Engineers recreated the diffuser failure on the ground during the investigation, and then redesigned the part to better direct pressurized gas into the main fuel tank. This will also “substantially decrease” strain on the diffuser structure, SpaceX said. The FAA, charged with ensuring commercial rocket launches don’t endanger public safety, signed off on the investigation and gave the green light …
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Five years into its program to provide smallsat rideshare launch services, SpaceX is emphasizing flexibility to accommodate growing demand. To continue reading this article: Register now and get3 free articles every month. You’ll also receive our weekly SpaceNews This Week newsletter every Friday. Opt-out at any time. Sign in to an existing account Get unlimited access toSpaceNews.com now. As low …
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On Aug. 1, 2025, the SpaceX Crew-11 astronaut mission launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, headed for the International Space Station (ISS), which sits in low Earth orbit (LEO) at around 260 miles (418 kilometers) above our planet. As its name suggests, Crew-11 is the 11th contracted crewed mission that SpaceX has flown to the ISS for NASA, …
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SpaceX continued the growth of its broadband internet service with the launch of 24 more Starlink satellites from California on Thursday (Aug. 14). A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 1:05 a.m. EDT (0505 GMT or 10:05 p.m. PDT on Aug. 13 local) from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base. About nine minutes later, after a …
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This is not investment advice. The author has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Wccftech.com has a disclosure and ethics policy. SpaceX has revealed the massive grid fins through which it will catch its future Starship Super Heavy rocket boosters. Starship is the world’s largest rocket under development and the only vehicle designed to be caught by the …
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin the Starlink 10-20 mission on Aug. 14, 2025. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update Aug. 14, 10:30 a.m. EDT: SpaceX confirms deployment of the Starlink satellites. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with a batch of 28 of its Starlink V2 Mini satellites …
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Kennedy Center on August 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced the first nominees of the annual Kennedy Center Honors since taking control of the center’s board earlier this year. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to streamline federal regulation governing …
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Jaque Silva | Lightrocket | Getty Images Satellite designer AST SpaceMobile said it’s preparing to deploy nearly five dozen satellites to power cellular-based broadband networks, a move that establishes the company as a rival to Elon Musk‘s dominant SpaceX. The company, based in Texas, released its second-quarter earnings after the bell on Monday, reporting that its satellites are fully funded …
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