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SpaceX test-fires Starship Super Heavy booster ahead of critical Flight 14 (video)
By Mike Wall Published
SpaceX fired up all 33 engines of its Super Heavy booster to gear up for the next Starship test flight, which will mark the first time the vehicle goes orbital.

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.

Starbase Louisiana: SpaceX announces enormous $100 billion Starbase launch site
By Josh Dinner Published
A new spaceport will bring 10 launch pads to Louisiana's Gulf Coast and support thousands of Starship launches per year.

Goodbye, Falcon 9: SpaceX planning to retire workhorse launcher when Starship is up and running
By Josh Dinner Published
SpaceX plans to retire its workhorse Falcon 9 once it gets the next-gen Starship megarocket online. But what will removing one of the most-flown rockets in history do to the current launch market?

SpaceX fires up Starship ahead of megarocket’s 1st orbital flight (video)
By Josh Dinner Published
SpaceX completed a single-engine test-firing of its next Starship spacecraft to prepare for its coming test flight, which will be the first to reach orbit.

SpaceX will try for 1st Starship tower catch 'in a few months,' Elon Musk says
By Mike Wall Published
"First reflight of the ship will be either end of this year or early next. That will be a fork in the road of history for consciousness reaching the stars."

SpaceX launches its 100th mission of the year, sends Starlink satellites to orbit (video)
By Mike Wall Last updated
SpaceX launched its 100th mission of the year early Wednesday morning (Aug. 19), sending 24 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit.

Cards Against Humanity wants to erect a monument to 'honor' Elon Musk
By Josh Dinner Published
"We can build something on our land. Something that will annoy Elon Musk. A grand monument to make him wonder, for a brief moment, 'Wait, am I a sad little b---- with no friends?'"

SpaceX could make $500 billion in 2028, Elon Musk says (video)
By Mike Wall Published
SpaceX started out as a launch company, but it has been transitioning into an artificial intelligence outfit — one that's poised to make huge profits in the coming years, Elon Musk says.

What history can teach us about the future of property rights in space (op-ed)
By Rainer Zitelmann Published
Without property rights in space, one of the most important economic incentives for the commercial development — and ultimately the settlement — of celestial bodies is missing.
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