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• [New] The automotive giant is not just diversifying; it's positioning itself as a direct challenger to SpaceX with ambitious plans for satellite deployment, lunar colonies, and space robotics that could reshape the commercial space race. / Japan The Tech Buzz
• [New] Both China and the US plan to have a base on the Moon in the coming decades, while Texas-based SpaceX aims to have its first mission to Mars blast off by the end of 2026, and land humans there three to five years later. BBC
• [New] SpaceX is potentially building the global nervous system that all Western autonomous fleets will depend on. Servant Financial
• [New] Low Earth orbit is likely to become only more crowded, as SpaceX has announced plans to add up to 40,000 Starlink satellites in orbit, and China plans to add tens of thousands more satellites in low Earth orbit through its Guowang and Qianfan satellite megaconstellations. Yahoo News UK
• [New] In any case, with Starship's heavy-lifting capacity and upgraded next-gen satellites, SpaceX could match an entire year's worth of new Starlink capacity with just two fully loaded Starship flights. Ars Technica
• [New] The mission, called DOGE-1, is funded entirely in Dogecoin and will fly on a SpaceX Falcon 9 later in 2025. Coinpedia Fintech News
• [New] SpaceX chief Elon Musk said that he hoped to build the Starlink constellation to over 42,000 satellites eventually, with the company currently having permission to launch 12,000. Yahoo
• [New] Elon Musk, head of the Starlink satellite network and SpaceX rocket program, announced last week that his companies plan to begin expanding efforts to build data centers in space. ANews
• [New] With each successful deployment, SpaceX edges closer to its ambitious goal of providing global internet coverage, which could significantly transform communications and connectivity worldwide. KeepTrack
• [New] NASA has started exploring alternatives for the Artemis 3 lunar landing, opening the opportunity for Blue Origin amid concerns that SpaceX has not met its deadlines for the Human Landing System (HLS) Starship variant. KeepTrack
• SpaceX is on a tight deadline to deliver a Starship that can land astronauts on the Moon in 2027 as part of NASA's Artemis 3 mission. Gizmodo
• SpaceX rolled out an upgraded version of its megarocket for pre-launch testing, but images of the next-generation booster show signs of damage ahead of Starship's first orbital flight early 2026. Gizmodo
• If SpaceX achieves fully reusable Super Heavy Starship then SpaceX costs and capabilities surge far beyond where Blue Origin will be. NextBigFuture.com
• SpaceX announced that it will offer continuous video calls, messaging and data services with its direct-to-cell technology offered to T-Mobile US Inc. subscribers. Yahoo Finance
• SpaceX will acquire EchoStar's nationwide AWS-3 spectrum for $2.6 B in stock to accelerate deployment of Starlink's next-gen Direct-to-Cell network, expanding global satellite-based mobile coverage. Vavoza
• Looking ahead, SpaceX is expected to reach $15.5 billion in revenue by 2025. SpaceX Stock: Price, Investment Guide & How to Buy
• SpaceX has shared and is formally assessing a simplified mission architecture and concept of operations that they believe will result in a faster return to the Moon while simultaneously improving crew safety. NextBigFuture.com
• On Sunday, SpaceX plans to launch a rideshare Bandwagon mission before India launches its LVM-3 rocket and GSAT-7R satellite to geostationary transfer orbit. NASASpaceFlight.com

Last updated: 01 December 2025