SpaceX launches back-to-back Falcon 9 missions over the weekend
SpaceX successfully launched the Transporter 9 mission from California and a pair of O3b mPower communications satellites from Florida over…
5 months ago
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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…
8 months ago
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…
8 months ago
Weekly Space Recap: August 14 – August 20
Here are some of the stories you may have missed in the past week. The third week of August 2023…
8 months ago
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…
8 months ago
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…
8 months ago
Weekly Space Recap: August 7 – August 13
Here are some of the stories you may have missed in the past week. The second week of August 2023…
8 months ago
Artemis II astronauts get their first look at their Orion spacecraft
The Artemis II astronauts that will be the first crew to fly around the Moon in 50 years got a…
9 months ago
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)…
9 months ago
Weekly Space Recap: July 31 – August 6
Here are some of the stories you may have missed in the past week. The first week of August 2023…
9 months ago
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…
9 months ago
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…
9 months ago
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…
9 months ago
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.…
9 months ago
SpaceX resumes static fire testing at Starbase
SpaceX has once again begun static fire testing on the Starship program at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. This is…
10 months ago
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…
11 months ago
NASA selects Blue Origin to land Astronauts on the Moon
NASA has awarded Blue Origin $3.4 billion dollars for its Human Landing System (HLS), Blue Moon. Blue Moon will launch…
11 months ago
SpaceX Starship test launch prompts environmental groups’ lawsuit against FAA
Environmental groups have taken legal action against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) following SpaceX's Starship test flight last month. The…
12 months ago
Elon Musk predicts Starship will be ready for another launch in just 6-8 weeks
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk noted that it would likely take about six to eight weeks to get the infrastructure prepared…
12 months ago
Starship delivers excitement, but launch pad damage comes into question
SpaceX's Starship took its maiden voyage this morning, successfully lifting off of its launch pad and nearly making it to…
1 year ago