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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SpaceX ‘sleeves’ Starship-derived propellant tank for the first time – here’s why
In a small but important step towards activating a pad capable of launching the largest and most powerful rocket ever…
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SpaceX is about to stack Starship on a Super Heavy booster for the first time
After a slight delay, CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX is now on track to stack a complete Starship prototype…
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SpaceX’s historic private astronaut launch debut gets its own Netflix documentary
Netflix has announced plans for a documentary that will dive deep into SpaceX's historic Inspiration4 private astronaut launch. Headed by…
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SpaceX installs booster on launch pad, stacks orbital Starship to full height
Hours after SpaceX outfitted the first orbital Starship prototype with all six of its Raptor engines, the company has installed…
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Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service now has about 90k users worldwide
During a call with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officials last month, SpaceX revealed that its satellite internet service, Starlink, now…
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SpaceX reveals first orbital Starship with six Raptor engines
CEO Elon Musk has published a photo showing six Raptors - including three vacuum-optimized engines - installed on a Starship…
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SpaceX’s NASA Starship contract prevails over frivolous Blue Origin, Dynetics protests
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has thrown out frivolous protests filed by Blue Origin and Dynetics after NASA awarded…
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SpaceX installs more than two dozen Super Heavy Raptor engines in one night
In a virtually unprecedented feat of engineering and rocketry, SpaceX appears to have installed a full 29 Raptor engines on…
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SpaceX outfits first orbital-class Starship booster with grid fins, Raptor engines
In the space of two days, SpaceX has outfitted Starship's first orbital-class Super Heavy booster with four car-sized grid fins,…
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SpaceX is building Starship’s first orbital-class booster at a breakneck pace
Within the last week, SpaceX's South Texas Starship factory appears to have kicked things into high gear and are now…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reveals the heart of Starship’s Super Heavy booster
CEO Elon Musk has revealed the first glimpse of the most complex, important, and unproven part of Starship's record-breaking Super…
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SpaceX shifts South Texas focus to Starship’s orbital launch pad
Highlighted by a Wednesday jam-packed with important milestones, SpaceX appears to be shifting its focus in South Texas to the…
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