SpaceX discloses cause of Starship anomalies as it clears an FAA hurdle
"Several engines began shutting down before one engine failed energetically." Enlarge / Starship launches on its second flight on November 18, 2023. (credit: SpaceX) A little more than three months after the most recent.....»»
SpaceX footage shows spectacular Super Heavy static fire
SpaceX has shared spectacular imagery showing a static fire of the Super Heavy booster ahead of its fifth test flight as part of the Starship vehicle......»»
With Falcon 9 grounded, SpaceX test-fires booster for next Starship flight
SpaceX says a liquid oxygen leak caused the failure of a Falcon 9 launch last week. Enlarge / A drone shot looking down on SpaceX's Super Heavy booster during a test-firing of its 33 Raptor engines Monday. (credit: SpaceX).....»»
SpaceX rocket accident leaves company"s Starlink satellites in wrong orbit
A SpaceX rocket has failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company's internet satellites in an orbit so low that they're doomed to fall through the atmosphere and burn up......»»
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket experiences rare failure
SpaceX's highly reliable Falcon 9 rocket has experienced a rare failure that means the latest batch of the company's Starlink satellites won't make it into orbit, the company said Friday, as regulators opened an investigation......»»
SpaceX space junk crashed onto Saskatchewan farmland, highlighting a potential impending disaster
In late April, farmers in Saskatchewan stumbled upon spacecraft fragments while preparing their fields for seeding. It sounds like the beginning of a science fiction movie, but this really happened, sending a powerful warning: it is only a matter of.....»»
SpaceX’s unmatched streak of perfection with the Falcon 9 rocket is over
An investigation into the engine failure could delay SpaceX's upcoming crew launches. Enlarge / Numerous pieces of ice fell off the second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket during its climb into orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base,.....»»
SpaceX photos show Super Heavy heading to launchpad for fifth starship flight
SpaceX has shared photos of the Super Heavy booster being transported to the launchpad ahead of the Starship’s fifth test flight......»»
"Sacrifice" of virus data clears the path to open a disease discovery pipeline
Tens of millions of still-unknown or misunderstood viruses can cause diseases—including new pandemics—and affect the health of valuable terrestrial and marine environments......»»
SpaceX sends up Space Coast"s 50th rocket launch of the year
SpaceX continued the Space Coast's record rocket launch pace with a July 8 evening liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida......»»
Elon Musk shares target date for fifth test of Starship megarocket
SpaceX chief Elon Musk has said when he thinks the mighty Starship rocket will be ready to take its fifth test flight......»»
Here’s why SpaceX’s competitors are crying foul over Starship launch plans
Competitors have tried and failed to keep SpaceX from establishing launch sites before. Enlarge / SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rockets from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and from Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station......»»
SpaceX video teases potential Starship booster “catch” on next flight
A booster landing would be a calculated risk to SpaceX's launch tower infrastructure. Enlarge / In early June, the rocket for SpaceX's fourth full-scale Starship test flight awaits liftoff from Starbase, the company's private lau.....»»
There’s not enough room for Starship at Cape Canaveral, SpaceX rivals claim
Competitors have tried and failed to keep SpaceX from establishing launch sites before. Enlarge / SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rockets from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and from Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station......»»
Blue Origin logs SpaceX Starship concerns as it preps for 1st New Glenn launch
As Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin prepares for the first launch of its New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral this year, the company has taken time to voice concerns over future launches of competitor SpaceX's massive Starship and Super Heavy, also planning t.....»»
Is this the most beautiful rocket launch ever?
SpaceX chief Elon Musk has shared a video of an astonishingly beautiful Falcon 9 launch that took place recently in California......»»
SpaceX reveals target date for a crewed mission like no other
SpaceX has revealed a target date for its highly anticipated Polaris Dawn mission, which will see four civilians fly a Crew Dragon to its highest-ever altitude......»»
NASA selects SpaceX to launch a gamma-ray telescope into an unusual orbit
The Falcon 9 rocket is pretty much the only rocket available to launch this mission. Enlarge / Artist's illustration of the COSI spacecraft. (credit: Northrop Grumman/European Southern Observatory (background image)) A s.....»»
SpaceX retools problem booster for overnight launch from Space Coast
SpaceX is rolling a booster that was part of a scrubbed launch attempt last month back to the launch pad for an early morning mission on the Space Coast......»»
Two of the German military’s new spy satellites appear to have failed in orbit
Did OHB really not test the satellite antennas on the ground? Enlarge / The SARah-1 mission is seen on the launch pad in June 2022. (credit: SpaceX) On the day before Christmas last year, a Falcon 9 rocket launched from.....»»
Here’s why a Japanese billionaire just canceled his lunar flight on Starship
"I feel terrible making the crew members wait longer." Enlarge / Elon Musk speaks as Yusaku Maezawa, founder and president of Start Today Co., looks on at an event at the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, in 2018. (cr.....»»