SpaceX is set to test its Starship SN9 later on Tuesday, after receiving clearance from the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA). Starship will attempt a 10km (6.21 mile) test, set to take place from 9am to 6pm Central Time. According to @op_boca, Boca Chica village was being cleared out on Tuesday morning as of 12pm EST, […]
Image via @RGVAerialphotos SpaceX’s Starship SN9 test has been delayed yet again. It’s now unclear when it will launch in Boca Chica, Texas. According to a report from The Verge, we may now know why these Starship launches keep getting delayed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The report says SpaceX Starship SN8 test, which […]
SpaceX has been postponed its SN9 Starship launch multiple times in the past few weeks, most recently due to an FAA release Thursday stating that the launch had been postponed to Friday. Later Thursday, SpaceX head Elon Musk responded to the news on Twitter, saying that “the FAA Space division has a fundamentally broken regulatory […]
After a couple delays, SpaceX now plans to test launch its Starship SN9 prototype on Thursday, January 28, 2021. According to @op_boca, locals have been told to evacuate the area nearly the launch site by 8am CST. The SN9 test flight will take place at SpaceX’s Launch Pad B, at its space launch facility in […]
SpaceX is, quite literally, on a mission to Mars, and at the rate they’re going, it seems not much can stop them now, even if it’s still a decade or two away. For those who love SpaceX’s goals as much as we do, MoreThan3D Ltd has created a completely 3D printed 1/48 scale replica of […]
SpaceX founder Elon Musk has shared interesting tidbits on Twitter a time or two, and this time he’s sharing valuable information about the Starship SN9’s landing procedures, or the next rocket planned for takeoff. After a successful aerial flip maneuver with the SN8, fans are praising Musk for his rocket company. And yet, Musk seems […]
SpaceX has shared official photos of its incredible Starship Serial Number 8 (SN8) flight test from Wednesday, which despite an impressive launch, nearly landed when it wasn’t expected to. On Thursday afternoon, SpaceX shared a link to the company’s updated Flickr page, showing official photos of yesterday’s launch. Starship landing flip maneuver pic.twitter.com/QuD9HwZ9CX — SpaceX […]
SpaceX has started its live-streaming video of its Starship SN8 test flight, the company’s second attempt after yesterday’s launch was scrubbed. Starship SN8 is tentatively set to launch at 4:40pm CST (2:40pm PST/5:40pm EST). https://youtu.be/ap-BkkrRg-o "This suborbital flight is designed to test a number of objectives, from how the vehicle’s three Raptor engines perform, and...
SpaceX was set to launch its Starship SN8 prototype on Tuesday afternoon, until it was scrubbed at the last second. “Raptor abort,” was the call from SpaceX mission control, pausing the liftoff 1.3 seconds before it was set to take place, disappointing fans of the launch. SN8, or Serial Number 8, was set to launch […]
SpaceX is set to test its first attempt of Starship SN8’s high-altitude flight test on Tuesday, December 8, with live coverage starting at 6am PT/9am ET. According to SpaceX, it will “make the first attempt of a high-altitude suborbital flight test of Starship serial number 8 (SN8) from our site in Cameron County, Texas. The […]
SpaceX tonight shared a video of its Starship prototype taking off in its second test flight, a 150m (492 feet) ‘hop’ into the sky, then proceeding to land itself again. Second 150m flight test of Starship pic.twitter.com/ROa0kQZXLI — SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 4, 2020 Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reacted to the video by saying, […]
