SpaceX's Starship Spaceport Plan 2.0 outlines a vision for high-cadence, airport-like spaceports enabling Starships to fly everywhere routinely. This shifts from low-volume launches to daily operations, supporting Mars colonization and beyond.
"Regular testing is part of Firefly's philosophy - we test each critical component, engine, and vehicle stage to ensure it operates within our flight requirements before we ship to the launch pad
Imagine hauling in enough platinum, gold, and rare earth metals to bankroll every American's wildest dreams–or potentially tank the global economy overnight. That's the high-stakes gamble NASA and a cadre of innovative U.S. startups are wagering on
SpaceX submitted FCC filing SAT-LOA-20250916-00282 on September 16, 2025, requesting authorization for up to 15,000 additional low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites dedicated to enhancing its Direct-to-Cell (DTC) Starlink service.
SpaceX has a new heatshield solution that is called the crunchwrap. ChromeKiwi has some graphics that explain it. SpaceX has decided they need to seal the tiles.
How do you control a nuclear space propulsion system? Very carefully. To help with this, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has built a simulated nuclear reactor test bed to develop the engines that could send astronauts to Mars and beyond.
On Sunday (Aug. 31 2025), 28 Starlink satellites (Group 10-14) lifted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Only a few hours ago, SpaceX released new angles of Starship's upper stage completing its landing burn, and they're pretty incredible. Not only do we get the full video from the buoy camera, but they also had a drone positioned right next to the ship
NASA proposes to pioneer a radically new approach to mitigating radiation-induced cell damage in astronauts by transplanting new undamaged mitochondria (critical radiation-sensitive cell organelles) isolated from each individual pre-exposure.
The tenth test flight of SpaceX Starship is scheduled for Sunday, August 24, with the launch window opening at 6:30 p.m. CT. The booster on this flight test is attempting several flight experiments to gather real-world performance data on future flig
Aviation Week Joe Anselmo (Aviation Week's editorial director), Garrett Reim (lead reporter), Irene Klotz (senior space editor), and Matthew Fulco (business editor) explores SpaceX's Starlink broadband service as a juggernaut that has disrupted t