"If we fail to reach the launch schedule for at least one Starship every two weeks, then we may indeed be threatened with bankruptcy," he said in a letter to company employees. According to the head of SpaceX, the situation with the pace of production of rocket engines in the company...
The resulting pictures of the astronaut group in T-38 trainers beside Artemis 1's Space Launch System rocket "are all over the Kennedy Space Center and Johnson Space Center", Dominick shared in a small-group interview with Space.com on Jan. 25, although his training schedule did not allow ...
Nosu 4/5/2023, 2:54:54 AM Starship Orbital Flight Test scheduled NET April 10 per the latest FAA Operations Plan Advisory and NASA WB-57 schedule. Still TBD pending the FAA launch license and technical readiness. Source Nosu 11/30/2022, 3:25:55 AM Super Heavy Booster 7 static fi...
Not only does SpaceX launch both crew and cargo to the ISS, but it's also bankrolled by NASA for a Starship contract to land astronauts on the moon. (The Starship contract is behind schedule and one of the reasons the first human lunar landing in over 50 years was delayed a year to ...
Using the same launch mount, that Starship booster is expected to attempt to complete some of the riskiest and most challenging tests SpaceX has ever conducted at its Starbase rocket development facilities. The schedule for that testing is unclear, but after an unusually drawn-out period of quali...
SpaceX is targeting Friday, July 28, for the launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket on the Hughes Jupiter 3 mission. The launch window opens at 11:04 p.m. ET (8:04 p.m. PT). A live webcast will begin about 15 minutes before liftoff. You can watch it via the player embedded at the...
a new specific launch target for Ariane 6's debut flight. (A separate source has told Ars the working date is no earlier than April 2023.) The new launch target is expected to be revealed on July 13 during a joint news conference with European space officials. (submitted by Ken...
Indeed, Peter Beck, Rocket Lab’s New Zealand-born CEO, has just announced plans for the private space company’s 13th launch, scheduled to take place on July 3 or soon after. The mission, calledPics Or It Didn’t Happen, will see the Electron lift off from Rocket Lab’s launch site...
With SpaceX being the most prolific rocket operator in the world, it comes as no surprise that Amazon has chosen to rely on their expertise for the launch of its Kuiper satellite internet project. This move showcases Amazon’s determination to establish a strong foothold in the satellite broadb...
rockets. Presumably depending on New Glenn as the launch vehicle, Blue Origin stated on July 3 that its lunar lander – designed to deliver multipletons of cargo to the Moon’s surface– could begin experimental Moon missions by 2023 and potentially even sooner if work proceeds exceptionally ...