Orbital Flight

SpaceX Targeting August Launch for Starship’s 10th Test Flight

SpaceX is eyeing an August launch window for the long-awaited 10th orbital flight of its next-generation Starship rocket, as indicated by the company’s recent static fire test of…

SpaceX Plans to ‘Catch’ Starship’s Booster on First Orbital Flight

SpaceX has filed updated flight path and additional specifications with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the planned first orbital test flight of its Starship spacecraft (via…

SpaceX’s First Starship Orbital Flight Delayed Again by FAA

SpaceX will once again have to kick its hopes of launching Starship’s first orbital flight further down the line. According to a new project update on the U.S.…

SpaceX to ‘Hopefully’ Launch First Starship Orbital Flight in May, Says Elon Musk

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirmed on Monday that the company will use Raptor 2 engines for the first orbital flight test of its Starship spacecraft, which will “hopefully”…

SpaceX Tests First Ever Starship 6-Engine Static Fire [VIDEO]

On Friday, SpaceX’s fully reusable Starship SN20 spacecraft successfully achieved static fire, with thrust, on all six of its engines in a multi-engine test that will prove instrumental…

SpaceX Starship’s First Orbital Flight Aiming for July, Says President

Speaking at the National Space Society’s virtual International Space Development Conference on Friday, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said that the company is “shooting for July” to launch the…