to pass 2,000 Starlink satellites deployed in 2025 with Saturday launch Spaceflight Now · 6 Sep 2025 The Starlink 17-9 mission will add another 24 broadband satellites to its low Earth orbit constellation of more than 8,300. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:05 a.m. PDT (2:05 p...
- Ten flights in, the Starship Program has had successes and failures NASASpaceflight · 5 Sep 2025 SpaceX has had a long journey through 10 flight tests of Starship. Teams have endured…
- Rocket Report: Neutron’s pad opens for business; SpaceX gets Falcon 9 green light Ars Technica · 5 Sep 2025 "Nobody’s waving the white flag here until the last hour of the last day."
- East Coast steps up a gear for Starship’s arrival NASASpaceflight · 4 Sep 2025 As SpaceX continues to ramp up its Starship program, recent developments at Florida’s spaceports highlight…
- Live coverage: SpaceX aims for 500th Falcon booster landing amid sunrise Starlink mission Spaceflight Now · 4 Sep 2025 The Starlink 10-57 mission is also SpaceX’s 80th launch this year carrying Starlink satellites to low Earth obit. It’s targeting liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is scheduled for 7:29 a.m. EDT (1129 UT...
- NASA, Northrop Grumman to Send Medical, Technology Studies to Space NASA · 4 Sep 2025 NASA and Northrop Grumman are preparing to send the company’s next cargo mission to the International Space Station, flying research to support Artemis missions to the Moon and human exploration of Mars and beyond, while...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Wednesday sunrise Falcon 9 flight Spaceflight Now · 2 Sep 2025 The Starlink 10-22 mission will be the 75th orbital launch from Florida’s Space Coast in 2025. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7:06 a.m. EDT (1106 UTC).
- Live coverage: SpaceX’s Tuesday night Starlink features rare debut of a Falcon booster Spaceflight Now · 2 Sep 2025 The Starlink 17-8 mission will be just the seventh new booster for the company out of more than 100 launches this year. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 8:21 p.m. PDT (11:21 p.m....
- SpaceX McGregor looks to the future, from Raptor 3 to potential HLS testing NASASpaceflight · 2 Sep 2025 SpaceX’s engine development and testing site in McGregor—the world’s most active rocket engine test facility—continues…
- Launch Roundup: SpaceX to launch five Falcon 9 missions this week NASASpaceflight · 1 Sep 2025 Five Falcon 9 launches make up the launch manifest for this week. Collectively, four of…
- Live coverage: SpaceX’s Sunday morning Falcon 9 launch will send 1,900th Starlink to orbit in 2025 Spaceflight Now · 30 Aug 2025 SpaceX continues its blistering pace of orbital launches with its ninth and final Starlink launch of August. It’s targeting liftoff of its Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7:17 a.m. ED...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites into polar orbit Spaceflight Now · 29 Aug 2025 The Starlink 17-7 mission is the penultimate planned launch of these broadband satellites in August. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at 8:08 p.m. PDT (11:08 p.m. EDT / 0308 UTC).
- SpaceX got good heat shield data for Starship, so what comes next? Ars Technica · 29 Aug 2025 "The latest upgrades are looking good!"
- NASA Astronaut Megan McArthur Retires NASA · 29 Aug 2025 NASA astronaut Megan McArthur has retired, concluding a career spanning more than two decades. A veteran of two spaceflights, McArthur logged 213 days in space, including being the first woman to pilot a SpaceX Dragon sp...
- NASA, NOAA prep spacecraft trio to study the Sun and its impacts Spaceflight Now · 29 Aug 2025 NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) will be the primary payload on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching no earlier than Sep. 23. The vehicle is joined by the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory and NOAA’...
- With recent Falcon 9 milestones, SpaceX vindicates its “dumb” approach to reuse Ars Technica · 28 Aug 2025 The company's workhorse continues its stellar performance.
- Live coverage: Record-breaking 30th flight planned for SpaceX Falcon 9 booster as it launches Starlink satellites Spaceflight Now · 27 Aug 2025 The Starlink 10-11 mission features the first launch of a booster on its 30th flight. SpaceX is targeting liftoff of its Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at 1:27 a.m. EDT (0527 UTC).
- The Starship Program rises from the ashes of Block 2 with Ship 37 NASASpaceflight · 27 Aug 2025 Going into Flight 10, SpaceX was having a down year with the Starship program. Following…