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Five towering starship segments stand near cranes against a blue sky, by a dusty road walked on by a guy in a backwards white ball cap and tshirt.

SpaceX's Starbase becomes a new Texas city after landslide election

By Mike Wall last updated

People who live near SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas voted on Saturday (May 3) to incorporate the Starship launch as a manufacturing hub as a city.

Private Spaceflight
SpaceX test-fires a Starship upper stage ahead of Starship's upcoming ninth test flight. SpaceX shared this photo via X on May 1, 2025.

SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft ahead of 9th test flight (photo)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX conducted a static fire test of a Starship upper-stage vehicle this week, continuing to gear up for the megarocket's ninth test flight.

Launches & Spacecraft
Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next administrator of NASA, appears before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Senators press Jared Isaacman, Trump's pick for NASA chief, on his ties to Elon Musk

By Mike Wall published

Multiple Democratic senators have expressed concern about the business relationship between Jared Isaacman, President Trump's pick for NASA administrator, and SpaceX chief Elon Musk.

Space Exploration
A bird flies in front of a NASA symbol on a building.

Elon Musk's DOGE team given 'alarming degree' of access to NASA systems, House Democrats say

By Monisha Ravisetti published

"None of these three individuals possess the slightest background or experience in space policy or government service."

Earth
Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next administrator of NASA, appears before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Senator grills Jared Isaacman, Trump's pick for NASA chief, about Elon Musk's involvement in his job interview (video)

By Mike Wall published

Sen. Ed Markey asked Jared Isaacman multiple times whether Elon Musk was in the room during his interview with Donald Trump, but Isaacman declined to answer directly.

Space Exploration
Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next administrator of NASA, appears before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Trump's pick for NASA chief tells Senate he's aiming for the Red Planet. 'We will prioritize sending American astronauts to Mars'

By Mike Wall published

Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, Donald Trump's pick to be the next NASA chief, shares the president's ambitious Mars goals.

Space Exploration
SpaceX conducts a static fire test with the Starship Flight 9 Super Heavy booster on April 3, 2025.

SpaceX fires up used Super Heavy booster ahead of 9th Starship test flight (photos, videos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX is gearing up for the ninth test flight of its Starship megarocket, which will be the first to reuse the vehicle's Super Heavy first stage.

Launches & Spacecraft
The logo of NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Déjà vu: President Trump nominates Greg Autry again to be NASA's financial chief

By Mike Wall published

President Trump has nominated space policy expert Greg Autry to be NASA's chief financial officer, as he did back in 2020 to no avail.

Space Exploration
The world's largest rocket launches into a blue sky on SpaceX's Flight 7.

FAA closes investigation into SpaceX Starship Flight 7 explosion

By Mike Wall published

The FAA has closed its investigation into the SpaceX Starship Flight 7 mishap, accepting the company's findings and verifying its corrective actions.

Launches & Spacecraft
Support teams work around the SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon spacecraft shortly after it landed with NASA astronaut and Space Force Col. Nick Hague, as well as fellow NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov aboard in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida on March 18, 2025.

US Space Force celebrates return of 1st Guardian to launch to space (photos)

By Julian Dossett published

U.S. Space Force Col. Nick Hague is back on Earth after living on the International Space Station for the last five-plus months.

International Space Station
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