US threatens Europe over Starlink restrictions(ft.com)
31 points by mraniki | 26 comments
Financial Times article reporting that the US is threatening Europe over restrictions on SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service.
#spacex on Hacker News
42 stories tagged spacex, newest first.
![Screenshot of youtube.com: Tesla Unveils 'Flying' Roadster with SpaceX Thrusters [video]](https://hn.urlbox.com/shots/renders/2026/10/16/12cdf499-e400-4131-afaf-dbe4cfbbe4b1.jpg)
Tesla Unveils 'Flying' Roadster with SpaceX Thrusters [video](youtube.com)
53 points by skadamat | 41 comments
YouTube video from VideoFromSpace showing Tesla's unveiling of a 'flying' Roadster that uses SpaceX thrusters.
Starlink limit hits Ukraine's drones. The battlefield depends on SpaceX(defence24.com)
36 points by uxhacker | 23 comments
Defence24 article on how Starlink usage limits affect Ukraine's drone operations and the battlefield's dependence on SpaceX.
Why hasn't SpaceX, worth $2T, paid this Bay Area chef the $70K it owes him?(sfchronicle.com)
7 points by hn_acker | 4 comments
San Francisco Chronicle article about a Bay Area chef who says SpaceX owes him about $70,000 in unpaid catering fees.
Tom Brown used GOP ties to broker a $1.25B/month SpaceX compute deal(wsj.com)
95 points by utiiiD | 33 comments
Wall Street Journal article on Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown using GOP ties to broker a $1.25B-per-month compute deal with SpaceX; page shows a device verification screen.
Elon Musk Emails(elonmuskmails.com)
26 points by rishikeshs | 3 comments
A searchable archive of 229 Elon Musk emails organized by year and company, including Tesla, SpaceX, OpenAI and Neuralink.
Our Project Suncatcher prototype satellite is in orbit(blog.google)
58 points by pantalaimon | 56 comments
Google blog post announcing that its Project Suncatcher prototype satellite, built with Planet, launched on SpaceX Transporter-18 to test TPUs in orbit.
SpaceX's Starship launching to orbit for first time ever today(space.com)
220 points by geox | 155 comments
Space.com article with an embedded live stream of SpaceX's Starship megarocket launching to orbit for the first time, scheduled for Sept. 28 at 8:15 a.m. EDT.
Astronomer watches Starlink satellites sinking to build a 'planetary barometer'(theregister.com)
44 points by whh | 16 comments
The Register article on astronomer Tony Phillips of spaceweather.com using Starlink satellites' orbital decay to measure atmospheric expansion as a 'planetary barometer'.
Our decision on Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX(openai.com)
743 points by meetpateltech | 449 comments
OpenAI company post announcing it notified SpaceX it intends to wind down its relationship with Cursor following SpaceX's acquisition of Cursor.
SpaceX bond worth 10% less than issue price – heading for junk bond status(ft.com)
474 points by youngtaff | 417 comments
FT Alphaville article on SpaceX bonds falling below issue price, with yields rising toward junk territory; shown behind a registration gate.
SpaceX to buy Cursor for $60B(reuters.com)
1082 points by itsmarcelg | 1581 comments
Reuters article reporting SpaceX's deal to acquire Anysphere, maker of the Cursor AI code editor, for $60 billion; the page loaded as a bot-verification captcha.
xAI is looking more like a datacentre REIT than a frontier lab(martinalderson.com)
658 points by martinald | 507 comments
Blog post by Martin Alderson arguing xAI's capacity deals with Anthropic and Google make it resemble a datacentre REIT more than a frontier AI lab.
Google will pay SpaceX $920M per month for compute(techcrunch.com)
403 points by ramanan | 577 comments
TechCrunch article reporting that Google will pay SpaceX $920 million per month for computing capacity.
S&P 500 rejects SpaceX, also blocking entry for OpenAI and Anthropic(arstechnica.com)
1365 points by maltalex | 472 comments
Ars Technica article reporting that the S&P 500 won't waive its profitability rule to fast-track SpaceX, also blocking quick entry for OpenAI and Anthropic.
SpaceX, Other Mega IPOs Denied Fast Index Entry by S&P(bloomberg.com)
825 points by tristanj | 412 comments
Bloomberg article reporting that S&P Dow Jones Indices kept its rules unchanged, denying fast index entry to megacap IPOs like SpaceX after a consultation.
Can the stockmarket swallow Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI?(economist.com)
658 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 | 1120 comments
Economist Finance & economics article asking whether public stock markets can absorb giant IPOs from Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI.
Danish pension fund excludes SpaceX citing governance and valuation(reuters.com)
426 points by vrganj | 319 comments
Reuters article reporting that a Danish pension fund has excluded SpaceX from its investments, citing governance concerns and valuation.
SpaceX launches Starship v3 rocket(space.com)
390 points by busymom0 | 255 comments
News coverage of SpaceX launching the first test flight of its third-generation Starship v3 megarocket, with an NBC News video of the launch.
SpaceX S-1(sec.gov)
360 points by cachecow | 279 comments
SpaceX's Form S-1 registration statement filed with the U.S. SEC on May 20, 2026, for its initial public offering.
Higher usage limits for Claude and a compute deal with SpaceX(anthropic.com)
423 points by meetpateltech | 371 comments
Anthropic announcement of higher usage limits for Claude alongside a compute deal with SpaceX, dated May 6, 2026.
SpaceX says it has agreement to acquire Cursor for $60B(twitter.com)
760 points by dmarcos | 903 comments
SpaceX post announcing a partnership with Cursor on coding AI, including an option to acquire Cursor for $60B or pay $10B for the collaboration.
SpaceX files to go public(nytimes.com)
322 points by nutjob2 | 442 comments
New York Times article reporting that SpaceX has filed to go public; the page loaded as a captcha human-verification challenge.
Data centers in space makes no sense(civai.org)
1035 points by ajyoon | 1222 comments
A CivAI blog post by Andrew Yoon arguing that proposals by SpaceX/xAI, Google and startups to put AI data centers in orbit make no sense.
xAI joins SpaceX(spacex.com)
847 points by g-mork | 1875 comments
SpaceX updates page announcing that xAI is joining SpaceX, shown with an email signup form for SpaceX updates.
NASA chief suggests SpaceX may be booted from moon mission(cnn.com)
385 points by voxleone | 1020 comments
CNN article reporting that NASA's acting chief Sean Duffy suggested SpaceX could lose its moon lander contract, saying NASA won't wait for one company.
Botswana launches first satellite BOTSAT-1 aboard SpaceX Falcon 9(spaceinafrica.com)
376 points by vinnyglennon | 204 comments
Space in Africa news article reporting Botswana's successful launch of its first satellite, BOTSAT-1, on March 15, 2025.
Crew-9 Returns to Earth(spacex.com)
405 points by saikatsg | 534 comments
SpaceX mission page with video of the Crew-9 Dragon capsule's parachute splashdown return to Earth from the International Space Station.
Starship Flight 7(spacex.com)
649 points by chinathrow | 688 comments
SpaceX mission page for Starship Flight 7, featuring a video of the test flight launch.
Starlink Direct to Cell(starlink.com)
609 points by tosh | 671 comments
Starlink's product page for Direct to Cell, a satellite service providing text, voice, and data to unmodified LTE phones worldwide.
![Screenshot of twitter.com: Starship Flight 5: Launch and booster catch [video]](https://hn.urlbox.com/shots/renders/2024/10/13/4d58533b-a919-4f41-9422-20e7a8ff90ef.jpg)
Starship Flight 5: Launch and booster catch [video](twitter.com)
2162 points by alecco | 1279 comments
A SpaceX post on X sharing video of Starship Flight 5's launch and the Super Heavy booster catch at the launch tower.
SpaceX launches mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck on the ISS(apnews.com)
339 points by JumpCrisscross | 314 comments
AP News article on SpaceX launching a rescue mission for two NASA astronauts stranded on the International Space Station until next year.
NASA announces Boeing Starliner crew will return on SpaceX Crew-9(twitter.com)
485 points by ripjaygn | 652 comments
NASA post on X announcing a live briefing on the Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test following the Agency Test Flight Readiness Review.
NASA says Boeing Starliner astronauts may fly home on SpaceX in 2025(nytimes.com)
389 points by lode | 529 comments
New York Times article reporting NASA may return Boeing Starliner astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore on a SpaceX vehicle in 2025.
Super Heavy has splashed down in The Gulf of Mexico(twitter.com)
766 points by thepasswordis | 768 comments
A SpaceX post on X announcing that the Super Heavy booster splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico during a Starship test flight.
![Screenshot of spacex.com: Starship's Third Flight Test [video]](https://hn.urlbox.com/shots/renders/2024/3/14/c403af83-f1f6-4743-ad9e-d08dc4a52ece.jpg)
Starship's Third Flight Test [video](spacex.com)
424 points by BenoitP | 320 comments
SpaceX mission page for Starship's third integrated flight test, showing an embedded X broadcast that failed to load.
Starlink's laser system is beaming 42 petabytes of data per day(pcmag.com)
466 points by alden5 | 391 comments
PCMag news article on a SpaceX engineer's account of Starlink's 9,000 inter-satellite lasers carrying about 42 petabytes of data per day.
Starship Integrated Flight Test 2 at 7 Am Central Time(spacex.com)
450 points by BenoitP | 500 comments
SpaceX mission page for the second Starship integrated flight test, scheduled for 7 AM Central Time.
Starlink Direct to Cell(direct.starlink.com)
638 points by pr337h4m | 471 comments
Starlink's product landing page for Direct to Cell, a satellite service offering text, voice, and data to standard LTE phones worldwide.
Live Starlink Satellite and Coverage Map(satellitemap.space)
359 points by rvnx | 186 comments
An interactive 3D globe showing live positions and coverage areas of Starlink satellites, with options for OneWeb and GPS constellations.
SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas(apnews.com)
903 points by fnordpiglet | 1066 comments
AP News article reporting that SpaceX's giant Starship rocket exploded minutes after its launch from Texas.
The FAA has granted SpaceX permission to launch its Starship rocket(arstechnica.com)
355 points by ChickeNES | 61 comments
Ars Technica article reporting that the FAA granted SpaceX a launch license for the first orbital Starship test flight.