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SpaceX in the News, Page 5

Older SpaceX coverage from June 2026 to July 2026. Page 5 of 7. Headlines link to the outlet that reported them.

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SpaceX launches 7.5-ton SiriusXM satellite as part of constellation refresh (opens Spaceflight Now in a new tab)

The SXM-11 satellite was built by Intuitive Machines and is more than 230-feet-tall. Liftoff on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 10:25 p.m. EDT...

Falcon 9 is the workhorse: a partly reusable two-stage rocket that flies most weeks from Florida and California, and the vehicle Starship is eventually meant to replace.

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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base (opens Spaceflight Now in a new tab)

The Starlink 17-40 mission will add another 24 broadband internet satellites to SpaceX’s low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 9:09 a.m. PDT...

Starlink is SpaceX's satellite internet constellation. It is the payload on most Falcon 9 launches, which is why those flights come in such steady batches.

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Small satellite operators confront a bottleneck to space access (opens SpaceNews in a new tab)

For years, small satellite manufacturers have built their business plans around the idea that SpaceX could launch their payload to space. Through its Falcon 9 Transporter and Bandwagon rideshare...

Falcon 9 is the workhorse: a partly reusable two-stage rocket that flies most weeks from Florida and California, and the vehicle Starship is eventually meant to replace.

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West Coast Falcon 9 launch continues expansion of SpaceX's Starlink network (opens Spaceflight Now in a new tab)

Liftoff of the Starlink 17-45 mission from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California occurred at 8:30 p.m. PDT (11:30 p.m. EDT / 0330 UTC).

Falcon 9 is the workhorse: a partly reusable two-stage rocket that flies most weeks from Florida and California, and the vehicle Starship is eventually meant to replace.

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SpaceX launches reentry capsule demo mission called ‘Starfall’ (opens Spaceflight Now in a new tab)

The mission is the debut of a new reentry capsule developed by SpaceX that weighs about 2,100 kg (4,600 lbs). Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 6:53 a.m. EDT (1053...

SpaceX flies from two Florida pads, SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral and LC-39A at Kennedy. Neither is Starbase, though a Starship pad at 39A is in work.

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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrives in Florida (opens Spaceflight Now in a new tab)

The $4.3 billion observatory will go through about 70 days of prelaunch processing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center before it launches on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket no earlier than August 30.

Falcon Heavy is three Falcon 9 first stages strapped together, used for the heaviest payloads SpaceX flies. It launches rarely, a few times a year at most.

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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg (opens Spaceflight Now in a new tab)

The Starlink 17-28 mission is the 58th mission launching the broadband satellites into low Earth orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 9:39:06 a.m. PDT (12:39:06 p.m...

Starlink is SpaceX's satellite internet constellation. It is the payload on most Falcon 9 launches, which is why those flights come in such steady batches.

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Texas Supreme Court rejects attempt to block beach closures for SpaceX launches (opens ValleyCentral in a new tab)

Siding with SpaceX and the attorney general’s office, the Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that environmental groups did not have a right to sue to preserve public access to a beach that has been...

Starbase flights are gated by federal and county sign-off: the FAA licenses the launch, and Cameron County posts the Highway 4 and beach closures that go with it.

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SpaceX launches intelligence-gathering satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office (opens Spaceflight Now in a new tab)

The Falcon 9 rocket launched an undisclosed number of satellites, which are believed to be Starshield satellites, a government variant of Starlink. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base...

Vandenberg is the California launch site SpaceX uses for polar and sun-synchronous orbits, the trajectories Florida cannot reach safely.

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SpaceX launches 3 Block 2 BlueBird satellites for AST SpaceMobile (opens Spaceflight Now in a new tab)

The mission is third time SpaceX will launch satellites for AST SpaceMobile and its first of the Block 2 iteration of the BlueBird satellites. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force...

SpaceX flies from two Florida pads, SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral and LC-39A at Kennedy. Neither is Starbase, though a Starship pad at 39A is in work.

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SpaceX soars with its first launch as a public company, marking a new era (opens Teslarati in a new tab)

SpaceX executed its first Falcon 9 launch since going public on June 15, a routine yet symbolically powerful Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff of the Falcon 9...

Vandenberg is the California launch site SpaceX uses for polar and sun-synchronous orbits, the trajectories Florida cannot reach safely.

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SpaceX launches its first Falcon 9 rocket since Nasdaq debut (opens Spaceflight Now in a new tab)

The Starlink 17-54 mission includes the 1,500th Starlink satellite launched so far in 2026. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 8:34 a.m. PDT (11:34 a.m. EDT / 1534 UTC).

Vandenberg is the California launch site SpaceX uses for polar and sun-synchronous orbits, the trajectories Florida cannot reach safely.

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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg (opens Spaceflight Now in a new tab)

The Falcon 9 launched a day before the company begins publicly trading on the Nasdaq. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California happened at 8:05:59 a.m. PDT (11:05:59 a.m. EDT...

Military launch contracts are the steadiest money in the business, awarded in blocks years ahead, and they are a large part of what funds development work like Starship.

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SpaceX launches Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral as stock trades on the Nasdaq for first time (opens Spaceflight Now in a new tab)

The company debuted on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “SPCX” and began trading with a massive valuation of $1.77 trillion. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at...

SpaceX flies from two Florida pads, SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral and LC-39A at Kennedy. Neither is Starbase, though a Starship pad at 39A is in work.

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Environmental groups sue to stop SpaceX from acquiring 715 acres of refuge land (opens RGV Business Journal in a new tab)

The challenge comes days after federal officials approved what opponents describe as one of the largest wildlife refuge land exchanges outside Alaska.

Starbase is wedged between a state park and a national wildlife refuge, so SpaceX expanding its footprint there means land swaps and beach access fights, not just construction.

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Brownsville organizations sue feds over SpaceX land swap (opens ValleyCentral in a new tab)

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – Three Brownsville organizations and the Center for Biological Diversity, based in Arizona, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Washington...

Starbase is wedged between a state park and a national wildlife refuge, so SpaceX expanding its footprint there means land swaps and beach access fights, not just construction.

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Preview: NASA to unveil Artemis 3 crew, provide updates on mission (opens Spaceflight Now in a new tab)

The mission will be a low Earth orbit rendezvous between the Orion spacecraft and one or both of the Human Landing System landers: Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2 and SpaceX’s Starship.

NASA picked a version of Starship as the lander for Artemis, its program to put astronauts back on the Moon, which is part of why the Starbase test campaign draws so much attention.

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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket booster on record-breaking 35th flight (opens Spaceflight Now in a new tab)

The Starlink 10-35 mission will be the 53rd dedicated launch for the satellite constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled at 6:13:50 a.m. EDT (1013:50 UTC).

Military launch contracts are the steadiest money in the business, awarded in blocks years ahead, and they are a large part of what funds development work like Starship.

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SpaceX launches 2 Starshield satellites during Saturday night Starlink mission (opens Spaceflight Now in a new tab)

The mission represents a rare public announcement of the launch of SpaceX’s Starshield satellites, a government variant of Starlink satellites. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base...

Military launch contracts are the steadiest money in the business, awarded in blocks years ahead, and they are a large part of what funds development work like Starship.