SpaceX just blew up a Starship tank on purpose and Elon Musk says the results are in
Before dawn on January 10th, SpaceX technicians and engineers intentionally blew up a miniature Starship tank in order to test…
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SpaceX prepares new Starship tank for explosive test after rapid construction
Over the last few weeks, SpaceX's South Texas Starship team has been making progress at a pace unprecedented even for…
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SpaceX's Texas Starship factory set to receive more parts from Florida
After successfully delivering Starship hardware and manufacturing tools to SpaceX's Boca Chica, Texas rocket factory and launch facilities, the company…
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SpaceX borrows Tesla's tent factory strategy for new Starship production HQ
Confirmed yesterday morning by CEO Elon Musk, SpaceX has copied Tesla's approach to factory expansion and is building a giant…
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Tesla Cybertruck on Mars: Elon Musk playfully ponders sending a pickup to the Red Planet
Tesla owners welcomed the news that Disney+ is coming to their in-car entertainment system and they can soon enjoy the…
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SpaceX's Elon Musk works through holidays on Starship's "most difficult part"
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he has been working through the holidays at the company's Boca Chica facilities to get…
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SpaceX ships Starship hardware from Florida to Texas to speed up production
After appearing unexpectedly at SpaceX's Port Canaveral docks last month, several large pieces of Starship flight and manufacturing hardware were…
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SpaceX scraps first Starship prototype to make way for new and improved rockets
A bit less than a month after SpaceX's first full-scale Starship prototype was partially destroyed during testing, the damaged rocket…
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SpaceX's "Christmas tree" is a Raptor engine for the holidays
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk showed off a holiday-themed Raptor engine "Christmas tree" with its very own star on top. Musk…
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SpaceX's East Coast Starship launch pad is making some serious headway
Over the last few weeks, SpaceX's Florida Starship launch pad construction has made some major progress and the structure that…
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SpaceX adds a second drone ship to its East Coast rocket recovery fleet
On December 10th, SpaceX's East Coast rocket recovery fleet added a second drone ship to its ranks in a bid…
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SpaceX Starship hardware mystery solved amid reports of Florida factory upheaval
A SpaceX Starship hardware mystery has been effectively solved after rocket parts arrived at Port Canaveral and were loaded aboard…
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SpaceX’s Starship to spar with Blue Origin for NASA Moon landing contracts
On November 18th, NASA announced that it had added commercial Moon lander offerings from SpaceX, Blue Origin, Sierra Nevada Corporation,…
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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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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 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 installs second Starship Mk1 canard ahead of transport to launch pad
SpaceX has begun to install Starship Mk1's second of two forward 'canards', aerodynamic flaps the rocket prototype will soon use…
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SpaceX installs Starship Mk1 rocket’s flaps for the second time in build-up to flight debut
A little over a month after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk presented an update on Starship in Boca Chica, Texas and…
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