SpaceX to put custom Starship propellant storage tanks through first trial
In the latest twist in the saga of SpaceX's custom-built Starship launch pad propellant storage tanks, the company appears to…
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SpaceX Starship factory breaks ground on an even bigger ‘high bay’
SpaceX appears to have more or less broken ground on a new, even bigger 'high bay' assembly facility at its…
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SpaceX President reveals 600,000 global Starlink internet preorders
SpaceX COO and President Gwynne Shotwell says that the company has secured more than half a million preorders for Starlink…
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Blue Origin lawsuit forces SpaceX, NASA to stop joint work on Starship Moon lander
Days after Jeff Bezos space startup Blue Origin sued NASA over its decision to solely award SpaceX a contract to…
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SpaceX says Starship will launch the next generation of Starlink satellites
SpaceX has submitted an FCC application modifying what it calls Starlinks Generation 2 (Gen2) constellation and laying out plans to…
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SpaceX to shrink, tweak Starship’s forward flap design, says Elon Musk
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that there is a "slight error" with the current design of Starship's forward flaps, necessitating…
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SpaceX set to end longest gap between Falcon launches in two years
NASA has confirmed that SpaceX's next Falcon 9 launch is now scheduled to occur no earlier than 3:37 am EDT…
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SpaceX’s first orbital Starship prototype prepares for proof tests
Several days after SpaceX's first orbital-class Starship prototype took a second trip to a nearby launch site, the rocket is…
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SpaceX’s Starship Moon lander under fire yet again as Blue Origin sues NASA
Less than three weeks after the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) categorically denied protests from Blue Origin and Dynetics over…
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SpaceX receives first major Starship Moon lander funding from NASA
SpaceX has received its first major funding from NASA for the development of a crewed Starship Moon lander meant to…
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Elon Musk says SpaceX’s orbital Starship debut headed for FAA faceoff in a few weeks
CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX's first completed Starship rocket could be ready for its orbital launch debut just "a…
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SpaceX’s first Falcon Heavy launch in two years is finally coming together
For the first time in more than two years, SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy launch and dual-booster landing appears to be…
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SpaceX’s first orbital-class Starship and Super Heavy to return to launch pad next week
CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX could return the first orbital-class Starship prototype and its Super Heavy booster to the…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk details orbital refueling plans for Starship Moon lander
After a much-anticipated GAO denial of Blue Origin and Dynetics protests over NASA's decision to solely award SpaceX a contract…
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SpaceX’s fleet of rocket recovery ships is about to get even bigger
Four months after SpaceX gave up on catching Falcon fairings and stripped and returned a pair of leased ships it…
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SpaceX Falcon rockets win yet another Moon lander launch contract
In a bit of déjà vu, SpaceX's Falcon rockets have secured yet another contract to launch a commercial Moon lander…
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Elon Musk says SpaceX could build new Moon spacesuits for NASA
A new report from NASA's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) strongly suggests that spacesuit availability, of all things, could…
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SpaceX takes simplicity to new extremes with two new Starship mechanisms
In the first two parts of a three-part interview with YouTube creator Tim Dodd, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has delved…
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SpaceX Starship briefly becomes largest rocket in history – now what’s next?
On August 6th, after a great deal of anticipation, SpaceX stacked a Starship on top of a Super Heavy booster…
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SpaceX’s first (public) acquisition is nanosat and Internet of Things startup Swarm
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) documents suggest that SpaceX has wholly acquired a satellite communications startup - possibly the first public…
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