News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 to Explore Deep Space Exercise, Health NASA · 5 Mar 2025 During NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station, which is scheduled to launch in March, select members of the four-person crew will participate in exercise and medical research aimed at keeping as...
- Launch Roundup: Starship and Ariane 6 set to launch after scrubs NASASpaceflight · 4 Mar 2025 SpaceX is back with another active week, with five Falcon 9 rockets launching from two…
- Space launch executives warn U.S. infrastructure unprepared for coming launch surge SpaceNews · 4 Mar 2025 Industry leaders from Blue Origin, SpaceX and ULA call for modernization of launch facilities to increase capacity
- Station Nation: Meet Chris Wade, Visiting Vehicle Integration Manager for SpaceX Vehicles NASA · 4 Mar 2025 Chris Wade is a visiting vehicle integration manager for SpaceX vehicles in the International Space Station Transportation Integration Office. He plays a key role in ensuring that all vehicle requirements are on track to...
- Starship IFT-8 Tries Again Tomorrow as SpaceX Readies for Florida Launches This Year SpacePolicyOnline.com · 4 Mar 2025 SpaceX will try again tomorrow, March 5, to launch Starship’s Integrated Flight Test-8 (IFT-8) from Starbase at Boca Chica, TX. They scrubbed the first attempt last night due to technical
- SpaceX scrubs Starship launch SpaceNews · 4 Mar 2025 SpaceX called off the latest test flight of its Starship/Super Heavy vehicle March 3 after it was unable to resolve last-minute issues with the rocket.
- A New Era for the Space Coast: SpaceX Announces Starship Starfactory and GigaBay Coming to Florida The Launch Pad · 3 Mar 2025 A New Era for the Space Coast: SpaceX Announces Starship Starfactory and GigaBay Coming to Florida
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Starship Flight 8 suborbital test mission from Starbase Spaceflight Now · 3 Mar 2025 The eighth launch of SpaceX’s fully integrated Starship rocket will largely repeat the mission objectives of the previous flight, which saw the breakup of the Ship upper stage of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Liftoff is...
- SpaceX set for Starship Flight 8 NASASpaceflight · 3 Mar 2025 SpaceX is preparing to launch the eighth flight of Starship on Monday, with the goal…
- FAA gives approval for next Starship test flight SpaceNews · 1 Mar 2025 The FAA has given its approval for the next flight of SpaceX’s Starship even while the investigation into the failed previous flight continues.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 1 Mar 2025 The mission comes a day after announcing they crossed 5 million subscribers to the Starlink internet service. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for 9:24 p.m. EST (0224 UTC).
- Two senators question Air Force nominee’s SpaceX connections SpaceNews · 28 Feb 2025 Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), both members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent a letter to Meink seeking clarity on his relationship with SpaceX and its chief executive, Elon Mus...
- Intuitive Machines-2 Lifts Off NASA · 27 Feb 2025 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander (IM-2) soars upward after liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. The lander is set...
- FAA Issues SpaceX "Orbital" Starship Launch License; SpaceX Targets Monday For Starship Flight 8 The Launch Pad · 27 Feb 2025 FAA Issues SpaceX "Orbital" Starship Launch License; SpaceX Targets Monday For Starship Flight 8
- Third Lunar Lander This Year Headed to the Moon, Plus an Orbiter SpacePolicyOnline.com · 27 Feb 2025 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket this evening with a commercial lunar lander and a NASA lunar orbiter among other payloads. The Athena lander, the second built by Intuitive Machines
- Falcon 9 launches second Intuitive Machines lunar lander SpaceNews · 27 Feb 2025 Intuitive Machines’ second lunar lander is on its way to the moon after a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch Feb. 26 that also deployed three rideshare payloads.
- Falcon 9 set to launch second lunar mission of 2025 with IM-2 lander NASASpaceflight · 26 Feb 2025 SpaceX is preparing to fly its second lunar mission of 2025, just over a month…
- SpaceX explains reasoning for Starship 7 upper stage loss Teslarati · 26 Feb 2025 SpaceX is set to launch its eighth test flight of the Starship rocket this Friday. Ahead of the most recent test in what could be the most revolutionary spaceflight program since NASA’s Apollo, SpaceX is clearing the air...
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 to Discuss Space Station Mission, Upcoming Return NASA · 26 Feb 2025 Media are invited to hear from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts during a news conference beginning at 11:55 a.m. EST, Tuesday, March 4, from the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Intuitive Machines’ Moon lander on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight Now · 25 Feb 2025 The launch is a rideshare mission with secondary payloads from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, AstroForge and Epic Aerospace. Liftoff is set for no earlier than Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 7:16 p.m. EST (0016 UTC).
- SpaceX completes investigation into Starship Flight 7 mishap SpaceNews · 25 Feb 2025 Propellant leaks created by an unexpectedly strong harmonic response caused the loss of SpaceX’s Starship vehicle on a test flight last month.
- SpaceX Targets Friday For Starship Flight 8 Following Flight 7 Anomaly Investigation The Launch Pad · 24 Feb 2025 SpaceX Targets Friday For Starship Flight 8 Following Flight 7 Anomaly Investigation
- Propellant leak blamed for Falcon 9 upper stage uncontrolled reentry SpaceNews · 22 Feb 2025 SpaceX said that a Falcon 9 upper stage that reentered over Europe earlier this week suffered a propellant leak that prevented a controlled reentry.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 22 Feb 2025 The Starlink 12-13 mission includes 13 satellites that have Direct to Cell capabilities. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for 11:42 p.m. EST (0442 UTC).
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California Spaceflight Now · 22 Feb 2025 The Starlink 15-1 mission mission will launch to a 70 degree inclination, which was previously used for Starlink missions in Group 2 and Starshield missions for the NRO. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base...
- SpaceX Confirms Falcon 9 Second Stage Reentry Over Europe Following Anomaly The Launch Pad · 22 Feb 2025 SpaceX Confirms Falcon 9 Second Stage Reentry Over Europe Following Anomaly
- NASA selects SpaceX to launch NEO Surveyor SpaceNews · 22 Feb 2025 NASA picked SpaceX for the launch of a space telescope dedicated to searching for near Earth objects.
- NASA Selects SpaceX to Launch NEO Surveyor Mission for Planetary Defense The Launch Pad · 21 Feb 2025 NASA Selects SpaceX to Launch NEO Surveyor Mission for Planetary Defense
- NASA Awards Planetary Defense Space Telescope Launch Services Contract NASA · 21 Feb 2025 NASA has selected SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, to provide launch services for the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission, which will detect and observe asteroids and comets that could potentially pose an impact threat to...
- SpaceX Starship’s next test flight gets target date – Here’s when it could lift off Teslarati · 21 Feb 2025 SpaceX’s Starship will soon be lifting off for its eighth test flight, according to federal airspace advisory listings, as the Elon Musk-headed company will look to rebound from its most recent launch that ended in the d...
- Starship Flight 8 vehicles prepare to join forces at Pad A NASASpaceflight · 21 Feb 2025 SpaceX has completed the engine test campaigns for both Ship 34 and Booster 15, which…
- NASA Sets Coverage for Intuitive Machines’ Next Commercial Moon Launch NASA · 21 Feb 2025 Carrying NASA science and technology to the Moon as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, the Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission is targeted to launch no earlier than...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 450th Falcon rocket on Starlink 12-14 mission Spaceflight Now · 21 Feb 2025 The flight will include 21 Starlink V2 Mini satellites, of which 13 have Direct to Cell capabilities. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for 6:40 a.m. EST (1140 UTC).
- Musk calls for deorbiting ISS “as soon as possible” SpaceNews · 20 Feb 2025 SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk said that NASA should deorbit the International Space Station “as soon as possible,” preferably in the next two years.
- SpaceX completes a new first with recent Falcon 9 launch Teslarati · 20 Feb 2025 SpaceX completed a new first with a recent launch of the Falcon 9 rocket that sent another batch of Starlink satellites to orbit. On Tuesday, for the first time, SpaceX managed to complete a launch and land in two differ...
- Building a Construction Firm for Space SpaceNews · 20 Feb 2025 In this week's episode of Space Minds meet Lee Rosen who reflects on his SpaceX tenure, co-founding ThinkOrbital and where the industry is headed.
- Musk and Trump repeat inaccurate claims about Starliner astronauts SpaceNews · 19 Feb 2025 President Donald Trump and SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk reiterated claims in a televised interview that NASA astronauts were “abandoned” on the ISS.
- 2 Launches In 4 Minutes; Rocket Lab and SpaceX Conduct Simultaneous Launches The Launch Pad · 19 Feb 2025 2 Launches In 4 Minutes; Rocket Lab and SpaceX Conduct Simultaneous Launches
- Welcome To The Bahamas; SpaceX Lands Falcon 9 For First Time In Another Country The Launch Pad · 19 Feb 2025 Welcome To The Bahamas; SpaceX Lands Falcon 9 For First Time In Another Country
- Rocket Lab and SpaceX perform launches minutes apart SpaceNews · 19 Feb 2025 Rocket Lab launched the first new generation imaging satellite for BlackSky Feb. 18 at almost the same time SpaceX achieved a new Falcon 9 milestone.