SpaceX Starship

SpaceX lands FAA license for 2nd Starship launch

Today, SpaceX was officially given the approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Fish and Wildlife Service to…

Weekly Space Recap: August 21 – August 27

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

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…

Weekly Space Recap: August 14 – August 20

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

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…

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)…

Weekly Space Recap: July 31 – August 6

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

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…

SpaceX moves Booster 9 to the Orbital Launch Mount

Yesterday morning, SpaceX rolled Booster 9 and, later in the evening, raised the massive booster onto the Orbital Launch Mount.…

SpaceX resumes static fire testing at Starbase

SpaceX has once again begun static fire testing on the Starship program at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. This is…

SpaceX picks Ship 25 and Booster 9 for next Starship test flight

SpaceX has selected Ship 25 and Booster 9 for the next Starship test flight as launch pad repairs and upgrades…

SpaceX Starship completes first successful test flight

SpaceX's Starship completed its first successful flight test with an incredible liftoff at South Padre Island, Texas, after years of…