As SpaceX talks of retiring Falcon 9 and Dragon with a push for Starship, access to low Earth orbit could become difficult.
ARK said a launch bottleneck could help Rocket Lab and Stoke Space capture share if their medium-lift rockets deliver.
Plus, Trump says a deal to lower fertilizer costs is in the works, and Houthi attacks force Saudi Arabia to return to Hormuz.
Falcon 9’s phaseout could create near-term challenges for SpaceX, but Starship’s potential makes the transition a pivotal moment for SPCX investors.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 is no longer unique -- but Starship soon will be.
This was Falcon 9's 108th flight this year, with about 75% going toward the Starlink constellation.
A Falcon 9 rocket rises from its Cape Canaveral launch pad, shrouded in ground fog, carrying 29 Starlink satellites to orbit on Nov. 22, 2025. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. SpaceX launched a ...
Meanwhile, Falcon 9 is still doing much of the work in the commercial launch market. In 2025, it launched 165 times, successfully delivered every payload to ...
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s (NASDAQ:SPCX) decision to stop selling new Falcon 9 rideshare missions after 2028 creates the biggest opening in the medium-lift launch market in years; but ...
Update Dec. 28, 8 p.m. EST (0100 UTC): SpaceX has announced a further delay. No new launch date set. Update Dec. 27, 8:56 p.m. EST (0156 UTC): SpaceX scrubbed the launch Saturday due to a ground issue ...
SpaceX stock surged 6.19% after successful Starship, Falcon 9, NASA Crew-13 and Google satellite launches strengthened a ...
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