MAY 13
1 ITEM
FCC Targets EchoStar’s Underused Spectrum After SpaceX Complaint
U.S. regulators moved to investigate EchoStar’s use of 2 GHz spectrum for mobile-satellite services after a challenge by SpaceX. In a proceeding announced May 13, the FCC presse...
BEAMSTART
SpaceX
Regulatory
MAY 12
2 ITEMS
Elon Musk confirms Mars infrastructure will rely on solar and fission
In a reply on X about scaling terrestrial solar arrays, Elon Musk noted the exercise is “useful for Mars too,” stating that future Martian settlements will require vast solar ar...
SpaceX Customers Navigate New U.S. Tariffs on Satellite Launches
U.S. trade policy is impacting SpaceX’s international launch customers, as recent tariffs on imported technology have effectively raised the cost of launching foreign-built sate...
SPACENEWS
SpaceX
MAY 8
1 ITEM
FAA seeks public input on Pad 40 upgrades targeting faster Falcon 9 turns
A draft environmental assessment details larger LOX and RP-1 tanks, a beefed-up water deluge, and expanded safety corridors at Cape Canaveral SLC-40. If approved after the 7 Jun...
FAA
SpaceX
Regulatory
MAY 3
1 ITEM
Ship 35 fires six Raptors as Starship fleet queues for Flight 9
Starship prototype Ship 35 completed a single RVac test followed by a brief six-engine static fire at Massey. One engine shut down early, but SpaceX now has multiple boosters an...
NASASPACEFLIGHT
SpaceX
APR 28
1 ITEM
FCC Launches Satellite Spectrum Reform Process
Regulators are taking note of the new space economy, and in late April the U.S. FCC made a landmark move to update rules that have long governed satellite operations. The FCC Co...
REUTERS
SpaceX
Starlink
Regulatory
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APR 17
1 ITEM
SpaceX Seeks Tariff Exemptions for Chinese Starlink Gear
SpaceX’s policy team made news with a request to ease the cost of Starlink hardware. The company confirmed it has petitioned the U.S. Trade Representative for tariff exemptions ...
FCC
SpaceX
Starlink
Politics
Regulatory
APR 14
1 ITEM
SpaceX Seeks Tariff Relief
SpaceX, under Elon Musk's leadership, has petitioned the U.S. Trade Representative for exemptions from 25% tariffs on two critical pieces of manufacturing equipment imported fro...
INDEXBOX
SpaceX
Regulatory
APR 13
1 ITEM
Falcon 9 Booster B1067 Launches for Record 27th Time
B1067 launched 27 Starlink satellites on its 27th flight, a new world record for an orbital-class booster. It landed successfully, continuing SpaceX’s flawless 2025 launch recor...
SPACEFLIGHTNOW
SpaceX
Starlink
APR 12
1 ITEM
SpaceX Launches Starshield Payload for NRO (NROL-192)
A Falcon 9 launched a classified payload believed to be part of the Starshield program, SpaceX’s military derivative of the Starlink platform. The NRO’s press statement hinted a...
SATNEWS
SpaceX
