SpaceX Aims for 10,000 Starship Launches a Year by 2030 Amid New Space Policy Push

Elon Musk says SpaceX wants 30+ Starship launches per day (about 10,000 a year) by 2030, a pace far beyond current FAA caps and ahead of a new Trump-backed space policy to accelerate launch site approvals and environmental reviews to feed NASA’s Artemis program. Near-term progress includes a six-engine static fire ahead of Flight 14 (no earlier than Aug 28) and regulatory caps permitting 44 Starship launches/year at Kennedy and 25 at Starbase. The piece also covers Tesla’s China recall fix via stickers and OTA updates, and Europe-bound Tesla Semi production with a Sept reveal at IAA Transportation, plus a move to mechanical door releases by 2027–2029.