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. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) website, the Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for SpaceX’s proposed Starship/Super Heavy Launch Vehicle Program at the Boca Chica Launch Site in Cameron […]
In a recent tweet, SpaceX CEO and celebrated visionary Elon Musk asked his supporters and the public to “please add” their voice to the comments (open to everyone) on the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for SpaceX’s proposed Starship/Super Heavy project in Boca Chica, Texas. The space exploration pioneer said […]
New photos from the ‘Starbase’ launch site in South Texas recently revealed that SpaceX’s ‘Super Heavy’ Booster would now make use of 29 ‘Raptor’ rocket engines at launch. 29 Raptors on Booster initially, rising to 32 later this year, along with thrust increase per engine. Aiming for >7500 ton thrust long-term. T/W ~1.5. — Elon […]
On Thursday evening, SpaceX showed off its Super Heavy Booster being put together for the first time. The Super Heavy is the first stage of the company’s Starship, which will sit on top of the 230-foot (70m) high booster, which has a diameter of 30 feet (9m), and can hold 3400t of propellant, while power […]
