SpaceX

SpaceX's smooth debut, Elon Musk's road to trillionaire, set new template for mega IPOs

SpaceX's record-breaking debut on Friday dwarfed the previous largest flotation on US exchanges by nearly three times.

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Elon Musk attends the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 19, 2025.
SpaceX logo and miniature satellite model are seen in this illustration taken, March 10, 2025.

UK adopts SpaceX's Starshield for military operations, sources say

Britain has started using SpaceX’s Starshield, a militarized version of Starlink, for secure military communications.

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Damage at the site of a launchpad after an uncrewed Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded during a test at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, May 29, 2026.

Blue Origin launch pad repairs could take 'serious time', NASA chief says - report

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told CNBC that a goal to have the launch pad fixed by 2028 was "within the realm" of possibility.

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Blue Origin New Glenn explodes at Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, on May 29, 2026.

Blue Origin faces months of delays after rocket explosion damages launch pad, experts say

A Blue Origin booster called "No, It's Necessary" - a nod to a line from the film Interstellar - was wrecked in the incident on Thursday, and the launch pad was "practically destroyed," experts said.

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Israeli hospital to join NASA, SpaceX mission to study microgravity’s effects on diseases

For this experiment, Sheba will partner with the US firm SpaceTango to grow several bacterial species aboard the ISS using a specially designed Earth-controlled system.

JULY 30, 2025ByAARON REICH
Astronauts are seen inside a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying two veteran NASA astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station for nine months after the capsule undocked from the ISS to begin a journey to return to Earth March 18, 2025.

Trump's Golden Dome looking for a SpaceX replacement after Musk falling-out

The new US missile defense system will explore alternatives to Elon Musk's SpaceX, with Amazon.com's Project Kuiper among the main contenders.

JULY 22, 2025ByREUTERS
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken lifts off during NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., May 30, 2020.

The final frontier: IAI, SpaceX launch communications satellite in historic collaboration

After Israeli satellites dominated Iran, why didn't Israel launch its own advanced IAI satellite?

JULY 14, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israel Aerospace Industries launches communications satellite "Dror 1" into space, July 13, 2025.

Israel must fund national space strategy that balances defense, scientific goals - editorial

Space is no longer the final frontier; rather, it is the next marketplace. Dror-1 proves that Israel can thrive in that area.

JULY 14, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Dror 1

Ukraine to launch Starlink mobile internet in 2026, becoming Europe's first, Kyivstar says

Field tests have begun under an end-2024 deal with SpaceX's commercial broadband constellation allowing Elon Musk's company to launch direct-to-cell services in the war-torn country.

JULY 10, 2025ByREUTERS
Servicemen of the 68th Oleksa Dovbush Separate Jaeger Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine set up Starlink satellite internet system, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine April 10, 2025.

Shining lights seen in Beersheba sky from Elon Musk's Starlink satellites

The trail of lights seen above Beersheba on Monday was not caused by rockets from Gaza or missiles from Iran or Yemen as some residents feared, but rather satellites from Elon Musk's Starlink.

JULY 2, 2025ByNOA GABAI
Starlink satellites passage seen on the sky in southern Poland on November 1, 2024; illustrative.

Trump says US gov. would save 'Big Money' if they stop subsidizing Musk

Trump's comments come after billionaire Elon Musk renewed his criticism on Monday of Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," vowing to unseat lawmakers who backed it.

JULY 1, 2025ByREUTERS
Der designierte US-Präsident Donald Trump und Elon Musk beobachten den Start des sechsten Testflugs der SpaceX Starship-Rakete am 19. November 2024 in Brownsville, Texas.

Putin praises Elon Musk, compares him to father of Soviet space program

Putin has previously praised Musk, whose business interests include the SpaceX space technology company, as "an outstanding person."

APRIL 16, 2025ByREUTERS
Vladamir Putin and Elon Musk (illustrative)

SpaceX, ULA clinch multibillion-dollar contract in key Pentagon launch program

Musk's SpaceX leads $13.5 billion Space Force contract race with $5.9B in awarded missions.

APRIL 4, 2025ByREUTERS
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is launched, carrying four commercial astronauts into a 90-degree inclination polar orbit on the Fram2 mission at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., March 31, 2025.

Putin envoy says Russia could supply a small nuclear power plant for Musk's Mars mission

"Russia can offer a small-sized nuclear power plant for a mission to Mars and other advanced technological capabilities," the state RIA news agency cited the envoy as saying.

MARCH 31, 2025ByREUTERS
SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its Super Heavy booster is launched on its eighth test at the company's Boca Chica launch pad in Brownsville, Texas, March 6, 2025.