SpaceX just made history again. On Friday, October 25th, the company launched its 135th orbital mission of the year, breaking its own record from 2024 when it completed 134 launches. This latest mission carried 28 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, marking another milestone in what has been an extraordinary year for Elon Musk's aerospace company.
What makes this achievement even more remarkable is that SpaceX has now launched as many Falcon 9 missions in just eleven months as NASA's entire space shuttle program flew over its thirty-year history. The Falcon 9 booster used in Friday's launch, designated 1081, successfully landed on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You for its 19th flight and landing. All 135 of SpaceX's orbital launches this year have been Falcon 9 rockets, demonstrating the reliability and reusability that has become the company's hallmark.
Earlier in the week, SpaceX reached another impressive milestone, launching its ten thousandth Starlink satellite into low Earth orbit. While approximately 8,600 of these satellites remain operational today, the company has approval to deploy twelve thousand satellites, with plans for over thirty thousand to provide global internet coverage. Each satellite has a lifespan of about five years before being intentionally de-orbited to burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
Beyond the launch pad, SpaceX has been in the news for less conventional reasons. Reports emerged this week that the company made substantial Bitcoin transfers, moving over 133 million and 268 million dollars in cryptocurrency transactions, sparking speculation about the company's financial strategy.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk himself continues to generate headlines. During Tesla's third quarter earnings call, he teased the upcoming Optimus Version 3 humanoid robot, stating it will be unveiled probably in the first quarter of 2026. Musk described the robot as looking so realistic that people will need to poke it to believe it's not a person in a robot suit.
On the political front, Musk faces mounting pressure from labor unions and watchdog groups urging Tesla shareholders to reject a proposed one trillion dollar compensation package. A coalition called Take Back Tesla argues that Musk's political activities and leadership decisions have damaged the company's brand and shareholder value.
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