SpaceX delays Crew-8 launch, but lines up Starlink launch instead

Bad weather conditions on the launch corridor for a human spaceflight from Kennedy Space Center prompted a two-day delay, so SpaceX took the opportunity to roll out and try and shoehorn a launch without humans from nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday.

New or retooled Cape Canaveral launch pads considered for SpaceX Starship

The Department of Defense is looking for a new home for SpaceX’s Starship, launching the process to determine what the environmental impact would be to allow the world’s most powerful rocket to launch from the Space Coast.

SpaceX launches what could become 1st successful commercial lunar lander

SpaceX had to wait a day, but it ended up knocking out a pristine launch in the wee hours Thursday for Intuitive Machines, aiming to be the first commercial company to successfully make a soft landing on the moon.

Space Force cancels multibillion-dollar classified military satellite program

The U.S. Space Force canceled a multibillion-dollar program to develop a classified military communications satellite because of increased costs, difficulties developing its payload and a schedule delay, according to a regulatory filing and people familiar with the decision.

Lawmakers again seeking creation of Space National Guard

A group of senators is again seeking to create a Space National Guard, arguing it would boost readiness and efficiency and retain talent.

Air Force announces new 3-star command, creates new jobs and changes training for airmen

The Air Force will add a new command focused on modernization led by a three-star general, create more technical jobs and redesign and rename its training command as part of an overhaul to prepare its troops for future fights, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said.

US military hopes one day to move supplies, maybe troops, on SpaceX’s Starship

While NASA is rooting for SpaceX to achieve Starship success so it can land humans on the moon, the U.S. military has plans of their own for the massive rocket that could include launches from Florida’s Space Coast.

Overnight SpaceX launch set for NASA Earth science probe

A NASA satellite that will look at the tiniest parts of the air and ocean is set for an overnight launch from the Space Coast after a years-long path to the launch pad.

Space Force to get its 1st astronaut on SpaceX launch this year

NASA announced the four members for the planned August SpaceX mission to rotate crew on the International Space Station and it includes the first member of the U.S. Space Force flying to orbit.

Space Coast’s new general spearheads more cooperation with private space companies

Brig. Gen. Kristin Panzenhagen wants commercial companies to solve Space Force problems, but if the U.S. Space Force can help them, that’s OK with her, too. That’s part of the message she delivered at the Space Mobility Conference in Orlando, Fla.