Starlab Space’s forthcoming space station is so big and heavy that only the formidable SpaceX Starship megarocket can launch it into orbit, but the one-time delivery option comes with distinct benefits. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their View Starlab Space, like several other commercial ventures, is racing to deliver a commercial … Read more
When SpaceX rolls Starship to the launchpad this year for its third trial, the company will begin testing the spacecraft’s ability to transfer super-chilled rocket fuel in space. NASA is depending on billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket company to ferry astronauts to the lunar surface for the Artemis III and IV moon missions under a $4.2 … Read more
It’s time to look back at spaceflight in 2023, a real “two steps forward, one step back” kind of year, filled with highs, lows, and everything in between. China’s Plan to Land Astronauts on the Moon The New Space Race is in full swing, and with both public and private entities pushing the limits of … 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
These test flights demonstrate how SpaceX’s development style differs from NASA’s, Forczyk says: While NASA tested every component to perfection before its Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft could launch—with federal agencies, Congress, and the White House looking over the agency’s shoulder—SpaceX improves by launching over and over again, seeking to do better with each … Read more
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SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket just took off shortly after 8AM ET from the company’s Starbase launch facility in Boca Chica, Texas. A few minutes after the launch and a planned “hot stage” separation, the Super Heavy booster exploded instead of continuing its planned descent and water landing, but Starship itself continued into space. Minutes later, … Read more
“So far today has been incredibly successful, even with the RUD of the Super Heavy booster,” said Kate Tice, SpaceX’s quality systems engineer on the company’s webcast. But before Starship could reach orbit, SpaceX mission control lost contact with it and stopped receiving data. At about 12 minutes into the flight, the automated flight termination … Read more
SpaceX’s gargantuan, methane-fueled Starship soared 90 miles above Earth on Saturday morning, though it exploded before it could complete its space journey. Federal officials said no one had reported injuries or public property damage after the test. Starship, a 400-foot-tall, super-heavy-lift rocket and spacecraft, took off shortly after 7 a.m. local time from SpaceX’s private … Read more
SpaceX’s latest test flight of the Starship rocket lasted for around eight minutes—twice the length of the previous test. Both the booster and the Starship upper stage were lost, but SpaceX achieved many key milestones during the flight test. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their View Starship has taken to the … Read more
SpaceX is set to make a second attempt at launching its Starship rocket to space on Saturday, with the company looking to push the development of the mammoth vehicle past new milestones. It has a 20-minute window, from 8 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. ET, in which to launch Starship from its Starbase facility near Boca … Read more