SpaceX CEO Elon Musk explains how Starships will return from orbit
In the near future, SpaceX wants to begin putting its first two full-scale Starship prototypes through a series of increasingly…
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SpaceX is installing Tesla battery packs on its Starship MK1 rocket prototype
First noticed by NASASpaceflight.com forum member "exilon", SpaceX appears to have selected off-the-shelf Tesla battery packs as the power storage…
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SpaceX begins launch pad upgrades for Starship flight tests in Texas and Florida
Beneath the buzz of Starship Mk1's glamorous wing installation, SpaceX has begun installing new launch pad hardware meant to support…
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SpaceX’s Starship Mk1 rocket already has three Raptors installed, says Elon Musk
In a few late-night tweets, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk offered a rare view inside the company's Boca Chica Starship fabrication…
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SpaceX installs two Starship wings ahead of Elon Musk’s Saturday update
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is just six days away from giving an updated Starship presentation and the company is working…
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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk dubbed ‘most inspiring’ leader in tech
A recent survey involving over 3,600 workers in the tech sector has revealed that SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk…
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon is pushing the envelope of parachute engineering, says NASA
On September 17th, a NASA blog post praised the progress SpaceX has made with Crew Dragon's parachute system, indicating that…
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Billionaire resigns CEO role to pay, train for SpaceX’s first crewed Starship Moon launch
Eccentric Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa -- known for collecting modern art and founding online fashion retailer Zozo -- has stepped…
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SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 launches get a bit closer as hardware arrives in Florida
On September 18th, local Florida resident Andrew Stoltz happened to be at the exact right place and time to catch…
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SpaceX, NASA win coveted Emmy award for spacecraft launch debut coverage
Over the course of Crew Dragon's 'Demo-1' orbital launch debut, SpaceX and NASA coordinated in a multitude of ways to…
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SpaceX prepares to break ground on Starship launch facilities at Pad 39A
As of September 14th, SpaceX is nearly ready to break ground on what will likely be the first orbital-class Starship…
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SpaceX wants to move Starship Mk2 to one of its Florida launch pads later this month
According to documents filed with local city and transportation authorities in recent months and cataloged by a few local news…
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SpaceX’s first West Coast Falcon 9 launch in eight months now set for early 2020
After what is set to be a more than 8-month lull, SpaceX's California launch facilities are scheduled to support a…
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SpaceX ‘tops off’ its South Texas Starship prototype with one final steel dome
On September 14th, South Texas SpaceX technicians lifted Starship Mk1's third and final tank dome and began to attach it…
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SpaceX highlights Crew Dragon SuperDraco thrusters as explosion investigation nears end
SpaceX has published a highlight reel touting "over 700 tests" of Crew Dragon's SuperDraco abort thrusters at the same time…
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SpaceX wants to launch almost 1.5k Starlink satellites next year – that’s a necessity
First reported by SpaceNews, in attendance at the 2019 World Satellite Business Week in Paris, France, SpaceX President and COO…
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SpaceX, SES announce new Falcon 9 launch contracts for seven high-bandwidth satellites
In the midst of the 2019 World Satellite Business Week, SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell and SES…
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SpaceX executive says Falcon 9 is waiting for customer satellites for the first time ever
Speaking on a panel at 2019's World Satellite Business Week (WSBW), SpaceX COO and President says that the company and…
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SpaceX files Starship flight debut paperwork, preps for launch pad upgrades
On September 9th, the first signs of SpaceX planning for Starship Mk1's South Texas launch debut appeared in the form…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says Starship pad abort capabilities could come sooner than later
Despite a number of technical hurdles, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk believes that the company's next-generation Starship spacecraft could eventually be…
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