The Latest Breaking News from SpaceX

Does Starlink's new service mean the satphone is dead?

If you can use your smartphone anywhere, the satellite phone might become redundant.

Digital Camera World · Feb 13, 2025

Elon Musk wants to tear out entire federal agencies: ‘It’s like a weed. If you don’t remove the roots, the weed will grow back’

Musk said the action of “deleting” entire agencies is necessary to prevent future administrations from rehiring for what he believes are unnecessary roles.

Fortune · Feb 13, 2025

Some federal workers are ‘getting wealthy at taxpayer expense,’ says Elon Musk, whose companies have received at least $20 billion from the government

Musk’s task force wants to cut tens of thousands of federal workers, and now it’s aiming at people he thinks are too rich.

Fortune · Feb 13, 2025

County judge approves election to decide whether SpaceX launch site will become a city

If a majority of the roughly 500 residents living around the South Texas site vote yes in May, Starbase will be the state’s newest city.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 12, 2025

'Stranded' Starliner astronauts finally have a return date — and it's sooner than expected

NASA will send astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams home from the International Space Station early on a previously used SpaceX Dragon space capsule, not on a brand-new one, the agency announced.

LiveScience · Feb 12, 2025

Win a chance to see a SpaceX rocket launch thanks to Bethesda, creators of 'Starfield'

Xbox and Bethesda have teamed up with Lonestar to send one 'Starfield' fan to Florida to witness the launch of a historic space mission to the Moon.

Space · Feb 12, 2025

If you thought Elon Musk was bad, look at his dreadful mini-mes and shudder for America

They are young and seizing the reins of government on their master’s behalf with an imperial swagger. It will end in many tears, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025

SpaceX rocket launch spawns dazzling 'space jellyfish' in evening sky (photos)

If you saw something strange in the evening sky over California on Feb. 10, we can explain.

Space · Feb 12, 2025

X's Oval Office Takeover: Trump Amused By Elon Musk's Son, A 'High IQ Individual'

President Donald Trump appeared amused by Elon Musk's son, X, as the 4-year-old boy attended a press briefing at the Oval Office with his dad, wherein he was introduced to the media by the president himself as a "high IQ individual."

International Business Times · Feb 12, 2025

Elon Musk appears with Trump and tries to claim ‘Doge’ team is transparent

Key presidential ally, whose agency has operated in secrecy, also makes claim – without evidence – of fraud at USAid

The Guardian - US · Feb 12, 2025