All posts tagged "Super Heavy"
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27.5KNewsSpaceX’s first orbital-class Starship and Super Heavy to return to launch pad next week
CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX could return the first orbital-class Starship prototype and its Super Heavy booster to the launch site...
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21.1KNewsSpaceX takes simplicity to new extremes with two new Starship mechanisms
In the first two parts of a three-part interview with YouTube creator Tim Dodd, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has delved into two...
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17.3KNewsSpaceX Starship briefly becomes largest rocket in history – now what’s next?
On August 6th, after a great deal of anticipation, SpaceX stacked a Starship on top of a Super Heavy booster for the...
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27.6KNewsSpaceX is about to stack Starship on a Super Heavy booster for the first time
After a slight delay, CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX is now on track to stack a complete Starship prototype on top...
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13.2KNewsSpaceX installs booster on launch pad, stacks orbital Starship to full height
Hours after SpaceX outfitted the first orbital Starship prototype with all six of its Raptor engines, the company has installed the vehicle’s...
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14.4KNewsSpaceX reveals first orbital Starship with six Raptor engines
CEO Elon Musk has published a photo showing six Raptors – including three vacuum-optimized engines – installed on a Starship prototype for...
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21.8KNewsSpaceX installs more than two dozen Super Heavy Raptor engines in one night
In a virtually unprecedented feat of engineering and rocketry, SpaceX appears to have installed a full 29 Raptor engines on Starship’s first...
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22.4KNewsSpaceX outfits first orbital-class Starship booster with grid fins, Raptor engines
In the space of two days, SpaceX has outfitted Starship’s first orbital-class Super Heavy booster with four car-sized grid fins, stacked the...
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15.6KNewsSpaceX is building Starship’s first orbital-class booster at a breakneck pace
Within the last week, SpaceX’s South Texas Starship factory appears to have kicked things into high gear and are now assembling the...
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19.1KNewsSpaceX CEO Elon Musk reveals the heart of Starship’s Super Heavy booster
CEO Elon Musk has revealed the first glimpse of the most complex, important, and unproven part of Starship’s record-breaking Super Heavy booster....
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34.1KNewsSpaceX shifts South Texas focus to Starship’s orbital launch pad
Highlighted by a Wednesday jam-packed with important milestones, SpaceX appears to be shifting its focus in South Texas to the completion of...
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17.8KNewsSpaceX Starship launch tower stacked to full height ahead of ‘Mechazilla’ transformation
Update: After an aborted attempt on Tuesday, SpaceX has successfully installed the ninth and final section of Starship’s South Texas ‘launch tower,...
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22.8KNewsSpaceX Super Heavy booster aces static fire test on the first try
CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX has successfully fired up Super Heavy – the largest rocket booster in the world – on...
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18.9KNewsSpaceX begins assembling first orbital Starship and Super Heavy booster
SpaceX has begun rapidly assembling the first orbital Starship prototype and the Super Heavy booster set to launch it isn’t far behind....
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33.7KNewsSpaceX’s first Super Heavy booster static fire slips to next week
Update: SpaceX has cancelled Thursday’s road closure, likely pushing Super Heavy’s first attempt at a static fire test into next week. After...
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20.5KNewsSpaceX Super Heavy booster survives first major test
A SpaceX Super Heavy booster prototype has survived its first major test seemingly without issue, potentially opening the door for a static...
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16.4KNewsSpaceX begins installing Raptor engines on first Super Heavy booster
SpaceX has installed a Raptor engine on a Super Heavy booster prototype for the first time, defying expectations and setting the rocket...
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14.1KNewsSpaceX Starship booster weathers thunderstorm ahead of first ‘cryo proof’
Update: SpaceX’s first Super Heavy cryo proof test is now scheduled no earlier than 6pm to 12am CDT (UTC-5) on Thursday, July...
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17.7KNewsSpaceX rolls largest rocket booster ever built to the launch pad
Six weeks after assembly began, SpaceX has completed Starship’s first true Super Heavy booster prototype, rolled it out of its ‘high bay’...
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18.3KNewsSpaceX says Starship can beat ‘plasma blackout’ with Starlink antennas
SpaceX has asked the FCC to allow Starship and its Super Heavy booster to communicate with Starlink during the rocket’s first orbital...
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