June 12 (UPI) — Officials with the Federal Aviation Administration are preparing an environmental impact statement regarding licensing for the SpaceX Starship and its super-heavy launch vehicle and want public input. SpaceX wants a commercial launch vehicle operator license to use Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the FAA says. SpaceX also […]
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Episode 114 —Starliners & Starships
On Episode 114 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk about the launches of Boeing’s Starliner and SpaceX’s Starship. Well, we waited, we waffled, and we joked… but Boeing’s Starliner finally made good! Seven or so years after their projected crewed flight date, the second provider of crew delivery to the […]
Starship’s Flight Was Going Great. Then Pieces Started Falling Off on Livestream
Street Shred SpaceX’s fourth and latest Starship launch started like a dream. The mammoth spacecraft took off from the company’s test facilities in Texas, putting on a spectacular show on the launch pad. Even stage separation of the spacecraft’s Super Heavy booster went by without a hitch, with the largest rocket booster ever built softly […]
SpaceX says its ready for Starship’s fourth test flight from Texas
Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX, said it plans to launch another Starship rocket from Texas about two months after its third test flight of the new vehicle reached space. The fourth test flight will be the quickest turnaround time yet for SpaceX’s mega-rocket and Super Heavy booster from its launch site in Bocha Chica, along the […]
SpaceX mega rocket Starship’s next launch on June 5
Starship, the world’s most powerful rocket, is set for its next test flight on June 5, SpaceX announced on Friday. The launch window from the company’s Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas opens at 7:00 am local time (1200 GMT), pending regulatory approval. It will be the fourth test for the sleek mega rocket, which is […]
SpaceX Starship’s next launch ‘probably 3 to 5 weeks’ away, Elon Musk says
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Episode 103 — Starship’s Orbital Feat
On Episode 103 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Space.com’s Dr. Mike Wall about last week’s third test flight of SpaceX’s Starship. The successful launch, ascent, staging, and testing of propellant transfer and the cargo bay door were all brilliant, yet both vehicles were destroyed before completing their planned trajectories, and […]
Starship’s monumental third flight ends unexpectedly
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Each time SpaceX’s Starship system leaps off the launchpad, it unleashes an unmistakable roar over South Texas that heralds the most powerful rocket ever built. Its 33 engines boost the spacecraft, which could […]
NASA celebrates SpaceX Starship’s 3rd test flight, but more work needed ahead of Artemis moon missions
SpaceX’s third Starship test flight notched “several important firsts” on the long road to landing astronauts on the moon, NASA officials say, but there’s a lot more work to do. Starship flew successfully to space yesterday (March 14) from SpaceX‘s Starbase site in South Texas and reached orbital velocity, among other achievements. NASA especially paid […]
FAA to oversee investigation of SpaceX Starship’s 3rd test flight
For the third time in 11 months, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating a flight of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket. Starship launched for the third time ever on Thursday (March 14), roaring into the skies from SpaceX‘s Starbase site in South Texas. The company aimed to bring both of Starship’s elements — its first-stage […]
Relive SpaceX Starship’s 3rd flight test in breathtaking photos
SpaceX’s Starship continued to wow onlookers during its third test flight today. On Thursday (March 14), SpaceX launched Starship for the third time from its Starbase manufacturing and launch facility near Boca Chica Beach in South Texas. Hundreds of rocket chasers and spectators gathered along the beach to watch the test flight, which saw Starship, […]