Musk's Starship engine passes key test, to be used for Artemis Moon mission
1 year, 3 months ago

Musk's Starship engine passes key test, to be used for Artemis Moon mission

India Today  

SpaceX has successfully completed a critical test of its Raptor Vacuum engine, designed to withstand the extreme cold conditions of space. The Raptor Vacuum engine, powered by subcooled liquid methane and oxygen, underwent a "cold engine" start test in August. WATCH SPACEX FIRE STARSHIP ENGINE The test aimed to demonstrate the engine's ability to restart in space after leaving Earth, a crucial requirement for safely transporting astronauts to the lunar surface. The Raptor engine is a departure from SpaceX's current Merlin engines, which use an "open-cycle" gas generator system and LOX/kerosene propellants.

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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 …

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 …

SpaceX successfully launched its fourth test flight: Details here
6 months, 2 weeks ago

SpaceX successfully launched its fourth test flight: Details here

India TV News  

Billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX successfully launched its fourth test flight on Thursday. The fourth flight test is aimed at inching "closer to the rapidly reusable future on the horizon", the company said. While it has so far had three test flights, its reusability remains a concern, as the "shuttle's heat shield required over 6 months of refurbishment by a large …

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 …

Elon Musk's SpaceX Lands $2.9 Billion Nasa Contract to Send Astronauts to Moon: All You Need to Know
3 years, 8 months ago

Elon Musk's SpaceX Lands $2.9 Billion Nasa Contract to Send Astronauts to Moon: All You Need to Know

News 18  

NASA awarded billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s space company SpaceX a $2.9 billion contract to build a spacecraft to bring astronauts to the moon as early as 2024, the agency said on Friday, picking it over Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and defense contractor Dynetics Inc. Bezos and Musk – the world’s first and third richest people respectively, according to Forbes – …

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