SpaceX is capping off its record-breaking 2025 with a high-stakes Falcon 9 launch today from Vandenberg Space Force Base, targeting around 2:09 UTC for the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM3 satellite, or CSG-3, for Italy's Space Agency and Ministry of Defence. SpaceXtudio reports this as the company's final mission of the year, featuring veteran booster B1081 on its 21st flight, delivering sub-meter resolution radar imaging through clouds for disaster monitoring, climate tracking, and security, with a dramatic twilight liftoff and landing at LZ-4 visible across the West Coast.AInvest News highlights SpaceX's dominance, achieving 166 Falcon 9 launches this year through reusable tech, setting orbital access records, though regulatory tensions simmer at Vandenberg over expanded frequency, sonic booms upsetting coastal communities, and potential federal overrides of California regulators. Government contracts like CSG-3 diversify revenue beyond Starlink.In major headlines, LAist covers Elon Musk's announcement last Tuesday to relocate SpaceX headquarters from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase in Texas, blaming a new state law on transgender student privacy as the "final straw." The move threatens local businesses reliant on 13,000 employees, like donut shops and suppliers, though Musk's operations have been expanding elsewhere amid political spats with Governor Newsom.On the IPO front, AOL notes investor buzz for a potential 2026 SpaceX public offering, fueled by recent feats like the 159th Falcon 9 launch on December 8 deploying 29 Starlink satellites, with the company valued at $210 billion after a nearly $1 billion NASA contract to de-orbit the ISS by 2030.Social media gossip swirls on X about the Texas shift sparking backlash—locals fear economic hits, while fans cheer less regulation. Rumors tie it to Musk's Trump ties, with memes mocking Newsom's "you bent the knee" jab, and launch hype trending under #LastLaunch2025 and #SpaceXCalifornia.Thanks for tuning in, listeners—subscribe for more updates. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.For more http://www.quietplease.aiGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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