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SpaceX News 22 September 2025 - 13 October 2025

SpaceX’s Starship Ignites Moon-Race Drama: Will NASA Beat China?

SpaceX’s Starship Ignites Moon-Race Drama: Will NASA Beat China?

SpaceX’s next Starship test (Flight 11) is set for Oct. 13, 2025 (7:15 pm ET), marking the final launch of the current “Block 2” version ts2.tech. Flight 11 will replicate Flight 10’s profile (booster splashdown in Gulf, ship to Indian Ocean) but test new landing techniques and a reinforced heat shield ts2.tech space.com. NASA is betting Artemis III (by ~2027) on Starship for crewed lunar landings, even as China pushes for its first moonwalk by 2030 krgv.com reuters.com. Experts warn NASA’s plan is “extraordinarily complex” krgv.com and may slip; former NASA chief Jim Bridenstine remarked “it doesn’t make a lot of sense… if you’re trying
13 October 2025
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Starship Soars, Starlink Swells & SpaceX Dominates: 10 Days of Spectacular SpaceX News (Oct 1–10, 2025)

Starship Soars, Starlink Swells & SpaceX Dominates: 10 Days of Spectacular SpaceX News (Oct 1–10, 2025)

Now, let’s dive into the details of each development from October 1–10, 2025, and what they mean for SpaceX, its competitors, and the future of spaceflight. Falcon 9 Launch Frenzy and Mission Highlights spaceflightnow.comSpaceX began October with Falcon 9 rockets flying at an unprecedented pace, underscoring the company’s capability to maintain a rapid cadence. On Oct. 3, a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg SFB completed SpaceX’s 125th launch of 2025, lofting 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to low Earth orbitspaceflightnow.comspace.com. The booster (serial B1097) landed on the Pacific droneship Of Course I Still Love You minutes later, marking SpaceX’s 514th successful
5 October 2025
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Blastoff and Breakthroughs: SpaceX Smashes Records, Mars Life Clue, and More (Oct 4–5, 2025)

Blastoff and Breakthroughs: SpaceX Smashes Records, Mars Life Clue, and More (Oct 4–5, 2025)

Key Facts Major Launches and Missions SpaceX’s relentless launch pace hit a new high this weekend. On Oct. 3, a Falcon 9 rocket roared off the pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying 28 Starlink broadband satellites into low Earth orbit space.com. This mission marked SpaceX’s 125th Falcon 9 flight of the year, already a record-setting cadence, and the booster successfully landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship ~8 minutes later space.com. The reused booster (serial B1097) completed its second flight space.com. Starlink deployment was confirmed about an hour after liftoff, adding to SpaceX’s ever-growing internet constellation space.com. With over 8,500
5 October 2025
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SpaceX’s $400 Billion Moonshot: How to Invest in Elon Musk’s Rocket Empire in 2025

SpaceX’s $400 Billion Moonshot: How to Invest in Elon Musk’s Rocket Empire in 2025

Investing in SpaceX: Full Report Can You Invest in SpaceX in 2025? SpaceX is not publicly traded. In 2025, individual investors cannot buy SpaceX stock on any stock exchange – the company remains private and majority-owned by Elon Musk and early backers get.ycharts.com. Unlike Tesla, which went public in 2010, SpaceX has stayed closely held. Musk has long argued that remaining private allows SpaceX to focus on audacious long-term goals (like colonizing Mars) without the short-term pressures of quarterly earnings and public market scrutiny investopedia.com. As he put it, taking SpaceX public too soon could “change its fundamental mission to
3 October 2025
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Space Industry Roars Amid Shutdown Drama: NASA Halts Ops as ESA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, China Make Headlines

Space Industry Roars Amid Shutdown Drama: NASA Halts Ops as ESA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, China Make Headlines

Key Facts: In-Depth Report: NASA and U.S. Space Policy: Shutdown Halts Many Operations On Oct. 1, 2025, the U.S. government lapsed into a funding shutdown as federal appropriations ran out. All NASA civil servants (about 15,000 employees) were furloughed, and many agency offices and web services went offline. NASA’s Science Mission Directorate warned that proposal deadlines and solicitations would be set to “TBD” until funding is restored. SpaceFlight Now reports NASA officials immediately rebutted a critical Senate report – one claiming the agency was “illegally” relying on an unapproved budget blueprint – calling those allegations false. In practice, NASA says
2 October 2025
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SpaceX Starship: The Giant Rocket Poised to Change Space Travel Forever (2025 Update)

SpaceX’s Starship Returns: Launch Set for Oct. 13 – A Lunar Race and Rocket Showdown Explained

Sources: Official SpaceX announcements and live-test reports space.com friendsofnasa.org; Space.com and SpaceExplored news articles covering the Flight 10 success and Oct. 13 announcement space.com spaceexplored.com; NASA and Congressional briefings on Artemis timelines nasa.gov space.com; NASA Advisory Panel analysis spacepolicyonline.com gizmodo.com; and public flight logs and press summaries en.wikipedia.org nasaspaceflight.com. These sources provide the latest updates on Starship’s development, objectives, and its role in the upcoming Moon missions and broader space exploration landscape.
30 September 2025
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rockets 28 More Starlink Satellites – Ties Monthly Launch Record

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rockets 28 More Starlink Satellites – Ties Monthly Launch Record

Falcon 9 Launch Details and Milestones On Sept. 28, SpaceX executed a textbook launch from Vandenberg’s Space Launch Complex 4E. The Falcon 9 booster B1063, standing vertically on the pad, ignited and soared away at 7:04 p.m. PDT spaceflightnow.com. After clearing the pad, it flew on a south-easterly trajectory toward orbit. About 8½ minutes later the first stage used its grid fins and engines to steer back to Earth, touching down cleanly on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean spaceflightnow.com thenews.com.pk. The second stage continued upwards and deployed the 28 Starlink satellites roughly an
29 September 2025
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Spectacular Space News Blitz: SpaceX Soars 28 Satellites, NASA Unleashes Solar Probes, China’s New Weather Satellite & More (Sept 28–29, 2025)

Spectacular Space News Blitz: SpaceX Soars 28 Satellites, NASA Unleashes Solar Probes, China’s New Weather Satellite & More (Sept 28–29, 2025)

Sources: Authoritative space news outlets, agency releases and expert commentary from Sept. 28–29, 2025, including Space.com space.com, Spaceflight Now spaceflightnow.com, ESA and company press releases esa.int northstar-data.com, and industry reports grandviewresearch.com. All statistics and quotes above are cited to linked original reports.
29 September 2025
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Space News Bonanza: NASA’s Artemis, SpaceX Starlink Launch & China’s New Weather Satellite (Sept 27–28, 2025)

Space News Bonanza: NASA’s Artemis, SpaceX Starlink Launch & China’s New Weather Satellite (Sept 27–28, 2025)

Government Space Agency Missions & Announcements NASA: In late September, NASA’s focus was on its upcoming Artemis II Moon mission. The four astronauts held a media briefing on Sept. 24 to announce the name of their Orion spacecraft: “Orion Integrity” nasa.gov. They explained “Integrity” symbolizes the trust and collaboration needed for the mission. This 10-day crewed lunar test flight is slated for no later than April 2026. Meanwhile, NASA science made headlines with a major Mars discovery: analyses of a Perseverance rover sample (nicknamed “Sapphire Canyon”) from Jezero Crater suggest it “could preserve evidence of ancient microbial life” nasa.gov. Acting
28 September 2025
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SpaceX’s Spectacular Launch Weekend: 50 Satellites Launched, But Troubles Loom

SpaceX’s Spectacular Launch Weekend: 50 Satellites Launched, But Troubles Loom

Weekend Launches and Starlink Expansion On Sept. 25 and 27, 2025, SpaceX sent two Falcon 9 rockets aloft from Vandenberg SFB in California, each deploying a batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Sept. 25 mission (Starlink 17-11) lifted off at 9:26 p.m. local time with 24 Starlink V2 Mini satellites Edhat Space. A first-stage booster landed on the droneship OCISLY about 8½ minutes later Space. Two days later, on Sept. 27 at 7:20 a.m. Pacific Time, Falcon 9 carried 26 more Starlink satellites into orbit Ksby. KSBY News reports that after stage separation the booster again returned to OCISLY for a precision
27 September 2025
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Amazon Launches 27 Satellites in High-Stakes Race Against SpaceX’s Starlink

Amazon Launches 27 Satellites in High-Stakes Race Against SpaceX’s Starlink

Amazon’s Space Race: Project Kuiper Launches 27 More Satellites — How It Stacks Up Against Starlink Bottom Line: Amazon’s latest launch of 27 Kuiper satellites is a significant milestone in the space internet showdownwith SpaceX. It dramatically scales up Amazon’s in-orbit assets and demonstrates the company’s commitment to catching up in this critical new industry. Project Kuiper is still in early days – 129 satellites versus Starlink’s 8,000+ – but Amazon’s vast resources, massive launch contracts, and integrations with its tech ecosystem position it as a formidable challenger. If Amazon can execute its blistering launch schedule and hit service milestones, 2025–2026 will see global broadband
25 September 2025
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Space Spectacle: NASA Unveils New Astronauts, SpaceX Launch Blitz & Cosmic Breakthroughs (21–22 Sep 2025)

Space Spectacle: NASA Unveils New Astronauts, SpaceX Launch Blitz & Cosmic Breakthroughs (21–22 Sep 2025)

Key Facts Major Launches and Mission Updates NASA’s Space Weather Trio Set for Launch: At Kennedy Space Center, NASA and NOAA are on the cusp of launching three spacecraft that promise new insight into solar storms and the Solar System’s boundary. On Sept. 21, officials declared the IMAP mission (“Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe”) and its two co-manifested satellites “go” for launch science.nasa.gov. IMAP will travel ~1.5 million km sunward to the Sun–Earth L1 point to map the heliosphere – the magnetic bubble shielding our Solar System – and study how solar wind particles and cosmic rays interact at that
22 September 2025
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Stock Market Today

Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

7 February 2026
Meta shares dropped 1.3% to $661.46 on Friday after the company projected 2026 capital spending of up to $135 billion, raising investor concerns over cash flow. Meta reported Q4 revenue of $59.89 billion, up 24% year-over-year, with ad impressions rising 18%. Analysts remain divided on whether AI-driven ad gains can offset the steep spending ramp.
IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

7 February 2026
IAG shares rose 4.33% to 438.50 pence Friday, near their 52-week high, ahead of full-year results due later this month. The company reported 162,073,135 treasury shares and total voting rights of 4,565,128,012. Brent crude fell 2.2% Thursday to $67.93 a barrel. South Europe Ground Services logged 712,340 operations in 2025 and seeks approval to operate in Portugal.
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