News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- SpaceX completes 400th Falcon booster landing on a drone ship Spaceflight Now · 27 Aug 2025 The accomplishment came during Wednesday’s flight of the Starlink 10-56 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The touchdown was also SpaceX’s 494th overall successful booster landing.
- SpaceX successfully launches Super Heavy-Starship on critical test flight Spaceflight Now · 27 Aug 2025 While re-entry heating damaged a protective "skirt" around the the engine bay of the upper stage Starship, along with partially melting a control flap near its hinge, the vehicle remained under control throughout and mad...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 27 Aug 2025 The mission is poised to feature the 400th successful booster landing on a droneship. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 7:10 a.m. EDT (1110 UTC).
- A Great Day for Starship SpacePolicyOnline.com · 27 Aug 2025 SpaceX got some much needed good news today with a successful Starship flight test. After three failures in a row, tonight’s suborbital Integrated Flight Test-10 seemed to be flawless with
- Live coverage: SpaceX tries for third time to launch Starship Flight 10 from Starbase, Texas Spaceflight Now · 26 Aug 2025 SpaceX will make its latest attempt following scrubs due to ground systems issues and then poor weather. Liftoff from Pad A at Starbase is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CDT (7:30 p.m. EDT / 2330 UTC).
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket on rideshare mission from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 26 Aug 2025 The mission features OHB Italia’s NAOS satellite along with seven other secondary satellites. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:53 a.m. PDT (2:53 p.m. EDT / 1853 UTC).
- Launch Roundup: Starship, NS-35, and Falcon 9 launches planned NASASpaceflight · 26 Aug 2025 Eight launches are scheduled this week by SpaceX, Blue Origin, and CSNA. CSNA will kick…
- Weather Scrubs Second Starship IFT-10 Launch Attempt SpacePolicyOnline.com · 26 Aug 2025 SpaceX is still trying to get its 10th Starship Integrated Flight Test, IFT-10, off the ground. Yesterday’s attempt was canceled because of a ground-side liquid oxygen leak. Today’s was scrubbed
- Live coverage: SpaceX preps for Starship Flight 10 following Sunday scrub Spaceflight Now · 25 Aug 2025 SpaceX Founder and Chief Engineer Elon Musk said on his social media site, X, that the scrub was caused by a “Ground side liquid oxygen leak (that) needs to be fixed.” The launch is scheduled for no earlier than Monday,...
- Live Coverage: SpaceX gets ready for crucial 10th test flight of Starship Spaceflight Now · 24 Aug 2025 Watch live as a Super Heavy booster and Starship launch on a crucial test flight for SpaceX's fully reusable rocket, following three consecutive failures of the Starship upper stage in-flight and an explosion on the test...
- NASA, SpaceX launch Dragon to the ISS on extended cargo, station boosting mission Spaceflight Now · 24 Aug 2025 This will be the 50th Dragon vehicle to visit the International Space Station, including the Dragon 1 vehicles that were berthed to the orbiting lab. Docking with the Harmony module is anticipated Monday, Aug. 25, at 7:3...
- NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 33rd SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station NASA · 24 Aug 2025 Following a successful launch of NASA’s SpaceX 33rd commercial resupply mission, new scientific experiments and cargo for the agency are bound for the International Space Station. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying m...
- Starship prepares to launch Flight 10 in penultimate Block 2 test NASASpaceflight · 23 Aug 2025 SpaceX has not experienced much success with the Block 2 version of Starship since its…
- Live coverage: NASA, SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket, Dragon spacecraft on CRS-33 from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 23 Aug 2025 This will be the first Cargo Dragon flight featuring a modified trunk that allows it to perform multiple orbital boosts of the International Space Station. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 22 Aug 2025 The mission will include the 1,800th Starlink satellite launched in 2025. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 10:02 a.m. PDT (1:02 p.m. EDT / 1702 UTC).
- SpaceX launches Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane to demo laser communications, quantum navigation Spaceflight Now · 22 Aug 2025 The uncrewed spacecraft will operate in low Earth orbit for an unspecified amount of time. This is the eighth launch of an X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle since its first flight in 2010.
- NASA’s SpaceX 33rd Commercial Resupply Mission Overview NASA · 21 Aug 2025 NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 2:45 a.m. EDT on Sunday, Aug. 24, for the next launch to deliver scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.
- SpaceX has built the machine to build the machine. But what about the machine? Ars Technica · 21 Aug 2025 SpaceX has built an impressive production site in Texas. Will Starship success follow?
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch X-37B military spaceplane on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight Now · 20 Aug 2025 This will be the eighth flight of the X-37B and the third time that it will launched by SpaceX. The Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at 11:50 p.m. EDT (0350 UTC).
- Starbase Pad 2: Design Advancements from Pad 1 NASASpaceflight · 19 Aug 2025 SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, continues to evolve as the company pushes the…
- NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 33rd Station Resupply Launch, Arrival NASA · 18 Aug 2025 NASA and SpaceX are targeting 2:45 a.m. EDT, Sunday, Aug. 24, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This is the 33rd SpaceX commercial resupply...
- Bone Loss Research Launches Aboard NASA’s SpaceX-33 Resupply Mission NASA · 18 Aug 2025 The 33rd SpaceX commercial resupply services mission for NASA, scheduled to liftoff from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in late August, is heading to the International Space Station with an important invest...
- NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman CRS-23 Station Resupply Launch NASA · 18 Aug 2025 Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. A Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft will launch to the orbital laborato...
- Launch Roundup: SpaceX, Chinese, and Russian missions make up busy week NASASpaceflight · 17 Aug 2025 A Chinese rocket, a pair of Russian missions, a trio of Falcon 9 launches, and…
- Live coverage: 24 Starlink satellites to launch from California on 100th Falcon 9 rocket of the year Spaceflight Now · 17 Aug 2025 The Starlink 17-5 mission will add another 24 broadband satellites to the company’s constellation of more than 8,100 currently in orbit. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at 9:23 a.m. PDT (12:23 p.m. EDT / 1623 UTC...
- SpaceX schedules 10th test flight for Starship, details recent setbacks Spaceflight Now · 16 Aug 2025 The next launch of SpaceX’s super heavy lift rocket would come nearly three months after the last test flight. Liftoff from Starbase, Texas, is planned during a one-hour window that opens at 6:30 p.m. CDT (7:30 p.m. EDT...
- FAA approves Starship Flight 10 after mishap probe, eyes August 24 launch NASASpaceflight · 16 Aug 2025 SpaceX has received clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct the 10th test…
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Astronauts to Discuss Science Mission NASA · 14 Aug 2025 After spending almost five months in space, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts will discuss their science mission aboard the International Space Station during a news conference at 4:15 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 20, from t...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 14 Aug 2025 The Starlink 10-20 mission will add another 28 broadband internet satellites to SpaceX’s megaconstellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled at 6:47 a.m. EDT (1047 UTC).
- NASA’s SpaceX-33 Resupply Mission Launches Research to Station NASA · 13 Aug 2025 Research traveling to the International Space Station aboard NASA’s SpaceX 33rd commercial resupply mission includes testing 3D bioprinting of an implantable medical device, observing behavior of engineered liver tissues...
- B1091 “A Heavy Core in Falcon 9 Clothing” NASASpaceflight · 12 Aug 2025 SpaceX’s recent launch involved another successful landing of its Falcon 9 booster, but this time…
- Raptor 3 testing ramps up at SpaceX McGregor NASASpaceflight · 12 Aug 2025 SpaceX has ramped up its engine testing efforts at the McGregor test facility this past…
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Splashes Down in Pacific Ocean NASA · 11 Aug 2025 The members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission – Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, left, NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi – are all smil...
- Live Coverage: SpaceX Falcon 9 to make another attempt to launch Amazon Project Kuiper mission Spaceflight Now · 10 Aug 2025 Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida is scheduled for 8:57 a.m. EDT (1257 UTC), after three earlier attempts were scrubbed.
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission Returns, Splashes Down Off California NASA · 9 Aug 2025 The first crew to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program completed the agency’s 10th commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station on...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Spaceflight Now · 8 Aug 2025 The Starlink 17-4 mission will add another 24 satellites to the growing megaconstellation in low Earth orbit. SpaceX is targeting the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 8:43 p.m....
- Rocket Report: Firefly lights the markets up; SpaceX starts selling trips to Mars Ars Technica · 8 Aug 2025 "Get on board! We are going to Mars!"
- Italy Signs Agreement with SpaceX for Starship Mars Mission European Spaceflight · 7 Aug 2025 The Italian space agency, ASI, has signed an agreement with SpaceX for an uncrewed mission to Mars aboard one of the company’s Starship rockets. Announced on 7 August, the agreement includes provisions for several payloa...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Amazon Project Kuiper satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 6 Aug 2025 The mission, dubbed KF-02, is the fourth flight to date of Project Kuiper satellites. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 10:01 a.m. EDT (1401 UTC).
- NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Crew-10 Return, Splashdown NASA · 6 Aug 2025 NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 12:05 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Aug. 7, for the undocking of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission from the International Space Station. Pending weather conditions, splashdown is tar...