News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch final 3 O3b mPOWER satellites for SES Spaceflight Now · 13 Sep 2026 The launch marks the 400th orbital flight from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff is scheduled during an 87-minute window that opens at 2:49 p.m. EDT (1849 UTC).
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 to Discuss Station Mission, Upcoming Return NASA · 11 Sep 2026 Media are invited to hear from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts during a news conference beginning at 2:45 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Sept. 16, from the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaw...
- Roman telescope deploys solar array and communication systems, powers on Coronagraph Instrument NASASpaceflight · 10 Sep 2026 NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope successfully launched on Sunday, Aug. 30, atop a SpaceX…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch classified payload for the U.S. Space Force Spaceflight Now · 9 Sep 2026 The mission, dubbed USSF-153 mission, will launch an undisclosed number of satellites for the U.S. Space Force. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled during a three-hour window that opens at 8:3...
- Flight 15 pairing undergo testing at Massey’s NASASpaceflight · 9 Sep 2026 SpaceX has rolled Super Heavy Booster 22 out of Mega Bay 1 to Massey’s for…
- Starbase Infrastructure Advances Toward Flight 14 NASASpaceflight · 6 Sep 2026 SpaceX is still building out assembly, test, and launch infrastructure at Starbase while Flight 14…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 80th Starlink mission of 2026 Spaceflight Now · 5 Sep 2026 SpaceX decided to shift all Starlink missions flying on Falcon 9 rockets to the West Coast as it pushes towards the debut of its Starship-Super Heavy in Florida. Liftoff of the Starlink 15-24 mission from Vandenberg Spac...
- German Space Situation Awareness Startup Project-S Emerges from Stealth European Spaceflight · 4 Sep 2026 Munich-based space situational awareness startup Project-S has emerged from stealth with what it describes as “multi-million-euro backing.” The company is currently preparing for the first in-orbit demonstration of its a...
- Igniting Roman’s Journey NASA · 3 Sep 2026 Now on a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will soon reveal the universe’s darkest secrets. The mission launched at 7:26 a.m. EDT on Aug. 30 aboard a SpaceX Fa...
- SpaceX to launch Starlink mission from West Coast Spaceflight Now · 1 Sep 2026 Liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is currently scheduled for 1:18 a.m. PDT (4:18 a.m. EDT / 0818 UTC).
- Launch Site and Facility Progress ahead of East Coast Starship debut NASASpaceflight · 1 Sep 2026 As SpaceX prepares to launch Starship Flight 14 in the coming weeks, work in Florida…
- NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches NASA · 31 Aug 2026 NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, transits the Sun during launch from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 30, 2026. Roman is named after the agency’s first ch...
- Roman lifts off on a mission to survey the infrared sky ESA · 31 Aug 2026 NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, at 07:26 EDT / 12:26 BST/ 13:26 CEST on 30 August 2026. With the successful launch, Ro...
- NASA’s Dark Universe-Seeking Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches NASA · 30 Aug 2026 Now on a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will soon reveal the universe’s darkest secrets. The mission launched at 7:26 a.m. EDT Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon...
- Roman Space Telescope, NASA’s next ‘great observatory,’ poised for Sunday launch Spaceflight Now · 29 Aug 2026 Using a donated Hubble-class mirror originally built for a spy satellite, NASA's Roman Space Telescope is poised for launch Sunday on a $4.3 billion mission to open a new window on the universe. Liftoff from the Kennedy...
- NASA, SpaceX set to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from Florida on Sunday NASASpaceflight · 29 Aug 2026 NASA and SpaceX are set for the launch of NASA’s next great space observatory —…
- Roman Space Telescope Travels to SpaceX Hangar NASA · 26 Aug 2026 NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, encapsulated in its payload fairing, travels from the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility to the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, A...
- Starbase, Louisiana: The Largest Private Spaceport in the World NASASpaceflight · 26 Aug 2026 SpaceX has unveiled plans for “Starbase, Louisiana,” described as the largest private spaceport in the…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Spaceflight Now · 25 Aug 2026 The Falcon 9 rocket will fly on a south-easterly trajectory upon launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff is scheduled for 2:34 a.m. PDT (5:34 a.m. EDT / 0934 UTC).
- SpaceX Introduces New Louisiana Starbase SpacePolicyOnline.com · 25 Aug 2026 SpaceX announced plans today to build a second Starbase, this one on the coast of Louisiana. All Starship launches to date have been from Starbase, TX. They will soon begin
- SpaceX intends to invest up to $100 billion in massive Louisiana spaceport Ars Technica · 25 Aug 2026 "This will be a project like no other."
- NASA Sets Coverage for Roman Space Telescope Launch from Florida NASA · 24 Aug 2026 Coverage plans are ready for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope prelaunch and launch activities. Roman is NASA’s next-generation observatory designed to explore some of the universe’s biggest mysteries, including d...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Starlink mission on a Falcon booster’s record-breaking 37th flight Spaceflight Now · 24 Aug 2026 The Starlink 10-49 mission is set to be the 100th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket in 2026. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 5:33 a.m. EDT (0933 UTC).
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 100th orbital mission of 2026 Spaceflight Now · 21 Aug 2026 The Starlink 15-20 mission represents the 99th Falcon 9 rocket launch of the year. Liftoff from pad 4 East is scheduled for 12:25 a.m. PDT (3:25 a.m. EDT / 0725 UTC).
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 75th Starlink mission of 2026 Spaceflight Now · 20 Aug 2026 The Starlink 10-39 mission includes the 2,000th Starlink satellite to fly this year. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled at 11:38 a.m. EDT (1538 UTC).
- Hypersonic missile startup Castelion raises $1 billion SpaceNews · 19 Aug 2026 Company founded by former SpaceX executives aims to produce a low-cost hypersonic weapon and a broader portfolio of longer-range strike and missile defense weapons
- Rocket Lab to test Space Force data network connection in orbit in 2027 SpaceNews · 18 Aug 2026 The company will use a Photon spacecraft to test interoperability with the Space Data Network's core infrastructure built by SpaceX
- NASA’s LRO Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, Learns New Details NASA · 18 Aug 2026 Between Aug. 11 and 12, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured a series of images of a new crater on the Moon. The crater formed on Aug. 5, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage impacted the surface following it...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to send Starlink satellites to orbit with Tuesday night launch from California Spaceflight Now · 18 Aug 2026 The Starlink 17-50 mission will add another 24 broadband satellites to the company’s megaconstellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 8:45 p.m. PDT (11:45 p.m. EDT / 0345 UTC).
- Ship 40 arrives at Christmas Island, Plans Return to Starbase NASASpaceflight · 18 Aug 2026 SpaceX has successfully guided Starship Ship 40 to a location just off the coast of…
- SpaceX Reverses Starlink Roaming Decision for Polish Customers European Spaceflight · 18 Aug 2026 SpaceX has agreed to keep Poland within Starlink’s European roaming region after the country’s foreign minister threatened to reconsider roughly $50 million in annual payments to the company. The dispute began on 12 Aug....
- A rocket crashed into the moon. It was harmless, but the next one might not be. SpaceNews · 17 Aug 2026 Earlier this month, a discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage crashed into the lunar surface at 8,700 kilometers per hour. This was not a controlled landing. The stage had been […]
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch satellite replenishment mission for Globalstar from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 15 Aug 2026 The batch of eight Globalstar satellites will help refresh the company’s low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 9:12 p.m. EDT (0112 UTC).
- Space Force awards five companies $60 million for multi-vendor satellite network tests SpaceNews · 13 Aug 2026 Amazon Leo, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rocket Lab and York Space will prototype and test connections to the SpaceX-built data network backbone
- Mike Fincke, a 30-year astronaut with experience across four spacecraft, retires from NASA Spaceflight Now · 12 Aug 2026 Mike Fincke trained on the Boeing CST-100 Starliner side of the Commercial Crew Program from January 2019 until his reassignment to the SpaceX Crew-11 mission. His fourth and final mission to the International Space Stat...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 11 Aug 2026 The Starlink 17-49 mission will be the 73rd mission flying SpaceX’s broadband internet satellites to orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled during a window that opens at 7 p.m. PDT (10 p.m...
- SpaceX increasing footprint in missile defense SpaceNews · 11 Aug 2026 With multibillion-dollar awards for satellite networks, sensing and launch services, SpaceX is leveraging its vertically integrated manufacturing model to win a share of the Pentagon's missile defense business
- Starbase Production lining up future vehicles NASASpaceflight · 11 Aug 2026 At SpaceX’s Starbase production site, teams are progressing multiple Starship vehicles through the Production Site…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 10 Aug 2026 The Starlink 10-19 mission is SpaceX’s 72nd flight of its broadband internet satellites this year. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 12:20 p.m. EDT (1620 UTC).
- Live Coverage: SpaceX West Coast launch surge continues with Starlink mission Spaceflight Now · 8 Aug 2026 Liftoff of the Starlink 17-38 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is scheduled for 9:23 a.m. PDT (12:23 p.m. EDT / 1623 UTC).