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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a payload of 20 Starlink satellites is seen in the evening sky above Lawndale, Calif., after being launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 18, 2024.

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How the U.S. became highly reliant on Elon Musk for access to space

by Scott Neuman June 7, 2025June 7, 2025

Besides its flights to the International Space Station and Starship program, SpaceX is deeply embedded in the Department of Defense. The feud between Elon Musk and President Trump could end all that.

SpaceX's mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday.

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SpaceX’s latest Starship test flight ends with another explosion

by The Associated Press March 6, 2025March 6, 2025

Nearly two months after an explosion sent flaming debris raining down on the Turks and Caicos, SpaceX launched another mammoth Starship rocket but lost contact minutes into the test flight.

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