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SpaceX Targets May 27 for Starship IFT-9, First Super Heavy Reuse After FAA Clears Path

SpaceX is set to launch Starship’s ninth integrated flight test on May 27 from Starbase, marking the first reuse of a Super Heavy booster—one that flew IFT-7 and returned—to pad capture by mechanical arms. The mission follows FAA clearance after it identified a Raptor engine fault in IFT-8.

2025-05-23T16:22:16.872604-07:00

Reuters

FAA doubles hazard zones as it clears SpaceX’s Starship Flight 9 return-to-flight

2025-05-22T09:10:49.264155-07:00

Breaking Defense

Trump Unveils $175B Golden Dome Space Missile Shield, Taps Gen. Guetlein to Lead

2025-05-20T13:43:04.002726-07:00

Skift

United Debuts Premium-Heavy ‘Elevated’ Interiors on 787-9 with Polaris Studio Upsell

2025-05-13T04:04:47.456294-07:00

Hype Analysis

Starlink's 2024 Advances: Transforming In-Flight Wi-Fi Connectivity in Aviation

October 17, 2024 - Summary of Starlink's 2024 role in aviation: airlines adopt its high-speed in-flight Wi-Fi, enhancing passenger experience. Read More.

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France Urges Accelerated Defense Space Build-Up Amid GPS Jamming and Starlink Reliance Recent GPS signal jamming in Eastern Europe, Ukraine’s reliance on Starlink for combat communications and satellite-enabled troop tracking underscore space’s evolution into a contested defense domain. French officials warn that without accelerated satellite procurement and resilience measures, Europe risks exposure to emerging counterspace threats.

2025-05-24T22:46:09.222224-07:00

France Urges Accelerated Defense Space Build-Up Amid GPS Jamming and Starlink Reliance

Florida Today

SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites on Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket at 1:19 p.m. EDT on May 24 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, deploying 23 satellites for its Starlink 12-22 mission and further expanding its low Earth orbit broadband constellation.

2025-05-24T11:18:02.634519-07:00

SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites on Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral

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SpaceX Targets May 27 for Starship IFT-9, First Super Heavy Reuse After FAA Clears Path SpaceX is set to launch Starship’s ninth integrated flight test on May 27 from Starbase, marking the first reuse of a Super Heavy booster—one that flew IFT-7 and returned—to pad capture by mechanical arms. The mission follows FAA clearance after it identified a Raptor engine fault in IFT-8.

2025-05-23T16:22:16.872604-07:00

SpaceX Targets May 27 for Starship IFT-9, First Super Heavy Reuse After FAA Clears Path

Space.com

SpaceX Sets May 27 for IFT-9 Starship Launch With First Re-flight of Super Heavy Booster SpaceX plans to launch its ninth Starship Integrated Flight Test on May 27 at 7:30 p.m. EDT (23:30 GMT), marking the first time the company will re-use a Super Heavy booster—the same one that powered IFT-7 and was caught by the launchpad’s mechanical arms.

2025-05-23T15:43:35.762598-07:00

SpaceX Sets May 27 for IFT-9 Starship Launch With First Re-flight of Super Heavy Booster

Aviation Week

SpaceX Cargo Dragon Undocks from ISS, Set for May 25 Pacific Splashdown At 12:05 p.m. EDT on May 25, the unpiloted SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft undocked from the zenith port of the ISS’s Harmony module and is en route for a planned splashdown off California’s Pacific coast at approximately 5:45 a.m. GMT. Recovery operations will follow to retrieve critical experiments and hardware.

2025-05-23T12:18:24.770062-07:00

SpaceX Cargo Dragon Undocks from ISS, Set for May 25 Pacific Splashdown

Bloomberg

South Africa Proposes BEE Workaround to Enable Starlink Rollout South Africa is proposing a framework to bypass Black Economic Empowerment ownership rules for satellite internet operators, paving the way for SpaceX's Starlink and other LEO broadband providers to secure spectrum licenses. Officials say the measure will fast-track competition and extend high-speed internet to underserved regions while upholding empowerment objectives.

2025-05-23T02:30:45.250815-07:00

South Africa Proposes BEE Workaround to Enable Starlink Rollout

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Starlink Poised to Partner with Rome, Stalled by Italian Officials Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite broadband service is ready to finalize an agreement with Rome but has run into resistance from some Italian officials, according to SpaceX’s Italy lead Andrea Stroppa. The hold-ups come amid broader debates in Italy over commercial satellite integration and national security.

2025-05-22T09:26:56.729772-07:00

Starlink Poised to Partner with Rome, Stalled by Italian Officials

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FAA doubles hazard zones as it clears SpaceX’s Starship Flight 9 return-to-flight The FAA has approved SpaceX’s ninth Starship test flight, expanding hazard areas in US and abroad by nearly twofold after recent in-flight breakups showered debris over the Atlantic and Caribbean, prompting delays and diversions for dozens of commercial flights.

2025-05-22T09:10:49.264155-07:00

FAA doubles hazard zones as it clears SpaceX’s Starship Flight 9 return-to-flight

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