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Impact of Trump Cutting Musk’s Federal Contracts: A Comprehensive Analysis
On June 5, 2025, an intense online exchange unfolded between President Donald Trump and ...

Trump Withdraws Isaacman Nomination for NASA Administrator
The White House has officially rescinded the nomination of private astronaut and billionaire entrepreneur ...

Debating NASA’s Mars Ambitions: Four Journalists Discuss
Join us at 2:30 pm Eastern on the livestream and ask questions about the ...

Starship’s Ninth Flight: Successes and Future Upgrades
By Stephen Clark – May 28, 2025 Overview On Tuesday evening, SpaceX launched the ...

Musk Predicts 80% Fix Chance for Starship Engine Issues
By expanding on SpaceX’s latest developments and technical challenges, we explore how the company ...

Falcon 9 Sonic Booms: Seismic Wave Analysis
When SpaceX’s Falcon 9 boosters accelerate beyond Mach 1, the resulting sonic booms don’t ...

Rocket Report: SpaceX Expansion and Global Launch Insights
By Stephen Clark • May 23, 2025 Introduction Welcome to Edition 7.45 of the ...

FAA Expands Hazard Zones for SpaceX Starship Flight 9
Overview The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted SpaceX authorization to conduct its ninth ...

FCC Could Revoke EchoStar’s AWS-4 Licenses Amid SpaceX Spectrum Issue
Regulatory Clash Over Underutilized Spectrum On May 9, 2025, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman ...

Starlink’s Free Dish: Purchase vs. 12-Month Commitment Costs and Specs
Introduction In May 2025, SpaceX’s Starlink unveiled a promotion: a free user terminal (‘‘dish’’) ...

FAA Approves Biweekly Starship Launches from Starbase
In a landmark decision on May 6, 2025, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued ...

Amos-6 Revisited: SpaceX’s Sniper Theory and Aftermath
Introduction On the morning of September 1, 2016, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lay prone ...

NASA’s High Launch Costs Despite Reusable Rockets
Launch Cost Trends and Market Dynamics Over the past three decades, the nominal price ...

Chun Wang’s Crypto-Funded Space Mission and Earth Connectivity
For over 25 years, I've tracked human spaceflight missions with unwavering fascination—ranging from NASA's ...

Rocket Report: Navigating Space Strategies
Welcome to Edition 7.39 of the Rocket Report! As the pace of rocket launches ...

SpaceX’s Recent Military Launch Triumph: The Technical and Strategic Edge
In a decisive move that has reshaped the competitive landscape for national security space ...

Switching Launch Providers: A Military Satellite’s Journey from ULA to SpaceX
Assured Access to Space In a significant move that highlights the evolving landscape of ...

SpaceX Secures Leading Position as US Military’s Top Launch Provider
Recent contract awards from the US military have cemented SpaceX's role as the premier ...

Rocket Report: Boosters, Regulations, Launch Trends
Welcome to this detailed analysis in our latest edition of the Rocket Report. In ...

SpaceX Advances Reusability: Flight-Proven Super Heavy Booster Nears Reflight
At 9:40 AM local time on Thursday at SpaceX's Starbase launch site in South ...

NASA Delays Cygnus NG-22 Launch Over Cargo Damage
In a setback for the International Space Station (ISS) resupply program, NASA has confirmed ...