SpaceX Starship blew its top during rocket fueling test (updated)
Update: SpaceX has released an official statement indicating that Starship Mk1's November 20th failure came after a decision to intentionally…
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SpaceX skips Falcon 9 landing leg retraction on record-breaking booster
Four days after it returned to port, SpaceX quickly brought its latest recovered Falcon 9 booster horizontal, the last step…
4 years ago
Elon Musk gifts SpaceX Starship angel investor a piece of Starhopper history
According to photos posted by the Japanese investor, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has gifted Yusaku Maezawa a significant piece of…
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SpaceX’s Starship comes to life for the first time in lead-up to launch debut
For the first time ever, SpaceX has pressurized Starship Mk1's building-sized propellant tanks, a critical test that culminated in the…
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SpaceX Starship Mk1’s most important tests yet could begin just hours from now
SpaceX's South Texas Starship Mk1 prototype is on the verge of kicking off a critical period of ground tests, ranging…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 booster returns to port on a drone ship for the first time in six months
On November 15th, Falcon 9 booster B1048 returned to port aboard a SpaceX drone ship, the first such return in…
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NASA snubbed SpaceX, common sense to overpay Boeing for astronaut launches, says audit
A detailed government audit has revealed that NASA went out of its way to overpay Boeing for its Commercial Crew…
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SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 satellite launch a step closer as spacecraft heads to Florida
SpaceX's next commercial Falcon 9 mission is a step closer to the launch pad after a Boeing-built satellite departed its…
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SpaceX fires up redesigned Crew Dragon as NASA reveals SuperDraco thruster “flaps”
On November 13th, SpaceX revealed that a planned static fire test of a Crew Dragon's powerful abort thrusters was completed…
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SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft set to static fire SuperDraco abort thrusters after delays
Originally scheduled for early November, SpaceX now plans to static fire a Crew Dragon capsule's SuperDraco abort thrusters no earlier…
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SpaceX says upgraded Starlink satellites have better bandwidth, beams, and more
Just hours ago, SpaceX successfully launched its second batch of 60 Starlink satellites, featuring a variety of upgrades as part…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 booster nails record fourth launch and landing during Starlink-1
For the first time ever, SpaceX has successfully launched and landed the same Falcon 9 booster on four separate orbital-class…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink launch eyes two reusability milestones as new satellite details emerge
SpaceX is set for Falcon 9's first orbital launch in more than three months. Known as Starlink-1, the mission will…
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SpaceX drone ship spotted by satellite ahead of first Falcon 9 ocean landing in five months
In anticipation of SpaceX's imminent Starlink-1 launch, drone ship Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) departed Port Canaveral on…
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Boeing Starliner abort test (mostly) a success as SpaceX nears Crew Dragon static fire
On November 4th, Boeing completed a crucial pad abort test of its reusable Starliner spacecraft, successful in spite of an…
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SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 launch set to debut twin fairing recovery ships
SpaceX's next Falcon 9 launch - a dedicated Starlink mission scheduled no earlier than November 11th - appears to be…
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SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet was tested by the US Air Force and the results are in
SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell recently provided information about the company's Starlink satellite internet constellation after a…
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SpaceX begins Starship launch mount installation at historic Pad 39A in Florida
At the same time as SpaceX's Boca Chica, Texas team is working around the clock to prepare Starship Mk1 for…
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SpaceX Falcon 9’s next Starlink launch will reuse a Falcon Heavy fairing for the first time
SpaceX has announced that a thrice-flown Falcon 9 booster successfully completed a static fire test ahead of the company's first…
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SpaceX’s first Falcon 9 launch in months gets a launch date
SpaceX's first Falcon 9 launch in more than three months finally has a launch date and it looks like the…
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