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Launch companies debate how to compete against SpaceX

Launch companies debate how to compete against SpaceX

SpaceNews February 12, 2026
Launch companies are divided on how to compete with SpaceX in a market where demand outstrips supply, yet customers remain price sensitive. The post ...
39A CAA removed, ending crew launch from historic site, for now

39A CAA removed, ending crew launch from historic site, for now

NASASpaceflight February 11, 2026
SpaceX has begun dismantling key infrastructure at Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space… The post 39A CAA removed, ending crew laun...
SpaceX IPO may suck oxygen from market before unleashing broad capital surge

SpaceX IPO may suck oxygen from market before unleashing broad capital surge

SpaceNews February 11, 2026
Space investors and dealmakers anticipate SpaceX’s planned IPO this year will trigger a surge of capital across the industry, but not without the r...
How much is vertical integration squeezing the smallsat opportunity?

How much is vertical integration squeezing the smallsat opportunity?

SpaceNews February 11, 2026
As SpaceX and other vertically integrated space giants expand their reach, questions are growing over just how much room other small satellite compan...
Crew-12 Members and Insignia

Crew-12 Members and Insignia

NASA February 11, 2026
From left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot...
SpaceX complete Booster 19 testing at upgraded Massey’s

SpaceX complete Booster 19 testing at upgraded Massey’s

NASASpaceflight February 11, 2026
In a welcome return to active flight vehicle testing after setbacks and facility upgrades, SpaceX… The post SpaceX complete Booster 19 testing at u...
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

Spaceflight Now February 11, 2026
The Starlink 17-34 mission will be the 16th launch for SpaceX so far this year. Liftoff from pad 4E is scheduled for 6:14:40 a.m. PST (9:14:40 a.m. ES...
Spaceium demonstrates refueling actuator in orbit

Spaceium demonstrates refueling actuator in orbit

SpaceNews February 10, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO – Spaceium, a startup planning to establish a network of in-space refueling and repair stations, demonstrated the actuator for its ro...
Launch to ISS pushed to Thursday over weather: NASA

Launch to ISS pushed to Thursday over weather: NASA

SpaceDaily February 10, 2026
Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 9, 2026 NASA on Monday delayed by one day the journey of four astronauts to the International Space Station (I...
Watch live: Crew-12 launch and docking (updated)

Watch live: Crew-12 launch and docking (updated)

ESA February 10, 2026
Update — 10 February 2026: NASA and SpaceX have announced they are now planning to launch the Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station n...
Musk says SpaceX focus is on the moon rather than Mars

Musk says SpaceX focus is on the moon rather than Mars

SpaceNews February 9, 2026
A little more than a year after dismissing the moon as a “distraction,” Elon Musk says SpaceX will focus on lunar settlement before sending human...
Launch Preview: Vulcan to launch USSF-87, SpaceX to launch Crew-12 to ISS

Launch Preview: Vulcan to launch USSF-87, SpaceX to launch Crew-12 to ISS

NASASpaceflight February 9, 2026
The launch manifest is full this week, with eight launches scheduled from different launch sites… The post Launch Preview: Vulcan to launch USSF-87...
What You Need to Know About NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Mission

What You Need to Know About NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Mission

NASA February 9, 2026
Four crew members are set to launch to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission, where they will conduct research, t...
Weather delays NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 flight to the International Space Station

Weather delays NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 flight to the International Space Station

Spaceflight Now February 9, 2026
The launch is now targeting no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 12, but that too could face challenges from a weather standpoint.
Has Elon Musk given up on Mars?

Has Elon Musk given up on Mars?

Arstechnica February 9, 2026
"SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon."
The Race Is On: Artemis, China and Musk Turn the Moon Into the Next Strategic High Ground

The Race Is On: Artemis, China and Musk Turn the Moon Into the Next Strategic High Ground

SpaceDaily February 9, 2026
New York NY (SPX) Feb 09, 2026 When Artemis II finally lights its engines and arcs away from Cape Canaveral, it will do more than send four astronaut...
SpaceX shifts focus from Mars to Moon, Musk says

SpaceX shifts focus from Mars to Moon, Musk says

SpaceDaily February 9, 2026
Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 9, 2026 SpaceX is putting its longstanding focus of sending humans to Mars on the backburner to prioritize esta...
SpaceX test fires its Falcon 9 rocket ahead of midweek launch of Crew-12 to the space station

SpaceX test fires its Falcon 9 rocket ahead of midweek launch of Crew-12 to the space station

Spaceflight Now February 8, 2026
The static fire test is an important precursor to the Crew-12 launch, scheduled for the morning of Feb. 11. Ignition at pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space...
NASA confirms first flight to ISS since medical evacuation

NASA confirms first flight to ISS since medical evacuation

SpaceDaily February 8, 2026
Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 6, 2026 Four astronauts will blast off to re-staff the International Space Station (ISS) next week, NASA said ...
Falcon 9 returns to flight after upper stage engine investigation

Falcon 9 returns to flight after upper stage engine investigation

SpaceNews February 7, 2026
A Falcon 9 launched a batch of Starlink satellites on Feb. 7 after SpaceX completed an investigation into an engine malfunction during the rocket’s ...