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SpaceX Plans $250 M ‘Gigabay’ to Boost Starship Output by 2026
A Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing, caught by space analyst Niall-Ian Anderson on X, shows SpaceX will build a 700,000-square-foot “Gigabay” at Starbase, Cameron County, for roughly $250 million. The structure will replace older...View Commentary -
SpaceX Reuse Strategy Drives Launch Costs Down and Flight Rate Up
SpaceX launch-operations vice-president Kiko Dontchev told followers that Falcon 9 reusability and a redesigned payload dispenser have “slashed the cost per kilogram to LEO and boosted annual launch slots.” Current public pricing shows rideshare p...View Commentary -
Starship Ship 36 Explodes in “Major Anomaly” During Static‑Fire Test
During a late-night test stand check at Starbase on June 18, Starship Ship 36 suffered a catastrophic failure, erupting into a massive fireball just before its planned static‑fire sequence ahead of Flight 10. The incident occurred midway through t...View Commentary -
NASA’s TRACERS Spacecraft Arrive at Vandenberg, Prepping Late-Season Launch
NASA’s twin TRACERS satellites, built to investigate magnetic reconnection in Earth’s magnetosphere, arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base for pre-launch processing ahead of their ride aboard a Falcon 9. Liftoff is targeted for late July, followi...View Commentary -
Musk Proposes Boeing-Level Production for Starship
Elon Musk shared that SpaceX targets manufacturing Starship at a scale comparable to Boeing and Airbus, signaling a move toward industrial-level output. While no timeline was disclosed, this ambition implies substantial investment in factories and...View Commentary -
White House Directs Review of SpaceX Contracts Amid Musk–Trump Rift
The Trump administration has reportedly instructed NASA and the Department of Defense to reevaluate their ongoing contracts with SpaceX, following Elon Musk’s public dispute with former President Trump. The review includes billions of dollars in l...View Commentary -
Final Crew Dragon C213 Set for Maiden Flight on Axiom Mission 4
SpaceX is preparing to launch its fifth and final Crew Dragon capsule, C213, on Axiom Space’s fourth private astronaut mission to the ISS. The spacecraft, fully assembled at Cape Canaveral, recently passed final prelaunch checkouts and is targetin...View Commentary -
SXM-10 Lofted to GEO as Falcon Family Notches 501st Orbital Mission
SpaceX launched SiriusXM’s SXM-10 radio satellite to geostationary transfer orbit from Cape Canaveral, marking its 501st Falcon-family orbital flight. The satellite weighed 6.4 tons and will replace SXM-7, which failed post-deployment in 2021. Boo...View Commentary -
Full Raptor Static Fire Signals Starship Flight-10 Turnaround
SpaceX completed a full-duration static fire of all 33 Raptor engines on Booster 16 at Starbase, testing engine swaps and ground infrastructure just nine days after Flight 9. This successful ignition clears a major technical checkpoint for Flight ...View Commentary -
Musk to Decomission SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft, Subsequently Walks Back
UPDATE: Following the advice of a user on X, Elon Musk retracted his earlier announcement to decommission the Dragon spacecraft following escalating tensions with President Trump, who had threatened to revoke SpaceX’s government contracts. Elon M...View Commentary
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