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'Sean Dummy': Why is Elon Musk attacking the acting NASA chief?
By Mike Wall published
Elon Musk has hammered acting NASA chief Sean Duffy repeatedly on social media over the past few days, calling him "Sean Dummy" and claiming he's "trying to kill NASA." Here's what may be going on.

SpaceX launches record-breaking 133rd Falcon 9 mission of the year (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched its record-breaking 133rd Falcon 9 mission of 2025 today (Oct. 22), topping last year's tally with no signs of slowing down before the year ends.

China's 1st reusable rocket test fires engines ahead of debut flight (video)
By Mike Wall published
LandSpace conducted a static-fire test with its Zhuque-3 rocket recently, an important step in the prep work ahead of the partially reusable rocket's debut launch.

SpaceX could lose contract for Artemis 3 astronaut moon-landing mission, acting NASA chief says: 'The problem is, they're behind'
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX has long held the contract to land NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts on the moon a few years from now. But the agency plans to reopen the bidding, according to acting NASA chief Sean Duffy.

SpaceX lofts 10,000th Starlink satellite to orbit on record-tying 132nd Falcon 9 launch of the year (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched its 10,000th Starlink satellite to orbit from California today (Oct. 19), on the company's record-tying 132nd Falcon 9 mission of the year.

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites to orbit on Falcon 9 rocket's record-breaking 31st flight (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set a new reuse record today (Oct. 19) on a Starlink satellite launch, flying for the 31st time.

US military greenlights up to 100 SpaceX launches per year from California
By Mike Wall published
The U.S. Air Force has approved SpaceX's proposal to launch up to 100 rockets per year from Vandenberg Space Force Bas, which sits on California's rugged, beautiful and often cloudy central coast.

Watch SpaceX's Super Heavy Starship booster hover in mid-air before plunging into the sea (video)
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX video from Starship's Oct. 13 launch shows the rocket's Super Heavy booster hovering over the gulf before its dive into the deep.
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