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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit

SpaceX Starship’s Explosion Sparks FAA Investigation and Reports of Property Damage

Debris from the rocket's upper stage may have caused property damage, prompting an investigation into Starship's "rapid unscheduled disassembly."

Space.com · 2d

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st flight since Starship explosion (video)

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites early this morning (Jan. 21), five days after a test flight of the company's Starship megarocket ended in an explosion. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink satellites lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday at 12:24 a.m. EST (0524 GMT).

Space on MSN · 2d

SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites from California (video, photos)

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink craft is scheduled to lift off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base Sunday, during a four-hour window that opens at 10:13 a.m. EST (1513 GMT; 7:13 a.m. local time). SpaceX will webcast the action live via its X account, beginning about five minutes before launch.

Trump likely to axe space council

Reuters · 1d

Exclusive: Trump likely to axe space council after SpaceX lobbying, sources say

President Donald Trump's new administration is likely to do away with the White House's National Space Council, a cabinet policy panel that lobbyists at Elon Musk's SpaceX have been pushing to axe, according to three people familiar with the plans.

Gizmodo · 6h

Space Council in Jeopardy as SpaceX Lobbyists Press Trump for Shut Down

The Space Council is seeking to provide oversight of new commercial space activities, a proposal that's not sitting well with companies like SpaceX.

Yahoo · 1d

Musk team ‘convinces Trump to scrap space council’

Donald Trump is planning to scrap the White House’s National Space Council following pressure from an Elon Musk lobbyist, according to reports.

New Scientist1d

Incredible images show the moment SpaceX's Starship exploded

James Temple was "in the right place at the right time" to take these dramatic images of SpaceX's Starship's seventh flight ...

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SpaceX had to abandon a rocket launch 11 seconds before liftoff over fears a plane flew into the launch area

The incident highlights the growing issue of tensions between rocket launches and commercial aviation.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX Plans Gigabay Facility In Florida For Starship Assembly

SpaceX plans to build a new vertical integration facility in Florida by Aug. 2026 for Starship assembly and integration.

ExtremeTech on MSN1h

SpaceX Hits 400 Landings Milestone for Recoverable First-Stage Rockets

The vast majority of successful launches and landings of SpaceX rockets have been of the Falcon 9, though that has taken several forms as SpaceX iterated upon the original design.

NextBigFuture2h

Nuclear Thermal Rockets Versus SpaceX Starship

Angry Astronaut and Nextbigfuture commenter are making the case that SpaceX and Elon Musk must switch to nuclear thermal rockets to colonize Mars. I will ...