SpaceX launched its first polar orbit mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in 2020, using the southern launch corridor for the first time since 1969. The OneWeb mission Thursday was SpaceX’s eighth polar orbit launch from Florida, and the first to take off from pad 39A, the his...
While it has been called off for today, the historic launch has been rescheduled for 3:22 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 30. As of Wednesday morning, the launch mission's executive forecast for Saturday predicted a 40% probability of violating weather constraints. If weather also impedes Satur...
SpaceX engineers had hoped to improve on the Starship's two past performances, which both ended in explosions minutes after launch. However, the company had acknowledged in advance a high probability that its latest flight might similarly end with the spacecr...
If SpaceX is forced to stand down from Thursday’s launch, there will be another opportunity on Friday. The Squadron suggests there will be only a 5% probability of violating weather constraints on that day, in the form of potential winds. The mission will see the triple-booster Falcon Heavy...
Elon Musk and SpaceX’s rocket launch plans for the “Starbase” at Boca Chica, TX,have had opposition for quite a while. Still, in light oftoday’s Starship flight test attemptand the recent FAA license issued, some folks have revisited the possible environmental impact. ...
老马推:飞船在202..SpaceX首席执行官埃隆·马斯克建议,该公司新近改装的星际飞船和超重型火箭(以前称为BFR)可以在距离今天12-24个月内完成其首次集成发射——将星际飞船送入轨道。马斯克指出,由于在2018年期间航天
SpaceX has scrubbed the launch its powerful Starship rocket -- which is expected to eventually carry passengers to the moon and Mars -- that was set for Monday morning.
About four minutes after SpaceX's gargantuan rocket lifted from its Texas launch pad, it burst into a fireball over the Gulf of Mexico, never reaching space. Though SpaceX hasn't shared many details yet about what happened during Starship's maiden voyage, one fact is known: It was ...
A SpaceX rocket facility sits within view of Launch Pad 39 A at the Kennedy Space Center. Credit: NASA What happens if the rocket blows up? As Elon Musk said himself at a conference in 2017: "Every time you fire a rocket engine, there is a probability that something might go wrong....
The 45th Weather Squadronis forecasting a 95% chance of creating a Range Violation Thursday, meaning a mere 5% chance of acceptable conditions throughout the launch window. On Thursday, conditions improve slightly: 15% “Go”, with an 85%” Probability of Violation. ...