SpaceX is planning to return three stages of the Falcon Heavy rocket to Earth after launching to space, according to Ostrove, and the company is also banking on reusability for its interplanetary launches in the future. A turning point for the space industry The Thursday launch could also mark...
January features two major rocket launches to look out for SpaceX has smashed a record that it set last year SpaceX gets green light for seventh Starship test, but when is it? SpaceX had been saying for the last few weeks that it was ready to launch the Starship in early June, but c...
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This is not the first time SpaceX and the state commission have clashed over an increase in rocket launches. Earlier this year,SpaceX sought to increase the number of launchesfrom six to 36 a year, but commissioners noted the request came after the number of launches had already been exceede...
SpaceX has had its busiest year yet for rocket launches. The spaceflight company led by Elon Musk has so far conducted 129 Falcon 9 launches, two Falcon Heavy launches, and three Starship launches. Three more Falcon 9 missions are planned before the end of the year, making for a grand t...
This Week's Launches Since we don't seem to have gotten a new Rocket Report this week, I will list, here, all of the launches presently scheduled for the next seven days. It's going to be a busy week, with fully eight launches around the world, and SpaceX using ...
There were no people on board this attempt to reach space with Starship. The company's leadership has previously emphasized that SpaceX expects to fly hundreds of Starship missions before the rocket launches with any crew. SpaceX was looking to surpass the nearly 4-minute flight of the first ...
Launches & Spacecraft 'There's nothing magical that happens in 2030': NASA eyes possible ISS extension for astronaut missions By Elizabeth Howell published January 27, 2024 NASA says the ISS is healthy enough to keep flying past 2030, as things stand today. But the agency has other factors...
Put simply, this is an extreme pace for orbital launches, and would be an absolutely staggering achievement for SpaceX even if Hispasat’s week-long delay extends that month-long period to six or so weeks for a half-dozen launches. While almost certainly a coincidence, this rapid succession ...
The simmering dispute could lead to major implications for US oversight of rocket launches if Musk gets his way. Donald Trump has suggested he wantsMusk to run a “government efficiency commission”if he wins re-election in November. The FAA has also receivedcriticismfrom SpaceX for delaying i...