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Under this plan, SpaceX's satellites would play a big role in the Space Force's kill chain. The Trump administration plans to cancel a fleet of orbiting data relay satellites managed by the Space Development Agency and replace it with a secretive network that, so far, relies primarily on SpaceX's Starlink…

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A with the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder (MTG-S1) satellite from the European Oganisation for the Exploration of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT). Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now A European satellite designed to augment both weather monitoring and assessments of air quality and pollution…

Starlink, the satellite internet arm of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is reportedly on the verge of securing its final regulatory approval to begin operations in India. The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) has issued a draft letter of intent to Starlink. Once both parties sign this document, the…

By Ashley Ahn June 29, 2025 — 11.06am Washington: Elon Musk has waded back into the political fray, slamming a major domestic policy bill that Senate Republicans are scrambling to pass weeks after he ended a feud with US President Donald Trump over the legislation. In the wee hours of…

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Starlink 15-7 mission on June 28, 2025. Image: SpaceX SpaceX completed its second of two planned Saturday Falcon 9 rocket launches with the second lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force…

Rendering of the Weather System Follow-on–Microwave satellite. Credit: BAE Systems WASHINGTON — SpaceX has secured an $81.6 million contract to launch a U.S. military weather-monitoring satellite in 2027.  To continue reading this article: Register now and get 3 free articles every month. You’ll also receive our weekly SpaceNews This Week…

An image showing a satellite flying over the Earth. (Image source: SpaceX - Pexels) A capsule containing human ashes crashed into the ocean after re-entering the atmosphere. Despite this setback, the company remains confident about its upcoming missions. SpaceX continues to embark on various programs, particularly in the scientific field.…

By Mark Hunter 2 months agoSat Jun 28 2025 09:04:34 Reading Time: 2 minutes Blockchain platform Republic has offered tokenized exposure to SpaceX shares through synthetic assets Investors have been able to trade “SpaceX” tokens without owning actual equity The offering has raised legal and regulatory questions over asset representation…

Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program Jun 27, 2025 A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Axiom Mission 4 crew docks to the space-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module on June 26. Axiom Mission 4 is the fourth all-private astronaut mission to the orbiting laboratory, welcoming commander Peggy…

Mexico City — A small Texas town just across the border from Mexico is the testing ground for Starship, the hulking spacecraft that Elon Musk hopes will one day ferry people to Mars. In recent months, multiple test launches have ended in explosions, causing debris to rain down on both countries and…