Tag: SpaceX
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Redwire To Fly Drug-Crystallization Labs On SpaceX Starfall Mission In 2028
Redwire plans to expand pharmaceutical manufacturing research in orbit through an agreement between its SpaceMD subsidiary and SpaceX to fly up to 32 drug-crystallization laboratories on a 2028 Starfall mission. The contract, announced during Redwire’s second-quarter earnings call, represents the first dedicated commercial mission for SpaceX’s Starfall reentry capsule. The spacecraft made its debut in…
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SpaceX Confirms Terafab Satellite Factory in Grimes County, Texas, With Construction Months Away
Terafab is the name SpaceX uses for its large-scale satellite factory concept. Locking in a second major manufacturing site signals that the company is planning for a satellite production rate that goes well beyond anything currently operating, positioning Terafab as the supply chain foundation behind Starlink’s constellation. SpaceX confirmed Grimes County as the Terafab location…
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SpaceX Delivers Three More BlueBird Satellites to Orbit for AST SpaceMobile
The launch came about a month and a half after SpaceX flew the BlueBird 8-10 mission. It was the third time SpaceX has carried satellites for AST SpaceMobile’s constellation, which aims to connect standard phones without any special hardware. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred at 3:49 a.m.…
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SpaceX spooks investors with debut earnings report
SpaceX shares dropped on Wednesday after Elon Musk’s plans for blockbuster spending to position his AI and rocket company as a data center developer spooked investors. SpaceX surpassed analysts’ expectations in Tuesday’s debut earnings report, posting quarterly revenues of $7.8 billion, well above analysts’ estimates of $6.82 billion and up 92 percent from a year…
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SpaceX Recovers Intact Ship 40 From Indian Ocean as Ship 41 Readies for Engine Testing
Ship 40 performed a controlled flip and landing burn, igniting its engines, flipping vertically, swinging into position, down-selecting to two engines, and soft-landing in the water. In previous flights the toppling after splashdown destroyed the vehicle. This time Ship 40 remained intact, allowing SpaceX drone cameras to capture clear, close-up views of the thermal protection…
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SpaceX is set to acquire 130,000 acres of marshland in southern Louisiana
SpaceX and the state of Louisiana are close to finalizing a deal for the launch company to acquire about 130,000 acres along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. There have been persistent rumors about such an agreement for months, but now The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate reports that Louisiana Gov. Jeff…
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SpaceX Targets Pecan Island for Third US Launch Site
The confirmation follows months of speculation about SpaceX expanding its domestic launch infrastructure beyond its current locations. The company operates Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, and launches from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The Pecan Island location covers approximately 18 miles of coastline in south Louisiana. As of August 2, 2026, the plan has been confirmed…
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The Key Forces Shaping the Space Economy: Who Is Really Growing—and Who Is Just Telling a Story?
If launch costs have fallen to a fraction of their level 20 years ago, why has the global space economy not grown at the same pace? Over the past decade, reusable rockets have reduced the cost of reaching orbit by an order of magnitude, while the number of satellites launched has increased severalfold. Yet the…
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Experts warn current Starship heat shield tech is a “dead end” for rapid reuse
SpaceX successfully launched its Starship vehicle on Friday and appeared to demonstrate important and credible steps toward fulfilling the massive rocket’s immense promise. As soon as the vehicle’s next flight, Starship could go orbital, begin delivering satellites into space, and potentially return to the launch site to be ‘caught’ by the tower. All of this…
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SpaceX eyes tower catch for next Starship after auspicious end to 13th flight
SpaceX was more than lucky Friday, sending its 13th full-scale Starship test flight halfway around the world from South Texas to an on-target, intact splashdown in a remote section of the Indian Ocean. Starship has made precise splashdowns before. This time, however, the ship gently tipped over and came to rest floating in a remote…