Elon Musk Marks 700 Falcon 9 Flights After SpaceX Launches 27 Starlink Satellites
SpaceX deployed 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg and landed booster B1093 for the 18th time before Musk marked more than 700 Falcon 9 flights.
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SpaceX deployed 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg and landed booster B1093 for the 18th time before Musk marked more than 700 Falcon 9 flights.
SpaceX's Starfall capsule carried Air Force survival and emergency equipment through orbit and reentry—then returned the instrumented cargo from a Pacific splashdown.
SpaceX completed a full-duration 33-engine Super Heavy static fire Sunday, clearing a major booster test ahead of Flight 15's planned double-catch attempt.
Starbase closed Boca Chica for a 12-hour SpaceX test window Sunday as Brownsville warned nearby residents to expect possible loud noise.
SpaceX posted a $5.5 billion year-over-year earnings swing as its Super Intelligence unit turned profitable and Starlink reached 13.6 million subscribers.
SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg as Falcon 9 booster B1088 made its 20th flight across science, defense and network missions.
Elon Musk says Flight 15 is hopefully four to six weeks away, with SpaceX planning to catch both Super Heavy and Starship before attempting a reflight on Flight 16.
SpaceX recovered from a last-second abort to deliver 21 Northrop Grumman satellites, bringing the Space Force's Tranche 1 transport network to 84 spacecraft.
SpaceX launched the National Reconnaissance Office's first Falcon Heavy mission, then returned both side boosters together after the classified NROL-97 flight.
SpaceX completed Starship Flight 14's launch rehearsal before a Monday morning orbital attempt carrying 26 Starlink V3 satellites, pending regulatory approval.
SpaceX has set September 22 for Starship's first planned orbital mission, a nearly ten-hour flight carrying 26 production Starlink V3 satellites.
SpaceX is preparing USSF-153 for a Thursday launch from Vandenberg, with veteran Falcon 9 booster B1081 assigned to fly for the 27th time.
SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites from California, landed booster B1088 for the 19th time and completed Falcon 9's 103rd mission of 2026.
Falcon 9 booster B1063 completed its 35th flight, landed again and deployed 27 Starlink satellites after a roughly 29-day turnaround.
SpaceX completed a full-duration static fire of all 33 Raptor engines on Super Heavy Booster 21, clearing a major propulsion milestone for Starship Flight 14.
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launched NASA's Roman Space Telescope, recovered both side boosters and deployed the power-positive observatory for its three-month journey to L2.
SpaceX has loaded the intact Ship 40 onto a semi-submersible vessel after engineers inspected the flown Starship and collected heat-shield samples. Its trip from Christmas Island to Starbase will take several months.
SpaceX's final planned Falcon 9 Starlink mission from Florida deployed 29 satellites while booster B1067 completed a record 37th flight. California Falcon launches continue as Florida waits for Starship.
NASA's Roman Space Telescope is now packed inside a SpaceX Falcon Heavy fairing and headed for final rocket integration at pad 39A. Liftoff is targeted for August 30.
Musk says SpaceX will shift scarce engineering and production resources toward Starship after it reaches several reliable flights per week—but Falcon remains indispensable today.
Ship 41 has completed a full-duration six-engine static fire, but Booster 21, launch-site work and regulatory milestones still stand between SpaceX and Flight 14.
Musk's new target works out to roughly 10,000 flights a year—and puts rapid reuse, launch sites, airspace and licensing at the center of SpaceX's next four years.
Ship 41 completed its first engine firing overnight, opening a test campaign for a Starship mission that could attempt the program’s boldest recovery yet.
Ship 40 survived Flight 13, weeks of rough water and a 500-mile recovery push. SpaceX has now reached calmer water off Christmas Island—but the trip home is far from over.