All posts tagged "BFR"
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60.3KNewsSpaceX CEO Elon Musk says Starship could be followed by a dramatically larger rocket
Hinted at in a brief tweet on August 28th, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX’s massive Starship and Super Heavy launch...
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47.3KNewsSpaceX’s Elon Musk says Starship, Super Heavy will have more than 40 Raptor engines
According to tweets published by CEO Elon Musk on July 21st, SpaceX’s combined Starship and Super Heavy launch vehicle (BFR) could have...
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30.1KNewsStarhopper update: SpaceX’s ungainly Starship testbed survives night of fireballs, Raptor testing
SpaceX’s Starhopper appears to have come out the other end of an eventful night of fires, fireballs, and Raptor testing completely unscathed,...
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36.1KNewsSpaceX’s Starhopper engulfed in fireball after critical Raptor static fire test
SpaceX’s Starhopper was engulfed in a fireball shortly after a static fire ignition of its Raptor engine, almost certainly delaying the low-fidelity...
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29.1KNewsSpaceX delays Starhopper’s first flight a few days despite Raptor preburner test success
SpaceX has (partially) ignited Starhopper’s freshly-installed Raptor engine, successfully verifying that the engine is ready for its next major test: a full...
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42.0KNewsSpaceX ships Raptor to Texas for first Starhopper hover tests after fixing vibration bugs
After a brisk week of no fewer than three lengthy static fire tests, SpaceX has effectively confirmed that a critical vibration-related fault...
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30.6KNewsSpaceX’s Starship/Super Heavy rocket needs a launch pad and work is already starting
According to SpaceX job posts published early this month, the company has already begun the process of looking for the engineer or...
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30.9KNewsSpaceX CEO Elon Musk & Raptor engine make surprise visit to Florida Starship
While on the East Coast for Falcon Heavy’s third launch, also described as SpaceX’s most difficult launch yet, CEO Elon Musk dropped...
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29.2KNewsSpaceX is constructing a second Starship prototype
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the company’s second orbital Starship prototype is already in the early stages of integration at...
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35.9KSpaceXSpaceX’s steel Starship gets new official render, this time with a huge NASA telescope
SpaceX recently provided NASA with the third known official render of its stainless steel Starship, focused on the vehicle’s potential utility for...
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28.1KSpaceXSpaceX builds new orbital Starship sections as Starhopper loses its engine
Amidst the growing buzz centered around the imminent second launch of Falcon Heavy, SpaceX’s South Texas team has continued to work on...
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33.2KSpaceXSpaceX begins static Starhopper tests as Raptor engine arrives on schedule
SpaceX has officially begun static ground testing of Starhopper, a full-scale pathfinder Starship prototype meant to support an early series of Raptor-powered...
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40.1KSpaceXSpaceX’s Starship prototype moved to launch pad on new rocket transporter
Over the last two or so weeks, SpaceX engineers and technicians have continued to make progress on the company’s first full-scale Starship...
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51.3KSpaceXSpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that BFR could cost less to build than Falcon 9
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk believes that there may be a path for the company to ultimately build the massive Starship spacecraft and...
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42.2KSpaceXSpaceX’s Starship engine breaks Russian rocketry record held for two decades
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says the company’s Raptor engine, meant to power Starship and Super Heavy, has surpassed a rocketry record held...
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40.0KDIYSpaceX’s Starship engine hits twice the thrust of Merlin just days after test debut
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that the company’s Raptor engine – static-fired for the first time at full scale barely four days...
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83.6KNewsSpaceX’s Starship prototype is looking increasingly rocket-like as hop test pad expands
As SpaceX’s South Texas operations continue full steam ahead in pursuit of the first integrated hop tests of a full-scale Starship prototype,...
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28.4KNewsSpaceX’s first redesigned Raptor static fire paves the way for Starship’s hop test debut
After years of development, multiple prototypes constructed, and more than 1200 seconds of cumulative static fire testing at durations longer than what...
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35.0KNewsSpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrives in Texas for milestone Starship engine test
On Saturday evening, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk landed in Waco, Texas – perhaps along with additional SpaceX propulsion engineers – for the...
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36.5KNewsSpaceX CEO Elon Musk reveals photos of Starship’s first completed Raptor engine
Shortly after Teslarati reported that the first operationalized Raptor had shipped to McGregor, Texas for its first full-scale static fire tests, SpaceX...
