Space X Watch

Space X Watch

This series on SpaceX delves into the company's journey from its inception to its groundbreaking achievements and ambitious future plans. The first episode explores the visionary origins of SpaceX, highlighting Elon Musk's motivations and the company's early challenges. The second episode focuses on the technological innovations that have revolutionized space travel, including the development of reusable rockets and successful missions to the International Space Station. The final episode looks ahead to SpaceX's future, examining the Starship project, plans for lunar exploration, and the ambitious goal of Mars colonization, showcasing the company's potential to transform the aerospace industry and the future of space exploration.

Episodes

September 14, 2025 3 mins
SpaceX is capturing industry and public attention once again with a series of high-profile achievements and some intriguing developments. The company is set to launch the first flight of Northrop Grumman’s new, larger Cygnus XL cargo ship on its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral this Sunday, September 14, at 6:11 p.m. Eastern. The Cygnus XL, named S.S. William C. “Willie” McCool in honor of the Columbia STS-107 pilot, is deliveri...
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SpaceX is making waves this September with a headline-grabbing $17 billion megadeal, snapping up radio spectrum licenses from EchoStar to supercharge Starlink’s direct-to-cell ambitions. Bloomberg and Politico report that SpaceX will pay half the amount in cash and the other half through company stock, with an additional $2 billion going to pay down EchoStar’s debt. This strategic move marks a pivot away from previous collaboration...
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SpaceX has achieved a cascade of historic milestones in just the last few days, setting new standards in the global space race and driving massive attention across both industry and social media. According to TS2 and Spaceflight Now, SpaceX marked its 500th Falcon booster landing on September 5 during a Starlink mission, quickly followed by another Falcon 9 launch on September 6 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, lofting 24 Starlink...
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SpaceX hit another landmark this week by notching its 500th booster landing, continuing the company’s reign as the world’s most relentless space launch provider. Early on September 4, a Falcon 9 soared from Florida’s Cape Canaveral carrying 28 new Starlink satellites, adding to a breakneck tally of over 1,900 Starlink spacecraft launched in 2025 alone, as detailed by Spaceflight Now and TS2 Space. Starlink runs show no sign of slow...
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Listeners, SpaceX has just shattered its own records, entering September 2025 with an unmatched launch cadence. The company set out to complete five Falcon 9 launches in a single week, with two launches successfully lifting off just hours apart on September 2—one from California deploying 24 Starlink satellites, and another from Florida adding 28 more, as covered by TS2 Space Tech and NASASpaceFlight. These missions mark the 400th ...
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SpaceX has once again captured the attention of space enthusiasts around the globe by marking a major milestone today, August 31, 2025. The company just completed its 1,900th Starlink V2 Mini satellite launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, continuing a relentless push to expand global internet coverage. This mission, dubbed Starlink 10-14, stands out as SpaceX’s 77th Starlink launch of ...
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SpaceX captivated the world this week by pulling off a remarkable turnaround after a string of setbacks, as its massive Starship rocket made headlines with a flawless tenth test flight. On August 26, from Starbase, Texas, SpaceX launched its 403-foot Starship S37, which soared to near-space before making a controlled descent and splashdown in the Indian Ocean. Elon Musk shared stunning visuals of the reusable rocket’s ocean landing...
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SpaceX is making headlines right now as listeners await the tenth flight test of Starship, the world’s most ambitious rocket project. Originally scheduled to launch from Starbase in South Texas on Sunday evening, Flight 10 was postponed due to technical ground system issues. SpaceX pushed for a Monday launch, but again, the mission was scrubbed just minutes before liftoff because of anvil-shaped clouds and a heightened risk of ligh...
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Listeners, SpaceX has dominated headlines and social media this weekend with a string of high-profile events, technical advances, and, yes, some hot gossip. Early Sunday morning, SpaceX launched its 33rd commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. The uncrewed Dragon spacecraft blasted off from Cape Canaveral carrying over 5,000 pounds of cargo, from food and equipment to cutting-edge experiments focused on 3D b...
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SpaceX has been making headlines all week, and the pace isn’t showing any signs of slowing as we head into the weekend. According to NASA, SpaceX is preparing to launch its 33rd Commercial Resupply Mission to the International Space Station on Sunday, August 24. The Dragon spacecraft, loaded with more than 5,000 pounds of research, supplies, and equipment, will launch on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral. That vehicle is scheduled to ...
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SpaceX has been making major waves this week, stunning the space industry—and social media feeds—with its relentless push toward rapid rocket development and global internet coverage. On August 14th, in a demonstration of rocket-reuse prowess that listeners have come to expect, SpaceX performed back-to-back Falcon 9 launches just twelve hours apart, sending 24 Starlink satellites from California and then 28 more from Cape Canaveral...
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SpaceX closed out the week with a high-profile commercial win, lofting 24 more of Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband satellites to orbit on Monday from Cape Canaveral after several weather and checkout scrubs; the Falcon 9’s first-stage flew for the first time and landed on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas, marking SpaceX’s second Kuiper launch in under a month, according to Phys.org and the mission broadcast details compiled b...
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SpaceX has been at the center of headline-making space activity this weekend. Most notably, SpaceX’s Crew-10 astronauts—Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers of NASA, Takuya Onishi of JAXA, and Kirill Peskov from Roscosmos—returned to Earth on August 9 after a remarkable 148 days aboard the International Space Station, making history as the first NASA Commercial Crew to splash down off the coast of California instead of Florida. This refl...
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SpaceX is in the spotlight this week with several breakthrough events and high-energy social buzz. Today marks their 100th orbital mission for 2025 as they gear up to launch a batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband satellites from Cape Canaveral. This Falcon 9 liftoff, scheduled for 9:40 a.m. eastern, will add 24 Kuiper satellites to Amazon’s constellation—rivaling SpaceX’s own Starlink network. According to Space.com, if succe...
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SpaceX is grabbing headlines yet again with a record-setting pace in 2025 that’s transforming both space tech and the internet. According to Spaceflight Now, by August 4, SpaceX had already performed its 96th Falcon 9 launch of this year, which included sending up another 28 Starlink satellites and smashing reusability records. The latest Starlink mission marked SpaceX’s 450th launch using a previously flown Falcon 9 booster, and t...
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SpaceX kicked off August 2025 with a show of force and breakthroughs that are already shaping headlines across the globe. In a remarkable 48-hour period, SpaceX successfully launched the Crew-11 mission on August 1, carrying four astronauts—NASA’s Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan’s Kimiya Yui, and Russia’s Oleg Platonov—into orbit from Kennedy Space Center. Their Crew Dragon capsule reached the International Space Station just 1...
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SpaceX is making major headlines this week as the company gears up for a series of pivotal launches and upgrades, cementing its position at the forefront of space exploration and innovation. On July 31, NASA and SpaceX prepared for the highly anticipated Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, with a four-person international crew ready to launch aboard a Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center. However, the launch ...
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All eyes are on SpaceX this week as the company's Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station is set to launch on Thursday, July 31, at 12:09 p.m. Eastern from Kennedy Space Center’s iconic Launch Complex 39A. This launch, part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, will see astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke from NASA, Kimiya Yui of JAXA, and Oleg Platonov from Roscosmos making a 39-hour trip aboard Crew Dragon Endeavour, ...
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SpaceX has had an explosive few days, setting new records and capturing worldwide attention. Early Sunday morning, July 27, SpaceX launched 24 more Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, their second mission in less than 24 hours. According to Space.com, this marked SpaceX's 95th mission of 2025 and the 520th completed mission for the company overall. The Falcon 9 first stage used i...
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SpaceX has made headlines this week for both its ambitious missions and unexpected service disruptions. On Wednesday, the company successfully launched NASA’s TRACERS mission using a Falcon 9 rocket from California. According to Ars Technica, this $170 million project sent two satellites into orbit to investigate plasma conditions in Earth's magnetic field, marking another scientific milestone and showcasing SpaceX’s leading role i...
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