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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…

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)…

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 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 rolls naked Starship prototype to test site

SpaceX has rolled a strange, naked Starship prototype from its Starbase, Texas factory to a nearby test site. Beginning with…

SpaceX Starship booster survives record-breaking 31-engine static fire

SpaceX's Starship rocket has survived a record-breaking engine test - potentially the most powerful static fire in the history of…

SpaceX sets stage for Starship booster’s first 33-engine static fire

SpaceX has set the stage for a record-breaking Starship booster static fire after the rocket completed a complex fueling test…

SpaceX’s Starship rocket sails through first “flight-like” fueling test

SpaceX's fully-assembled Starship rocket appears to have sailed through a major wet dress rehearsal test on the first attempt. With…

SpaceX installs new Starship on static fire test stand

SpaceX may be focused on preparing Starship S24 and Super Heavy Booster 7 for their potentially imminent orbital launch debut,…

Elon Musk: SpaceX’s first orbital Starship launch “highly likely” in Q1 2023

SpaceX's first Starship orbital launch mount (OLM) appears to have passed a busy week of stress-testing, clearing the way for…

SpaceX returns Starship booster to factory after two major Raptor tests

For the sixth time this year, SpaceX has returned the same Super Heavy booster prototype to its South Texas Starship…

CNBC releases sneak peek of Elon Musk on Jay Leno’s Garage

CNBC released a sneak peek of Elon Musk on Jay Leno's Garage. In video clips shared with Teslarati, we get…

SpaceX Starship prototype ignites six engines, starts major brush fire

SpaceX has successfully ignited all six engines on its latest Starship prototype, taking a significant step towards ensuring that the…

F-22 Demonstration Team flies by Starbase & Starship

The F-22 Demonstration Team and Heritage Flight Team visited Starbase earlier today and flew by Starship. The demo team flies…