SpaceX news
Here we gather what the specialist press publishes about SpaceX: 427 stories collected since July 6, 2026, newest first and always linking to the outlet that published them. The list updates itself as new pieces come in. The recurring topics are Space, Accidents, Industry.
July 20, 2026

The Starlink 17-39 mission is SpaceX’s 85th Falcon 9 rocket launch of the year. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 7:49 a.m. PDT (10:49 a.m. EDT / 1449 UTC).

SpaceX, who announced last weekend his intention to make another attempt on Monday to launch his Starship rocket, after last week's suspension, by detecting an incidence..

Spacex plans to make another attempt to launch his Starship rocket on Monday, after last week's suspension, by detecting an incidence during the ignition sequence of..
July 18, 2026

On Episode 219 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the space headlines for the past few weeks.
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Starlink is now live in the Seychelles, with SpaceX confirming through its official channels that the service is active and […] The post Starlink Goes Live in Seychelles appeared first on Space in…
July 17, 2026

SpaceX has announced a new target date for the thirteenth test flight of Starship: Monday, July 20, with the launch window opening at 6:45 p.m ET/5:45 p.m. CT. This is the first rescheduling attempt…

Ever since the first Integrated Flight Test in April 2023, every flight of the super-heavy, fully reusable launch vehicle SpaceX is developing at Starbase, in southeastern Texas, has been…

SpaceX’s IPO marks the moment the space dream became a mainstream capital markets story. For decades, it has sold a vision of interplanetary civilization on behalf of the wider space […] The post…

This has forced SpaceX to download methane and liquid oxygen from the rocket, and finally postpone the test flight. Starship's 13 flight, the second in its V3 configuration, included several..

SpaceX’s first attempt to launch Starship on its 13th test flight today didn’t go as planned. At the moment of startup, some of the 33 engines on Starship’s first stage […]

SpaceX aborted the launch of its latest Starship test flight July 16 when some of the vehicle’s engines failed to ignite. The post SpaceX aborts Starship Flight 13 launch attempt appeared first on…

"Now offloading propellant. Next launch attempt hopefully in a few days."
July 16, 2026

Everyday Astronaut's full broadcast for the Starship Flight 13 launch attempt, scrubbed before liftoff. The pre-launch coverage goes over what SpaceX was after with this mission: the second flight of a V3 Starship and the deployment of the first operational Starlink V3 satellites, on another sub-orbital profile with objectives close to Flight 12's and full reuse as the longer-term goal.

SpaceX aborted Flight 13 of its giant Starship rocket at the last second on Thursday (July 16). The company is now targeting July 23 for the liftoff.

The company didn't immediately say what went wrong. SpaceX's stock plunged more than 4% in after-hours trading before paring losses.

NASA has selected SpaceX to deliver laser communications capabilities for next year’s Artemis III mission, enabling the agency to provide a front row seat for viewers from the Orion spacecraft as…
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With the launch of 21 York Space Systems satellites, the Space Development Agency has now placed half of its planned Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation in orbit The post SpaceX launches 21…

SpaceX has stacked the two stages of its giant Starship rocket ahead of the Flight 13 test launch, which is scheduled to occur on Thursday evening (July 23).

Starlink is now available in Côte d’Ivoire, with SpaceX confirming that customers in the country can order the service and […] The post Starlink Goes Live in Côte d’Ivoire appeared first on Space in…

SpaceX also wants to test the improvements it has incorporated into the thermal shield, such as the installation of losets in the metal part of Starship's rear flaps, modified versions of the..

The mission will also test out a series of improvements to the launcher to help push it closer to full reusability. Liftoff from pad 2 at Starbase, Texas, was aborted at ignition due to an…

The Tranche 1 Transporter Layer E (T1TL-E) mission was the third batch of operational satellites launched to support the SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture satellite constellation…
July 15, 2026

The stock has steadily fallen from the euphoric post-IPO high, showing that markets may be sobering up to the promises CEO Elon Musk made before and after SpaceX went public.

The next set of 21 Tranche 1 Transport Layer birds are set to launch Thursday on a SpaceX Falcon 9, SDA Director Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo told reporters.

SpaceX’s Starlink has launched its latest residential hardware kit: the V5. Designed for reliable high-speed internet, the new terminal represents a significant leap forward in user equipment. The…

Someone has to bundle all the wires that go into rockets, missiles, and satellites.
July 13, 2026

Seven launches are scheduled worldwide this week, including the 13th flight test of SpaceX’s Starship… The post Launch Preview: Soyuz to launch crew to ISS, Starship to fly another test flight…

The Starlink 10-45 mission added another 29 broadband internet satellites to SpaceX’s low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 5:10 a.m…
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The Starlink 15-14 mission will add another 27 broadband internet satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 6:28:17 p.m. PDT…

This will be the first Starship test flight for SpaceX as a public company, testing the market's appetite for the company's "fly, fail, fix" approach to rocket development, which often ends in…