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Why SpaceX keeps flying after explosions

Starship Flight 9 ended in failure, but not in surprise. SpaceX deliberately pushed reuse, reentry, and thermal limits beyond ...

SpaceX postpones afternoon rocket launch from Cape, aims to try again Friday

SpaceX had targeted 4:59 p.m. Thursday to send up the Falcon 9, but the company moved the Starlink 6-96 mission to a new ...

Israeli official asked about Starlink in Iran as Musk weighed in, sources say

The inquiry surfaced as internet monitors and media reported near-total connectivity loss across Iran, renewing attention on ...

NASA, in a rare move, cuts space station mission short after an astronaut's medical issue

NASA says it has canceled the year's first spacewalk and may bring its crew back early from the International Space Station ...

Why Elon Musk says saving for retirement will be 'irrelevant' in the next 20 years

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk described a future where technology creates an abundance of resources so "anyone can have whatever stuff they want." ...

NASA forced to end space station mission early due to astronaut's 'serious medical condition'

"It's not an emergency evacuation, but we are erring on the side of caution for the crew member," Dr James Polk, NASA's chief ...

NASA Canceled Its First Spacewalk Of 2026 On January 8 Due To Medical Emergency? Here’s What We Know

Expedition 74 was ready for NASA’s first EVA on January 8th. Astronomers Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke were supposed to do ...

L3Harris to divest majority stake in space propulsion business

L3Harris Technologies is selling a 60% stake in its space propulsion business to AE Industrial Partners for $845 million, ...