SpaceX news and analysis, tracking launches, technology milestones and the company's role in the space industry.
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Elon Musk’s aerospace firm announced plans to invest more than $74 billion in two new supercomputing campuses, bolstering its artificial‑intelligence efforts alongside its rocket and satellite operations.
The rocket maker finalized a $40 billion debt facility aimed at acquiring Nvidia graphics processors as it expands its AI‑focused computing capabilities.
The company’s AI division, now operating under the name Super Intelligence, reported a $431 million profit, surpassing market expectations and highlighting SpaceX’s expanding focus on AI services.
Reliable Robotics closed a $115 million Series D round, aiming to secure FAA certification for its autonomous flight system and lift its valuation past $1 billion.
The mission lifted 6,300 lb of experiments, supplies and new solar array wings from Redwire Space aboard a Falcon 9, boosting the station’s power capability.
In response to a presidential directive, Musk announced that the company’s SpaceXAI division will adopt the new name SpaceXSI, swapping the “AI” label for “SI” to denote super‑intelligence.
An automatic abort halted SpaceX’s Falcon 9 seconds before liftoff, prompting a reset and rescheduling of the flight carrying 21 military data‑relay satellites to October 6.
NASA’s Crew‑13 mission, originally slated for September 12, will now launch on October 1 after an oxidizer leak in the Dragon spacecraft forced a schedule shift, illustrating the operational challenges of commercial crew flights.
SpaceX’s Starship lifted off from Starbase on July 24, 2026, deploying its first generation Starlink V3 satellites and completing a successful test flight.