Starship Ship 40 Is Home: SpaceX Rocket Returns to Texas After 75 Days at Sea
SpaceX's Starship Ship 40 arrived at Starbase on Oct. 7 after roughly 75 days at sea.
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Blue Origin Constellation Park Brings 2,000 Jobs to Hutto, Texas
Blue Origin and Gov. Greg Abbott announced a 1.3-million-square-foot satellite manufacturing campus in Hutto, Texas, with more than 2,000 jobs and a $554.78 million investment.
SpaceX Starship Reaches Orbit for the First Time, Deploys 26 Operational Starlink V3 Satellites
SpaceX has crossed one of the biggest milestones in the history of its Starship program. On September 28, 2026, Starship reached Earth orbit for the first time and successfully deployed 26…
NASA Awards SpaceX $946 Million Deal for Three More Astronaut Missions to the International Space Station
NASA is extending its reliance on SpaceX for astronaut transportation, awarding Elon Musk’s space company three additional crew missions worth $946 million as the agency works to maintain reliable access…
Starlink Is Moving Beyond Internet — And Elon Musk Could Reshape America’s Wireless Industry
Elon Musk spent years turning Starlink into one of the world’s most consequential satellite internet businesses. Now SpaceX appears to have a much larger communications market in its sights: the…
NASA’s Next Great Space Telescope Is Ready to Launch — And It Could Transform Our Understanding of the Universe
NASA is preparing to send its next major space observatory into the cosmos, and this one could fundamentally change how scientists understand the universe. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is currently…
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Stage Is Set to Slam Into the Moon at 5,400 MPH
A discarded Falcon 9 upper stage is heading toward the Moon. Astronomers expect it to strike near Einstein Crater on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. The rocket stage will travel at roughly 5,400…
NASA’s $30 Million Space Rescue Mission Hits a Major Setback as Robot Begins Tumbling in Orbit
The spacecraft sent to save a NASA telescope now needs saving itself. In one of the more ironic moments in recent space exploration, the robotic spacecraft launched to rescue NASA’s…
China Didn’t Copy SpaceX. It Just Took a Different Path to Reusable Rockets.
China has officially entered the reusable rocket era—but not by simply copying SpaceX. The viral social media claim that China “refused to copy SpaceX and caught its rocket instead” is…
SpaceX Moves Bitcoin for the First Time in Six Months—But There’s No Sign It’s Selling
SpaceX has quietly moved Bitcoin for the first time in roughly six months, sparking speculation across the crypto community. However, despite the attention, the transactions appear to be nothing more…
Rocket Lab to Buy Iridium for $8 Billion in Bold Challenge to SpaceX
Rocket Lab is making its biggest move yet. The California-based aerospace company announced Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire satellite communications giant Iridium Communications in…
Elon Musk Becomes the World’s First Trillionaire as SpaceX Makes Historic Nasdaq Debut
Wall Street witnessed a historic moment this morning as SpaceX launched its long-awaited Nasdaq IPO. The debut instantly transformed Elon Musk into the world’s first trillionaire and marked a new…
Blue Origin Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Raising New Questions for Bezos’ Space Company
Space exploration is never boring, and sometimes it is downright explosive. A Blue Origin rocket erupted into a massive fireball during an engine-firing test on a launch pad, creating dramatic…
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