Update Dec. 28, 8 p.m. EST (0100 UTC): SpaceX has announced a further delay. No new launch date set. Update Dec. 27, 8:56 p.m. EST (0156 UTC): SpaceX scrubbed the launch Saturday due to a ground issue ...

Falcon 9’s phaseout could create near-term challenges for SpaceX, but Starship’s potential makes the transition a pivotal ...

Meanwhile, Falcon 9 is still doing much of the work in the commercial launch market. In 2025, it launched 165 times, successfully delivered every payload to ...

SpaceX plans to eventually retire its Falcon 9 workhorse and Falcon Heavy and shift production to the much larger Starship. The transition will depend on whether the giant rocket can match Falcon 9’s ...