Ars Technica
SpaceX Says Starship Ready for Orbit, Because Apparently the Sky Wasn't the Limit
SpaceX aims to finally put Starship in orbit on September 22, because the 13 previous attempts were just a warm-up.
2026-09-15
Ars Technica
2026-08-23
BBC World
Sacked Minister Tells Zelensky: 'You Have Questions to Answer' (We Have Follow-Ups)
Ukraine's sacked defence minister says Zelensky has some explaining to do about corruption, while also hinting he might fancy a promotion himself someday.
2026-08-14
The Guardian Europe
Taiwan Simulates Internet Blackout, Because Apparently War Is Inconvenient
Taiwan stages its first simulated internet blackout to prepare for a potential Chinese attack, because nothing says 'civil defense' like a TikTok outage.
2026-08-04
TechCrunch
SpaceX Doubles Revenue, Proves You Can Make Money Renting Out Stuff You Built for Something Else
SpaceX doubles revenue thanks to Starlink and renting out AI compute, proving that even failed AI projects can be monetized if you have enough data centers.
2026-08-03
SpaceNews
Hughes Files for Bankruptcy After Starlink Beats It at Its Own Game
Hughes, the satellite broadband pioneer, files for bankruptcy as Starlink's low-latency LEO constellation leaves its geostationary business in the dust - proving that in space, no one can hear you lag.
2026-07-25
TechCrunch
SpaceX Launches Fancy New Starlinks, Then Promptly Explodes Another Booster
SpaceX launches new V3 Starlink satellites on Starship's 13th flight, but the Super Heavy booster explodes during landing - again. Upper stage performs flawlessly, stock drops 2%.
2026-07-17
TechCrunch
SpaceX Starship V3 Launch Aborted After Engines Decide They'd Rather Not
SpaceX's Starship V3 launch aborted after some engines refused to participate, tanking the stock and delaying orbital dreams.
2026-07-16
Ars Technica
China and Russia Plot to Take Down Starlink: Escalation Ladder Includes Jamming, Space Pellets, and Maybe a Boomerang
China and Russia have a detailed plan to take down Starlink using legal tricks, jamming, and space pellets - but a nuclear option would also fry their own satellites, because nothing says 'winning' like mutual space ruin.
2026-07-14
SpaceNews
Europe Throws Money at Space Defense, Hopes Gravity of Spending Lifts Economy
Europe boosts space defense spending 12% to €13.5B, but remains locked out of global markets and trails U.S. and China in industrial scale.
2026-07-10
SpaceNews
Space Capitalism Needs More Than a Bull Market: A Moonshot Without a Map
SpaceX's $2 trillion IPO and government directives are nice, but space capitalism needs actual laws, not just vibes and executive orders.
2026-06-13
Inside Climate News
Commercial Space Race Poses Inconvenient Question: Who Gets to Monetize the Night Sky?
As companies rush to turn orbit into a data center and the night sky into a commodity, scientists and space lawyers ask: who authorized this cosmic land grab?
2026-06-12
SpaceNews
SpaceX's Orbital Data Centers to Ruin Astronomy: 'The Sky Will Look Like a Half-Moon'
SpaceX plans to launch massive orbital data centers starting in 2027, and astronomers warn they'll turn the night sky into a half-moon glare, ruining pretty much all observations.
2026-05-22
BBC Business
SpaceX Postpones Starship Launch, Because Nothing Says 'Buy Our Shares' Like a Hydraulic Pin Acting Up
SpaceX delays Starship launch due to a wonky pin, right before a record-breaking IPO that could make Elon Musk the first trillionaire - because nothing says 'invest in me' like a rocket that needs a hardware fix.
2026-05-21
Ars Technica
SpaceX Finally Shows Its Receipts, Reveals It's Basically an AI Company That Also Does Rockets
SpaceX files for IPO, reveals $18.67B revenue, $4.94B loss, and a plan to dominate AI compute in orbit - because rockets alone weren't ambitious enough.
2026-04-27
SpaceNews
FAA Finally Remembers It Can Charge for All Those Rocket Launches, Sets Fee at 25 Cents Per Pound
The FAA starts charging 25 cents per pound for commercial rocket launches, because if you're going to clog the national airspace, you might as well pay for the privilege.
2026-04-21
SpaceNews
SpaceX Launches 127 Starlink Missions, Reminds Everyone Government Still Has to Go First
An opinion piece argues that despite SpaceX's dominance in launching Starlink satellites, commercial space still needs government programs like Artemis to de-risk the final frontier first.
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