NASA is sounding a clear alarm about the way SpaceX is reshaping low orbit, warning that the company’s satellite swarms and proposed Hubble servicing plans could put one of astronomy’s most important observatories at risk.

Amid media reports of skyrocketing valuation and a potential IPO for SpaceX, the company could have a lot to lose next year.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. It was the record 32nd flight of the Falcon's first stage.

NASA scientists are sounding an alarm that would have been unthinkable a decade ago: the same commercial satellite constellations promising global internet coverage could severely compromise the Hubble Space Telescope’s view of the universe.

SpaceX, the Elon Musk-owned aerospace company, is planning to go public next year with a potential $1.5 trillion IPO, which would set a new record for a new public offering and have a huge impact on the Texas economy.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 has launched and landed a record 32 times following a successful mission on Monday night. The Falcon 9 first-stage booster — listed as B1067 — lifted off at 5:26 p.m. ET from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Scrub! SpaceX has scrubbed the Dec. 7 liftoff with poor weather moving over the Space Coast. The next launch attempt is no earlier than 4:14 p.m. Dec. 8. Original story: Will dreary, cloudy weather with rain and isolated thunderstorms thwart SpaceX's attempt to launch a Falcon 9 rocket after sundown from NASA's Kennedy Space Center?

Jared Isaacman was confirmed as NASA administrator, after pledging to streamline the agency and refocus it on ambitious, industry-defying missions.

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim flew home with two Roscosmos cosmonauts from the International Space Station packed tight in their Soyuz spacecraft landing in the frozen steppes of Kazakhstan on Dec. 9 to complete an eight-month stay in space.

Elon Musk's SpaceX is pursuing an initial public offering next year, looking to raise more than $25 billion, with a valuation over $1 trillion, a source familiar with the matter told