SpaceX announced it will not fully remove the unpermitted gas turbines powering its xAI data centers near Memphis until July 2027, as it shifts to a permanent 1.2‑gigawatt natural‑gas plant. The company currently operates 69 turbines that have been running for months, while the new plant will feature 41 turbines ranging from 16.48 to 50 MW. The turbines, located south of Memphis in a highly polluted region, have been sued by the NAACP and Southern Environmental Law Center [...]

Tesla has denied a Wall Street Journal report that it is planning to spin off, sell, or shut down its China operations to enable a possible merger with SpaceX. The article cited unnamed sources claiming Tesla executives were preparing a separation of the Shanghai Gigafactory, including forming an independent sales entity for overseas exports and imposing “firewalls” on Chinese staff. Tesla China officials told National Business Daily, The Paper and other Chinese outlets that the story was [...]

Tesla is reportedly weighing a separation of its China operations as it explores a potential merger with SpaceX, according to the Wall Street Journal. The company’s advisers have examined several structures, including a spin‑off, outright sale or even a shutdown of the Chinese unit, though no timeline has been set and discussions remain preliminary. The move reflects Elon Musk’s long‑standing effort to create a clear operational divide between the U.S. and China to shield Tesla from escalating [...]

Tesla is reportedly weighing a separation of its China operations as it explores a potential merger with SpaceX, according to the Wall Street Journal. The company’s advisers have evaluated several structures, including a spin‑off, outright sale or even a shutdown of the Chinese unit, though no timeline has been set and discussions remain preliminary. The move reflects Elon Musk’s long‑standing directive to create a clear operational divide between the U.S. and China businesses, a strategy aimed at [...]

SpaceX released footage of the Starship upper stage’s ocean splashdown after its 13th test flight on July 24, 2026. The 171‑foot vehicle lifted off from Starbase in Texas, deployed 20 Starlink satellites, reignited a Raptor engine in orbit and then performed a re‑entry, swiveling its engines to slow and achieve a vertical orientation before touching down in the Indian Ocean off Western Australia. Video captured by the satellites’ buoy shows the stage roaring above the water, generating steam [...]

SpaceX will launch a classified National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) mission, NROL‑95, from Cape Canaveral on July 30 at 2:37 a.m. EDT. The Falcon 9 will carry a secret spy‑satellite payload, with the launch window opening at 2:37 a.m. and the rocket expected to lift off around 3:09 a.m. The NRO released a mission patch featuring a ferret and the motto “We are the Champions.” NROL‑95 is the fourth NRO launch of 2026, following three earlier Falcon 9 missions that expanded the NRO’s [...]

On Aug. 5 a spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage, the leftover from the Jan. 15, 2025 launch that delivered Firefly’s Blue Ghost‑1 lander and ispace’s Hakuto‑R Mission 2, will strike the Moon near Einstein and Bell craters on the western limb. Simulations by University of Texas graduate William Jo predict the impact will generate an ejecta plume reaching 75‑100 km altitude and a flash several orders of magnitude brighter than the dark sky for a few minutes, potentially visible to telescopes on Earth and to [...]