Starship’s Next Launch Could Be Just Two Weeks Away
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Starship’s Next Launch Could Be Just Two Weeks Away

Wired  

Less than a month has passed since the historic fifth flight of SpaceX’s Starship, during which the company caught the booster with mechanical arms back at the launch pad in Texas. “Mission designers also updated software controls and commit criteria for the booster’s launch and return.” The Starship upper stage will also fly the same suborbital trajectory it successfully followed in October, however it will incorporate an in-flight relight of one of the rocket’s six engines. “Several thermal protection experiments and operational changes will test the limits of Starship’s capabilities and generate flight data to inform plans for ship catch and reuse,” the company’s statement said. SpaceX’s update also confirms that this will be the last flight of the initial version of the Starship vehicle, with the next generation including redesigned forward flaps, larger propellant tanks, and newer tiles and secondary thermal protection layers.

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Elon Musk's Starship Super Heavy to launch on 7th test flight on January 11
1 week, 1 day ago

Elon Musk's Starship Super Heavy to launch on 7th test flight on January 11

India Today  

Elon Musk-led SpaceX is preparing for the seventh launch of its Starship Super Heavy rocket, tentatively scheduled for January 11, 2025. This follows a successful static fire tests, where both the Starship and the Super Heavy booster were fired up. Static fire of Flight 7 Starship pic.twitter.com/3Xa2bYFkdp — SpaceX December 15, 2024 The static fire test was crucial for validating …

Starship flight 6 launch: SpaceX to attempt rocket booster landing at ‘Mechazilla’ tower
1 month ago

Starship flight 6 launch: SpaceX to attempt rocket booster landing at ‘Mechazilla’ tower

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — Just weeks after SpaceX stunned audiences with a precision landing of a giant rocket booster, the company is preparing for another test flight of the most powerful launch vehicle ever built. “The FAA determined the changes requested by SpaceX for are within the scope of what has been previously analyzed.” …

Starship flight 6 launch: SpaceX calls off catch attempt as booster splashes down
1 month ago

Starship flight 6 launch: SpaceX calls off catch attempt as booster splashes down

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Relive SpaceX Starship’s sixth test flight here as it happened. Developing Starship, a reusable launch system This uncrewed trial marked the fastest turnaround time yet in SpaceX’s test campaign for Starship, which will play a key role in NASA’s cornerstone Artemis program. “The FAA determined the changes requested by SpaceX for are within the scope of what has …

Elon Musk has a bold plan for Starship's 6th flight after catching it mid-air
1 month, 1 week ago

Elon Musk has a bold plan for Starship's 6th flight after catching it mid-air

India Today  

Elon Musk's SpaceX is preparing for the sixth test flight of its Starship rocket from its Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. Starship’s fifth flight test was a seminal moment in iterating towards a fully and rapidly reusable launch system. Next up: the sixth flight test of Starship is targeted to launch as early as Monday, November 18 ⃠https://t.co/oIFc3u9laE …

SpaceX ready to conduct sixth Starship Super Heavy flight on November 18
1 month, 1 week ago

SpaceX ready to conduct sixth Starship Super Heavy flight on November 18

India Today  

SpaceX has set its sights on November 18 for the sixth test flight of its revolutionary Starship launch system, building on the groundbreaking success of its fifth flight test. Starship’s fifth flight test was a seminal moment in iterating towards a fully and rapidly reusable launch system. Next up: the sixth flight test of Starship is targeted to launch as …

SpaceX rolls out Starship 6 for next big test of world’s biggest rocket
2 months ago

SpaceX rolls out Starship 6 for next big test of world’s biggest rocket

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. Starship’s Super Heavy booster, which forms the first stage of the world’s biggest rocket, was rolled out …

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 …

In latest test flight, SpaceX’s Starship splashes back to Earth as planned
6 months, 2 weeks ago

In latest test flight, SpaceX’s Starship splashes back to Earth as planned

LA Times  

A boater passes SpaceX’s Starship, the world’s biggest and most powerful rocket, as it prepares to lift off from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Monday, April 17, 2023. SpaceX launched its Starship spacecraft into orbit Thursday in a largely successful test flight that moved the company a step closer to its ultimate goal of transporting astronauts to the moon and, …

SpaceX hoping to launch Starship farther in third test flight
9 months, 1 week ago

SpaceX hoping to launch Starship farther in third test flight

The Hindu  

SpaceX's Starship, a futuristic vehicle designed to eventually carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, was poised for a third uncrewed test launch on Thursday that Elon Musk's company hopes will carry it farther than before, even if it ends up exploding once again in flight. The spacecraft, mounted atop its towering Super Heavy rocket booster, was due for liftoff …

SpaceX Starship successfully blasts off on third test flight
9 months, 1 week ago

SpaceX Starship successfully blasts off on third test flight

LA Times  

The SpaceX rocket that is intended to take humans back to the moon and someday to Mars completed its third and most successful test flight Thursday morning. Stacked on top of a Super Heavy booster, the Starship rocket lifted off flawlessly at 6:25 a.m. PDT from the company’s Boca Chica, Texas, launchpad, with all 33 of the booster’s engines igniting …

SpaceX rolls out behemoth Starship on pad ahead of third test flight
10 months, 1 week ago

SpaceX rolls out behemoth Starship on pad ahead of third test flight

India Today  

SpaceX has once again captured the attention of space enthusiasts as it gears up for the third test flight of its colossal Starship rocket. Over the past weekend, the aerospace manufacturer rolled out the two primary components of the latest iteration of Starship to the launch pad at Starbase, located on the Gulf Coast of South Texas. SpaceX engineers transported …

SpaceX launched its giant new rocket but explosions end the second test flight
1 year, 1 month ago

SpaceX launched its giant new rocket but explosions end the second test flight

Associated Press  

SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship but lost both the booster and the spacecraft in a pair of explosions minutes into Saturday’s test flight. SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. Added commentator Kate Tice: “We got so much data, and that will all help us to improve …

SpaceX Starship set for repeat test flight, seven months after last one blew up
1 year, 1 month ago

SpaceX Starship set for repeat test flight, seven months after last one blew up

Hindustan Times  

SpaceX's next-generation spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, was set for blastoff on Saturday for a repeat test launch from south Texas, seven months after its first attempt to reach space ended with an explosion. People look on as SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft is prepared for test launch from the company's Boca Chica launchpad near …

SpaceX’s second test flight for Starship rocket on Friday: What to expect
1 year, 1 month ago

SpaceX’s second test flight for Starship rocket on Friday: What to expect

Firstpost  

Standing nearly 400-feet tall, Starship – the most powerful rocket ever built – will take its second test flight on 17 November at SpaceX’s facility Starbase in Texas. The maiden liftoff of the launch vehicle in April had resulted in a fiery explosion Elon Musk’s SpaceX will attempt a second test flight for its huge Starship rocket on Friday. Starship’s …

Watch: SpaceX stacks behemoth Starship for launch, Musk says awaiting approval
1 year, 3 months ago

Watch: SpaceX stacks behemoth Starship for launch, Musk says awaiting approval

India Today  

SpaceX's Starship, the colossal rocket designed to carry humans and cargo to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, is now fully stacked on its launch pad at SpaceX's Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. The FAA had previously issued a launch license to SpaceX for the first integrated test flight of the Starship/Super Heavy launch vehicle, scheduled for no earlier than …

When is Starship launching?
1 year, 8 months ago

When is Starship launching?

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. The company is planning to launch its Starship on 20 April, on what will be the first …

After failed launch attempt, SpaceX reschedules Starship test flight
1 year, 8 months ago

After failed launch attempt, SpaceX reschedules Starship test flight

Firstpost  

SpaceX has rescheduled the first test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond, after a technical glitch forced a halt to the countdown. Teams are working towards Thursday, April 20 for the first flight test of a fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket → https://t.co/bG5tsCUanp pic.twitter.com/umcqhJCGai — …

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 …

Elon Musk says SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft is ready to launch as soon as next week
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk says SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft is ready to launch as soon as next week

Firstpost  

Because of pending regulatory permission SpaceX won’t be able to launch their Starship rocket this week, even though it is fully stacked and ready to be launched or a first orbital flight test. Following a launch rehearsal this week and pending regulatory permission, SpaceX stated last week that it is ready to launch the fully stacked Starship spaceship for a …

Musk says SpaceX Starship rocket launch slipping to later in April
1 year, 8 months ago

Musk says SpaceX Starship rocket launch slipping to later in April

Live Mint  

A key SpaceX Starship Super Heavy rocket launch test now is likely to take place later this month rather than sometime this week, the space company's CEO Elon Musk said on Monday. The rocket is scheduled to lift off from SpaceX's Starbase facilities at Boca Chica in South Texas in the first launch of the company's fully stacked 394-foot tall …

SpaceX prepares for maiden test flight of Starship rocket
1 year, 8 months ago

SpaceX prepares for maiden test flight of Starship rocket

Firstpost  

SpaceX released images of the gigantic Starship, which is intended to someday transport people to the Moon and beyond, on its launchpad at the company’s Texas centre Washington, United States: SpaceX aims to launch Starship, the most powerful rocket ever constructed, next week, with its maiden test flight potentially the following week, the private space corporation announced Thursday. SpaceX released …

SpaceX may attempt Starship launch in March, says Elon Musk
1 year, 10 months ago

SpaceX may attempt Starship launch in March, says Elon Musk

Firstpost  

Since last year, SpaceX has been looking to launch the pivotal demonstration flight of its next-generation deep-space transportation system as it aims to fly NASA astronauts to the moon Washington: SpaceX chief Elon Musk has announced that its giant Starship rocket system could go orbital for the first time next month if all goes according to plan. Since last year, …

Watch: SpaceX has launched more Starlink internet satellites into orbit
1 year, 10 months ago

Watch: SpaceX has launched more Starlink internet satellites into orbit

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 Watch again as SpaceX launched more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit …

Musk says Starship will attempt first orbital flight next year
3 years, 1 month ago

Musk says Starship will attempt first orbital flight next year

Live Mint  

Elon Musk said Wednesday that the Starship developed by his company SpaceX and selected by NASA for the Americans' return to the Moon would attempt its first orbital flight early next year. "We'll do a bunch of tests in December and hopefully launch in January," Musk said in a talk for the National Academies Space Studies Board. In his hour-long …

Elon Musk reveals Starship progress ahead of first orbital flight of Mars-bound craft
3 years, 6 months ago

Elon Musk reveals Starship progress ahead of first orbital flight of Mars-bound craft

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 tycoon Elon Musk has shared a picture of his latest Starship prototype, …

SpaceX postpones flight test for Starship rocket due to a delayed inspector
3 years, 8 months ago

SpaceX postpones flight test for Starship rocket due to a delayed inspector

Firstpost  

Musk said that the FAA inspector was unable to reach Starbase in time, the launch will happen on Tuesday. SpaceX has postponed the latest test flight of its prototype interplanetary Starship rocket from the company’s South Texas facility, Elon Musk said Monday. “FAA inspector unable to reach Starbase in time for launch today,” the company’s founder and CEO tweeted. The …

SpaceX’s 2nd Starship test flight ends with another kaboom
3 years, 10 months ago

SpaceX’s 2nd Starship test flight ends with another kaboom

India TV News  

SpaceX’s second full test flight of its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship ended in another fiery crash landing on Tuesday. Elon Musk’s company launched its latest Starship prototype from the southeastern tip of Texas, two months after the previous test ended in an equally explosive belly flop. “Reminder — this is a test flight.” The next Starship stood nearby at the launch …

SpaceX to press ahead with Starlink tests, delays commercial service
4 years ago

SpaceX to press ahead with Starlink tests, delays commercial service

The Hindu  

SpaceX will continue beta testing its satellite-based broadband service Starlink into next year, the company said late Tuesday, indicating commercial service would not likely be offered in 2020 as previously planned. Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX, Elon Musk's private space exploration company, has launched nearly 900 Starlink satellites to orbit since 2019 with the goal of offering high-speed Internet to rural locations …

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