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Bezos Predicts 'Millions' Will Be Living in Space Soon

But robots will be doing most of the work, he reckons

(Newser) - Jeff Bezos is looking to the stars, and he thinks millions of us will soon follow. Speaking at an Italian Tech Week event in Turin earlier this month, the Amazon and Blue Origin founder predicted that within two decades, "millions of people" will be living in space. Bezos is...

Presumed Rocket Part Falls From Space

Charred object found by miners in western Australia on Saturday

(Newser) - A hunk of space debris has turned up in the Australian desert, where it was reportedly found charred and smoking on Saturday. The Australian Space Agency confirmed Monday that the mysterious object, likely a spent rocket part, was discovered smoldering on a remote access road in the Pilbara region of...

Musk Trolls Duffy as NASA Power Struggle Goes Public

Musk calls Duffy 'Sean Dummy' after he suggests SpaceX could lose moon contract

(Newser) - A very public feud has erupted between Elon Musk and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy over the future of NASA. Musk mocked Duffy, the acting NASA administrator, in a series of posts on X Tuesday, calling him "Sean Dummy," accusing him of wanting to "kill NASA," saying...

Cards Against Humanity, SpaceX Reach a Settlement

Card game had sued over alleged trespassing on Texas land it bought in 2017 to protest border wall

(Newser) - SpaceX has settled a lawsuit filed by the maker of the popular party game Cards Against Humanity over accusations that Elon Musk's rocket company trespassed and damaged a plot of land the card company owns in Texas. Texas court records show a settlement was reached in the case last...

NASA Threatens to Dump SpaceX From Moon Mission

Elon Musk doubtful as agency opens door to rivals amid race with China

(Newser) - NASA is rethinking its moon lander contract with SpaceX, raising the prospect that Elon Musk's company could lose its central role in the agency's Artemis III mission—the first crewed lunar landing since Apollo. Acting NASA chief Sean Duffy signaled during TV appearances on Monday that SpaceX...

Tracker Finds SpaceX Spy Satellites on Wrong Frequencies

Signals may violate international rules and disrupt other satellites

(Newser) - A network of classified SpaceX satellites operated for the US government is quietly beaming signals to Earth on frequencies reserved for the opposite direction—a move that may break international rules and risks interference with other spacecraft. NPR reports that the odd activity was discovered by amateur satellite tracker Scott...

Deal Values OpenAI at a Sky-High $500B

It's now the world's most valuable private company

(Newser) - OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has surged to a $500 billion valuation, outpacing SpaceX and making it the world's most valuable startup. Bloomberg reports that in OpenAI's latest deal, current and former employees sold roughly $6.6 billion worth of their shares at that valuation to an...

Elon Musk Just Did What No Other Billionaire Has Ever Done

Tesla surge helps him reach net worth of $500B, inching him closer to trillionaire status

(Newser) - Elon Musk has reached a new milestone, becoming the first person whose net worth hit $500 billion, reports the Guardian , though the figure slipped back to $499 billion shortly after, per Forbes . The Tesla CEO's fortune has soared in 2025, largely riding a 70% rebound in Tesla's...

After a Year of Mishaps, Success for Starship

Mega rocket splashed down as planned after 10th test flight

(Newser) - SpaceX launched the latest test of its mega rocket Starship on Tuesday night and completed the first-ever deployment of a test payload—eight dummy satellites—into space. After just over an hour coasting through space, Starship splashed down as planned in the Indian Ocean, the AP reports.
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Astronauts Sidelined by Starliner Catch Their Ride

Zena Cardman and Mike Finke see liftoff with SpaceX

(Newser) - Astronauts sidelined for the past year by Boeing's Starliner trouble blasted off to the International Space Station on Friday, getting a lift from SpaceX. The US-Japanese-Russian crew of four rocketed from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. They'll replace colleagues who launched to the space station in March as...

Trump Picks Sean Duffy as Temporary NASA Chief

Nomination of Musk ally Jared Isaacman was withdrawn in May

(Newser) - Sean Duffy has become the latest member of President Trump's Cabinet to take on an extra job. Trump has named the transportation secretary as the interim chief of NASA after withdrawing the nomination of Jared Isaacman, a close associate of Elon Musk, the New York Times reports. Duffy,...

Johnston Atoll Spared From SpaceX Rocket Plans

Air Force drops plan after pushback from conservation and native groups

(Newser) - A remote Pacific wildlife refuge, once targeted for SpaceX rocket testing, has been spared—at least for now—as the Air Force backs away from controversial plans amid mounting pressure from conservationists and Indigenous groups, Popular Science reports. The US Department of the Air Force has confirmed it will...

In Historic ISS Moment, a Unique Toast

Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary, as well as astronaut Peggy Whitson, toast with drink pouches

(Newser) - The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland, and Hungary arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday, ferried there by SpaceX on a private flight. The crew of four will spend two weeks at the orbiting lab, performing dozens of experiments, after launching from NASA's...

SpaceX Rocket Explodes at Starbase
SpaceX Rocket
Explodes at Starbase
Jun 19, 2025 3:00 AM CDT

SpaceX Rocket Explodes at Starbase

Rocket was being tested at Texas launch site

(Newser) - A SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas exploded Wednesday night, sending a dramatic fireball high into the sky, the AP reports. The company said the Starship "experienced a major anomaly" at about 11pm while on the test stand preparing for the tenth flight test at Starbase, SpaceX's launch...

Musk (Briefly) Threatens to Decommission Key Spacecraft

Musk later walked back his threat, as Trump downplays feud

(Newser) - As President Trump and Elon Musk argued on social media on Thursday, the world's richest man threatened to decommission a space capsule used to take astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station, the AP reports. After Trump threatened to cut government contracts given to Musk's SpaceX rocket...

This Time, Starship Didn't Explode Within Minutes

But megarocket's 9th test flight wasn't a total success

(Newser) - Starship blasted off Tuesday for another test flight —and within minutes, the ninth test flight from Starbase was more successful than this year's previous two launches, which both exploded midair within 10 minutes of liftoff. Things went awry later in the flight, however. An attempt to deploy dummy...

Starship Plans a Tuesday Launch
Starship Plans
a Tuesday Launch
May 27, 2025 7:11 AM CDT

Starship Plans a Tuesday Launch

This will be first SpaceX flight since 2 explosions earlier this year, with a Mars mission on the horizon

(Newser) - The last two Starships sent up into space exploded midair , sending debris raining down on Earth. SpaceX now hopes for better results with the ninth unmanned test flight of its powerful new rocket, with a launch window from the Starbase facility near Brownsville, Texas, set for Tuesday starting at 7:...

Starbase Is About to Become Newest City in Texas
Musk Gets His Own
Company Town
UPDATED
May 5, 2025 12:30 AM CDT

Musk Gets His Own Company Town

Voting to make Starbase a city concluded Saturday

(Newser) - The registered voters of the South Texas home of Elon Musk's SpaceX voted 212-6 to formally organize as a city—named Starbase. As the AP reports, the vote was "lopsided" due to the fact that most of the resident voters are SpaceX employees. "Starbase, Texas," Musk...

Amazon Gets Into the Satellite Game
Amazon Launches
Starlink Rival
Apr 29, 2025 1:00 AM CDT

Amazon Launches Starlink Rival

Project Kuiper aims to rival Musk's satellite company in global broadband access

(Newser) - Amazon has launched its first Project Kuiper internet satellites, signaling its official arrival in the fast-expanding race to blanket the globe with broadband from space. The company launched its first batch of 27 Project Kuiper internet satellites into orbit Monday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the AP reports....

One Good Thing Happened to Elon Musk on Tuesday

Voting began on whether to make Starbase a city

(Newser) - Tuesday may not have been a stellar day for Elon Musk , but there was one exception. As the New York Times reports, voting kicked off yesterday at a building that sits on a stretch of land at Texas's southern tip. Among the questions being weighed: Should Starbase, Texas, become...

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