Search
Articles · 6
SpaceX agrees to buy 800 MHz spectrum for Starlink Mobile
SpaceX has agreed to acquire Grain Management's nationwide 800 MHz spectrum portfolio, which it says will pave the way for Starlink Mobile to become a major US mobile carrier. The deal needs FCC approval, and financial terms were not disclosed.
SpaceX seeks $40B debt led by Apollo to buy Nvidia chips
SpaceX is seeking $40 billion in debt financing led by Apollo Global Management to buy Nvidia AI chips, with talks still early and a possible 2027 close. The move highlights the scale of capital required for AI infrastructure expansion across Musk's companies.
Musk Says SpaceXAI Will Become SpaceXSI After Trump's Super Intelligence Push
Elon Musk said on October 4 that SpaceXAI will be renamed SpaceXSI, adopting "SI" for super intelligence after President Trump's push to drop "AI."
SpaceX Starship Reaches Orbit for First Time on 14th Flight
SpaceX Starship reached orbit for the first time on its 14th test flight from Texas on September 28 despite an early engine shutdown. The vehicle is expected to complete six orbits over 10 hours and deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites before Pacific splashdown.
NASA awards SpaceX $946M for 3 more ISS missions
NASA awarded SpaceX a $946 million contract for three more crewed missions to the ISS, bringing the company's total under the deal to 17 flights through 2030 and the contract value to $5.92 billion. The expansion helps NASA sustain access to the station while Boeing prepares its Starliner for crewed operations.
SpaceX Delays First Starship Orbital Flight to Sept. 28
SpaceX has delayed the first orbital Starship flight from September 22 to September 28 pending regulatory approval. The mission will attempt to place 26 V3 Starlink satellites into a 275 km orbit and marks a key milestone after the program's initial test flight in 2023.
From the feed · 60
SpaceX landed a very big deal said to undercut Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile in key markets. The move adds direct pressure on the carriers' spectrum and service edges.
Trump presented Elon Musk with the National Medal of Science. The award cited progress at SpaceX, Starlink, and Tesla's self-driving technology.
Starlink satellites faced conjunctions as close as tens of meters, leading SpaceX to call for improved coordination among operators in orbit. "Way too close to comfort," the company stated.
SpaceX acquired up to 14 megahertz of paired 800 MHz spectrum licenses. Pending FCC approval, the company plans to combine its satellite constellation with a terrestrial network to compete directly with T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon.
800 MHz spectrum acquired by SpaceX is said to enable Starlink Mobile signals that penetrate walls and obstacles for indoor coverage. The claim directly counters AT&T CEO's statement that the service won't work indoors.
SpaceXAI is donating $1.5 million in Grok tokens to Omarchy as a Founding Corporate Patron. The tokens will fund code review, bug fixes, and development on the Linux distro.
Crew-12 Dragon splashed down at 11:34 a.m. EDT, ending the NASA-SpaceX mission. The capsule returned four astronauts after 235 days in orbit.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 is preparing for deorbit burn ahead of its return from the ISS. The capsule is expected to splash down off Florida’s coast in the coming days.
A 32.4-mile Brevard County pipeline cleared its final regulatory step after Florida approved the tariff for SpaceX subsidiary Coastal Connect Services. It will replace hundreds of LNG truckloads per Starship launch.
SpaceX used videos shot by passengers on a Club Med ship and a Disney cruise to map debris from an exploding Starship test flight. The company has not disclosed how often it relies on such public footage.
SpaceX Starship facilities at Cape Canaveral could receive a natural gas pipeline. The project remains in early planning stages.
Elon Musk says Tesla and SpaceX will build and operate Terafab, limiting TSMC to a rental role.
$40B in financing is reportedly being sought by SpaceX to buy Nvidia chips for AI workloads, a near-term capacity play that runs alongside Elon Musk's Terafab effort to reduce reliance on outside suppliers.
Four tech leaders are said to receive the National Medal of Science from President Trump. • Lisa Su, AMD • Elon Musk, SpaceX • Sergey Brin, Google • Jensen Huang, Nvidia
25MHz of prime spectrum heads to an FCC auction vote, a step that could open direct-to-device satellite services for SpaceX and Amazon.
SpaceX secured approval to launch and operate 15,000 next-gen satellites for Starlink Mobile. The FCC also issued a waiver allowing the company to offer wireless services via satellite without a ground-based leasing agreement.
A nonprofit controlled by SpaceXAI's general counsel is reportedly paying salaries for staff at the National Design Studio, the apparent successor to DOGE.
SpaceX reportedly plans to retire Falcon 9 and Dragon, leaving NASA without a confirmed path for crew and cargo missions.
$40B in Nvidia chips is reportedly what SpaceX is seeking, with SPCX shares slipping in after-hours trading.
After 8 months aboard the ISS, NASA and SpaceX’s Crew-12 is scheduled to depart. The mission marks the crew’s return to Earth.
SpaceX plans to operate up to 100,000 Starlink satellites and up to 1 million Starmind AI satellites. A new Space Safety website details how the company intends to manage the fleet at scale.
1 million satellites appear in SpaceX's latest Starmind constellation visualization. VP Michael Nicoll said clusters must fly in tight formation to achieve coherent performance.
SpaceX released video of the first operational Starlink V3 satellites deploying from Starship.
SpaceX's Crew-12 Dragon will undock from the ISS on October 7, with splashdown off California expected 27.5 hours later.
Under eight hours to the ISS: SpaceX's Crew-13 Dragon set a NASA record no other U.S. spacecraft has matched.
NASA will stream the SpaceX Crew-12 return and splashdown live. The feed covers the capsule's reentry and Pacific landing.
SpaceX is seeking regulatory approval for a natural gas pipeline in Florida to support its Cape Canaveral launch operations. The project would supply fuel infrastructure tied directly to increased launch cadence at the site.
SpaceX will reattempt its SDA mission as the company keeps up a packed launch schedule. The stock rally shows no sign of slowing.
Launches from South Korea, China, and the USA are scheduled for this week after a string of recent SpaceX flights.
SpaceX is offering a 50% discount on Starlink Residential monthly subscriptions for both new and existing customers in Cameron County, Texas. The move applies where the company's headquarters is located, with no upfront hardware costs.
SpaceX scrubbed its launch attempt for 21 data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency. No new window was announced.
SpaceX released the first image from Starship's debut orbital flight, capturing a Starlink V3 satellite during deployment. The shot confirms the vehicle's payload bay configuration for the larger next-gen constellation birds.
SpaceX is scheduled to launch 21 data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Transporter Layer A mission from Vandenberg at 1:17 a.m. PDT. The flight marks the fourth supporting the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture constellation.
SpaceX plans an early morning Monday rocket launch from California, with the liftoff trackable along the coast.
SpaceX will livestream its reconnaissance satellite mission from Vandenberg. The launch stream is scheduled to begin shortly before liftoff.
Elon Musk is said to rename SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI, extending his effort to replace "AI" with "SI" for superintelligence.
SpaceX allowed a rare public drive-through of its Starbase site in Texas, with Starship stacked on the pad. The footage shows the full vehicle and surrounding infrastructure up close.
Oct. 7 is now the earliest possible departure date for NASA's Crew-12 mission from the ISS. SpaceX will handle the return aboard a Crew Dragon.
$16.8 billion Texas Terafab chip project is the focus of confirmed talks with TSMC, Elon Musk said. The effort is described as a Tesla-SpaceX joint venture.
Elon Musk hinted at a Tesla-SpaceX merger, asking "Who Can Imagine What Action One Might Take.
SpaceX launched 4 astronauts to the ISS. One crew member will miss the birth of his child.
SpaceX will launch SDA’s fourth Tranche 1 mission, expanding the agency’s proliferated low-Earth orbit satellite network for missile tracking and data relay.
Over 250kW of solar power will equip each SpaceX Star Mind spacecraft, about 20% more than the International Space Station. The satellites target orbital AI computing.
Three Falcon launches, four first-stage landings, and a Dragon docking to the ISS all completed in under 13 hours. The sequence marks SpaceX's 21st human spaceflight.
Four boosters landed in a single day as SpaceX flew its first NRO payload on Falcon Heavy.
SpaceX has not adjusted its Starship launch guidance after Elon Musk's latest remarks. The comments were not a signal of reduced targets.
SpaceX and analysts expressed satisfaction with the latest Starship flight test. The outcome adds to a string of incremental test milestones for the vehicle.
SpaceX went 3 for 3 on launches today. The final flight was a Falcon Heavy carrying a classified US spy mission.
At 11:53 P.M., SpaceX plans to launch its Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center.
Four TPUs launched into orbit today aboard a prototype satellite on SpaceX's Transporter-18 rideshare mission. The flight marks the first step in Google's Project Suncatcher research effort.
SpaceX Crew-13 is approaching the International Space Station aboard its Dragon spacecraft. The mission marks the latest crew rotation under NASA's commercial crew program.
SpaceX described a surgical intervention performed shortly before the Crew-13 launch. With that mission, Jessica Watkins became the first Black woman to lead a crew into space.
130 payloads reached orbit on SpaceX's second launch in a planned tripleheader, including a Google AI satellite and 129 others.
SpaceX completed its 13th crewed mission to the ISS on Thursday, with Dragon achieving a record-fast docking. The flight carried the "Lucky 13" designation in line with Tesla's superstition.
SpaceXAI has released a separate Grok iOS app for enterprise users. The move follows OpenAI's dedicated enterprise app from May.
130 payloads ride SpaceX’s Transporter-18 Falcon 9 into Sun-synchronous orbit, including AI datacenter prototypes and energy redirection demonstrators. Liftoff from Vandenberg pad 4E is set for 11:32 a.m. PDT.
$100M Starlink contract payout to SpaceX stayed secret in Ontario's public accounts. Ministers defended the nondisclosure as critics questioned the omission.