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FAA requires SpaceX to investigate Starship Flight 9 mishap

SpaceX must figure out what happened on Flight 9 of its Starship megarocket, during which the vehicle's second stage made an uncontrolled reentry over the Indian Ocean.

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What goes up must come down: How megaconstellations like SpaceX's Starlink network pose a grave safety threat to us on Earth

Thousands of satellites with incredibly short lifetimes are being sent up into low Earth orbit. When they fall back down they're fireballs of pollution — and what doesn't burn up hits the ground.

LiveScience

FAA demands an accident investigation into SpaceX's latest out-of-control Starship flight

The Federal Aviation Administration is demanding an accident investigation into the out-of-control Starship flight by SpaceX

The Independent UK

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'No radio astronomy from the ground would be possible anymore': Satellite mega-swarms are blinding us to the cosmos — and a critical 'inflection point' is approaching

Invisible radiation leaking out of private satellites, like SpaceX's Starlink spacecraft, is disrupting radio astronomers' ability to detect important signals from across the universe. If left unchecked, we could reach an "inflection point" beyond which we can no longer properly study the cosmos, researchers warn.

LiveScience

NASA plans to build a giant radio telescope on the 'dark side' of the moon. Here's why.

A NASA-funded plan to build a large radio telescope on the moon's far side is nearing final approval and could become a reality by the 2030s, researchers say. The ambitious project will help safeguard astronomy from satellite "megaconstellations" — and help scientists unravel more of the radio spectrum.

LiveScience

How many satellites could fit in Earth orbit? And how many do we really need?

The number of satellites orbiting Earth is rising fast, thanks to private companies such as SpaceX. But just how big will these "megaconstellations" become? And what problems might they cause?

LiveScience

Home of Musk's SpaceX Proposes Changing Town So That Property Owners 'May Lose the Right' to Use Their Land: Report

Elon Musk's company town Starbase may strip property owners of land-use rights under a new zoning plan, sparking concerns about privatized control.

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Elon Musk says SpaceX will launch its biggest Starship yet this year, but Mars in 2026 is '50/50'

SpaceX plans to launch the new "Version 3" of its Starship megarocket by the end of 2025 and is working to send the vehicle to Mars a year later, Elon Musk said.

Space

SpaceX launches advanced GPS satellite for US Space Force in record-short turnaround

SpaceX launched an advanced GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force today (May 30), less than three months after getting the official go-ahead.

Space

Musk says 50-50 chance of sending uncrewed Starship to Mars by late 2026

The billionaire’s Mars mission claim comes despite SpaceX experiencing several failed test launches over recent months.

Al Jazeera

Elon Musk promises more risky launches after sixth Starship failure

What goes up must come down, and earlier this week yet another of SpaceX’s Starships, the biggest and most powerful type of rocket ever built, came back down to Earth in spectacular fashion. In the sky above the Indian Ocean, it exploded.

The Conversation

Elon Musk says his Mars 2026 presentation will take place Friday

The SpaceX CEO has said he wants people living on the Red Planet by 2040

The Independent UK

SpaceX aiming for record-breaking 170 orbital launches in 2025

SpaceX is targeting a whopping 170 orbital liftoffs in 2025, which would shatter the record the company set just last year.

Space

Why has Elon Musk quit Donald Trump’s administration?

Elon Musk steps down from his government efficiency role after clashing with Trump over US federal spending policies.

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‘Did My Best’: Elon Musk’s Response to Congress Failing to Codify DOGE and Difficulty Reforming World's Largest Bureaucracy

Elon Musk responded to Congress’s lack of action towards codifying months' worth of budget cuts.

We Got This Covered

‘Spiraling wildly out of control’: Elon Musk’s latest space flight ends in third failure this year

Another $100 million up in smoke...

Euronews

Elon Musk leaves Trump administration and DOGE government cost-cutting agency

Musk said on X he hoped the DOGE mission would only “strengthen over time” and become a “way of life in the government” as he announced his stepping back from the cost-cutting agency created under the Trump administration.

The Guardian - US

Musk is pivoting from DC and Doge’s failures – and wants investors to know

The billionaire mogul is signaling far and wide that he’s back to business, and even criticizing Trump’s tax bill

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Musk Criticizes Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill,' Says It Will Undermine The Work of DOGE

Musk, who says he will be stepping away from the DC spotlight, is criticizing Trump's "big beautiful bill," saying it will undermine DOGE's work.

Space

SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites from Florida, lands rocket on ship at sea

SpaceX launched 27 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast today (May 28) and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea.

The Independent UK

Football piracy blockade could kill people, internet boss warns

‘I pray no one dies,’ says Cloudflare chief executive

Tom’s Guide

iPhone's satellite connectivity could be in trouble — here's why

Apple could have offered full satellite internet at one point, but now the company seems against what little satellite service it actually offers.

Evening Standard

Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship rocket tumbles out of control and tears apart

Onboard fuel leaks caused the unmanned vessel to spin uncontrollably as it re-entered Earth's atmosphere

The Guardian - AU

SpaceX Starship breaks up over Indian Ocean in latest bumpy test

Ship flew farther than on two previous attempts but sprang leaks and began spinning before re-entering atmosphere out of control

The Independent UK

Watch: SpaceX Starship spins out of control in Elon Musk’s latest test flight

Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship rocket spun out of control around halfway through its flight on Tuesday, 27 May, without achieving some of its most important testing goals.

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