Booster 9

A look back at the epic SpaceX Starship Integrated Flight Test 2

SpaceX has begun sharing some of the amazing imagery they captured during the 2nd flight of Starship. They captured awesome…

SpaceX Starship Integrated Flight Test 2: What to Expect

After a one-day delay to replace a failed grid fin actuator, SpaceX is now less than 24 hours from the…

SpaceX Starship launch delayed one day, Elon Musk reveals

SpaceX Starship Integrated Flight Test 2 has been delayed 24 hours to no earlier than Saturday, November 18th, with the…

SpaceX’s Booster 9 performs 2nd static fire

Booster 9 performed what looked like a nominal static fire test as SpaceX moved closer to the 2nd integrated test…

SpaceX rolls Booster 9 back to the Launch Pad for more testing

Following a short stay at the production site, Booster 9 has made its way back to the Orbital Launch Mount…

SpaceX reveals Starship hot stage ring

SpaceX recently installed the new hot staging ring atop Booster 9 that will attempt this new stage separation method. The…

Will Starship launch anytime soon?

SpaceX has made remarkable progress at Starbase, but will they attempt a launch anytime soon? The company recently requested a…

Weekly Space Recap: August 7 – August 13

Here are some of the stories you may have missed in the past week. The second week of August 2023…

SpaceX moves Booster 9 back to the production site

Following the static fire test of Booster 9, which saw the Raptor engines ignite on the Orbital Launch Mount (OLM)…

SpaceX performs static fire test of Booster 9

Following two prior tests of the water deluge system and a spin prime test of Booster 9, SpaceX lit all…

SpaceX performs Booster 9 engine test ahead of static fire

Earlier today, SpaceX partially fueled Booster 9, continuing a series of tests before its eventual static fire test. For the…

SpaceX performs first fueling tests on Super Heavy Booster

Over the weekend, SpaceX continued its test campaigns at Starbase, Texas. Booster 9 was fully filled with cryogenic liquid oxygen…