News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- SpaceX to deploy first Starlink V3 satellites on suborbital Starship-Super Heavy flight Spaceflight Now · 16 Jul 2026 The mission will also test out a series of improvements to the launcher to help push it closer to full reusability. Liftoff from pad 2 at Starbase, Texas, is scheduled during a 90-minute window that opens at 5:45 p.m. CD...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 21 communications satellites for the Space Development Agency Spaceflight Now · 16 Jul 2026 The Tranche 1 Transporter Layer E (T1TL-E) mission is the third batch of operational satellites launched to support the SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture satellite constellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Van...
- Launch Preview: Soyuz to launch crew to ISS, Starship to fly another test flight NASASpaceflight · 13 Jul 2026 Seven launches are scheduled worldwide this week, including the 13th flight test of SpaceX’s Starship…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch a flight-proven Falcon booster for 600th time Spaceflight Now · 13 Jul 2026 The Starlink 10-45 mission will add another 29 broadband internet satellites to SpaceX’s low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 4:27 a.m. EDT (0827 UTC).
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Spaceflight Now · 13 Jul 2026 The Starlink 15-14 mission will add another 24 broadband internet satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 6:17 p.m. PDT (9:17 p.m. EDT / 0117 U...
- SpaceX gears up for Starship Flight 13 SpaceNews · 13 Jul 2026 SpaceX plans to conduct its next Starship launch as soon as July 16 to test fixes to issues from the previous flight and deploy functioning Starlink satellites.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 10 Jul 2026 The Starlink 17-48 mission will add another 24 satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 8 p.m. PDT (11 p.m. EDT / 0300 UTC).
- Booster 20 completes record duration Static Fire NASASpaceflight · 10 Jul 2026 With the 33 engine static fire completed for Booster 20, SpaceX is pushing hard to…
- ElevationSpace advances work on commercial reentry vehicle SpaceNews · 10 Jul 2026 A Japanese startup developing reentry vehicles is signing up customers and preparing for its first mission while keeping a watchful eye on SpaceX’s entry into the market.
- Volatility is often the price of ambition SpaceNews · 9 Jul 2026 For the growing number of constellations being designed around Starship, the wild ups and downs in the early days of SpaceX’s historic IPO have a familiar rhythm. While some of […]
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket on record-breaking 36th flight Spaceflight Now · 9 Jul 2026 The flight-leading booster, B1067, will launch the Starlink 10-42 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff from pad 40 is scheduled for 5:25 a.m. EDT (0925 UTC) on Thursday morning.
- ispace to send larger payloads to the moon on SpaceX’s Starship SpaceNews · 8 Jul 2026 Japanese lunar exploration company ispace is buying space on a future Starship lunar lander mission to deliver larger payloads to the moon.
- Japan’s ispace Expanding into Lunar Infrastructure SpacePolicyOnline.com · 8 Jul 2026 Japan’s ispace robotic lunar landing company is expanding into the lunar infrastructure business through an agreement with SpaceX. Instead of just landing on the Moon, they are offering end-to-end services
- Apolink makes contact with first relay satellite SpaceNews · 7 Jul 2026 Apolink has made contact with its first satellite after launching on SpaceX’s July 7 rideshare mission, clearing the way for a data relay demonstration using a novel experimental license from the Federal Communications C...
- SpaceX launches Transporter-17 amid concerns about rideshare program’s future SpaceNews · 7 Jul 2026 SpaceX launched the latest in its Transporter series of rideshare missions July 7 as industry concerns about the program’s future reach what one rival company executive called a panic.
- SpaceX satellite wins test Pentagon’s commitment to competition SpaceNews · 7 Jul 2026 As the military rushes to deploy proliferated networks, SpaceX’s dominance is attracting congressional scrutiny
- Live coverage: Fire detectors, military tech demos, 3D printers among SpaceX rideshare payloads launching on midnight Falcon 9 flight Spaceflight Now · 6 Jul 2026 SpaceX will launch a series of 81 payloads to a Sun-synchronous Earth orbit over a roughly 2.5-hour-long deployment period. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled during a 95-minute window that o...
- Starship in Florida pushing for launch this year NASASpaceflight · 3 Jul 2026 Starship launches from Cape Canaveral are getting closer and closer as SpaceX and its contractors…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 1 Jul 2026 The Starlink 17-46 mission will fly on the 77th Falcon 9 rocket launch of the year. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 7:57 p.m. PDT (10:57 p.m. EDT / 0257 UTC).
- EchoStar’s satellite TV and wireless subsidiaries file for bankruptcy SpaceNews · 1 Jul 2026 EchoStar subsidiaries tied to its satellite TV and abandoned 5G network businesses have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, advancing a prepackaged restructuring plan to repay debt early after selling spectrum to...
- The SpaceX IPO tells one story. Here is the more important one. SpaceNews · 1 Jul 2026 When SpaceX publicly listed, the coverage focused on the rockets, the valuation, and the personalities. That’s understandable. But the more important story is what the IPO signals about where the […]
- Study argues bigger launch vehicles may not always be better SpaceNews · 30 Jun 2026 As SpaceX and others pursue the development of very large launch vehicles, a new study suggests that there may be such a thing as a rocket that is too large.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 7.5-ton SiriusXM satellite as part of constellation refresh Spaceflight Now · 28 Jun 2026 The SXM-11 satellite was built by Intuitive Machines and is more than 230-feet-tall. Liftoff on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled during a window that opens at 10:25 p....
- Live coverage: SpaceX plans Sunday Starlink launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base Spaceflight Now · 28 Jun 2026 The Starlink 17-40 mission will add another 24 broadband internet satellites to SpaceX’s low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled at 7:36 a.m. PDT (10:36 a.m. EDT / 1...
- Ship 40 completes single-engine static fire; Booster 20 and Pad 2 see new work NASASpaceflight · 26 Jun 2026 SpaceX rolled out Ship 40 for engine testing, but after completing only a single engine…
- Starlink veterans launch startup to broaden megaconstellation ownership SpaceNews · 26 Jun 2026 Former SpaceX engineers who helped build and scale Starlink have launched a startup aiming to deliver megaconstellations for governments and companies seeking more control over space-based infrastructure.
- Rocket Report: China may soon attempt booster landing; Rocket Lab does rapid response Ars Technica · 26 Jun 2026 Is SpaceX planning to end its Transporter program?
- Weather Stream releases first light imagery from GEMS2 microwave radiometer SpaceNews · 25 Jun 2026 SAN FRANCISCO – Weather Stream, a Boulder, Colorado, commercial weather satellite operator, is collecting global atmospheric observations with its GEMS2-Amethyst satellite. Launched March 30 aboard the SpaceX Transporter...
- Expedition 73 Crew Reflects on Science, Teamwork, and Life in Orbit NASA · 25 Jun 2026 On June 16, astronauts and cosmonauts gathered at Space Center Houston to share stories from their missions aboard the International Space Station and recognize the teamwork and people on the ground that made their missi...
- Small satellite operators confront a bottleneck to space access SpaceNews · 25 Jun 2026 For years, small satellite manufacturers have built their business plans around the idea that SpaceX could launch their payload to space. Through its Falcon 9 Transporter and Bandwagon rideshare missions, […]
- Live Coverage: West Coast Falcon 9 launch to continue expansion of SpaceX’s Starlink network Spaceflight Now · 24 Jun 2026 Liftoff of the Starlink 17-45 mission from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is scheduled for 8:19 p.m. PDT (11:19 p.m. EDT / 0319 UTC).
- SpaceX launches secretive Starfall reentry demo mission SpaceNews · 24 Jun 2026 SpaceX launched the first test flight of its Starfall reentry capsule June 23, but the mission remained as secretive as the program itself.
- NGSO trade association launches without industry giant SpaceX SpaceNews · 24 Jun 2026 Amazon and several other non-geostationary satellite operators have formed a trade association to represent their fast-growing market, with SpaceX notably absent despite having by far the largest NGSO constellation.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch reentry capsule demo mission called ‘Starfall’ Spaceflight Now · 23 Jun 2026 The mission is the debut of a new reentry capsule developed by SpaceX that weighs about 2,100 kg (4,600 lbs). Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 6:43 a.m. EDT (1043 UTC).
- Report: Kennedy Space Center not ready for era of super heavy rockets Ars Technica · 22 Jun 2026 SpaceX has told NASA it plans to launch Starship every eight days from Kennedy.
- SpaceX to test upcoming Starfall reentry vehicle with demonstration mission on Tuesday NASASpaceflight · 22 Jun 2026 SpaceX is set to launch a demonstration mission for its Starfall reentry vehicle early on…
- NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrives in Florida Spaceflight Now · 22 Jun 2026 The $4.3 billion observatory will go through about 70 days of prelaunch processing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center before it launches on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket no earlier than August 30.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Spaceflight Now · 20 Jun 2026 The Starlink 17-28 mission is the 58th mission launching the broadband satellites into low Earth orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 8:12:16 a.m. PDT (11:12:16 a.m. EDT / 1512:16 UT...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch intelligence-gathering satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office Spaceflight Now · 18 Jun 2026 The Falcon 9 rocket will launch an undisclosed number of satellites, which are believed to be Starshield satellites, a government variant of Starlink. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled durin...
- What the satellite servicing economy can borrow from carbon credits SpaceNews · 18 Jun 2026 In January 2026 alone, the Federal Communications Commission authorized 15,000 Starlink Gen2 satellites. Starcloud has filed for 88,000 orbital data center satellites. SpaceX has filed for 1 million. There is […]