11 Jul 2026
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for 35th time, hauls Starlink satellites to orbit
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29 Starlink satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on July 10, 2026.
09 Jul 2026
SpaceX wants to launch 100,000 Starlink satellites to orbit
SpaceX's Group 17-54 Starlink satellites are seen in orbit on June 15, 2026, before deploying from the upper stage of their Falcon 9 rocket. (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX is nothing if not ambitious. Elon Musk's company just filed an application with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate a 100,000-member constellation of "Gen3" satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO).
08 Jul 2026
Watch a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch for record-breaking 36th time early on July 9
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday, June 8, 2026. The first-stage booster flew for a record 35th time. (Image credit: SpaceX)
06 Jul 2026
Watch SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch 81 satellites early on July 7
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on the Transporter-16 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 30, 2026.
03 Jul 2026
Could humans someday explore Saturn's moon Titan, or will humanoid robots do it for us?
An illustration of the surface of Titan. (Image credit: Pitris/Getty Images) BOULDER, Colorado - Humans have been exploring outer space since April 1961 with the pioneering flight of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Today, several nations are making new plans to launch human beings back to the moon, then onward to Mars and perhaps beyond. But will that pursuit be short-circuited by the fast-paced…
02 Jul 2026
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from California
SpaceX grew its Starlink network by 24 more satellites on Wednesday evening (July 1) with a launch from California. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the two dozen new relay spacecraft ( Group 17-46 ) lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 10:58 p.m. EDT (0258 GMT on July 2 or 7:58 p.m. PDT local time). About an hour later, SpaceX confirmed the satellites were…
02 Jul 2026
SpaceX fires up all 6 of Starship's engines ahead of 13th test flight (video)
Less than a week after its last test, SpaceX's latest Starship spacecraft went back to the stand for engine checkouts ahead of a coming test flight. The upper stage for SpaceX's giant Starship rocket, referred to simply as 'Ship' — Ship 40, in this case — underwent a static-fire test of all six of its Raptor engines at the company's Massey site in Starbase, Texas.
05 Jun 2026
$1.77 trillion! SpaceX is about to become the 7th-most valuable American company
SpaceX's Starship megarocket launches on its 12th test flight, on May 22, 2026. (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX's initial public offering (IPO) will launch the company into rarefied financial air. The company revealed this week that it plans to sell shares at $135 apiece during the IPO, which will occur June 12 when SpaceX begins trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol SPCX.
02 Jun 2026
Will SpaceX still be a launch company after its historic IPO?
Artist's illustration of several SpaceX Starship upper stages on the moon. (Image credit: SpaceX) On May 20, SpaceX filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) key documentation for an initial public offering (IPO) of stock. An IPO signals that a private company is now selling shares to the public on a stock exchange. SpaceX's long-anticipated move could become the largest IPO in…
