[Update: Scrubbed] SpaceX Starship to attempt same-day static fire and launch
Update: Starship SN11 did manage a timely static fire around 8am CDT but after hours of work, SpaceX appears to…
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SpaceX Texas test HQ fires up a dozen Falcon, Starship rocket engines in six hours
Though it often falls under the radar relative to SpaceX's high-profile Boca Chica Starship hub, another even more important Texas…
3 years ago
SpaceX aces Starship static fire days after NASA astronaut visit
Update: Around 9am CDT (UTC-5), SpaceX successfully fired up Starship serial number 11's (SN11) three Raptor engines, completing the static…
3 years ago
SpaceX stacks first Super Heavy, creating largest rocket booster ever built
For the first time ever, SpaceX has stacked a Super Heavy tank section to its full height, effectively completing assembly…
3 years ago
SpaceX bid Starship to launch NASA cubesat constellation
First discussed by SpaceNews, Teslarati can confirm that the mystery launch vehicle SpaceX bid to launch a tiny NASA satellite…
3 years ago
SpaceX recaps historic Starship landing in 4K as next ship readies for flight
SpaceX has published a new 4K video recapping Starship's first intact landing after a high-altitude launch right as the company…
3 years ago
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirms Q3 2021 target for first orbital Starship launch
Update: On the heels of a NASASpaceflight report, CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that SpaceX has an internal target of…
3 years ago
SpaceX Starship aborts Raptor engine test, briefly catches fire
Update: On March 15th, SpaceX got within milliseconds of Starship serial number 11's (SN11) first Raptor engine test but suffered…
3 years ago
SpaceX Starship holds up under pressure, lines up Raptor engine test fire
After a few false starts and some minor delays, SpaceX's 11th Starship prototype (SN11) has made it through two of…
3 years ago
Here’s why SpaceX’s latest Starship rocket exploded after touchdown
In what has become a bit of a tradition, CEO Elon Musk has taken to Twitter again to explain the…
3 years ago
SpaceX rolls Starship to the launch pad five days after last flight test
Update: Less than five days after Starship serial number 10 (SN10) briefly became the first prototype to launch and land…
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SpaceX to “refine” hypersonic heat shield manufacturing for the US Air Force
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has competitively awarded SpaceX an $8.5 million contract to "refine" the process of…
3 years ago
SpaceX Starship landing leg upgrades imagined in new fan renders
After new official Starship renders appeared to include the first view of an upgraded landing leg design, a SpaceX fan…
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SpaceX already clearing Starship debris, preparing for next rocket rollout
Update: Half a day after Starship serial number 10 (SN10) became the first prototype to land in one piece, SpaceX…
3 years ago
SpaceX on track to send Starship, private astronauts around the Moon in 2023
In a new media blitz, Japanese billionaire Yusaka Maezawa ('MZ') has reentered the spotlight with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to…
3 years ago
SpaceX aborts Starship launch after Raptors produce too much thrust
Update #3: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that Starship prototype SN10 automatically aborted a 2:15 pm CST (UTC-6) launch attempt…
3 years ago
SpaceX swaps “suspect” Starship engine in record time
SpaceX has reportedly swapped a "suspect" Raptor engine installed on Starship serial number 10 (SN10) in record time, setting the…
3 years ago
SpaceX rapidly builds, tests Starship Moon elevator for NASA
As part of a NASA program that will select one or two commercial crewed Moon landers, SpaceX is busy testing…
3 years ago
SpaceX Starship static fire bodes well for a launch later this week
SpaceX's third high-altitude Starship prototype appears to have successfully ignited its trio of Raptor engines, boosting the odds of another…
3 years ago
FAA clears SpaceX Starship prototype for third launch and landing attempt
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has already cleared Starship serial number 10 (SN10) for flight, cutting short any potential…
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