Posts By Eric Ralph
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2.5KNewsSpaceX Starship leaps towards Mars with picture-perfect hop debut
SpaceX’s Starship rocket has taken the biggest step towards orbit (and Mars) yet after a full-scale prototype successfully launched 150m (~500 ft)...
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9.9KNewsSpaceX aborts Starship hop debut a second time, kicks off third attempt [updated]
Update: SpaceX has gone ahead with a second Starship SN5 hop test attempt of the day. The rocket is currently tracking towards...
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13.8KNewsSpaceX Starship hop debut aborted at the last second by Raptor engine
SpaceX’s full-scale Starship hop debut was aborted at the last second after an otherwise successful lead-up to the milestone, forcing the company...
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14.3KNewsSpaceX Starship rocket’s flight debut set for Monday
For the first time ever, a full-scale SpaceX Starship prototype could be less than a day away from an inaugural flight test...
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15.7KNewsSpaceX lands NASA astronauts in the ocean for the first time in decades
SpaceX has successfully landed NASA astronauts in the ocean for the first time in almost half a century, completing the most important...
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9.1KNewsSpaceX Starship static fire success sets rocket up for hop debut
At long last, SpaceX’s fifth Starship prototype has successfully ignited its lone Raptor engine in a test known as a static fire,...
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23.4KNewsSpaceX spaceship almost ready for next NASA astronaut launch
A senior SpaceX director has shared a photo of the next Crew Dragon spacecraft assigned to launch NASA astronauts and confirmed that...
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10.7KNewsSpaceX Starlink mission nears third launch attempt after six weeks of delays
For the third time, SpaceX drone ship Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) has headed out to sea to support a...
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13.9KNewsSpaceX’s third NASA astronaut launch to reuse Crew Dragon and Falcon 9
NASA has revealed that SpaceX could reuse the next Falcon 9 booster and first Crew Dragon spacecraft scheduled to launch astronauts as...
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7.8KNewsSpaceX Starship engine test aborted twice in one day by hurricane damage and bugs
SpaceX has been unable to catch a break in the last few weeks and CEO Elon Musk says that a Starship Raptor...
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8.3KNewsSpaceX eyes Starship static fire test later today [LIVESTREAM]
SpaceX is currently tracking towards the first Raptor engine static fire of its fifth full-scale Starship prototype sometime later today, although there...
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45.3KNewsSpaceX on track to become third most valuable private company in the world
SpaceX is on track to become the third most valuable private company in the world if it successfully raises a new round...
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20.8KNewsSpaceX Starship factory and rocket prototypes weather Texas hurricane
SpaceX’s South Texas Starship factory and the latest full-scale rocket prototypes built there have managed to weather their first hurricane and tropical...
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10.1KNewsSpaceX Starlink launch scheduled day after ULA NASA Mars mission [updated]
Update: SpaceX’s Starlink-9 mission has been delayed from July 29th to July 31st, meaning that it could launch less than 24 hours...
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5.8KNewsSpaceX rocket nosecone catch years in the making caught on camera
In a milestone more than three years in the making, SpaceX has successfully caught both halves of a Falcon 9 rocket’s payload...
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18.0KNewsSpaceX Starship flight debut could happen this week, says Elon Musk
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that Starship’s full-scale flight debut could happen as early as this week if a suite of tests...
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18.3KNewsSpaceX begins building upgraded Starship prototype
A Starship part spotted on July 20th confirms that SpaceX is already well into the process of building a significantly upgraded full-scale...
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28.8KNewsSpaceX Falcon 9 breaks NASA Shuttle reuse record, catches full rocket nosecone
A SpaceX Falcon 9 booster has broken a decades-old NASA Space Shuttle reuse record after successfully launching a South Korean military satellite...
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25.6KNewsSpaceX Starship kicks off busy week of tests to prepare for flight debut
After many delays, SpaceX’s fifth full-scale Starship prototype is almost ready for a busy week of crucial tests that will determine whether...
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17.9KNewsSpaceX’s next launch could still break rocket reuse record despite more delays
After multiple delays, SpaceX’s next launch is once again ~24 hours out and the Falcon 9 booster assigned to still has a...
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