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Musk retreats on Dragon decommission threat after spat with Trump

Elon Musk has quietly dropped his warning to pull SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from NASA and Pentagon programs, easing a standoff with President Trump that had put critical ISS cargo and crew missions and some $22 billion in contracts at risk.

2025-06-05T13:30:00.315979-07:00

Politico

White House Withdraws Jared Isaacman’s NASA Nomination, Citing America First Alignment

2025-05-31T12:18:00.705047-07:00

Space.com

NASA, Axiom Space and SpaceX Set June 10 for Axiom Mission 4 Falcon 9 Launch

2025-06-03T13:12:17.438666-07:00

Reuters

SpaceX Projects $15.5 Billion in 2025 Revenue, Set to Surpass NASA Budget by 2026

2025-06-03T11:22:24.545983-07:00

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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Yahoo Finance

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India grants Starlink GMPCS license, inching toward commercial launch pending IN-SPACE approval India’s Department of Telecommunications has issued Starlink a GMPCS license covering Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite, VSAT and ISP services, moving Elon Musk’s satellite broadband provider closer to commercial operations in the country. Final clearance from India’s IN-SPACE regulator remains pending.

2025-06-06T02:51:51.403094-07:00

India grants Starlink GMPCS license, inching toward commercial launch pending IN-SPACE approval

Spaceflight Now

SpaceX to Launch SiriusXM’s SXM-10 Radio Satellite on Reused Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral SpaceX plans a late-night liftoff of the SXM-10 satellite for SiriusXM atop a Falcon 9 first stage booster B1085—on its eighth flight—from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral. The mission, using a Maxar-built geosynchronous transfer orbit payload with a 10 m unfurlable reflector, targets liftoff June 6 at 11:19 p.m. EDT (0319 UTC June 7) in a four-hour window.

2025-06-05T22:10:11.209100-07:00

SpaceX to Launch SiriusXM’s SXM-10 Radio Satellite on Reused Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral

Fox Weather

Debris From SpaceX’s Ninth Starship Flight Washing Ashore on Mexico and Texas Beaches Debris from SpaceX’s May 27 Starship test flight has started washing ashore on beaches in northeastern Mexico and southern Texas, environmental groups report. The scattered fragments include plastic and aluminum shards, large tanks and other components, raising concerns about hazards to marine life and endangered sea turtles.

2025-06-05T15:43:56.902992-07:00

Debris From SpaceX’s Ninth Starship Flight Washing Ashore on Mexico and Texas Beaches

CNBC

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Musk retreats on Dragon decommission threat after spat with Trump Elon Musk has quietly dropped his warning to pull SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from NASA and Pentagon programs, easing a standoff with President Trump that had put critical ISS cargo and crew missions and some $22 billion in contracts at risk.

2025-06-05T13:30:00.315979-07:00

Musk retreats on Dragon decommission threat after spat with Trump

Ars Technica

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Trump Cancels Key SpaceX Contracts, Threatening U.S. Space Program President Trump has ordered the cancellation of multiple SpaceX contracts awarded under the previous administration, a move that industry insiders warn could disrupt NASA’s commercial partnerships and stall critical missions, including lunar landers and resupply flights. Critics say the decision undermines U.S. competitiveness and contractor confidence.

2025-06-05T13:10:30.983925-07:00

Trump Cancels Key SpaceX Contracts, Threatening U.S. Space Program

Toronto Star

Ontario Won’t Restore C$100 Million Starlink Satellite Internet Deal After Musk–Trump Fallout Ontario Premier Doug Ford confirmed the provincial government will not reinstate the C$100 million Starlink satellite internet contract it scrapped in March. The cancellation was part of Canada’s response to tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.

2025-06-05T12:05:34.290602-07:00

Ontario Won’t Restore C$100 Million Starlink Satellite Internet Deal After Musk–Trump Fallout

thebulkheadseat.com

United Airlines taps Spotify to stream music, podcasts and audiobooks on 130,000+ seatback screens United Airlines and Spotify will launch more than 450 hours of music, podcasts and audiobooks across over 130,000 seatback screens in the carrier’s 680+ aircraft. Many screens will support 4K resolution and Bluetooth connectivity, marking Spotify’s first inflight offering of audiobooks and video podcasts.

2025-06-05T05:45:12.824377-07:00

United Airlines taps Spotify to stream music, podcasts and audiobooks on 130,000+ seatback screens

Space.com

SpaceX Reuses Falcon 9 for 26th Flight to Deploy 27 Starlink Smallsats from Vandenberg On June 4, a Falcon 9 lifted off under heavy fog from Vandenberg SLC-4E, deploying 27 Group 11-22 Starlink smallsats into low-Earth orbit. The mission marked its first-stage booster’s 26th flight, advancing SpaceX’s constellation expansion and reusability goals.

2025-06-04T20:23:01.131872-07:00

SpaceX Reuses Falcon 9 for 26th Flight to Deploy 27 Starlink Smallsats from Vandenberg

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