In yesterday’s presentation, Elon explained that this isn’t a first crack at how it might look, or an artist’s impression of how it might look—it’s how it’s going to look. This is the thing they’re building. Unfortunately, SpaceX seems to be going through an existential crisis...
SpaceX ignited the engines on its Super Heavy booster yesterday (July 15), ahead of Starship's next integrated flight test (IFT), expected in the next few weeks. IFT-5 will be fifth launch of Starship's fully-stacked vehicle, and its most ambitious to date. The spacecraft has been cont...
Although Thursday's launch was successful, the firm said it lost contact with the spacecraft as it descended back to earth for a planned splashdown in the Indian Ocean. "The ship has been lost. So, no splashdown today," said SpaceX's Dan Huot. "But again, it's incredible to see how...
Polaris Dawn astronaut Sarah Gillis, a violinist, released a new music video from space this morning. Just yesterday (Sept. 12), Gillis was one of two Polaris Dawn astronauts to perform a historic spacewalk, the world's first commercial extravehicular activity, or EVA. During the one-hour ...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the launch only yesterday, weeks earlier than expected. Previously, the FAA said a decision on Starship 5 was not expected until late November. But it said Elon Musk's company had "met all safety, environmental and oth...
Watch SpaceX launch 4 people for the first commercial spacewalk A space company is headed to Mars this fall. No, it's not SpaceX. NASA now seriously considering SpaceX for Boeing astronauts' ride home Elon Musk to move X and SpaceX's headquarters to Texas SpaceX's workhorse rockets are...
Yesterday, SpaceX released a dramatic video recapping the first flight, if you want to watch it with synth-heavy piano music behind it. Apr 21, 2023 Richard Lawler The Starship took a chunk out of its launch tower and everything underneath. ...
It’s possible to make the trip in far less time, but it depends on the day: If the crew was able to launch yesterday, they could have made the trek in around eight and a half hours. Why the big time difference? The timing of today’s takeoff and the ISS’s position in orbit ...
“The FAA-approved corrective actions implemented by SpaceX enhanced public safety. Those actions were incorporated into today’s SN9 launch,” the statement reads. Related article Space X's Mars prototype rocket exploded yesterday. Here's what happened on the flight The FAA was already focused...
What happened: SpaceX was slated to launch astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken on a mission to the International Space Station. Go/No-go: The launch was slated for 4:33 pm ET today, but was scrubbed for weather 17 minutes before liftoff. Why this launch matters: It would have...