SpaceX’s Starship exploded not once but twice during its historic second launch on Saturday, November 18. While it’s easy to get distracted by these ongoing failures, it’s… Read More
SpaceX’s highly anticipated Starship test flight ended in failure today as the automated flight termination system triggered, resulting in the loss of contact with the spacecraft just… Read More
Elon Musk’s ambitions to eventually settle on Mars appear ready for takeoff with the second Starship launch test receiving the green light from Federal authorities. After a fiery crash… Read More
SpaceX recently conducted a “full-pressure test” of its new flame deflector system at its Starship Super Heavy launch site in South Texas. However, the company did not apply for… Read More
SpaceX recently carried out a test of its “flame deflector” system on Friday. The flame deflector is an important component of SpaceX’s launch infrastructure that helps pro… Read More
SpaceX has been conducting a series of tests to expand the range and speed of its Starship rocket. Following the previous mounting of Booster 9 on the Starship Orbital Launch Mount (OLM), th… Read More
Earlier today, SpaceX partially fueled Booster 9, continuing a series of tests before its eventual static fire test.
For the spin prime test, the rocket was loaded with super-chilled liquid… Read More
It was another bustling month for spaceflight, the dog days of summer are blazing with the added heat from botched engine tests and a trove of fiery rocket launches. As always, the past mont… Read More
Launch pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is being prepped for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, with repairs underway to fix the damage caused by the ina… Read More
SpaceX has successfully ignited all six engines on its latest Starship prototype, taking a significant step towards ensuring that the upper stage will be ready for the rocket’s first o… Read More
SpaceX’s South Texas Starship Mk1 prototype is on the verge of kicking off a critical period of ground tests, ranging from tank pressurization and propellant loading to the rocket&rsqu… Read More
Over the last few weeks, SpaceX’s Florida Starship launch pad construction has made some major progress and the structure that will one day support the first East Coast Starship and Su… Read More