SpaceX is still finalizing plans for the first orbital launch of its Starship spacecraft and CEO @Elon Musk says the debut could take place in late February — though he says a launch in March is “highly likely.” Musk’s tweet came in response to @WholeMarsCatalog asking if January 31 would be the date of the […]
SpaceX is now selling limited edition art prints commemorating its inaugural stacking of Starship 20 atop Booster 4 on its online store, available for $499 (via @Owen Sparks). The commemorative art print was made using aerospace-grade hardened stainless steel and was printed with an ultraviolet laser. In addition, SpaceX has coated the limited edition prints […]
The dearMoon project to fly a crew of civilians around the moon has revealed its team members, ahead of the planned 2023 launch. SpaceX on Friday announced plans to launch the dearMoon mission, which includes ten crewmembers led by Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa (via Twitter). The crew is made up of artists, content creators, and […]
SpaceX was granted a second crewed landing demonstration mission option by NASA, slated for 2027 in the Artemis IV mission, according to a press release from the space agency. After the news was announced on Tuesday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk responded by saying it was “much appreciated,” also adding that “SpaceX will not let NASA […]
SpaceX’s launch schedule for Starship and the Super Heavy booster’s first orbital launch is pegged for an “early December,” according to details shared by NASA (via Eric Berger @SciGuySpace). NASA shared details of steps remaining ahead of the orbital launch, including what is next for Booster 7 and Starship 24, such as more prop system […]
As SpaceX prepares for its first orbital flight with the reusable Starship rocket, the company is conducting its first full-stack tests of the rocket to prepare for upcoming orbital flight. These full-stack tests of the Starship rocket on Monday, as can be seen in a livestream of the tests on the YouTube channel NASASpaceflight (via […]
A former space tourist and his wife are expected to take a flight aboard SpaceX’s upcoming reusable rocket, heading to the moon and back over a week-long period. SpaceX will take engineer-turned-entrepreneur Dennis Tito and his wife Akiki around the moon in the Starship rocket, said the company on Wednesday. Tito, 82, was the world’s […]
SpaceX is “highly likely” to launch its first orbital flight with Starship in November, according to company head Elon Musk, and it recently performed a static fire test on a recent booster to help prepare for the upcoming launch. A new video from Cosmic Perspective shows SpaceX testing Starship’s Super Heavy Booster 7 performing a […]
SpaceX’s first orbital flight with reusable spacecraft Starship could happen in late October, though CEO Elon Musk called November “highly likely” for the launch window in a tweet on Wednesday. Musk also added that SpaceX will have two boosters and ships prepared for orbital flight by that point, and will be producing Starship full stacks […]
SpaceX says both its Falcon 9 booster and reusable Starship rocket will be used to launch its next-generation Starlink satellites, according to a filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday (via PCMag). The plan is expected to “further accelerate” the deployment of the Starlink constellation for the second-gen satellite system. The company is […]
Tesla and SpaceX are among two of Elon Musk’s most notable companies and the billionaire CEO recently outlined his primary goals for the remainder of the year. @ElonMusk said on early Monday that his two main goals for the year are getting SpaceX’s Starship reusable rocket into orbit and facilitating a wider release of Tesla’s […]
SpaceX is continuing its trend of launching hardware for others, this time securing a contract to launch satellites from one Japan-based broadband company. Sky Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. has selected SpaceX’s Starship to launch its Superbird-9 communications satellite, as detailed in a press release on Thursday (via @SpaceX). The launch of Superbird-9 is set for […]
Some posit that SpaceX has significantly accelerated humanity’s move toward the stars, but one former NASA administrator says that couldn’t have happened without the company chief’s technical expertise. Elon Musk’s technical background plays a major role in what makes SpaceX so efficient, according to former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver in an interview with Politico […]
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 @Erdayastronaut). Starship finally received FAA approval for its first test flight last month. Shortly after, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Starship would be ready to launch atop […]
SpaceX on Wednesday shared three official photos of its Starship prototype, Ship 24 on its way to the pad at Starbase, ahead of its first orbital test flight. Starbase is SpaceX’s test facility in south Texas. “Ship 24 was transported to the pad at Starbase in preparation for the first orbital flight test of Starship,” […]
