An automated system co-developed by SpaceX prevents disruption to radio astronomical observations caused by megaconstellations in low Earth orbit.

Starbase, which Texas voters in Cameron County approved in May to become its own town, attracted some controversy in June when commissioners with the city of Starbase voted unanimously to close several of the city’s public streets to outsiders, angering longtime residents and property owners.

Starship flight 10, A USSF mission, a NASA/SpaceX cargo run to the ISS, and multiple Starlink deployments are all launching this week.

But in the early hours of Sunday, SpaceX is also preparing to launch its 33rd commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) using its trusty Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft. The Dragon will be filled with more than 5,000 pounds of supplies for the crew aboard the ISS, which orbits around 250 miles above Earth.

SpaceX sent another batch of its Starlink broadband internet satellites into low Earth orbit today (Aug. 18), atop a Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

The USSF-36 mission is currently set for 11:50 p.m. Aug. 21 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Brevard County, according to SpaceX’s website. A backup launch opportunity will be available at 11:50 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, the website states.

The company asks the FCC for permission to add E-Band capacity to its first-generation Starlink constellation. The second-gen network received clearance over a year ago.

SpaceX and Elon Musk just notched a significant win with President Donald Trump's latest executive order regarding commercial rocket launches.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has accused Elon Musk's SpaceX of benefiting from billions in U.S. government contracts while paying little to no federal taxes. Warren Accuses Musk Of Dodging Taxes On Monday,

Elon Musk’s rocket company relies on federal contracts, but years of losses have most likely let it avoid paying federal income taxes, according to internal company documents.

The crew returned to Earth on August 9th after spending nearly five months aboard the orbiting laboratory.