SpaceX

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commercialFounded 2002

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SpaceX Crew-11 has returned to Earth.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 15, 2026RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: Welcome home @SpaceX #Crew11 11! Got an amazing show up here in the bay area as @zenanaut, @AstroIronMike, Oleg and Kimya made their return to earth! pic.

Competitors like Viasat and DISH are positioning to exploit technicalities to claim interference from SpaceX.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 15, 2026Permission to Shout: The Risks Inside the New SpaceX License

Crew egress will follow a quick check-in with the SpaceX medical doctor.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 15, 2026RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: The Dragon side hatch opened at 4:19 a.m. EST (0919 UTC), the first time since Crew-11 launched from the Kennedy Space Center on Aug. 1, 2025. Crew egress is next after a quick check-in with the SpaceX medical doctor. Watch live: pic.

The SpaceX Crew-11 quartet safely returned to Earth on January 15, 2026.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 15, 2026RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: The SpaceX Crew-11 quartet safely returned to Earth Thursday morning, completing NASA's first medical evacuation from the International Space Station. We took a look back at how we got here and what's up next for the space agency. Watch the full video: pic.

The Crew-11 Dragon is operated by SpaceX.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 15, 2026RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: The Crew-11 @spacex Dragon streaks across the night sky as it re-enters earth's atmosphere on its way home from the @Space_Station tonight, as seen from Northern California.@NASASpaceflight pic.

SpaceX published a tweet on January 15, 2026, regarding the return of Dragon and Crew-11 to Earth.

Mentioned as: spacexTechnical ProductJan 15, 2026RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: Watch Dragon and Crew-11 return to Earth →

SpaceX and NASA welcomed Crew 11 home.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 15, 2026RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: Crew 11: "On behalf of SpaceX and NASA, welcome home Crew 11," SpaceX radioed. Cardman replied, "It's so good to be home, with deep gratitude to the teams that got us there and back;" recovery crews are on site, now working to "safe" the Crew Dragon pic.

The higher -110.6 dBW limit allows SpaceX to provide indoor connectivity for D2D services.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 15, 2026Permission to Shout: The Risks Inside the New SpaceX License

SpaceX's license includes a clause requiring immediate cessation of operations if harmful interference occurs.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 15, 2026Permission to Shout: The Risks Inside the New SpaceX License

The four crew members were traveling in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 15, 2026Ameriza en el Pacífico sin contratiempos la "evacuación médica controlada" de la Crew-11

SpaceX Dragon flown by NASA's Crew 11 passed directly overhead Santa Maria, California, en route to splashdown off the coast of San Diego.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 15, 2026RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: SpaceX Dragon flown by NASA's Crew 11 streaks over the lights of Santa Maria California about to pass directly overhead enroute to splashdown off the coast of San Diego minutes later. @JaneneScully @Noozhawk @NASASpaceflight pic.

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft and NASA's Crew-11 returned to Earth on January 15, 2026.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 15, 2026RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: Dragon and @NASA’s Crew-11 return to Earth, splashing down off the coast of California pic.

SpaceX observed pristine weather in the offshore landing zone for Crew 11's splashdown.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 15, 2026RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: Crew 11: SpaceX tells the crew "pristine" weather is observed in the offshore landing zone, the recovery crew is on station and splashdown remains on track for 3:41am (0841 UTC)

SpaceX's Direct-to-Device (D2D) service is now a commercial utility.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 15, 2026Permission to Shout: The Risks Inside the New SpaceX License

@AstroIronMike Fincke returned to Earth aboard the @SpaceX Dragon with #Crew11.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 15, 2026RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: .@AstroIronMike Fincke has accumulated 549 days in space after returning to Earth today aboard the @SpaceX Dragon with #Crew11 placing him fourth all-time among @NASA astronauts. pic.

The FCC granted SpaceX/T-Mobile Supplemental Coverage from Space (SCS) license on December 16, 2025.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 15, 2026Permission to Shout: The Risks Inside the New SpaceX License

The potential for a 1% error rate in SpaceX’s adaptive beams could result in significant call disruptions for users.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 15, 2026Permission to Shout: The Risks Inside the New SpaceX License

SpaceX Dragon's splashdown occurred minutes after passing over Santa Maria, California.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 15, 2026RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: SpaceX Dragon flown by NASA's Crew 11 streaks over the lights of Santa Maria California about to pass directly overhead enroute to splashdown off the coast of San Diego minutes later. @JaneneScully @Noozhawk @NASASpaceflight pic.

Drogue parachutes deployed on January 15, 2026, by SpaceX.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 15, 2026RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: Drogue parachutes deployed

NROL-105 is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 14, 2026RT by @GewoonLukas_: LAUNCH UPDATE: NROL-105 is scheduled to launch on a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base NET January 16. This mission is NRO’s 12th overall proliferated architecture launch and first of 2026! pic.

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