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SpaceX launches new batch of US spy satellites from California

By Mike Wall last updated 19 June 26

SpaceX launched the latest batch of spy satellites for the U.S. government early Friday morning (June 19).

Home again! SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down off California coast

By Mike Wall last updated 17 June 26

A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft returned to Earth today (June 17), ending its monthlong mission to the International Space Station.

SpaceX launches 3 huge BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites from Florida (video)

By Mike Wall last updated 17 June 26

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched three of AST SpaceMobile's giant BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites early Wednesday morning (June 17).

SpaceX IPO brings Starship to NYC | Space photo of the day for June 16, 2026

By Monisha Ravisetti published 16 June 26

Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire shortly after SpaceX debuted on the Nasdaq.

Astrobotic unveils Griffin-1 lunar lander for NASA Moon Base mission

By Josh Dinner published 15 June 26

Astrobotic unveiled its next lander headed to the moon: Griffin-1, which will carry one of the heaviest payloads ever delivered to the lunar surface.

SpaceX sends 24 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st launch as a public company (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman published 15 June 26

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, June 15, 2026.

SpaceX goes public with a mind-bogglingly historic IPO. The space industry may never be the same.

By Leonard David last updated 12 June 26

With the launch of SpaceX into the IPO frontier today, the space industry has its newest publicly traded juggernaut.

SpaceX's stock wasn't the company's only launch today — It also put 29 Starlink satellites in orbit

By Robert Z. Pearlman published 12 June 26

Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket occurred at 8:27 a.m. ET, just over an hour before SpaceX went public on the NASDAQ stock market.

SpaceX sends 24 Starlink satellites into orbit as market awaits IPO launch (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman published 11 June 26

Liftoff of the Falcon 9 was at 11:05 a.m. EDT on Thursday (June 11) as anticipation soared for SpaceX to debut on the NASDAQ.

Elon Musk wants to put 1 million AI satellites in space. Here's how SpaceX could do it

By Elizabeth Howell published 11 June 26

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk outlined more details for his company’s planned data centers in space ahead of a widely anticipated IPO on Friday (June 12) expected to make him a trillionaire.