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2025.06.19

13:43

SpaceX: At about 11 p.m. EST on June 18, a serious anomaly occurred on the test stand of the Starship spacecraft preparing for its 10th flight test. The Starbase team is actively working with local officials to ensure the safety of the test site and surrounding areas. There is no danger to residents of the surrounding communities.

2025.06.14

09:30

White House begins review of SpaceX federal contracts

On June 13 local time, CCTV reporters learned that people familiar with the matter reported that earlier this month, the White House instructed the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to collect detailed information on SpaceX's multi-billion dollar contracts. This move was taken after US President Trump and Musk had a public conflict. People familiar with the matter said that in preparation for possible retaliatory measures against Musk and his company, the government has ordered relevant agencies to carefully review its contracts, which has triggered an ongoing review. It is not clear whether the White House plans to cancel SpaceX's existing federal contracts totaling approximately US$22 billion. But this review shows that the Trump administration is fulfilling the threat he made during his dispute with Musk last week, that it may terminate business dealings and subsidy support with Musk's companies. In an email to Reuters, a White House spokesman did not directly respond to questions about Musk's companies, only saying: "The Trump administration is committed to rigorous review of all bids and contracts."

2025.06.13

06:28

The eighth test flight of the US "Starship" failed due to a hardware failure of the "Raptor" engine

On the 12th local time, the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States stated that the investigation into the eighth test flight accident of the "Starship" spacecraft of the Space Exploration Technology Company (SpaceX) has been completed, and there are currently no reports of public casualties or public property losses. The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States accepted the results of the investigation led by SpaceX. The investigation found that the root cause of the crash of the "Starship" spacecraft was a hardware failure of one of the "Raptor" engines. In addition, the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States has confirmed that SpaceX has taken corrective measures before the ninth test flight mission of the "Starship".

05:28

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States: The investigation found that the root cause of the Starship vehicle crash was a hardware failure in one of the Raptor engines. It has been confirmed that SpaceX has taken corrective measures before the Starship's ninth flight mission.

05:27

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States: The investigation into the SpaceX Starship flight 8 accident has been concluded. There were no reports of public injuries or damage to public property.

05:02

Sources: Musk's SpaceX's role in the Golden Dome missile defense system has been questioned after a dispute with Trump.

2025.06.12

16:00

SpaceX said that Starlink is expected to begin providing gigabit speeds as early as 2026, and Musk later reposted that the uplink speed will also be significantly improved.

2025.06.11

23:13

Trump responds to Musk's apology: I think he did a very good job

U.S. President Trump responded to Musk's apology on June 11 local time, saying, "I think it's very good that he did that." In the early morning of the 11th Eastern Time, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on his social media platform "X" that he regretted some of the posts he made about U.S. President Trump last week, saying that "the content was too much."

2025.06.10

20:56

Robotech: Currently operating normally and has not been kicked out of the industry chain by many technology giants

Robotech stated on an interactive platform on June 10 that the company is currently operating normally and there is no situation of being kicked out of the industrial chain by Nvidia, TSMC, Huawei, SpaceX, Samsung, and Broadcom as rumored.

2025.06.08

07:27

Trump warns Musk of "serious consequences" if he donates to Democrats

On June 7, local time, US President Trump said that if Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk funds Democratic candidates who oppose the Republican budget, he will face "very serious consequences." Trump said: "If he does this, he will pay a price for it." But he did not disclose specific measures. Trump added that he no longer has the intention to repair his relationship with Musk, "I think this relationship is over."

2025.06.06

04:36

In response to Trump's threat to cancel the contract, Musk said he would immediately retire the Dragon spacecraft

On June 5, local time, Musk, founder of SpaceX, said that in view of US President Trump's statement on canceling government contracts, SpaceX will immediately begin to retire its Dragon spacecraft. It is understood that the current manned space activities in the United States are highly dependent on the Dragon spacecraft of SpaceX.

04:22

Elon Musk has said: In light of the President’s statement about cancellation of my government contracts, SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately

2025.06.05

05:17

NASA: NASA, Axiom Space and SpaceX plan to conduct Axiom Mission 4 at 8:22 a.m. EST on June 10.

2025.06.04

14:39

Musk criticizes Trump's tax reform bill because Tesla and SpaceX were not given preferential treatment?

On June 4, there were rumors that Musk opposed Trump's tax reform bill because he was angry that Tesla, Starlink, SpaceX and other projects did not receive preferential treatment. Musk then reposted that Trump's tax reform bill "does more than make all the spending cuts of the government efficiency department go to waste." Musk also said earlier that this massive bill was "ridiculous and full of political manipulation." Musk said that the bill would significantly increase the budget deficit to $2.5 trillion, burdening American citizens with an unbearable debt burden. White House Press Secretary Levitt said that Elon Musk's criticism "will not change" US President Trump's support for the massive tax and spending bill.

01:19

Musk says SpaceX revenue will hit $15.5 billion this year

Musk said SpaceX's revenue will reach $15.5 billion this year.

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