Space Force Scrambles as Musk’s SpaceX Retires Its Major Rocket

Space Force scrambles as Elon Musk's SpaceX retires its major rocket

Other rocket-makers have faced delays getting their vehicles up and running, leaving the Pentagon in a bind.

Pentagon blindsided as Musk's SpaceX disrupts military satellite program: report

SpaceX’s abrupt plan to retire its Falcon 9 rocket is jeopardizing the Pentagon’s ability to launch military satellites, Politico reported, leaving the Space Force in a launch "scramble."The company is phasing out its most popular rocket to make way for Starship, a larger vehicle SpaceX says will be...

Space Force Scrambles as SpaceX Retires Its Major Rocket

“SpaceX’s plans to retire its most popular rocket could jeopardize the United States’ ability to launch military satellites — a plight compounded by the Pentagon’s dependence on Elon Musk’s company,” Politico reports. ”SpaceX is by far the dominant player in the rocket business and indispensable to the military, dwarfing competitors and accounting for 85% of […]

Space Force scrambles as Musk’s SpaceX retires its major rocket

Other rocket-makers have faced delays getting their vehicles up and running, leaving the Pentagon in a bind. Read Entire Article

SpaceX Is Killing the Most Successful Rocket Ever Built

SpaceX is retiring Falcon 9, the most successful rocket ever built, to make way for Starship. This episode explores Falcon 9's revolutionary reusable design, its precise engine control and landing systems, and the economics that transformed space transport. With Starship now reaching orbit, SpaceX i