Posts By Eric Ralph
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5.6KNewsSpaceX Starship SN9 go for high-altitude launch attempt later today
Update: SpaceX has completed what is known as a Flight Readiness Review (FRR) and determined that Starship prototype SN9 is ready to...
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10.3KNewsSpaceX’s Super Heavy booster assembly is starting to speed up
SpaceX has begun stacking a new section of the first Super Heavy prototype in the latest sign that work is accelerating on...
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55.0KNewsSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket snags world record for most satellites launched at once
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has successfully delivered 143 spacecraft to orbit, snagging a world record for most satellites launched in one...
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27.9KNewsSpaceX is about to crush the record for most satellites launched on one rocket
While delayed from Friday to Saturday, SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 launch still appears to be on track to obliterate the world’s current...
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74.5KNewsSpaceX aborts several Starship static fire attempts, rolls test tank to the pad
Accidentally producing the polar opposite of Starship serial number 9 (SN9) completing a trio of Raptor ignition tests in four hours last...
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36.2KNewsSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket aces eighth launch and “envelope expansion” landing
SpaceX has successfully completed the first of dozens of Starlink launches planned in 2021, simultaneously crushing multiple rocket reusability records and completing...
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9.4KNewsSpaceX’s second Super Heavy booster enters production in South Texas
In a rare burst of visible activity, SpaceX’s South Texas Starship factory has begun fabricating a second Super Heavy booster and taken...
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29.2KNewsSpaceX is turning oil rigs into floating Starship spaceports named after Mars’ moons
Update: Responsible for initially connecting Phobos and Deimos to SpaceX, NASASpaceflight has all the details in a new article published earlier today....
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15.9KNewsSpaceX delays push Starship flight, two Falcon 9 launches into same three-day period
Update: SpaceX’s Transporter-1 launch has slipped to January 22nd and a Starship SN9 static fire attempt planned today (January 19th) has been...
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15.5KNewsSpaceX drone ship heads to The Bahamas for Falcon 9’s next polar launch
SpaceX is in the midst of preparing for back-to-back Falcon 9 launches from its two Florida pads, a feat that will also...
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15.7KNewsSpaceX’s first Starlink launch of 2021 slips to Tuesday [update]
Update: SpaceX says it has delayed Falcon 9’s Starlink-16 launch to no earlier than (NET) 8:23 am (13:23 UTC), Tuesday, January 19th...
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18.7KNewsSpaceX Falcon 9 booster set to beat rocket turnaround record by a huge margin
The Falcon 9 booster assigned to SpaceX’s first Starlink launch of the new year is on track to become the world’s most...
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38.4KNewsSpaceX returns to Starship program roots with new ‘test tank’ prototype
It’s now clear that SpaceX is preparing to return to the roots of its Starship program with the latest in a series...
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9.2KNewsSpaceX’s first Starlink launch of the year up next after schedule shuffle
Update: SpaceX’s Starlink-16 mission is now scheduled to launch no earlier than 8:45 am EST (13:45 UTC) on Monday, January 18th. SpaceX’s...
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20.0KNewsSpaceX Starship fires up Raptor engines three times in one day
Around 12:30 pm CST (UTC-6), SpaceX Starship prototype serial number 9 (SN9) ignited its Raptor engines for the second time, followed by...
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12.9KNewsSpaceX aborts third Starship static fire attempt minutes before ignition
Perhaps just two or so minutes away from ignition, SpaceX Starship prototype SN9 aborted its third triple-Raptor static fire attempt late into...
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18.0KNewsSpaceX wins FCC approval to launch first polar Starlink satellites amidst rideshare chaos
In a sign of the regulatory agency’s growing confidence in SpaceX, the FCC has rapidly approved a request to add ten Starlink...
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17.3KNewsSpaceX’s next Starship launch still waiting on a successful Raptor test
Several days after the last test attempt, SpaceX’s next Starship launch remains delayed pending a successful static fire of the prototype’s three...
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24.0KNewsSpaceX’s first Cargo Dragon 2 recovery delayed by Atlantic Ocean weather
Update: The first undocking, orbital reentry, and splashdown of SpaceX’s upgraded Dragon 2 cargo spacecraft was aborted by NASA ground controllers minutes...
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12.6KNewsSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket aces first launch of dozens planned this year
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has aced the first launch and landing of dozens planned by the company in 2021, kicking off...
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