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• [New] Companies such as SpaceX are working toward future human missions to Mars, and any long-duration spaceflight will require electronics that can handle continuous radiation exposure. ScienceDaily
• [New] In the U.S., SpaceX has filed patents exploring how low-resistance vacuum environments might reduce satellite launch costs by up to 60%. International Defense Security & Technology
• [New] More than two dozen Starlink Internet satellites will be sent into space when a SpaceX rocket launches Monday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base. NBC Southern California
• [New] SpaceX could continue its pace of one launch from Florida about every three days, and is expected to queue up Falcon 9 missions through the end of the year. Orlando Sentinel
• [New] SpaceX then plans another Starlink launch on Sunday back at KSC with its fleet-leading booster going for a record 32nd trip to space and landing in the Atlantic. Orlando Sentinel
• [New] SpaceX expects $15.5 billion in revenue for 2025. Spacetechtimes
• [New] Companies like SpaceX are leading the way with their Crew Dragon capsule, which will take civilians to the International Space Station (ISS) or even farther. Travel And Tour World
• [New] Oh, and instead of Viasat needing to wait years for delivery of a single satellite from Boeing, SpaceX plans to build V3 Starlinks at the rate of 10,000 per year. Nasdaq
• [New] Instead of the $800 million (or even $700 million) cost to pay Boeing to build it a ViaSat-3, SpaceX says its own construction cost for each V3 Starlink will be $1.2 million. Nasdaq
• The automotive giant is not just diversifying; it's positioning itself as a direct challenger to SpaceX with ambitious plans for satellite deployment, lunar colonies, and space robotics that could reshape the commercial space race. / Japan The Tech Buzz
• Both China and the US plan to have a base on the Moon in the coming decades, while Texas-based SpaceX aims to have its first mission to Mars blast off by the end of 2026, and land humans there three to five years later. BBC
• SpaceX is potentially building the global nervous system that all Western autonomous fleets will depend on. Servant Financial
• Low Earth orbit is likely to become only more crowded, as SpaceX has announced plans to add up to 40,000 Starlink satellites in orbit, and China plans to add tens of thousands more satellites in low Earth orbit through its Guowang and Qianfan satellite megaconstellations. Yahoo News UK
• In any case, with Starship's heavy-lifting capacity and upgraded next-gen satellites, SpaceX could match an entire year's worth of new Starlink capacity with just two fully loaded Starship flights. Ars Technica
• The mission, called DOGE-1, is funded entirely in Dogecoin and will fly on a SpaceX Falcon 9 later in 2025. Coinpedia Fintech News
• SpaceX chief Elon Musk said that he hoped to build the Starlink constellation to over 42,000 satellites eventually, with the company currently having permission to launch 12,000. Yahoo
• Elon Musk, head of the Starlink satellite network and SpaceX rocket program, announced last week that his companies plan to begin expanding efforts to build data centers in space. ANews
• With each successful deployment, SpaceX edges closer to its ambitious goal of providing global internet coverage, which could significantly transform communications and connectivity worldwide. KeepTrack
• NASA has started exploring alternatives for the Artemis 3 lunar landing, opening the opportunity for Blue Origin amid concerns that SpaceX has not met its deadlines for the Human Landing System (HLS) Starship variant. KeepTrack
• SpaceX is on a tight deadline to deliver a Starship that can land astronauts on the Moon in 2027 as part of NASA's Artemis 3 mission. Gizmodo

Last updated: 08 December 2025