SpaceX launched Bandwagon-5 from Cape Canaveral on October 20 at 11:04 UTC, carrying its Starfall reentry capsule and 31 customer payloads, 32 in all. The Falcon 9 booster landed on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas after Monday's attempt was scrubbed for weather.
The uncrewed reentry vehicle first flew reportedly in June.
Varda Space Industries sends its W-Series 7 spacecraft to examine whether microgravity can improve the solubility of the cancer drug Protac.
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SpaceX has agreed to acquire Grain Management's nationwide 800 MHz spectrum portfolio, which it says will pave the way for Starlink Mobile to become a major US mobile carrier. The deal needs FCC approval, and financial terms were not disclosed.
SpaceX is seeking $40 billion in debt financing led by Apollo Global Management to buy Nvidia AI chips, with talks still early and a possible 2027 close. The move highlights the scale of capital required for AI infrastructure expansion across Musk's companies.
Elon Musk said on October 4 that SpaceXAI will be renamed SpaceXSI, adopting "SI" for super intelligence after President Trump's push to drop "AI."
SpaceX Starship reached orbit for the first time on its 14th test flight from Texas on September 28 despite an early engine shutdown. The vehicle is expected to complete six orbits over 10 hours and deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites before Pacific splashdown.
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