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SpaceX progress on Starship Pad realignment for the future

SpaceX progress on Starship Pad realignment for the future

NASASpaceflight November 12, 2025
SpaceX has intensified demolition efforts at Starbase’s Pad 1, in tandem with making significant steps… The post SpaceX progress on Starship Pad ...
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

Spaceflight Now November 10, 2025
This is the sixth consecutive year of increasing orbital launches from the Sunshine State. Liftoff of the Starlink 6-87 mission from pad 40 at Cape Ca...
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

Spaceflight Now November 7, 2025
The mission will be SpaceX’s 560th Falcon 9 rocket launch to date. It’s targeting liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 3:30 a....
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

Spaceflight Now November 6, 2025
Following deployment, SpaceX will have launched a total of 2,600 Starlink V2 Mini satellites so far this year. Liftoff of the Starlink 11-14 mission f...
EchoStar sells more direct-to-device spectrum for bigger SpaceX stake

EchoStar sells more direct-to-device spectrum for bigger SpaceX stake

SpaceNews November 6, 2025
Geostationary satellite operator EchoStar is selling another batch of radio frequencies to help improve SpaceX’s direct-to-cell services in the Uni...
Managing space domain awareness data has become a greater challenge than collecting it

Managing space domain awareness data has become a greater challenge than collecting it

SpaceNews November 6, 2025
Demand has never been greater for the monitoring of objects in orbit and the coordination of their safe movement. The number of active satellites in ...
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

Spaceflight Now November 5, 2025
This is the first out of at least eight planned launches supporting the broadband internet satellite constellation in November. Liftoff from pad 40 at...
SpaceX launches fourth Bandwagon rideshare mission

SpaceX launches fourth Bandwagon rideshare mission

SpaceNews November 2, 2025
SpaceX launched the fourth in its series of rideshare missions to mid-inclination orbits Nov. 2, carrying payloads that included technology demonstrat...
Live coverage: Commercial space station demo, data center precursor to launch on SpaceX Bandwagon mission

Live coverage: Commercial space station demo, data center precursor to launch on SpaceX Bandwagon mission

Spaceflight Now November 1, 2025
SpaceX will fly 18 payloads to a mid-inclination orbit including an intelligence-gathering satellite for the military of South Korea. Liftoff from pad...
Starship Block 3 and HLS: The Path to Get Back to the Moon

Starship Block 3 and HLS: The Path to Get Back to the Moon

NASASpaceflight November 1, 2025
Amid numerous questions about whether SpaceX can have the Human Landing System (HLS) variant of… The post Starship Block 3 and HLS: The Path to Get...
Kyivstar prepares to expand Starlink Direct to Cell testing across Ukraine

Kyivstar prepares to expand Starlink Direct to Cell testing across Ukraine

SpaceNews October 31, 2025
Ukrainian telco Kyivstar said Oct. 31 it is preparing to test SpaceX’s Starlink Direct to Cell service across most of the country, excluding border...
Elon Musk on data centers in orbit: “SpaceX will be doing this”

Elon Musk on data centers in orbit: “SpaceX will be doing this”

Arstechnica October 31, 2025
"We could see another transformation of what’s done in space."
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 100th Starlink flight of 2025

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 100th Starlink flight of 2025

Spaceflight Now October 31, 2025
SpaceX has launched more than 2,500 of its satellites so far this year. It’s targeting liftoff of its Falcon 9 rocket from pad 4E at Vandenberg Spac...
SpaceX defends Starship lunar lander as it works on ‘simplified’ approach

SpaceX defends Starship lunar lander as it works on ‘simplified’ approach

SpaceNews October 30, 2025
SpaceX says it is developing a “simplified” lunar landing mission architecture while defending the progress it has made on its Starship lander fo...
SpaceX ramps up Starship preparations at Florida’s Roberts Road

SpaceX ramps up Starship preparations at Florida’s Roberts Road

NASASpaceflight October 30, 2025
SpaceX is making significant strides in developing its Starship infrastructure at the Roberts Road facilities.… The post SpaceX ramps up Starship pr...
Former NASA administrators call for changes in Artemis lunar lander architecture

Former NASA administrators call for changes in Artemis lunar lander architecture

SpaceNews October 30, 2025
Two former NASA administrators criticized the agency’s current use of SpaceX’s Starship for the Artemis 3 crewed lunar landing, calling for an ur...
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

Spaceflight Now October 28, 2025
This is just the second time that SpaceX opted to launch 29 of its Starlink V2 Mini satellites in one batch, the current limit for the Falcon 9 rocket...
Starbase Pad 1 demolition begins for Next-Gen upgrades

Starbase Pad 1 demolition begins for Next-Gen upgrades

NASASpaceflight October 28, 2025
SpaceX has kicked off a significant demolition and upgrade phase at its Starbase facility, targeting… The post Starbase Pad 1 demolition begins for ...
MTN carves out private networks for Starlink’s business users

MTN carves out private networks for Starlink’s business users

SpaceNews October 27, 2025
Networking specialist MTN has launched a service that enables SpaceX’s Starlink LEO satellites to operate as part of a privately secured communicat...
Iridium unveils chip to bring GPS protection to mass-market devices

Iridium unveils chip to bring GPS protection to mass-market devices

SpaceNews October 27, 2025
Iridium Communications plans to release a tiny chip next year to protect devices relying on navigation satellites from jamming and spoofing, reinforc...