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38 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: September 18, 2026.
The August 31 burn was more than 99 percent accurate. Goddard's center director credited 'exquisite planning by our orbital dynamics team, brilliant execution by the operations team, and a precise launch from SpaceX.' A second burn later this month is expected to add four more years.
A new feasibility study in Frontiers in Space Technologies finds power is easy at the lunar poles and water is the wall. A village of 1,000 could last for centuries; the 'self-growing cities' pitched by Musk and Bezos could not.
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off on a Falcon Heavy at 7:26 a.m. on August 30. Its 300-megapixel infrared camera surveys the sky about 1,000 times faster than Hubble.
The 8,800-pound Falcon 9 second stage that launched two lunar landers in January 2025 finally came down Wednesday, near the far-side craters Einstein and Bell.
WatchThe discarded Falcon 9 upper stage that launched two private lunar landers in January 2025 drifted for eighteen months and hit near Einstein Crater at 6:35 UTC Wednesday. Nobody photographed the collision, but the Very Large Telescope read its chemical signature.
Analysts expect $6.9 billion in second-quarter revenue, most of it from Starlink. On Thursday, a lockup expires and more than 911 million additional shares can be sold.
Artemis III has been rewritten as a dress rehearsal: three rockets launching in quick succession in 2027, two prototype landers, and a crew that stays in Earth orbit the whole time.
The first stage of a Long March 10B booster touched down on a floating platform after lofting a satellite, a milestone that until now only SpaceX had achieved.
The Long March 10B's booster returned to a floating platform after reaching orbit, a milestone Beijing has chased for years as it races the U.S. back to the Moon.
Elon Musk's rocket company became the first mega-IPO to enter the index under its new fast-track rule, triggering an estimated $4.3 billion in automatic buying from index funds.
SpaceX stock gains 19% on its first trading day, pushing Musk's combined wealth from SpaceX and Tesla holdings to roughly $1.05 trillion.
The company's public debut raises questions about future direction as investors focus on artificial intelligence capabilities over traditional space business.
Musk's SpaceX stake is now worth over $766 billion, pushing his total net worth to approximately $1.05 trillion following the company's historic public offering.
The largest IPO ever makes Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire as shares close well above offering price.
The world's largest IPO to date saw shares climb dramatically as retail investors joined institutions in bidding up the space company's debut.
SpaceX shares jumped 30% in their first hours of trading, pushing Musk's combined net worth to roughly $1.05 trillion. His stake in the space company alone is now worth more than $766 billion.
Company workers are already making plans for luxury homes, watches, and private jet travel while waiting for share lockup periods to expire.
Company employees must wait to sell their IPO shares but are already planning purchases of luxury homes, watches, and private jet travel.
Elon Musk's rocket company will sell 555 million shares at $1.77 trillion valuation, set to begin trading Friday morning.
Elon Musk's space and AI conglomerate completes long-running public offering process, expected to generate thousands of new millionaires among employees.
Four astronauts will test unprecedented docking operations with Blue Origin and SpaceX landers in Earth orbit, paving the way for 2028 Moon landing.
Soon-to-be wealthy SpaceX workers already mapping out purchases of luxury homes, watches, and private jet travel despite share sale restrictions.
The rocket maker's stock market debut at $135 per share is expected to create generational wealth for current and former workers who received equity compensation.
SpaceX's satellite internet service adopts a rental model similar to cable companies, shifting from upfront hardware costs to recurring monthly fees.
Elon Musk's space company files to sell over 555 million shares at $135 apiece in what could become one of the largest IPOs in history.
The unexpected debut adds another Falcon 9-like vehicle to China's growing roster of rockets designed for reusability.
The military space branch has officially awarded SpaceX a contract to develop an advanced satellite constellation for real-time target identification and engagement coordination.
The major carrier joins the growing list of airlines adopting Elon Musk's satellite internet service to improve passenger connectivity.
The latest iteration of the massive rocket completed its first test flight with mixed results as SpaceX continues rapid development.
The latest iteration of SpaceX's massive rocket showed progress despite remaining technical challenges in its first test flight.
The notoriously secretive company has submitted detailed financial filings as it prepares to become the first major space company to go public since the industry's founding.
The famously secretive company filed detailed financial documents as it prepares to go public in June, potentially making Elon Musk a trillionaire.
The company is starting to transition away from the Falcon 9 as it focuses resources on next-generation systems for deep space exploration.
Alternative investment manager cites massive returns from Elon Musk's space company ahead of record-breaking IPO expected later this year.
The Falcon 9 mission delivered the tenth and last GPS III satellite, completing a modernization that triples positioning accuracy and dramatically improves jamming resistance.
The CRS-24 resupply mission lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral, carrying scientific experiments and crew supplies for Expedition 74.
The satellite breakup adds to growing concerns about space debris as SpaceX's constellation continues expanding with thousands of satellites in orbit.
SpaceX confirms 'anomaly' as satellite fragmentation adds to growing concerns about space debris in Earth orbit.