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Polars Dawn commander Jared Isaacman meets with a St. Jude Family at the Sun 'n' Fun Aerospace Expo in April 2024.

Trump renominates billionaire Jared Isaacman for NASA chief in major reversal

By Mike Wall published

President Donald Trump has tapped billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman to be NASA chief, five months after pulling his nomination for the same post.

Space Exploration
Artist's illustration of SpaceX's Starship vehicle on the moon during an Artemis astronaut mission for NASA.

SpaceX looking into 'simplified' Starship Artemis 3 mission to get astronauts to the moon faster

By Mike Wall published

On Oct. 30, SpaceX posted an update about its Starship moon-landing plans, which includes a reference to a possible "simplified mission architecture and concept of operations" for NASA's Artemis 3.

Artemis
rows of starlink satellites in the lower left portion of the image with Earth in the background and a slither of black space in the lower right side of the image.

Starlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy

By Tereza Pultarova last updated

Reference Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial megaconstellation in more detail.

Reference
a parking lot filled with equipment and junk

SpaceX settles $15 million trespassing lawsuit with Cards Against Humanity

By Jeff Spry published

Elon Musk's rocket company is clearing out its "gravel, tractors and space junk" from a once-pristine plot of South Texas land.

Human Spaceflight
A man in a suit sit looks to the right in front of the bottom half of a nasa meatball logo.

'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.

Space Exploration
a massive silver-and-white rocket lands on the grey, dusty surface of the moon

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.

Artemis
SpaceX's Starship launches on its 11th test flight from Starbase, Texas on Oct. 13, 2025.

Getting even bigger: What's next for SpaceX's Starship after Flight 11 success

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket for the 11th time on Monday (Oct. 13), on a successful test flight that marked the end of the road for "Version 2" of the vehicle.

Launches & Spacecraft
SpaceX Starship Flight 11 liftoff

SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket for moon and Mars on 11th test flight (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX's Starship megarocket aced its test flight today (Oct. 13), the 11th overall for the program and the final mission for this version of the giant vehicle.

Launches & Spacecraft
view from the upper stage of a rocket looking down at its closely packed satellite payload and Earth in the background

Is low Earth orbit getting too crowded? New study rings an alarm bell

By Tereza Pultarova published

Hundreds of satellites may soon be flying in orbital regions that are already too packed to allow safe and long-term operations, a new study suggests.

Satellites
SpaceX lifts the Starship Flight 11 Super Heavy booster atop the orbital launch mount at its Starbase site in South Texas. SpaceX posted this photo on X on Oct. 8, 2025.

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 11 launch today?

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX plans to launch the 11th test flight of its Starship megarocket at 7:15 p.m. EDT (2315 GMT) on Monday (Oct. 13). Here's how you can watch.

Launches & Spacecraft
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