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SpaceX’s Transporter-16 Mission Set to Carry 119 Payloads From California

SpaceX scheduled Transporter-16 for March 30, 2026 from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The Falcon 9 mission was set to carry 119 payloads.
Transporter-16 is the 16th mission in SpaceX’s dedicated rideshare series.

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 30, 2026·via space.com

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NASA readies a dense slate of technology tests for a March 30 Falcon 9 rideshare launch

NASA says multiple technology and science demonstrations will launch on SpaceX’s Transporter-16 mission on March 30.
Payloads include the AEPEX CubeSat for studying energetic particle precipitation and CubeSats tied to the MagQuest magnetic-field challenge.
The mission also includes work on in-space communications, logistics, and thermal protection systems.

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 29, 2026·via nasa.gov

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Tesla files site plans for massive Giga Texas expansion including 'ecological paradise'

Tesla Files Plans for $25B Terafab and Ecological Paradise at Giga Texas

Tesla filed plans for a $20–25B Terafab semiconductor campus at Giga Texas, co-invested with SpaceX and xAI
The Terafab campus targets 2-nanometer chip production starting 2027, scaling to 1 million wafer starts per month
The long-promised 290-acre Colorado River ecological park is detailed in the same filing but lacks a completion date

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 25, 2026·via electrek.co

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Tesla and SpaceX announce $25B 'Terafab' chip factory — here's why it reeks of desperation

Musk Unveils $25B 'Terafab' Chip Plant With Tesla and SpaceX

Tesla and SpaceX announced Terafab, a $25B chip fab in Austin claiming 1 terawatt of annual computing output — a figure semiconductor analysts call physically implausible
The announcement responds to genuine AI hardware scarcity: both companies have struggled to procure sufficient NVIDIA GPU capacity
Industry experts note leading-edge fab capabilities take decades to build; a more credible interpretation may be a custom chip design or packaging facility

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 23, 2026·via electrek.co

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SpaceX Fires Up Next-Gen V3 Starship for First Time

SpaceX completed the first static fire test of its V3 Starship Super Heavy booster on March 16
The V3 variant features upgraded Raptor engines targeting 100+ metric tonne payload capacity to LEO
An April launch is targeted pending FAA clearance and post-static-fire inspection results
Booster catch-and-reuse capability is key to achieving the rapid relaunch cadence SpaceX requires

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 19, 2026·4 min read·via space.com

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SpaceX Crosses 10,000 Active Starlink Satellites in Orbit

SpaceX surpassed 10,000 active Starlink satellites in LEO after two same-day Falcon 9 launches on March 17
The density milestone enables consistent sub-30ms latency — additional satellites now add capacity more than coverage
SpaceX has FCC authorization for 12,000 first-gen satellites and has applied for up to 30,000 second-generation additions

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 18, 2026·3 min read·via space.com

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FCC Chair Sides With SpaceX in Amazon Satellite Feud

FCC chairman publicly criticizes Amazon's objections to SpaceX million-satellite plan
SpaceX filed for megaconstellation after acquiring xAI for space-based computing
Dispute centers on scarce spectrum and orbital resources that favor first movers

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 12, 2026·4 min read·via arstechnica.com

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NASA and SpaceX disagree about manual controls for lunar lander

NASA and SpaceX Clash Over Lunar Lander Manual Controls

NASA inspector general flags worsening disagreement over manual controls
NASA wants astronaut override capability; SpaceX favors full automation
Dispute could delay Artemis lunar landing missions
Blue Origin lander provides NASA an alternative path to the Moon

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 11, 2026·4 min read·via arstechnica.com

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The Crew-11 astronauts return to Ellington Field in Houston on Jan. 16, 2026. From left to right: NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, Japan’s Kimya Yui and cosmonaut Oleg Platonov.

NASA Identifies Astronaut Behind First Medical Evacuation From the ISS

NASA disclosed the astronaut's identity at their own request after the first-ever ISS medical evacuation
The SpaceX Crew-11 mission was cut short when the crew member's condition required return to Earth
The ISS has limited medical facilities — evacuation is the only option for serious conditions
The incident raises questions about medical readiness for future Moon and Mars missions

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 25, 2026·5 min read·via space.com

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SpaceX Launches 29 More Starlink Satellites as Falcon 9 Prices Climb to $74 Million

SpaceX Launches 29 More Starlink Satellites as Falcon 9 Prices Climb to $74 Million

SpaceX's 18th launch of 2026 added 29 Starlink V2 Mini satellites, pushing the constellation past 9,700
Falcon 9 prices raised to $74 million from $70 million, up from $67 million in 2022
SpaceX's internal launch cost is roughly $15 million, yielding ~$59 million gross margin per flight
Booster B1092 completed its 10th flight and 576th SpaceX booster landing overall
Competition remains limited with Rocket Lab Neutron at ~$55M and Blue Origin New Glenn at ~$68M

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 25, 2026·5 min read·via spaceflightnow.com

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SpaceX's Most-Flown Falcon Booster Launches on Record 33rd Flight

SpaceX's Most-Flown Falcon Booster Launches on Record 33rd Flight

Falcon 9 booster B1062 completes record 33rd successful flight and landing
At 33 flights, amortized first-stage hardware cost drops below $1 million per mission
Overall Falcon 9 mission success rate exceeds 99% across 400+ launches
Achievement widens SpaceX's lead over competitors in operational reusability

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 25, 2026·4 min read·via spaceflightnow.com

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SpaceX Launches 500th Starlink Satellite of 2026 in Relentless Cadence

SpaceX Launches 500th Starlink Satellite of 2026 in Relentless Cadence

SpaceX launched its 500th Starlink satellite of 2026 before the end of February
Company averages a Falcon 9 launch every two to three days
Over 7,000 Starlink satellites now in orbit serving 80+ countries
Reusable boosters with up to 33 flights each enable the unprecedented pace

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 25, 2026·4 min read·via spaceflightnow.com

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Can You Really Survive on Mars? What Science Fiction Gets Wrong About Off-World Living

Mars lacks a magnetic field, exposing colonists to cancer-causing cosmic radiation with no natural protection
Martian soil contains toxic perchlorates that make farming far more difficult than The Martian suggests
The thin atmosphere would cause human blood to boil at body temperature without pressurized protection
Psychological studies show 15% cognitive decline during extended isolation, with no real-time Earth communication possible
Martian gravity at 0.38g could cause irreversible physical changes, potentially splitting humanity into two populations

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 21, 2026·7 min read·via space.com

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SpaceX vets raise $50M Series A for data center links | TechCrunch

SpaceX Veterans Raise $50 Million to Solve AI's Data Center Connectivity Bottleneck

Mesh Optical Technologies closed a $50M Series A led by Thrive Capital to manufacture optical transceivers at scale
Optical transceivers are a critical bottleneck as AI data centers expand — the market is expected to exceed $20B annually
SpaceX manufacturing DNA in vertical integration and precision at scale directly applies to optical component production
Hyperscale data center operators including Microsoft, Google, and Amazon have committed hundreds of billions to expansion

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 17, 2026·6 min read·via techcrunch.com

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SpaceX IPO may suck oxygen from market before unleashing broad capital surge

SpaceX IPO Could Reshape Space Investment, But Smaller Firms May Feel the Squeeze First

SpaceX IPO could value company above $1.5 trillion this summer
Smaller space firms risk short-term capital drought during run-up
Long-term halo effect expected to boost entire space sector

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 12, 2026·3 min read·via spacenews.com

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SpaceX takes down Dragon crew arm, giving Starship a leg up in Florida

Pad 39A Gets Another Makeover as SpaceX Removes Dragon Crew Arm to Clear Path for Starship

SpaceX removed the Crew Access Arm from Pad 39A to prepare for Starship launches.
All Dragon crew and cargo flights now depart from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral.
FAA approved up to 44 annual Starship launches from the historic Kennedy pad.

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 12, 2026·3 min read·via arstechnica.com

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