Aerospace & Spaceflight SpaceX Plans Two Engine Replacements After Starship’s Automatic Pad Abort David WhitakerAugust 13, 2026August 13, 20260 SpaceX’s next Starship readiness test begins before the 407-foot rocket leaves its Texas launch pad. The company plans to replace…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Rough Seas May Claim SpaceX Starship That Survived Indian Ocean Landing David WhitakerAugust 13, 2026August 13, 20260 SpaceX’s Starship Ship 40 survived atmospheric reentry, completed a controlled landing and remained intact in the Indian Ocean. The more…
Aerospace & Spaceflight SpaceX Lands $8.1 Billion Golden Dome Role With 2027 Deadline David WhitakerAugust 12, 2026August 12, 20260 Roughly $8.1 billion now defines SpaceX’s expanding role in the U.S. Space Force’s emerging Golden Dome infrastructure. Recent awards cover…
Aerospace & Spaceflight SpaceX Says Flight 13 Starship May Still Be Lost at Sea David WhitakerAugust 11, 2026August 11, 20260 Starship survived its planned ocean landing, but SpaceX now says the Flight 13 vehicle may still be lost before it…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics SpaceX, Tesla Confirm $16.8 Billion Texas Chip Plant Spanning 100 Million Square Feet Thomas CaldwellAugust 10, 2026August 10, 20260 SpaceX and Tesla have paired one of the largest proposed semiconductor developments in the United States with public support whose…
Aerospace & Spaceflight SpaceX Plans 2027 Starlink Mobile Upgrade to Challenge AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile David WhitakerAugust 6, 2026August 6, 20260 SpaceX wants Starlink Mobile to compete for customers now served by AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile by the end of 2027….
Aerospace & Spaceflight SpaceX Finishes Spy-Satellite Launch Set as Rival Rockets Remain Unavailable David WhitakerJuly 31, 2026July 31, 20260 SpaceX launched the classified NROL-95 satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office early Thursday, July 30, completing the company’s third and…