SpaceX’s Starship Moon lander passes NASA review alongside Blue Origin, Dynetics
A variant of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft optimized to land NASA astronauts on the Moon has passed the space agency's first…
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SpaceX’s first orbital Starship engine just breathed fire
Less than three weeks after shipping to Texas, SpaceX says that Starship's first Raptor Vacuum engine has completed a "full…
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy side booster arrives at Texas test facilities
NASASpaceflight.com reports that the first new booster for SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy launch has arrived at the company's McGregor, Texas…
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SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell makes Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People list for 2020
Time Magazine's annual "100 Most Influential People" list has named SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell among its 2020 picks.…
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SpaceX Starship pop test opens the door for 60,000 foot hop [update]
SpaceX has successfully destroyed a Starship 'test tank' for the fourth time, opening the door for the first high-altitude prototype…
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SpaceX’s next two Falcon 9 launch dates set in late September
SpaceX's next Starlink launch has a firm date after stormy seas delayed its last attempt, placing the mission just two…
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SpaceX Starship test tank ready for a second shot at destruction
For the fourth time ever, SpaceX is ready to destroy a Starship test tank - the results of which will…
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SpaceX’s first high-altitude Starship gets ready to prove itself
SpaceX has begun outfitting its first high-altitude Starship prototype with the basis of functional aerodynamic flaps, potentially paving the way…
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SpaceX continues commercial launch market dominance with even more contracts
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has secured at least two more commercial launch contracts, continuing the company's dominance in the commercial…
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SpaceX delays Starlink launch as ocean outmatches drone ship upgrades
SpaceX's 13th Starlink launch has been indefinitely delayed by "severe weather in the recovery area, later explained by CEO Elon…
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(Update: scrubbed) SpaceX’s next Starlink launch to break rocket fairing reuse record
Update: SpaceX says that today's Starlink-12 launch attempt was scrubbed due to a mysterious "recovery issue." Liftoff from Kennedy Space…
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SpaceX eyes Starlink to connect rocket recovery ships to the internet
Regulatory filings show that SpaceX wants to use Starlink to connect its fleet of rocket recovery ships to the internet,…
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SpaceX Starship test tank survives first two nights of stress testing
SpaceX's newest Starship test tank has survived the first two nights of stress testing, pushing the steel tank one step…
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SpaceX’s first high-altitude Starship a week away from completion, says Elon Musk
CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX's first high-altitude Starship prototype - built entirely out of a new steel alloy -…
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SpaceX Starship test tank set for destructive finale after ‘cryo proof’
SpaceX's fourth Starship test tank is set for a destructive finale after completing a "cryo proof" pressure test on Thursday.…
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SpaceX drone ship heads to sea for Falcon 9’s next Starlink launch and landing
An upgraded SpaceX drone ship is headed roughly 630 kilometers (~390 mi) into the Atlantic Ocean to support Falcon 9's…
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SpaceX posts uncut Falcon 9 launch and landing footage and audio
SpaceX has released uncut footage of one of its most recent Falcon 9 launches and landings, including unprecedented onboard audio…
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SpaceX Starlink beta latency results on par with fixed broadband in recent tests
In a letter to the FCC last week regarding a request for modification of their Ku/Ka-band license, SpaceX included a…
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Tesla Roadster and ‘friends’ make history in newly-published log of 57k+ human objects in space
When the Tesla Roadster and its Starman occupant entered space aboard Falcon Heavy's maiden voyage in 2018, it joined the…
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SpaceX Starship factory overflowing with new and flight-proven rockets
After a relatively relaxed period of production and testing, SpaceX's South Texas Starship factory is practically overflowing with new and…
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