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October 4th 2025

Memorial Service Held For Slain Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk At State Farm Stadium

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies

Newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most important military contractors.

Space & Spaceflight Justin Elliott and Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica

October 3rd 2025

Photo: Mariana Suarez

The Sky Isn’t Falling, but Starlink Satellites Are

Watch your head.

Internet AJ Dellinger

Elon Musk in a DOGE shirt at the White House.

Elon Musk Fans Are Still Losing Ridiculous Amounts of Money to Crypto Scams

"I was devastated knowing I fell for something like this," wrote one person in Florida who said they lost $41,000.

Cryptocurrencies Matt Novak

October 1st 2025

Starship Flight 10 Pre Launch

3 Things to Watch During Starship’s Final Flight of 2025

The last Starship launch of the year is coming up. Here’s a look at everything SpaceX is doing differently this time.

Space & Spaceflight Ellyn Lapointe

September 26th 2025

Astra CEO Chris Kemp at UC Berkeley Grimes Engineering Center on September 5, 2025, holding an Astra plushie

CEO of Troubled Rocket Startup Throws Shade at the Competition

Chris Kemp’s claws were out at the Berkeley Space Symposium earlier this month.

Space & Spaceflight Ellyn Lapointe

September 25th 2025

Starship Spacex Flight10

SpaceX Wants to Fly Its Gigantic Starship Directly Over Florida

The rocket's new flight path could pose a risk to populated areas below.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie

September 22nd 2025

An artist's illustration of Starship HLS on the lunar surface

SpaceX’s Starship Lunar Lander Could Be ‘Years Late,’ NASA Safety Panel Warns

Members of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel believe the Human Landing System version of Starship won’t be ready for Artemis 3’s launch in 2027.

Space & Spaceflight Ellyn Lapointe

Varda

Gizmodo Science Fair: A Satellite That Makes Drugs in Space

A California-based startup broke new ground in processing material in orbit and returning it to Earth.

Science Passant Rabie

September 18th 2025

Falcon 9 Starlink Launch

Russia’s Space Chief Touts ‘Rapid’ Development of Starlink Rival

The General Director of Roscosmos said the agency must shift away from the kind of outdated thinking that allowed SpaceX to achieve satellite dominance.

Space & Spaceflight Ellyn Lapointe

September 17th 2025

Northrop Grumman’s 21st Cygnus cargo craft, with its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays, is pictured in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm shortly after its capture on Aug. 6, 2024.

Jumbo Cargo Spacecraft Stumbles on Its Inaugural Trip to the ISS

The spacecraft is carrying a record-breaking 11,000 pounds of cargo to the space station.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie

September 15th 2025

Starship Test Flight 10

Nudists and Surfers Protest SpaceX’s Plans to Launch Starship From Florida

SpaceX is working to launch its megarocket from Cape Canaveral, which would restrict beach access.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie

September 14th 2025

Photo: Odd Andersen

Everyone Thinks Elon Musk is Going to Build a SpaceX Mobile Network

The company is buying up spectrum.

Internet AJ Dellinger

September 10th 2025

Spacex Starship Fliight10

Starship to Deliver 100 Tons to Orbit by 2026, Musk Claims

Following a successful 10th test flight, the SpaceX CEO expects the megarocket to become operational by next year.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie

August 29th 2025

SpaceX's "Mechazilla" launch tower

SpaceX’s Next Big Trick: Catch the Starship Upper Stage With ‘Chopsticks’

This critical next step toward rapid reusability could come within the next several flight tests, CEO Elon Musk said.

Space & Spaceflight Ellyn Lapointe

August 28th 2025

Ast Spacemobile Bluewalker Satellite

Satellite Companies Like SpaceX Are Ignoring Astronomers’ Calls to Save the Night Sky

Most satellite constellations exceed recommended brightness levels, with some even visible to the naked eye.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie

August 26th 2025

Starship Spacex Flight10

Starship Nails 10th Test Flight, Putting SpaceX Back on Track

SpaceX has returned to the winning column, with Starship Flight 10 going down about as well as the company could have hoped.

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky

Starship Flight 10 Pre Launch

Watch Live as SpaceX Tries to Snap Starship’s Miserable Losing Streak

SpaceX had to call off its rocket's launch two days in a row due to a ground systems issue and uncooperative weather.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie

Dragon Reboost

SpaceX Just Sent the ISS a New Way to Stay in Orbit

Newly installed thrusters will fire to give the 450-ton spacecraft a little nudge.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie

August 23rd 2025

Starship moved to the launch site at Starbase for preflight testing

SpaceX Scrubs Starship Launch for Second Straight Day

Unfavorable weather forced SpaceX to postpone Starship Flight 10.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie and George Dvorsky

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