SpaceX conducted a full-pressure test of a new water deluge system for its Starship launch vehicle on Friday, as the company looks to resolve one of the biggest problems that […]
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Back to news homeAhead of next Starship launch, SpaceX hires key NASA human spaceflight head
SpaceX has hired NASA’s former head of human spaceflight Kathy Lueders, as the company continues to develop its Starship launch system to return humans to the moon and beyond. The […]
Space startups need to start preparing for a post-Starship world
SpaceX’s super-heavy launch system Starship is poised to fundamentally reshape the space economy. The 394-foot-tall vehicle, which took to the skies for the first time last month, is designed to […]
SpaceX’s successful failure is a wake-up call for Starship’s timeline
SpaceX launched a fully integrated Starship launch vehicle for the first time on Thursday morning, a long-awaited and highly anticipated milestone in the vehicle development program. The orbital test flight […]
Another Starship explosion would be bad news for nearby park managers
Tomorrow’s Starship orbital flight test may well go explosively wrong, and SpaceX’s less than stellar coordination with officials responsible for overseeing debris cleanup at nearby state parks could leave them […]
FAA grants launch license to SpaceX, clearing way for Starship orbital flight test
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has issued a launch license to SpaceX for the Starship orbital flight test, which could now take place as soon as Monday. A 150-minute test […]
Hype grows for SpaceX’s Starship orbital flight test, but barriers remain
More and more hype is building for the first orbital flight test of Starship, SpaceX’s ultra-heavy launch system. That hype has started to reach a crescendo this week as the […]
SpaceX’s Starship hits another milestone with booster static fire test
SpaceX just got one step closer to the first orbital test flight of its launch system Starship with the successful static fire test of a prototype Super Heavy booster late […]
SpaceX will not be making any more new Crew Dragon capsules
SpaceX will no longer be making new Crew Dragons, the spacecraft that ferries astronauts to and from the International Space Station, and will instead focus on reusing the fleet of […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship event leaves a lot of questions around the company’s big rocket
Elon Musk delivered an update on the company’s progress and plans for Starship, its next-generation launch spacecraft, from the Starship development site in Boca Chica, Texas. Musk had an impressive […]