SpaceX closes out Block 2 Starship flights with a rather boring launch
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SpaceX and Cards Against Humanity settle Starbase land lawsuit
SpaceX and the popular card game Cards Against Humanity have settled their lawsuit over the use and destruction of CAH’s private land. The game is hoping to use the proceeds to pay back the fans that helped purchase the land.
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The three largest aerospace firms from Europe, Airbus, Leonardo, and Thales, announced they will be combining their space divisions into one yet-to-be-named company, all in hopes of better competing with the US commercial space market.
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It’s been nine months into President Trump’s second term, and the government’s most popular and beloved agency is still without proper leadership. Some rumbles have made it sound like that could change soon, but we’re still awaiting official word.
Expand Expanding CloseNASA opens up Artemis 3 landing to Blue Origin as SpaceX falls behind
Blue Origin may just have a shot at taking away SpaceX’s prized Artemis 3 crewed lunar landing, as the company has fallen behind its goals to get an HLS Starship variant ready for a 2027 attempt. Now NASA is looking at new options that may be able to get a lander ready faster.
Expand Expanding CloseWest Coast Falcon Heavy launches coming as soon as next year
The Space Force approved SpaceX’s request to increase its launch rate at Vandenberg Air Force Base and add a second launch site, SLC-6. This new pad will feature the ability to launch both Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets, the latter being a first for California.
Expand Expanding CloseSpaceX’s Falcon 9 triple digit launch years are numbered
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has been the company’s workhorse since its debut in 2010. It has delivered cargo to the ISS, helped build out a new GPS constellation, redefined the cost of launch, and delivered thousands of Starlink satellites into orbit. It has done so by repeatedly breaking yearly launch records and hitting triple-digit launch years twice. However, with Starship’s soon debut as an operational rocket, the company plans to sunset the Falcon 9, ending its dominance during its peak.
Expand Expanding CloseThe search for aliens is right under our noses… it’s us
They have come from a fragile blue sphere, wrapped in oceans and clouds. They walk in sealed suits, carrying their air like infants carry blankets. They are aliens – strangers who bend local dust into shelter and harvest light into food. They call themselves human.
Expand Expanding CloseSpaceX Employee No. 1 wants to take his company to the Moon… not Mars
Tom Mueller, SpaceX Employee Number 1 and founder/CEO of Impulse Space, laid out his plan to bring reliable and multi-ton landing capabilities to the Moon. This would differ from his former employer’s mission of focusing on Mars and viewing the Moon only as a distraction.
Expand Expanding CloseSpaceX closes out Block 2 Starship flights with a rather boring launch
SpaceX launched its 11th Starship rocket Monday afternoon on what could be its final mission of 2025. The launch was another overall success for the Starship program, with it actually being rather boring—a good thing for launches.
Expand Expanding CloseThird interstellar object offers rare glimpse of material from another solar system
Astronomers using the ATLAS telescope in Chile detected a faint, fast-moving object on July 1 that was later confirmed to be traveling on a hyperbolic path through the solar system. The object, now designated 3I/ATLAS, is the third known interstellar body ever discovered, following ‘Oumuamua in 2017 and Borisov in 2019.
Expand Expanding CloseStarship Flight 11 propellent has begun, here’s how to watch
SpaceX is launching its final Starship rocket in potentially less than an hour. The company just shared it has begun fueling its massive booster; here’s how to watch tonight’s Starship launch.
Expand Expanding CloseSpaceX to launch 11th Starship flight test later today
Later this afternoon, SpaceX plans to launch its final Starship rocket of 2025; this will also be the final Block 2 Starship to fly. The launch seems overall similar to Flight 10, which took place a little over one month ago. However, a success on each flight is still important for Starship stakeholders, including NASA.
Expand Expanding CloseSpaceX to reuse its first Starship booster on Flight 11
SpaceX is gearing up for its 11th test flight of its full Starship rocket. With the woes of earlier this year looking to be in the past, the company is back to pushing forward what is possible; for this mission, it’s booster reflight.
Expand Expanding CloseHow many rockets has SpaceX launched in 2025?
Once again, SpaceX is hoping to break records with a staggering 175 to 180 launches for the year – and that’s just for Falcons. This could also be Starship‘s biggest year yet, and maybe even by the end of it, it’s an operational rocket. Keep track of SpaceX’s progress with the list below of SpaceX’s launches for 2025.
Expand Expanding CloseWill America’s Spaceplane ever fly?
The Dreamchaser spaceplane has long been under development by Sierra Space and its parent company, Sierra Nevada Corporation. While intended to serve as the third option of NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract, a change in its development timeline has removed that as an obligation.
Expand Expanding ClosePurdue University purchases Virgin Galactic flight for staff, students, and alumni
An entire crew made up of Purdue staff members, students, and alumni will be flying on a 2027 Virgin Galactic flight to conduct microgravity research. The five-person crew is supported by grants through NASA, public donations, and alumni personally purchasing their seats.
Expand Expanding CloseIs Starship back? SpaceX prepares for Flight 11
It feels like this year Starship has been moving at a snail’s pace with minimal achievements and multiple failures in flight and on the ground. However, this minor hiccup could be over as SpaceX is barreling down the road with its eyes on Starship Flight 11, happening as soon as early October.
Expand Expanding ClosePolaris Dawn crew member selected as NASA astronaut candidate
Anne Menon, a mission specialist on the recent Polaris Dawn mission, was announced as an astronaut candidate by NASA today in Houston. She joins a growing list of former SpaceX employees who have joined the ranks of NASA’s astronaut corps.
Expand Expanding CloseThere’s a new moon orbiting around Uranus
That’s right, Uranus got itself a new moon—well, a new-to-you moon. This new moon, called S/2025 U1, is one of the smallest and closest moons to Uranus.
Expand Expanding CloseCygnus XL debuts with science-focused resupply to the Space Station
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 6:11 p.m. EDT September 14 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station carrying the first mission of Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft. Designated NG-23, it is the most capable version of Cygnus to date, loaded with over 11,000 pounds of research and supplies bound for the International Space Station.
Expand Expanding CloseArtemis vs China: Why who gets to the Moon first is important
The race to return humans to the Moon is not just about planting a flag. At stake is something less visible but far more consequential: who sets the rules, builds the infrastructure, and defines the operating playbook for the next era of space exploration. And the answer could ripple far beyond the Moon, shaping how – and how soon – humans reach Mars.
Expand Expanding CloseWhat does Blue Origin do? Explaining all the company’s programs
With New Shepard back in service, New Glenn preparing for another flight, and lunar systems advancing, Blue Origin heads into late 2025 with progress on multiple fronts. The company is simultaneously running programs in suborbital tourism, orbital launch, propulsion, and lunar vehicle development, together outlining a transportation architecture that spans Earth orbit to cislunar space.
Expand Expanding CloseWhat has SpinLaunch been up to lately?
SpinLaunch, the California-based space startup once best known for trying to fling satellites into orbit with a giant centrifuge, has entered a new phase. The company announced in August that it closed a $30 million Series C funding round, bringing its total raised to about $203 million. Investors include ATW Partners and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, which has also committed satellite manufacturing resources to the project.
Expand Expanding CloseNASA to launch IMAP, Carruthers, and SWFO with support from Astrotech’s commercial facility
NASA is gearing up for a landmark late-September launch featuring three pivotal spacecraft: the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP), the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, and NOAA’s Space Weather Follow-On (SWFO-L1). The missions are being prepared at Astrotech Space Operations, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary in Titusville that has become one of the nation’s premier spacecraft processing hubs.
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