SpaceX preparing for third Starship ‘full stack’
SpaceX appears to be preparing Starship 20 and Super Heavy Booster 4 for their third 'full stack' demonstration after two…
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SpaceX’s first 33-engine Super Heavy booster reaches full height
Approximately 11 weeks after the process began, SpaceX has finished stacking its newest Super Heavy booster prototype - the first…
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SpaceX upgrading Starship noses and domes for easier assembly
While a separate team closes in on the completion of a new and improved Starship nosecone, SpaceX also appears to…
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SpaceX’s South Texas Starship factory prepares for major upgrades
In what is probably a sign of things to come for SpaceX's nascent Florida Starship factory, the company's original Starbase…
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SpaceX’s Starbase environmental review delayed another month
The FAA says that it will take at least another month to complete a crucial environmental review of orbital Starship…
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SpaceX to send retired Starship to local Texas airport, says Elon Musk
In a brief Twitter exchange, the Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) appears to have talked SpaceX CEO Elon Musk…
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SpaceX’s South Texas Starship factory has a new tallest building
Less than four months after construction began, the newest addition to SpaceX's South Texas Starship factory is now the facility's…
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SpaceX preparing to assemble launch tower for Starship’s first Florida pad
SpaceX has slowly but surely begun the process of building Starship's first Florida launch pad - including preparations for the…
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SpaceX ‘destacks’ Starship and Super Heavy: what’s next?
On February 14th, a bit less than four days after the giant rocket was used as a backdrop for CEO…
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SpaceX finishes stacking new Starship for the first time in six months
For the first time in more than half a year, SpaceX has stacked a new Starship prototype to its full…
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SpaceX has finally begun filling Starship’s orbital launch site fuel tanks
Almost five months after SpaceX began the process of filling and testing the first custom-built propellant storage system for Starship,…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk updates schedule for first orbital Starship launch
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has presented the first significant update on the company's Starship program since September 2019, offering a…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to present first Starship update since 2019 [webcast]
Barring surprises, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk remains on track to present the first major update on Starship's development since September…
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SpaceX assembles world’s largest rocket with giant robot arms
For the second time ever, SpaceX has fully stacked a two-stage Starship rocket, once again creating the largest launch vehicle…
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SpaceX preparing the ultimate backdrop for Elon Musk’s Starship update
For the third time, SpaceX has installed Super Heavy Booster 4 (B4) on Starbase's lone orbital launch mount, kicking off…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk promises long-awaited Starship update next week
While running behind schedule in classic fashion, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he'll present the first big Starship program update…
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SpaceX reveals Starship “marine recovery” plans in new job postings
In a series of new job postings, SpaceX has hinted at an unexpected desire to develop "marine recovery systems for…
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SpaceX working on several Starship, Super Heavy upgrades and design changes
Not long after Elon Musk confirmed plans to add three more Raptor engines to Starship and stretch the upper stage's…
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SpaceX “intends” to start launching next-generation Starlink satellites in March
In a new Q&A with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), SpaceX says it still "plans" and "intends" to begin launching…
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SpaceX simulates lifting Starship with launch tower ‘arms’
SpaceX has taken Starbase's rocket-catching launch tower 'arms' to new heights during the latest series of proof tests. That process…
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