A study of 4,405 launches found that average launch costs fell from $87,023 per kilogram in 1960 to $3,868 in 2025. Reusability could push costs lower, but debris, market concentration and geopolitics may interfere.
SpaceX halted a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg after all nine Merlin engines ignited and shut down. The event may affect launch scheduling, but there is no public SpaceX stock price to move.
SpaceX plans to launch 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base tonight, with Falcon 9 booster B1081 set for its 25th flight.
SpaceX has launched its first Starfall capsule on a debut mission from Cape Canaveral, setting up a reentry and splashdown test for the cargo vehicle designed to bring payloads back from orbit.