With just 11 days left in the year, it’s clear that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will not reach his stated goal of achieving 100 Falcon 9 launches in 2023. Nonetheless, the company’s achievements during the calendar year are damn impressive, with 2024 poised to be even more remarkable. Tesla Investors Not Happy With Mr. Tweet’s … Read more
Moving swiftly and learning through failure, SpaceX says it’s already looking ahead to version 2 of the Starship upper stage. Like It or Not, Your Doctor Will Use AI | AI Unlocked In a tweet posted on November 24, company CEO Elon Musk shared a photo showing four Starship upper stages standing vertically at SpaceX’s … Read more
Vega flight VV23 launched on October 8.Photo: Arianespace Arianespace’s latest Vega mission failed to deploy two of its payloads to orbit, likely due to a failure with the release mechanism with the rocket’s upper stage. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their View Vega VV23 lifted off on October 8 from Europe’s … Read more
Replace: August 29, 8:13 a.m. ET: ULA introduced final evening by way of an emailed assertion that the launch has been postponed indefinitely due to the approaching Hurricane Idalia, which was only in the near past upgraded from a tropical storm and is anticipated to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday morning. ULA additionally mentioned … Read more
After recovering from an explosion on the launch facility final month, United Launch Alliance (ULA) is on the point of fireplace up its heavy-lift rocket for a flight readiness check earlier than it might probably fly for the primary time. Taking out the Trash (in House) Replace: Might 25, 4:09 p.m. ET: ULA has postponed at … Read more