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SpaceX Looks to 10th Starship Test, As Competing Rocket Companies Urge FAA to Restrict SpaceX Launches in Florida

Frank Wolfe

Monday, August 25th, 2025

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SpaceX Looks to 10th Starship Test, As Competing Rocket Companies Urge FAA to Restrict SpaceX Launches in Florida

Pictured is a SpaceX photo of Starship on its way to the launch pad in Boca Chica, Texas for the rocket's 10th test.

SpaceX was looking to conduct its 10th test of Starship on Monday evening from the company’s Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas near the U.S.-Mexican border after a postponement on Sunday due to what SpaceX said was a “ground systems” issue. Upcoming tests of the massive rocket, which may be a prime candidate for the U.S. Air Force’s Rocket Cargo program, come after opposition by rivals United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Blue Origin to SpaceX plans to expand Starship launches to…

Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

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Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]

Budget

Trump’s $1.15 Trillion Request For DoD Is The ‘New Normal,” HASC Chairman Says

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Trump administration’s nearly $1.2 trillion baseline defense budget request for fiscal year 2027 will be adopted and will be the foundation for the “new normal” going forward, […]

Congress

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass and send a second reconciliation bill to his desk by June 1. The deadline follows congressional Republicans’ backing a pursuit […]