Elon Musk lashed out at Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on X Tuesday, after Duffy suggested NASA may sideline SpaceX from its moon mission.

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SpaceX will launch its record-breaking 133rd Falcon 9 mission of 2025 today (Oct. 22), and you can watch the action live.

Muon Space is integrating SpaceX's 'mini space lasers' into its own satellite network, providing a way to access Starlink for real-time data connectivity.

SpaceX signed the nearly $3 billion government contract in 2021. It helped solidify the fledgling company as a powerhouse in space travel as the country with the most advanced space program gave it the stamp of approval. Since then, SpaceX’s valuation has ballooned from $100 billion to reports of over $400 billion.

A Falcon 9 carrying 28 of SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellites lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 1:39 p.m. EDT (1639 GMT). It was the record-breaking 31st mission for this Falcon 9's first stage, a booster designated 1067.

U.S. Space Force awards $1B in launch contracts to SpaceX and ULA for vital military satellite missions, boosting national security space capabilities.

The offer is perhaps SpaceX's most aggressive effort yet to grow Starlink in the US, where it has over 2 million active subscribers. The company’s previous discounts have included a truly free Starlink dish in exchange for a 12-month subscription commitment.