News: SpaceX
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- On-Pad Explosion Deals Another Setback to Starship SpacePolicyOnline.com · 19 Jun 2025 SpaceX’s Starship exploded on the launch pad at Starbase, TX just after midnight EDT during a static fire test in preparation for an upcoming launch. Starship, the second stage of
- Starship destroyed in test stand explosion SpaceNews · 19 Jun 2025 A SpaceX Starship upper stage being prepared for the company’s next flight exploded June 19 during preparations for a static-fire test.
- Next Starship explodes on test stand Spaceflight Now · 19 Jun 2025 SpaceX's next Starship vehicle, Ship 36, was destroyed in a catastrophic explosion shortly after 11 p.m. CT (0400 UTC) Wednesday as it was being readied for a static fire test at the company's Massey facility, near Starb...
- Regulators clear Starlink-enabled texting trial in war-torn Ukraine SpaceNews · 18 Jun 2025 Regulators have approved Ukrainian telco Kyivstar’s plans to start testing space-enabled texting services this summer using SpaceX’s Starlink constellation, targeting areas crippled by Russian strikes and other terrestri...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 17 Jun 2025 The Starlink 10-18 mission will be SpaceX’s 75th Falcon 9 launch of 2025. It’s targeting liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:55 a.m. EDT (0555 UTC).
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 26 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 16 Jun 2025 The Starlink 15-9 mission will be the 200th orbital launch from Space Launch Complex 4 East to date. SpaceX is targeting liftoff of its Falcon 9 rocket at 8:36 p.m. PDT (11:36 p.m. EDT, 0336 UTC).
- Starship point-to-point: a potential future application or a capability flex? NASASpaceflight · 13 Jun 2025 Officially announced by SpaceX as a future goal of Starship, Point-to-Point proposes utilizing its rapidly…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 13 Jun 2025 The Starlink 12-26 mission represents the 490th Falcon 9 rocket launch to date. SpaceX is targeting a liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:21 a.m. EDT (1521 UTC).
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 12 Jun 2025 The Starlink 15-6 mission will add another 26 satellites into SpaceX’s low Earth orbit constellation. Teams are targeting liftoff from pad 4E at 6:54 p.m. PDT (9:54 p.m. EDT, 0154 UTC).
- From Delta to Starship, SpaceX’s ambitious plan for SLC-37’s future NASASpaceflight · 11 Jun 2025 SpaceX’s Starship rocket is rapidly advancing through the much-needed paperwork to bring the massive rocket…
- Launch Roundup: ULA to launch Kuiper’s second batch of satellites, SpaceX to launch Axiom crew to ISS NASASpaceflight · 10 Jun 2025 SpaceX will launch Axiom Space’s fourth private crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS)…
- SpaceX to debut its fifth and final Crew Dragon spacecraft on Axiom Mission 4 Spaceflight Now · 10 Jun 2025 The introduction of C213 comes years after the other four Cargo Dragon spacecraft currently in service. Ax-4 will be the third human spaceflight mission for SpaceX in 2025.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 10 Jun 2025 SpaceX will be attempting to land its 460th booster in the midst of the Starlink 12-24 mission. Teams are targeting liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 9:05 a.m. EDT (1305 UTC).
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch fourth commercial Axiom mission to the space station Spaceflight Now · 9 Jun 2025 The mission will the fifth flight to space for Peggy Whitson, the American with the most spaceflight experience in history. SpaceX and Axiom Space are targeting liftoff from pad 39A on Wednesday, June 11, at 8 a.m. EDT (...
- Axiom-4 crew ready for science, flight aboard new Dragon capsule to ISS NASASpaceflight · 9 Jun 2025 SpaceX, along with Axiom Space, is ready to launch the fourth private Dragon mission to…
- Booster 14 Reflies, SpaceX already preparing next vehicle for Primary Objectives NASASpaceflight · 7 Jun 2025 Starship Flight 9 is in the books, and SpaceX reflew a Super Heavy Booster and,…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 26 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 7 Jun 2025 The mission, dubbed Starlink 15-8, will be SpaceX’s 70th Falcon 9 launch of the year. It’s targeting a liftoff from pad 4 East at 6:34 a.m. PDT (9:34 a.m. EDT, 1334 UTC).
- Musk-Trump dispute includes threats to SpaceX contracts SpaceNews · 6 Jun 2025 An escalating feud between President Trump and Elon Musk June 5 included threats to cancel SpaceX contracts and decommission spacecraft, although those words have yet to become actions.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch SXM-10 satellite for SiriusXM on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 6 Jun 2025 The SXM-10 satellite launch comes six months after the SXM-9 satellite was launched from Florida. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday, June 6 at 11:19 p.m. EDT (0319 UT...
- Here are the ways the US space program dies if Trump cancels SpaceX contracts Ars Technica · 5 Jun 2025 "I was always surprised that Biden didn't do it!"
- NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps Retires NASA · 5 Jun 2025 NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps retired May 30, after nearly 16 years of service with the agency. Epps most recently served as a mission specialist during NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission, spending 235 days in space, including...
- Hydrosat poised to launch second thermal-infrared satellite SpaceNews · 5 Jun 2025 SAN FRANCISCO — Hydrosat announced plans June 5 to gather thermal-infrared imagery with a second satellite launching later this month on the SpaceX Transporter-14 rideshare. VanZyl-2 has four times the […]
- NASA Sets Coverage for Axiom Mission 4 Launch, Arrival at Station NASA · 4 Jun 2025 NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX are targeting 8:22 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 10, for launch of the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Mission 4. The mission will lift off from Launch C...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 50th Starlink mission of 2025 on Wednesday afternoon Falcon 9 flight from California Spaceflight Now · 4 Jun 2025 The Starlink 11-22 mission is SpaceX’s 68th launch of the year. Teams are targeting liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 4:28 p.m. PDT (7:28 p.m. EDT, 2338 UTC).
- A Shaky Step Forward for Starship Flight 9 Space Scout · 3 Jun 2025 The ninth flight test of SpaceX’s Starship-Super Heavy rocket took place on May 27, 2025, achieving a marginal improvement over the previous two missions. Although Ship 35 completed a successful ascent, fuel leaks and a...
- Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 to launch crewed mission, Rocket Lab to launch 65th Electron NASASpaceflight · 2 Jun 2025 SpaceX continues to dominate the launch manifest with five missions this week, including a crewed…
- Live coverage: SpaceX reschedules Starlink delivery mission for midnight hour Tuesday Spaceflight Now · 2 Jun 2025 The mission comes after a Monday morning launch attempt was scrubbed. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 40 at 12:42 a.m. EDT (0442 UTC) on June 3.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 1 Jun 2025 The mission comes as solar activity triggered an alert from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for a severe geomagnetic storm alert, which could impact the Starlink satellites. SpaceX is targeting liftof...
- Live coverage: West Coast Falcon 9 to launch 27 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink internet service Spaceflight Now · 31 May 2025 The mission will the 25th flight of the Falcon 9 first stage booster, tail number 1071. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 1:10 p.m. PDT (4:10 p.m. EDT, 2010 UTC).
- SpaceX launches latest GPS III satellite for U.S. military SpaceNews · 30 May 2025 GPS III SV-08, built by Lockheed Martin, is the eighth of 10 GPS III spacecraft.
- The Future of the Starship Program, Block 3 and Mars NASASpaceflight · 30 May 2025 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave a talk to employees inside the Starfactory, laying out the…
- NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 Launch Fifth Anniversary NASA · 30 May 2025 President Donald Trump speaks inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission on May 30, 2020. The mission was the first crewed launch...
- China’s Astronstone raises early funding for stainless steel rocket with “chopstick” recovery SpaceNews · 30 May 2025 Astronstone, one of China’s newest commercial launch startups, has raised early-stage funding for a stainless steel, reusable launch vehicle modeled on SpaceX’s Starship system.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch GPS III-7 mission on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 30 May 2025 The mission represents a short turnaround time for a national security mission, launching just three months after getting the call up from the government. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 40 at 1:23 p.m. EDT (1723 UT...
- SpaceX to launch another GPS III satellite in record turnaround SpaceNews · 28 May 2025 The launch of GPS III SV-08 — the eighth satellite in the GPS III constellation — was originally assigned to United Launch Alliance (ULA)
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight Now · 28 May 2025 The Starlink 10-32 mission will see a Falcon 9 rocket fly in a north-easterly trajectory after launching from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. SpaceX is targeting a liftoff at 9:30 a.m. EDT (1330 UTC).
- SpaceX launches first flight-proven Super Heavy booster, loses control of Starship mid-flight Spaceflight Now · 28 May 2025 The mission saw the Block 2 version of the upper stage get further than the previous two flights, but the rocket succumbed to leaks that caused a loss of attitude control.
- Starship breaks up on reentry after loss of attitude control SpaceNews · 28 May 2025 SpaceX’s Starship suffered a loss of attitude control after reaching space on its latest test flight May 27, leading to an uncontrolled reentry and a third consecutive failure.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch its Starship-Super Heavy rocket on its 9th test flight Spaceflight Now · 26 May 2025 The launch will be preceded by a company talk from Elon Musk, discussing SpaceX’s plans for developing the rocket for Mars exploration. Launch teams are targeting a liftoff from Pad A at Starbase, Texas, on Tuesday, May...
- Third time’s the charm? Starship Flight 9 ready for flight NASASpaceflight · 26 May 2025 After a pair of Block 2 Ship failures and an extended downtime between flights, SpaceX…