World's most powerful rocket, made by Elon Musk's SpaceX, to make its maiden orbital flight next week
1 year, 8 months ago

World's most powerful rocket, made by Elon Musk's SpaceX, to make its maiden orbital flight next week

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SpaceX’s Starship rocket is the most powerful rocket ever made and is planned to take humans to Mars. Taking off According to the US’ Federal Aviation Administration or the FAA, the Starship rocket will take off from SpaceX’s facility in Boca Chica, Texas, on Monday, April 10. Musk has already cautioned that there’s a 50 per cent possibility that Starship will explode during lift-off, adding that the launch “won’t be boring.” The historic flight of SpaceX will serve as an early milestone in Musk’s goal to transport people and cargo to the moon and Mars, transforming us into a “multi-planetary” species. The FAA stated, “The FAA has not made a licence determination for the SpaceX Starship Super Heavy operation,” the notice said “The FAA’s Command Center planning notice should not be taken as an indication that a decision to award a licence has been made or will be made in the near future.” According to a report by Reuters, the rumoured Monday launch date was leaked by a “person familiar with the process” who requested anonymity. SpaceX intends to transport people to deep space using a two-stage spaceship made up of the completely reusable Starship, at least its passenger portion, and the Super Heavy rocket booster.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX launched 128 missions in 2024, more than the world combined
1 week, 6 days ago

Elon Musk's SpaceX launched 128 missions in 2024, more than the world combined

India Today  

Elon Musk's SpaceX has achieved a remarkable milestone, launching a total of 128 missions to space, surpassing the combined launch totals of all other space-faring nations. The Elon Musk-led company not only launched Falcon-9 but also Falcon Heavy and Starship Super Heavy on several developmental flight tests. SpaceX's commitment to pushing the boundaries of space exploration is evident not only …

Elon Musk wants SpaceX to produce a Starship every eight hours
1 month ago

Elon Musk wants SpaceX to produce a Starship every eight hours

India Today  

In a bold move that could reshape the future of space exploration, Elon Musk's SpaceX is working towards dramatically increasing production of its Starship megarocket. The company's ambitious target is to manufacture one Starship every eight hours, a significant leap from its current production rate. Elon Musk has stated that to achieve Mars colonisation in roughly three decades, ship production …

SpaceX’s Starship launches 6th Flight; first ever payload was a stuffed banana
1 month ago

SpaceX’s Starship launches 6th Flight; first ever payload was a stuffed banana

The Hindu  

Flight six of Starship was seen as a test of whether SpaceX's first booster catch was pure precision or relied on a stroke of luck after Musk - perhaps inadvertently - disclosed how close the last flight came to disaster. The flight also carried Starship's first ever payload - a stuffed banana - and served as a swan song for …

‘To the moon and beyond’: Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches world’s largest rocket Starship
1 month ago

‘To the moon and beyond’: Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches world’s largest rocket Starship

Live Mint  

United States President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday attended the launch of SpaceX's Starship alongside company founder Elon Musk. The event took place at SpaceX's rocket development site in Boca Chica, Texas, marking the sixth test flight of the Starship rocket. The test flight was a success, with the rocket splashing down at its designated target in the Indian Ocean, marking …

SpaceX Starship launch time, site location and how to watch live
1 month ago

SpaceX Starship launch time, site location and how to watch live

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk's SpaceX will attempt the sixth flight test of its massive Starship rocket that will one day transport humans to the moon and Mars. Elon Musk 's SpaceX will attempt the sixth flight test of its massive Starship rocket that will one day transport humans to the moon and Mars Elon Musk has been a vocal supporter of President …

SpaceX launches sixth Starship test flight, with Trump in attendance
1 month ago

SpaceX launches sixth Starship test flight, with Trump in attendance

LA Times  

SpaceX’s Starship lifts off from the launchpad at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, in 2023. SpaceX launched its Starship rocket system on its sixth test flight Tuesday, with Donald Trump in attendance at the company’s Texas launchpad. The nearly 400-foot-tall structure — which features the Starship spacecraft stacked on top of a Super Heavy booster — lifted off flawlessly at …

London to New York in 30 MINUTES: SpaceX's Starship could soon transport passengers on long-distance trips at dizzying speeds of up to 16,700mph - as Elon Musk claims 'this is now possible' following
1 month, 1 week ago

London to New York in 30 MINUTES: SpaceX's Starship could soon transport passengers on long-distance trips at dizzying speeds of up to 16,700mph - as Elon Musk claims 'this is now possible' following

Daily Mail  

It looks like SpaceX is reviving plans to take on the commercial aviation industry – by transporting passengers to other countries via space. Billionaire owner Elon Musk says that his ambitious vision of 'Earth to Earth' space travel on his Starship rocket is 'now possible' following Donald Trump's re-election. A SpaceX promo video depicts a luxurious trip aboard Starship taking …

How SpaceX's rocket landing could pave the way for trips to Mars: Elon Musk predicts a 'sustainable city' could be built on the Red Planet by 2054
2 months, 1 week ago

How SpaceX's rocket landing could pave the way for trips to Mars: Elon Musk predicts a 'sustainable city' could be built on the Red Planet by 2054

Daily Mail  

For decades, sending humans on the 140 million-mile journey from Earth to Mars has seemed like a distant pipedream. But as SpaceX successfully lands its Starship rocket booster, Elon Musk says that trips to the Red Planet could be common within 30 years. After five minutes the booster detaches and flies back down to Earth where it is caught by …

SpaceX's Starship Rocket Makes Historic Landing on Booster's Return Path
2 months, 1 week ago

SpaceX's Starship Rocket Makes Historic Landing on Booster's Return Path

The Hindu  

SpaceX successfully launched its Starship rocket on its fifth test flight, catching the returning first-stage booster back at the launch pad with mechanical arms. The launch was a bold attempt to increase the risk and challenge for the company. The booster successfully landed, marking a significant milestone in SpaceX's Starship program and the development of reusable rocket technology.

Elon Musk reveals date for first Starship Mars mission
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk reveals date for first Starship Mars mission

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk has announced that the first SpaceX missions to Mars aboard the …

Elon Musk announces SpaceX to launch first Starships to Mars in two years
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk announces SpaceX to launch first Starships to Mars in two years

The Hindu  

SpaceX will launch its first uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said in a post on social media platform X on Saturday. "These will be uncrewed to test the reliability of landing intact on Mars," Musk said, adding if those landings go well, his space company will …

Elon Musk Mars Project: SpaceX to Launch First Starship in Two Years | ABP News
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk Mars Project: SpaceX to Launch First Starship in Two Years | ABP News

ABP News  

Elon Musk's SpaceX is now shifting its focus from the Moon to Mars, with plans to send a spacecraft to the Red Planet within the next two years. On Saturday, Musk announced that SpaceX will launch its first uncrewed Starship to Mars as soon as the Earth-Mars transfer window opens. According to reports, Musk envisions establishing a city on Mars …

Mars on a Budget? Elon Musk's billion-dollar plan to travel and colonise Red Planet
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mars on a Budget? Elon Musk's billion-dollar plan to travel and colonise Red Planet

India Today  

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has long been vocal about his ambition to colonise Mars, but the financial hurdles of such an endeavour are staggering. It currently costs about a billion dollars per ton of useful payload to the surfaceâ€æ https://t.co/bVQJL8JeV5 — Elon Musk September 7, 2024 Current Costs and Future Targets According to Musk, the current cost of delivering payload …

SpaceX to launch uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years: Elon Musk
3 months, 2 weeks ago

SpaceX to launch uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years: Elon Musk

India Today  

SpaceX will launch its first uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said in a post on social media platform X on Saturday. "These will be uncrewed to test the reliability of landing intact on Mars," Musk said, adding if those landings go well, his space company will …

Starship launch - live: SpaceX launches world’s biggest rocket in crucial test of Mars ambitions
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Starship launch - live: SpaceX launches world’s biggest rocket in crucial test of Mars ambitions

The Independent  

The Starship rocket on the launchpad at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas on 5 June, 2024 Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read …

SpaceX's mega rocket makes its fourth test flight from Texas
6 months, 2 weeks ago

SpaceX's mega rocket makes its fourth test flight from Texas

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket blasted …

Elon Musk's Starship returns to Earth after completing landmark test flight for the first time
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk's Starship returns to Earth after completing landmark test flight for the first time

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk's SpaceX has successfully completed the first splash-down of its Starship rocket, bringing the billionaire one step closer to colonizing Mars. The 400-foot-tall rocket, consisting of the Starship cruise vessel mounted atop its towering Super Heavy rocket booster, took off from Boca Chica, Texas at 8:50am ET. The 400-foot-tall rocket, consisting of the Starship cruise vessel mounted atop its …

Elon Musk’s giant Starship rocket rumbles into space once more
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s giant Starship rocket rumbles into space once more

NPR  

Elon Musk’s giant Starship rocket rumbles into space once more toggle caption Screenshot by NPR/SpaceX The commercial company SpaceX successfully conducted its fourth launch of the largest rocket ever made Thursday morning. One of the 33 engines on its "super heavy" booster failed seconds after liftoff, but the rocket still rumbled off the pad and made a smooth ascent to …

SpaceX will enable anyone to travel to Moon and Mars, in the future: Elon Musk
6 months, 3 weeks ago

SpaceX will enable anyone to travel to Moon and Mars, in the future: Elon Musk

India TV News  

Gopi Thotakura, an India-born aviator and commercial pilot based in the United States, recently joined five other space tourists on a short recreational trip to space. Now, Elon Musk has said that SpaceX will enable anyone to go to space and even travel to the Moon and Mars, in the future. "Over time, SpaceX will enable anyone to go to …

Starship will be bigger than the Great Pyramids, Elon Musk says
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Starship will be bigger than the Great Pyramids, Elon Musk says

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The next generation of SpaceX’s Starship rockets will be taller than the Great …

Caltech receives $100-million gift to develop new technologies at the speed of SpaceX
9 months ago

Caltech receives $100-million gift to develop new technologies at the speed of SpaceX

LA Times  

Thirty-six years ago, Gary Brinson cracked open Stephen Hawking’s “A Brief History of Time,” a bestseller in which the renowned physicist sought to explain the mysteries of the universe in layman’s terms. “We wanted to do something here that gives scientists the complete freedom to take risks, to come up with ideas and applications that they otherwise might feel frustrated …

SpaceX launches powerful Starship for third time into space: Key takeaways
9 months, 1 week ago

SpaceX launches powerful Starship for third time into space: Key takeaways

Al Jazeera  

The rocket flew halfway around the world and accomplished new manoeuvres but broke apart on re-entry. Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully carried out the longest test flight of its massive Starship rocket, but it disintegrated on its return to Earth. Here are the highlights of the Starship rocket and Thursday’s launch by the United States company: Starship and the milestones …

Elon Musk claims SpaceX Starship will take humanity to Mars despite aircraft exploding under atmospheric pressure after launch
9 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk claims SpaceX Starship will take humanity to Mars despite aircraft exploding under atmospheric pressure after launch

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk proudly proclaimed 'Starship will take humanity to Mars' after the massive rocket hit a major milestone of reaching orbit during a Thursday flight test. The two-stage craft, consisting of the Starship cruise vessel mounted atop its towering Super Heavy rocket booster, took off from SpaceX's Boca Chica, Texas, flight test facility on the Gulf Coast at 9:25am ET. …

Elon Musk to launch biggest ever rocket after dramatic failure
1 year, 6 months ago

Elon Musk to launch biggest ever rocket after dramatic failure

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy SpaceX will attempt to launch its Mars-bound Starship rocket within the next eight …

SpaceX wants this supersized rocket to fly. But will investors send it to the Moon?
1 year, 7 months ago

SpaceX wants this supersized rocket to fly. But will investors send it to the Moon?

NPR  

SpaceX wants this supersized rocket to fly. Enlarge this image toggle caption PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images When SpaceX's newest rocket, Starship, lifted off last month, employees cheered as they watched the video feed. Enlarge this image toggle caption PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Musk's ambitions …

What’s next for SpaceX after Starship Explosion: Musk wants to launch $3 billion Mars rocket in 2 months
1 year, 7 months ago

What’s next for SpaceX after Starship Explosion: Musk wants to launch $3 billion Mars rocket in 2 months

Firstpost  

Elon Musk believes that his team at SpaceX will be able to launch the next Starship rocket for its test flight within two months. Still, getting the newly integrated Starship and booster rocket off the ground for the first flight was a significant step forward in SpaceX’s goal of returning men to the moon and eventually Mars. Bill Nelson, head …

Elon Musk’s SpaceX ‘blew up’ world’s most powerful rocket: Why Starship launch is still considered a win
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk’s SpaceX ‘blew up’ world’s most powerful rocket: Why Starship launch is still considered a win

Firstpost  

Starship, the world’s biggest and most powerful, exploded minutes after it took off. SpaceX acknowledged that several of the Super Heavy’s 33 powerful Raport engines malfunctioned on the ascent and that the booster rocket and Starship failed to separate as designed before the ill-fated flight was terminated. Musk has congratulated the SpaceX team on the “exciting test launch” on Starship. …

SpaceX Starship launch today: Date arrives for world’s biggest rocket launch
1 year, 8 months ago

SpaceX Starship launch today: Date arrives for world’s biggest rocket launch

The Independent  

✕ Close Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship explodes shortly after launch Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy SpaceX has launched …

Launch of SpaceX’s Starship rocket called off
1 year, 8 months ago

Launch of SpaceX’s Starship rocket called off

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The launch of SpaceX’s Starship – the biggest and most powerful rocket ever …

Elon Musk's Starship, world's biggest rocket, fails to take off. Here's why
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk's Starship, world's biggest rocket, fails to take off. Here's why

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk's SpaceX on Monday called off a highly anticipated launch of its powerful new Starship rocket, delaying the first uncrewed test flight of the vehicle into space. Both the lower-stage Super Heavy booster rocket and the upper-stage Starship cruise vessel it will carry to space are designed as reusable components, capable of flying back to Earth for soft landings …

Elon Musk’s Space X to launch Starship rocket: What to know
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk’s Space X to launch Starship rocket: What to know

Al Jazeera  

SpaceX is counting down to the first test flight of its Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond. Elon Musk’s SpaceX made final preparations to launch its powerful new Starship rocket system into space for the first time on a brief but highly anticipated, uncrewed test flight from the Texas …

SpaceX scrubs first test launch of behemoth Starship
1 year, 8 months ago

SpaceX scrubs first test launch of behemoth Starship

Al Jazeera  

SpaceX says the vessel, which would be the most powerful space rocket ever launched, will be key to one day reaching Mars. SpaceX has scrubbed a highly anticipated test flight of its behemoth Starship, hours after the company’s billionaire founder Elon Musk sought to lower expectations surrounding the launch. Both are designed to be reusable components with the ability to …

SpaceX will try to launch most powerful rocket ever on Monday
1 year, 8 months ago

SpaceX will try to launch most powerful rocket ever on Monday

The Hindu  

SpaceX plans to carry out its first test flight on Monday of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon and eventually beyond. Starship consists of a reusable capsule that carries crew and cargo and the first-stage Super Heavy booster rocket. The 164-foot tall Starship spacecraft sits atop the 230-foot tall Super Heavy rocket. …

SpaceX likely to launch its most powerful rocket, 'Starship' on Monday
1 year, 8 months ago

SpaceX likely to launch its most powerful rocket, 'Starship' on Monday

Hindustan Times  

SpaceX plans to carry out its first test flight on Monday of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon and eventually beyond. Starship consists of a reusable capsule that carries crew and cargo and the first-stage Super Heavy booster rocket. The 164-foot tall Starship spacecraft sits atop the 230-foot tall Super Heavy rocket. …

SpaceX test fires Starship booster in milestone for debut orbital launch
1 year, 10 months ago

SpaceX test fires Starship booster in milestone for debut orbital launch

The Hindu  

SpaceX's towering Super Heavy booster, one half of the company's Starship rocket system, briefly roared to life for the first time on Thursday in a test-firing that puts the behemoth moon and Mars vehicle closer to its first orbital flight in the coming months, a company live stream showed. Thirty-one of the Super Heavy booster's 33 Raptor rocket engines fired …

The Falcon Heavy launch: the most powerful operational rocket in the world
2 years, 1 month ago

The Falcon Heavy launch: the most powerful operational rocket in the world

The Hindu  

The story so far: On November 1, Elon Musk-owned SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy rocket into a geosynchronous Earth orbit from the Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, U.S. Merlin is a family of rocket engines developed by SpaceX for use on its Falcon 1, Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles. SpaceX last launched its …

SpaceX’s Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March
2 years, 10 months ago

SpaceX’s Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s Elon Musk said Thursday that the first orbital flight of his towering Starship — the world’s most powerful rocket ever built — could come in another month or two. If the FAA demands more information about potential environmental impacts or lawsuits emerge, Musk said Starship launches could move to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. …

Elon Musk Says Space X Starship Rocket To Reach Orbit Within 6 Months
2 years, 10 months ago

Elon Musk Says Space X Starship Rocket To Reach Orbit Within 6 Months

News 18  

Reiterating that humanity needs to become multi-planetary, Elon Musk said on Friday that the SpaceX Starship rocket will finally reach orbit this year. Musk, highly confident that Starship will reach orbit this year, also demonstrated a new video of Starship’s potential at the event. Late last year, Musk, in an email to SpaceX employees, asked them to work over the …

SpaceX's Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March
2 years, 10 months ago

SpaceX's Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March

The Independent  

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says Starship will make launch this year
2 years, 10 months ago

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says Starship will make launch this year

Daily Mail  

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave an update on the highly-anticipated interplanetary Starship rocket which he aims to take to the Moon in 2025 and later Mars, during a press conference at his Starbase in Texas on Thursday. SpaceX Starship sits on top of its booster, Super Heavy, late Thursday night after Elon Musk's presentation in Boca Chica, Texas, in which …

SpaceX’s Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March
2 years, 10 months ago

SpaceX’s Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s Elon Musk said Thursday that the first orbital flight of his towering Starship — the world’s most powerful rocket ever built — could come in another month or two. If the FAA demands more information about potential environmental impacts or lawsuits emerge, Musk said Starship launches could move to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. …

Space industry year ahead: SpaceX’s Mars rocket, tourism, and more billionaire battles
2 years, 11 months ago

Space industry year ahead: SpaceX’s Mars rocket, tourism, and more billionaire battles

CNN  

New York CNN Business — If 2021 was the year of ostentatious displays of wealthy space tourists chartering one-off missions, 2022 promises to be yet another year solidifying the private sector’s grip on modern space travel. Starship and the FAA SpaceX, the poster child of the commercial space era, has been anxious to get a full-scale version of its Starship …

SpaceX’s Musk: 1st Starship test flight to orbit in January
3 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX’s Musk: 1st Starship test flight to orbit in January

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Wednesday that his company will attempt to launch its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship to orbit in January, but he’s not betting on success for that first test flight. Musk said he’s confident Starship — launching for the first time atop a mega booster — will successfully reach orbit sometime in 2022. After …

SpaceX to land Starship rockets on Mars well before 2030, says Elon Musk
3 years, 9 months ago

SpaceX to land Starship rockets on Mars well before 2030, says Elon Musk

India Today  

Elon Musk's SpaceX will be landing its Starship rockets on Mars well before 2030, the billionaire entrepreneur said in a tweet on Tuesday. The private space company had raised about $850 million in equity financing in February even as a prototype of its Starship rocket exploded during a landing attempt after a high-altitude test launch. The really hard threshold is …

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